Here’s to “staying by the brook,” and getting that “Holy Ghost excitement” in my soul…

Paul Williams and the Victory Trio:

Empire of Dirt: Johnny Cash, Still Preaching

I won’t have much time to post this week because of finals, so I figured I get this out while I have a spare moment.
For those of you that don’t know, I’m a fan of Johnny Cash. And more than likely, so are you. Few men have a more enigmatic feel about them than that [...]

Convicted Under the New Law and Caught in the Webb

I realized the other day that not everybody knows who Derek Webb is, or is familiar with his music/ministry. So as to remedy that problemo, I wanted to post this video of his song “New Law” that came out a few years ago, and give a link to his website. He can be edgy at [...]

The Brandon Rogers Honorary Southern Gospel Saturday Luncheon at Southern Seminary

For those of you who sleep, drink, and eat Southern Gospel music, I’ve got good news for you. Now you can do two of those at once! That’s right. If you are not aware, there is a tentative consideration in the works to open the campus cafeteria on Saturday’s for lunch. Well, it just so [...]

Orthodox Celts: A Belated St. Patrick Day’s Present

Some people stereotype me as that “Southern Gospel” guy. But they are wrong, I tell you, just plain wrong. Okay, I’ll admit I am an avid fan of Southern Gospel, and enough of one to even go to the National Quartet Convention that came to Louisville last fall, but still…that’s not all I listen to.
And [...]

Deeper Yet: For Near Thee All Is Well

“Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.” - Hebrews 12:14

In 1896, John­son Oat­man, Jr. wrote this simple, yet profound hymn based upon 1 John 1:7 which reads, “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, [...]

The Blistered Fingers Festival

I’m thinking about going to see Dr. Ralph Stanley and his Clinch Mountain Boys this next Saturday in Indianapolis….anybody wanna come?

Genuine Goodness

There are three men that I remember hearing on the radio as a child: George Strait, Alan Jackson, and Randy Travis. If you watch our old home videos, sometimes you’ll hear them singing in the background as you watch me as a toddler, walking around trying to pee on myself. Man, those were the good [...]

“But to the sweet strains”…Hear the Lord and Rejoice!

With the new year still wet behind the ears (that means real young), I wanted to let you in on two new happenings with me. First, a number of things have worked together to create a new hunger inside of me to “hear the Lord”. I’m just plain tired of walking through life without [...]

Part-Time Southern Gospel Apologist

So heres the deal. I get a lot of grief from some of my friends for being “so theological” and still digging Southern Gospel Music. Most of it is just in jest, but I know there is a little truth in the question, “Do you really like that kind of music?”
Well first of all, before [...]