At John Lewis’s funeral service: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjSIvRprSUY&w=560&h=315] Born in Troy, Alabama; to Eddie and Willie Mae Share-croppers workin’; in the heat of the day He knew there was much more, so he asked the Lord to show All he...
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Song of the Day: “Hills and Valleys” (Congrats UVA)
Compliments of University of Virginia coach Tony Bennett who played this song for his team before tonight’s win: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4rRCjrAyCs&w=560&h=315] Wells is a Christian artist. Bennett is an evangelical Christian....
Evangelical Praise Songs and the “Manilow Effect”
Earlier this week we posted about the power of the key change in evangelical praise songs. Read the post here. Fred Clark noticed our post at his popular Patheos blog “Slacktivist.” He has obviously thought more about this. Here is...
The Key Change in Evangelical Praise Songs
I am sure someone has written on the phenomenon of the key change in evangelical praise songs. If not, it would make a great scholarly study at the intersection of anthropology and music. Whenever a praise band makes a key...
Video of the Day
Think! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vet6AHmq3_s&w=560&h=315]...
We Found the Original!
This is obviously photoshopped. (See our posts here and here). And now for the original: Thanks for all of you who pointed me to the original....
Is Mervis Gobbles a Real Person?
Earlier today I posted this album cover: John Haas wonders if this album is legit: There’s like zero info on the interwebs about this guy or group. I find that suspicious. — John Haas (@haas1235) May 19, 2018 Haas is...
My Next Album Purchase Will Be…
This album cover is making its way around the Internet today. And at $2.99 it seems like a real steal! 🙂...
*The Devil’s Music* Playlist
On Episode 38 of The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast, we talk to University of Oslo historian Randall Stephens about his new book The Devil’s Music: How Christians Inspired, Condemned, and Embraced Rock ‘n’ Roll. Randall talks about his new...
Song of the Day
Kerry Livgren from his Christian band “AD” days. Enjoy: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzAeyAdtF98&w=560&h=315]...
Song of the Day
An oldie but goodie from the world of American evangelicalism: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRTwUvZG5a0&w=560&h=315]...
Song of the Day
I think Charles Wesley would be proud: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSzVSXlsRo4&w=560&h=315]...
The Importance of George Beverly Shea
Shea and Graham Billy Graham once told the New York Times that without singer George Beverly Shea “he would have had no ministry.” Shea died April 16, 2013 at the age of 104 and Douglas Harrison remembers him in a […]