The 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards were handed out October 1, 2024, to a sold-out audience in Nashville, Tennessee. I was stoked to experience the live taping with my wife for the first time since our honeymoon 32 years ago. After years of watching from our couch it was surprising how big everything looks on television compared to watching from the back bowl of an … [Read more...] about 55th Annual Dove Awards
Music
Unsung Hero
Most Christians have heard music from either Rebecca St. James or for KING + COUNTRY over the past 30 years but many don’t know the story of their parents David and Helen Smallbone losing their business and home in Australia and moving to Nashville in 1991 with nothing more than their suitcases, six children (1 more on the way) and their love of music. Unsung Hero hits theatres … [Read more...] about Unsung Hero
Watoto Children’s Choir in Canada
The Watoto Children’s Choir has begun 2024 with a series of concerts in locations throughout Canada. The word Watoto means “children” in the Swahili language. The choir first began touring thirty ago and is one part of the Watoto ministry that is ‘Celebrating Christ, Caring for Community’. In 1983, a civil war between various factions in Uganda was causing much bloodshed … [Read more...] about Watoto Children’s Choir in Canada
Kevin’s top album picks of 2023
Lauren Daigle: Lauren Daigle Atlantic Records, 2023 Five long years after her Look Up Child album Lauren Daigle finally released her Atlantic Records self-titled debut that featured 20 new songs. The album showcases her emotion-laden voice and her songwriting on the hit single “Thank God I Do” along with my favourites “Thank God I Do,” “Valuable,” “Ego,” “These … [Read more...] about Kevin’s top album picks of 2023
Music Reviews December 2023
Michael W. Smith: Every Christmas Rocketown Records, 2023 Michael offers up his fifth full length holiday project Every Christmas, a follow up to his 2014 The Spirit of Christmas. The project is an intimate family affair as it was co-produced with his son, Tyler Michael Smith featuring his daughters Whitney Mooring and Anna Smith and the children’s choir is made up of … [Read more...] about Music Reviews December 2023