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Featured Photos
Friday, September 25th, 2009

I haven’t had a chance to process all the photos I took during our recent trip to Portland. The Falls we visited are breath-taking. How many of you have visited Multnomah Falls? What about Niagra Falls?
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Durant
Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Durant is scheduled to sing on the “Power of One” concert tour this Saturday, September 26 at the Sheraton Music City 777 McGavck Pike, Nashville, TN. I’m not sure the exact time of the concert, but you can find more at this link. Also appearing will be Straight Company, Committed and Paul Dorian Williams. This [...]
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Current Events
Monday, September 21st, 2009

A very talented home-town gal makes it big. Saturday evening, Cherry Jones won an Emmy award to add to her already impressive collection of awards and achievements. Cherry won the Emmy for her performance as President Allison Taylor in the popular Fox series “24.” I don’t watch a lot of television, but my son, Anthony [...]
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Featured Photos
Monday, September 21st, 2009

Say what? A steam clock? You heard me correctly. Sharon and I happened upon this location while exploring Vancouver and found this novel tourist fascination – – a clock powered by steam. Have you ever heard of such a thing? Apparently, I was not the only one enamored with this unusual creation, as I joined [...]
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Concerts
Monday, September 21st, 2009

This dynamic quintet was at the top of their game as they commanded the stage at the Brooks Avenue church of Christ in Raleigh, North Carolina. As I shared on facebook, I’ve been in singing groups when we stood completely still through an entire presentation. On the other end of the spectrum, you can find [...]
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Praise & Harmony Workshops
Monday, September 21st, 2009

photo by Rick Brooks Enthusiasm for worship and singing reached an all-time high at the Brooks Avenue church of Christ on a special evangelism emphasis weekend. We appeared to have 100% participation as the inspiring congregational singing reverberated all the way to heaven’s corridors. I’m encouraged to find more churches willing to invest and rediscover [...]
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Worship Leader Institute
Monday, September 21st, 2009

(Pictured is the class of February 2009) I am of the opinion that the church is experiencing an extreme drought when it comes to well-prepared and qualified worship leaders who are available to serve. Although we have seen an outstanding emphasis on training preachers and youth ministers (including graduate training), education for worship ministers has [...]
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Acappella Classic
Monday, September 21st, 2009

Photo by Kim Lancaster Brantley Former full-time Acappella vocalists are coming together again to present two concerts in South Africa as “Acappella Classic.” I’ll be singing with George Pendergrass, Gary Moyers, Steve Maxwell, Kevin Schaffer and Rodney Britt in Johannesburg and Capetown. The scheduled concerts are set for October 31st in Johannesburg at 7 PM [...]
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Acappella
Monday, September 21st, 2009

Photo by Steven Christy Anthony Lancaster, Robin Brannon, Zach Wilson and Zac George recently joined Wes McKinzie in taking up residence in Edmond, Oklahoma. Acappella has begun a special relationship with Oklahoma Christian University to promote goodwill for the school, as well as to represent Christian education in general. Some of the vocalists are full-time [...]
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Recording Sessions Praise & Harmony
Monday, September 21st, 2009

Photo by Mary Lewis The unique sound of the Praise & Harmony recordings is the product of talented volunteers from across the nation who audition and commit to achieving excellence. The process began when I sought the best singers (SATB) from congregations across the land. We are recruiting singers who are skilled in reading music, [...]