I heard this song when I was growing up and as with many songs of those childhood days, I’d hear them, like them, not know who did them and have them lurk in the background for years. Of course then I get all grown up and I know me John P Kee, Kirk Franklin, Vanessa […]
Read More DMCD Songs – I’m Goin’ Up YonderIntroduction Friday evenings. Back when I was growing up (not that I’ve stopped, you understand) at home with my siblings and parents (in reverse order, obviously), this evening was significant. TV would be turned off. The football magazines or comics would have to be put away. Before sun-set any necessary house chores were quickly completed. […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110108)School plays. Did you love school plays? Even if they were just plays for your year or your class, did you like them? I liked them. I remember doing ‘There’s A Hole In My Bucket’ at Infant School – but that is a vague recollection of my first performance. I remember the school plays when […]
Read More Leaving Stoke – One Year OnSo, recently it was my Dad who was getting props for how his example influenced my faith and allowed me to take prayer that bit more seriously. At this time I now think of my mother as I listen to this song. There is the tendency to worry. Doesn’t take much to see why – […]
Read More Be Still My SoulYou know certain songs remind you of certain places and certain times and certain people. I hear this song and I think of Wellingborough, I think of my younger teen years and I think of my Dad. Back in the day I couldn’t care less about praying. Especially prayer meetings, they were good times to […]
Read More Sweet Hour of PrayerToday I was having some fun on the ol’ Facebook catching up with one or two photos that needed to be tagged. As I was tagging them it occurred to me just what memories can be sparked by a photo. So many stories wrapped up even as you tag those who should be remembered on […]
Read More A Photo Tells …Like The Winans, The Clark Sisters are a group that is often highlighted as the standard of great gospel music. For their time they were ground-breaking and there are many artists and singers who have been inspired by their harmonies, great vocals and crucially their great songs. They were among the artists in my mother’s […]
Read More Pray For The USA – The Clark SistersWhen I was growing up in the family home in the 1980’s and 1990’s, I was only vaguely aware of the Contemporary Christian Music scene. One of the names I came across in that there scene was Michael W. Smith. Not that I heard any of his material. I was far too busy with other […]
Read More Breathe – Michael W. SmithSo last week I was happy to share some good memories about the impact of the beautiful voice of Deniece Williams. We have it on my word that she’s worth being considered as a gospel artist (as if that’s important). While reminiscing about My Soul Desires and pondering on the lyrical content I was reminded […]
Read More They Say – Deniece Williams with Phillip Bailey and Sandi PattyFinally we complete the mini-series that I’ve been writing about the family and my developing understanding of the this crucial foundation of society. It would be useful to summarise how I came to this point with a couple of dating scenarios. In January 1990 I was a 12 year old boy whose concept of family […]
Read More Consider Yourself One Of The Family – Where I Am Now
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