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Gospel Music Roundup: In Spite Of The Storms

Ξ May 31st, 2008 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Music, Podcast |

You know, every so often the world and its pressures just gets TEEJUS (tedious,in Ozark-eze), Don‘t it?? I mean,

the clock keeps on ticking and the roof just keeps leaking;

The Grass Keeps Growin and the Mower ain’t mowin’

and all these things are gettin in your way, right?

Well, that’s just how low I have been,

’til the other day, my good friend

Said it like nobody else can say;

He said, WHAT ARE YA DOIN’ MOWING When you need to get growing

and be doin’ the work GOD set out for you?

You need to be producing, ‘cuz there’s so many here who do sing

that God has a plan worked out for you to do!

I had every excuse in the book lined up on how I deserved to be floatin’ out in my own little pity pool, and how all the stars in the sky and the demons on earth had lined up against me; But the truth of it is, that every time I would open up my eyes and look PAST my selfish little midsection, I saw a hungry hurting world out there who not ONLY needed Jesus, but needed the love and compassion of HIS PEOPLE, and they needed it NOW!

Tornadoes, floods, disease and other hardships were hitting VERY NEAR and close to home, and quite frankly my spirit said, loud and clear that compared to these folk my problems were NOTHING… and in just that way, Christ took my heart and turned it all around. I got out of the sittin’ pit and set out to fix what needed fixin’ so I could get back to the work of the master.

No sooner had the dust settled, I started pickin’ out songs for this episode of Gospel Music Roundup, and this little song came up that made me about double over with laughter and tears all at once, and I just KNEW I had to share it with you ALL, right here on THIS EDITION of Gospel Music Roundup…

I would also like to extend a special thanks

to my friends and supporters of this podcast:

You mean more to me than you will ever know.

 

May all your memories be blessed.

Ξ May 26th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Music, Podcast, Uncategorized, Writings |

Ol’ Tom’s had a rough go of it for the last couple of weeks.  But today is not a day to think about my pain or my suffering.  These dwindle in the light of the suffering that God went through in allowing His Son to go through the humiliation and death of the cross.  Of Jesus who suffered at the hands of the very sinful men He was dying to save…  My suffering even dwindles when I think how many of our peoples have suffered and died for the freedom we have to celebrate our God and our Savior…

Yes, in light of all these I am nothing.  So let us join together in praise and worship of a wonderful Lord and Savior, whom so many have fought for the right for us to worship and believe in.

A blessed Memorial Day to you.

In God We Trust

“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim tribute to patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness—these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. . . . reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.”
– George Washington

“God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever.”
–Thomas Jefferson

“[I]t is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue, and if this cannot be inspired into our People in a greater Measure, than they have it now, they may change their Rulers and the forms of Government, but they will not obtain a lasting liberty.”
– John Adams

“…The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that ‘except the Lord build the House, they labor in vain that build it.’ ”
– Benjamin Franklin

“Were my soul trembling on the wing of eternity, were this hand freezing to death, were my voice choking with the last struggle, I would still, with the last gasp of that voice, implore you to remember the truth: God has given America to be free.”
– Patrick Henry

“And whereas it is the duty of nations as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions, in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.”
– Abraham Lincoln

“Let us look forward to the time when we can take the flag of our country and nail it below the Cross, and there let it wave as it waved in the olden times, and let us gather around it and inscribed for our motto: ‘Liberty and Union, one and inseparable, now and forever,’ and exclaim, ‘Christ first, our country next!’ ”
– Andrew Johnson

“We cannot read the history of our rise and development as a nation, without reckoning with the place the Bible has occupied in shaping the advances of the Republic. Where we have been the truest and most consistent in obeying its precepts, we have attained the greatest measure of contentment and prosperity.”
– Franklin Roosevelt

“Without God, there is no virtue, because there’s no prompting of the conscience. Without God, we’re mired in the material, that flat world that tells us only what the senses perceive. Without God, there is a coarsening of the society. And without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure. If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.”
– Ronald Reagan

 

Gospel Music Roundup: Happy Mother’s Day

Ξ May 11th, 2008 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Music, Podcast, Uncategorized, Writings |

Mothers.

Where would we be without them? Most certainly, not born.

And, while there may certainly be some strained relationships out there, I think that anyone who went through that kind of pain and agony for my sake is, well, OK in my book!

God placed mothers in our lives for so many reasons, and I think this special presentation by Dave Berland says it all::

This Mother’s Day Edition of Gospel Music Roundup

is in direct appreciation for Mom.

Always there when we fall

Ready to pick us up or steer us clear of troube.

They feed us, clothe us, protect us,

They feel our pain when we hurt,

and always seem to know what’s best for us.

Mothers are ALWAYS RIGHT:

Even if you disagree, you know they are.

I recall in the Film, “The passion of the Christ”

the scene where the young Jesus trips and falls

And it was Mama who came running to hold him.

More power than ten thousand angels…

More love than mere man can fathom.

Our comforter when we sorrow,

our nurse when we are injured

Our protector when the world comes against us.

And finally, at that dreadful moment when they must

LEAVE us,

Their concerns are not for themselves, but for those

they leave behind.

Mamas.

Emissaries of our Lord,

Our Savior and our King.

Used mightily of Him,

Yet seem to be so successfully clandestine

That we never fully realize how much they are there

Until they aren’t there anymore.

Take the time to hug your Mama today

even if it’s just over the phone.

If she has gone on ahead of you

take the necessary steps

to ensure you see her again on the other side.

It’s what she would have wanted,

And you know, she’s always right!

In this edition of Gospel Music Roundup:

Dave Berland

Dale Harper

David James

Jason Elkins

Mark High

Blackshear Bluegrass Gospel

BK Minor

Dotson Family Quartet

Rusty Blake

Mary Alice Vanderwater

Kathy Wedvik

The Crownsmen

The Benge Family

And of course,

so much more…

Gospel Music Roundup sends out our prayers and thoughts to to Victims of the MAY 10 Tornado that hit OKLAHOMA, KANSAS and MISSOURI. You are not only close to my own home, but near and dear to my heart as well. These storms hit during the midst of recording this episode. Only after the clouds cleared and the power return did I learn what happened. My prayers go out for you all.

Tom Whiteman, Gospel Music Roundup

 

Gospel Quartet Roundup!

Ξ May 1st, 2008 | → 2 Comments | ∇ Music, Podcast, Uncategorized |

Matthew 16:13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” 15 He *said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 “I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”

Quartet Music is historically the backbone of Southern Gospel Music. The tight harmonies, the positive messages, the strong showing of faith in the group members, and of course, the awesome message of salvation in Christ Jesus, are all things that are brought to mind when one hears the mere mention of a Southern Gospel Quartet!
From the early days of the Stamps-Baxter Quartet, the Jordanaires, Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Quartet, and many others to present-day versions, such as Poet Voices and Gold City Quartet, Southern Gospel quartets have enjoyed a fairly steady fan base and longevity.
My gift to you, here, on Gospel Music Roundup is to bring you some of the finest up-and-coming ministry minded Gospel quartets who are ministry minded and actively sharing the message of Christ in song!
Yes, often I mix in other solo artists, Christian Country singers and Western Cowboy artists. But these are the spice to the mix, and without the quartets, well, it just wouldn’t be the same!
Join me now, in a celebration of our Hope on high, a spiritual escalator, if you will, that is an avenue to our Journey to the King’s home he has set aside for those who love him and claim the salvation he offered through Jesus, with some great upbeat songs from such independent Southern Gospel Quartets as:
The Crownsmen
The Burneys
The Missourians
Chosen Few
Steel City Quartet
Rekindled
The Barkley Family
The Kings
Canaan’s Road
Dotson Family Quartet
Golden State Quartet
Grandpa’s Neighbors
King’s Highway
Thomas James
Dave Berland

And, as always…

SO MUCH MORE!

Ya gotta love it!

 

Great Western Southern Gospel Fan Fest 2008 – Fresno, CA – 05/01/08

Ξ May 1st, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Music |