The country song “Where I Find God” launched a successful career for singer-songwriter Larry Fleet. The song’s roots can be traced back to “Gospel Song Sunday,” a casual music series on social ...
Read More »Mother Church of Country Music traces its history to religious revival
The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, the original home of the Grand Ole Opry, also is known as the Mother Church of Country Music. The music venue began as a church and still ...
Read More »Steven Curtis Chapman reflects of career, faith
When he was only 19 years old, Steven Curtis Chapman decided to follow George Jones. Not follow, but impersonate. And there was no better place to mimic the country legend’s voice and ...
Read More »Tough times inspire country singer to appreciate life as he releases new album
From being kicked out of high school to becoming a father at age 17, Christian country singer Rhett Walker admits his journey through life has not always been easy. However, his faith ...
Read More »News Briefs: McDonalds AI flops; MU student’s death: Kenyan tax riots
Today’s News Briefs: McDonalds scraps AI; Conservative Hungary to lead EU; Kenya bread riots; MU student’s coroner’s report revealed. McDonalds removes AI ordering from drive-thrus McDonald’s is removing artificial intelligence (AI) powered ...
Read More »Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker continues to stand firm
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker defended his commencement speech at Benedictine College during the Courage Under Fire gala in Nashville over Memorial Day weekend. “If it wasn’t clear that the timeless Catholic values ...
Read More »Successful actor Lucas Black puts family above movie career
Despite a successful career in television and films such as “Friday Night Lights,” actor Lucas Black says his family comes first. “I chose to step away from ‘NCIS New Orleans‘ because the ...
Read More »No twerking, drinking or smoking: The Cove Christian nightclub opens in Nashville
It can be difficult for younger Christians to find a place to hang out with friends and socialize without compromising their values. The Cove, a pop-up nightclub in Nashville, offers a fun ...
Read More »Song on radio changed everything for singer Zach Williams
Christian singer Zach Williams followed a winding path in his journey to faith. Before his 2017 breakout hit “Chain Breaker”, the Grammy Award-winning artist spent almost 20 years working fairly obscurely in ...
Read More »Christian university cancels Promise Keepers over Biblical sexuality beliefs
Belmont University, a Christian institution in Nashville, has cancelled an upcoming Promise Keepers event. Belmont made the decision “after the men’s ministry released a statement reaffirming its support for the biblical, biological, sexual identity ...
Read More »Nashville pastor returns to pulpit after daughter killed in shooting
Chad Scruggs, senior pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, recently preached his first sermon since his 9-year-old daughter was killed in a mass shooting at a Christian school. “First of all, ...
Read More »VIDEO: For King & Country, MercyMe, Lauren Daigle honored at K-LOVE Fan Awards
Brandon Lake, for King & Country, Lauren Daigle and MercyMe were among the evening’s big winners when the K-LOVE Fan Awards aired on TBN, having previously been taped at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House. The ceremony will ...
Read More »White House under fire for inviting Tennessee Democrats, not Christian shooting victims
The Biden administration is being criticized for inviting three Democratic lawmakers from Tennessee to the White House but not family members and survivors of the recent shooting at a Christian school in ...
Read More »Steven Curtis Chapman praises head of Nashville school killed in shooting
Nashville school shooting victim Katherine Koonce, who was the head of the private Christian school, would “move toward, step into trouble, pain, hard things” to help others, singer Steven Curtis Chapman said. ...
Read More »Area parents, pastor respond to shooting at Christian school
Kansas City area parents are concerned about the safety of their own children following Monday’s deadly shooting at a Christian school in Nashville. According to authorities, the suspected shooter, 28-year-old Audrey Hale, entered ...
Read More »Christian leaders, singers offer prayers for Nashville Christian school victims
Nashville is being flooded with prayers after a woman who identified as transgender murdered six people at a Christian school on Monday. Audrey Elizabeth Hale, who attended the school in her youth, ...
Read More »The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem will celebrate Israel’s birthday with two galas in May
The modern nation of Israel is turning 75 in May, and the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem will celebrate the birthday with two gala events in May. The events will be held ...
Read More »Amy Grant inducted into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Amy Grant is the newest inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The classes of 2020 and 2021 were officially honored during a 50th and 51st Anniversary Hall of Fame Gala. ...
Read More »Dove Awards return in person with Steven Furtick, CeCe Winans
The GMA Dove Awards will return to a live, in-person event Oct. 19. The show, broadcast from Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, will air exclusively on TBN on Fri., Oct. ...
Read More »Former Royals player Ben Zobrist sues pastor over affair with wife
Ben Zobrist, who helped lead the Kansas City Royals to the 2015 World Series championship, is suing his former pastor for allegedly having an affair with his wife. Zobrist says that his ...
Read More »Media spotlight was on future of Southern Baptists last week
The Southern Baptists held what they considered a critical convention in Nashville last week. The denomination conducted an election that will help decide which direction it will take — whether it will ...
Read More »Nashville police officer hears from God and turns away from explosion
An emotional Nashville police officer, James Wells, told the media recently about an encounter with God at the Nashville explosion on Christmas Day. As one of the police officers responding to the ...
Read More »Chris Tomlin teams with country stars for newest album
It’s easy to make judgments about public figures, according to Chris Tomlin, the award-winning Christian artist. Tomlin said this proved to be true in the process of writing and recording his latest ...
Read More »Coroner rules Christian son of singer TobyMac died of drug overdose
An overdose of Fentanyl and amphetamines has been ruled the cause of death for Truett Foster McKeehan, 21, son of Christian rapper TobyMac. That from a report from the Davidson County (Tenn.) ...
Read More »Country music star Josh Turner talks about faith in interview about new album
Nashville’s Music City is home to industry seasoned and sought-after recording studios – like Black Bird – the setting for a conversation with one of country music’s most recognized velvety-baritone voices – Josh ...
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