Rob Patz –“God, are You Listening?”
Rob Patz – SGNScoops Publisher’s Point Welcome to the May Publisher’s Point. Of course, May is for mothers, and I want to wish my mom a very happy Mother’s Day. Thank you for always being there for me,...
View ArticleAre You Blooming? by Lorraine Walker, Editor, SGNScoops Magazine
2017 May SGNScoops Editor’s Last Word By Lorraine Walker It’s May and with this fifth edition of SGNScoops for 2017, I hope you will find a feature, an article, or even just a photograph, that is...
View ArticleBatter Up! The Seattle Mariners’ Reliever: Rob Callistro
The crack of the bat, the smell of hot dogs and Cracker Jacks and the warmth of the sun belting down; the sights, sounds and allure of baseball drew Rob Callistro in at an early age and kept him...
View ArticleHappy birthday! Jordan LeFevre featured in Younger Perspective by Erin Stevens
A word from the writer… When you’re raised in and around good Gospel music all your life, at some point, it seeps into your soul and you can’t quite get enough! That is the case with Jordan LeFevre...
View ArticleFaith and Fitness for the Courageous Man by Laurette Willis
“And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers” (Malachi 4:6). Do you remember the movie Courageous from a few years ago? Our family really...
View ArticleRob Patz: Fast Trains and Life Regrets
2017 June SGNScoops Rob Patz: Publisher’s Point Welcome to the June edition of SGNScoops Magazine. Can you believe that we are almost halfway through the year of 2017? It’s hard for me to imagine how...
View ArticleWeekend Word from SGN Scoops- Belonging
If you could see as Jesus sees, would you change the way you view yourself? Jesus always welcomes those who no one else takes in. He invites the ones that no one else invites. Scripture says, “You are...
View ArticleSGNScoops editor asks: Are you striving for excellence?
Editor’s Last Word for June 2017 by Lorraine Walker [expanded version] Thanks to you all for checking out the June issue of SGNScoops Magazine. Three years ago this month, I began my full duties as...
View ArticleDavid Staton: Are you bigger than God?
For eight years, I ran a Christian music label on Music Row here in Nashville. My job included production, artist management, promotion, radio, publishing, A&R responsibilities, board meetings and...
View ArticleSelena Day on Strong Women
Luke 8:22 “Also, some women were with him. They had been cured of evil spirits and various illnesses. These women were Mary, also called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out; Joanna, whose...
View ArticleFather knows best: the Collingsworth Family
Phil Collingsworth doesn’t fit the stereotype. He is an example of the apple falling far – very far – away from the tree. However, there have been no complaints by the rest of his tight-knit family....
View ArticleSouthern Gospel Sweethearts: Kari Gooch of Karen Peck and New River
Cancer. If a word could physically punch you in the gut and knock the wind right out of you, that one would. It’s a word that sends shivers down your spine and pierces fear right to the heart. It knows...
View Article“But in the Valley, He Restoreth My Soul” – Wisdom from Dusty Wells
I have sung about it from the time I was a young kid of 14 years old, right after I got saved. I have talked about it over and over with many troubled hurting people through the years. I have lived it,...
View ArticleThe Talleys: Singing through the struggle
Personable is a word that relates to the Talleys. With many fan awards and nominations, receiving a Dove Award for Southern Gospel Song of the Year in 2015 with their hit, “Hidden Heroes,” releasing...
View ArticleLessons on being a father and a husband by Selena Day
When I was falling in love with my husband, I didn’t stop and ask myself what kind of father he would be. After we were engaged, a woman told me to watch how he treated his mother. If he treated her...
View ArticleCatching up with the Hinson Family
There are some names in the Southern Gospel Music industry that are synonymous with Southern Gospel. One such name is Hinson. Weston Hinson and his wife Christy, along with daughter Jordan and newest...
View ArticleRob Patz asks: Are You Free?
2017 July SGNScoops Magazine Rob Patz’ Publishers Point Are you Free? When I ask you that question, what do you really think? “Of course I’m free,” I’m sure comes to mind. I live in a country...
View ArticleVernon Alabama’s Gospel Music Weekend: Where is Vernon?
Through social media, folks have seen the fun we have at Vernon Alabama’s Gospel Music Weekend, and they say, “Hey, I want to come to Vernon.” However, then, they follow it up with, “Where is Vernon?”...
View ArticleSights and Sounds of the Carolina Quartet by Charlie Griffin
The Carolina Quartet is rich in talent and legacy. Most of the group members have been together off and on for 20-plus years. When you attend one of their concerts, you will enjoy energetic...
View Article11th Hour experiences memorable first trip to Canada
11th Hour member, Jaquita Lindsey, talks about the group’s first visit north of the border. 11th Hour had the privilege in July of this year of being part of Canada’s Gospel Music Celebration, held...
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