To all who say that conservatives must vote for Rudy Giuliani because he supposedly stands the best chance of winning the 2008 General Election, heed this warning [EDIT: Link now broken.] from Patrick on the homeschoolalumni.org forums: Take God out of the picture and no Republican candidate has the slightest chance, folks. As far as the system is concerned, Hillary is the next President. And we richly deserve her. So I intend to vote for...

Some of you have heard these quotes: “History tells the truth, but not the whole truth.” “History is written by the winners.” There’s something to each of those statements. So why even try? Why study history? That’s a question I’ve been pondering, and I’m not really sure I have an answer. But this I do know: Some topics are so vast that it would be impossible to completely cover them in one...

A certain old church classic, “Tears Will Never Stain the Streets of That City,” has been on my mind and heart a lot over the last few days. A friend in my town, who attended my church periodically, shared my love of Southern Gospel music. Sometimes he’d bring his guitar and help lead worship while I played piano. He had some mental issues and may have been slightly retarded, but he was one of the sweetest older men (50s)...

Long before I discovered Southern Gospel, I grew up listening to Contemporary Christian music. In 2001, I started my first book, a history of the genre. After a book deal with a publisher fell through (due to financial difficulties on their part), I ended up deciding to self-publish the book. I printed up a few hard copies and made it available as a free download online. [EDIT: The book is no longer available for download.] The book’s...

Well, I decided to take the plunge and start a personal blog. (I say personal since my Southern Gospel Blog is still running strong. This blog will deal with non-SG topics.) Here I am!