Bruce Gerencser, 65, lives in rural Northwest Ohio with his wife of 44 years. You therefore have no right to judge me when it comes to my sins!, The world often takes this verse out of context and uses it to accuse Christians of being judgmental when they speak of sin. What I found wasnt surprising to me, but it was disappointing. In John 7:24 He said, Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. If someone steals, lies, commits adultery or murder, is a homosexual, etc., the Christian can make a (righteous) moral judgment and say that the actions were morally wrong, and that these sins will have eternal consequences. The world scoffs at those who abandon the ship of this world and cling to the lifeboat of the Savior. these idiots were complete grifters. 400 for Sierra. However, just like Kirk, Kennys road to recovery led right through a gay spot near old Little Rock. whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. http://averyfineline.com. Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music. When given the choice I will many times avoid settings where I may randomly be asked to sing or dance before the crowd. Simon Peter, popularly known as Hope Kid, has been a good kid in the music until he landed in a similar scandal as DK. As one might expect, the lyrics of Southern gospel music concern themselves with sin and the saving grace of the Lord . Am I morally obligated to kill him myself? Bruce left the ministry in 2005, and in 2008 he left Christianity. Imagine for a moment that you are standing on the sea-shore gazing at a large ocean liner. Its no wonder that Kirk and Kenny have some common dates this year, since they share the same crowd! I was heartbroken. Greatest Southern Gospel Music Of All Time | The Best Playlist Of Old Southern GospelGreatest Southern Gospel Music Of All Time | The Best Playlist Of Old So. Early career Jesus made it very plain in our text, Mt. Listen online to southern gospel music for free at Last.fm. Even the Wind and the Sea Obey, pt. Harrison suggests that the existence of black southern gospel groups like Teddy Huffam and the Gems, who performed from the 1970s into the early 1990s, and the popularity of black authored songs among white gospel fans and singers, should temper the emphasis on "black-white polarities," which only obscures "our understanding of cultural dynamics submerged beneath the surface" that gave rise to an explicity "southern" gospel genre (103). Jerry Falwell concurred, calling him, "the greatest scab and cancer on the face of Christianity in 2,000 years of church history.". There is no contradiction if the sign simply said, This is Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews.. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life See it. Included are the sodomites mentioned in CCM and Sodomy as well as Sandi Pattis (Via Dolorosa) divorce, adultery, remarriage, and singing for sodomites. You can email Bruce via the Contact Form. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Black Collar Crime: Former Catholic Youth Worker Brian Werth Spent Three Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse, Accused of Child Pornography Crimes. Tell them that it is natural for them, and for all of us, to be tempted to do things that God says are wrong. The next day he said one of the 6 ministers called him to ask about where he had been. It unites fans and singers in the recognition that "all God's children are called to bear their crosses alone." If you contact Kirk, dont expect a straight answer (no pun intended). I have been aware that my allegiance to church attendance would surely have improved had I the pleasure of some deep down southern gospel as an enticement. Anyone caught with a Bible would be executed. (LogOut/ The French philosopher Voltaire, a skeptic who destroyed the faith of many people, boasted that within 100 years of his death, the Bible would disappear from the face of the earth. I remember hearing the Talleys in concert and Kirk has always sounded like a sincere Christian which proves to me that the idea that gays are evil is all in the mind. Each of those writers (who professed to be godly) therefore bore false witness, transgressing the very commandments they claimed to be true. I dont recall any of the singers on Jerry Falwell OLD TIME GOSPEL HOUR the few times I got to watch the program in the late 70s/early 80s. I dont intend for that to reflect poorly on those performing Southern Gospel Music, that just reflects something about me. It seems as though I hit a nerve, are you a sodomite?? Luke says something different: This is the King of the Jews (23:38), and John maintains that the sign said Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews (19:19). The one I attended had a student band of usually four or five individuals on guitar, drums, and sometimes violin and/or cello. I have heard people say they know they are sinning and they need to get right with God..but they dont realize that life has an abrupt end and your time for salvation is now, not tomorrow, not next week, today. Christianity never heard of scandals from our hymnwriters. The openly lesbian Marsha Stevens is best known for her songwriting. Would You Advise Your Son to Join the Military? I preach the Bible. marianne Signed: A 64 year old housewife, saved since 1980. Chuck Colson said, True tolerance is not a total lack of judgment. 3. As a youth growing up in New York, Heilbut suffered taunts from bullies and found refuge in black gospel music. James 4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. It is unique in its survival. In testimony language meeting gay men online with lewd photographs of oneself in order to act upon his sodomite urges while you continue to deceive the church is translated as, finding someone to talk to. Anyway, when this board finally saw that not singing was leaving him in a worse state, they let him sing again. You try your hardest to destroy its authority, but I know it plagues you. We deserve judgment, but God offers us mercy through the cross. I wasnt there as I had already decided the concerts were nothing more than Christian approved entertainment. You may not like me, you may hate me, but you cannot deny the love and holiness of God. This is the claim of the Bible. Brittany Ferrendi Music 30 June 2016 Hits: 82829 religion Christian Coming out of the closet in the Christian music world is no easy task. It's all here. The Bible has many seeming contradictions within its pages. Attending IFB Churches for over three decades Ive heard many talented people preform Southern Gospel Music. Our goal is to present top quality performances and spiritual encounters to edify your life. The Gospel Sound: Good News and Bad Times. Copyright 2023 The Life and Times of Bruce Gerencser Powered by Flywheel. It is composed and performed for many purposes, ranging from aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, to an entertainment product for the marketplace. Yes, southern gospel singers have groupies too. As my good brother reported on the gcmwatch blog GCMBLOG, Kirk Talley, (who came out of the closet after a man, who Kirk had sent a nude picture of himself, threatened blackmail), has frequented the sodomite and lesbian congregation of Open Door Community Church near Little Rock, Arkansas several times in the past. well i notice the bible mentions slavery,so i can sell someone into slavery,help me out on this, its in the bible in Lev. Harris, Christopher (photographer) W hite gospel music, also known as "Southern gospel," represents a widespread but often overlooked aspect of US culture. The rise of an explicitly "southern gospel" genre, he shows, did not emerge until the 1970s and 1980s. May God bless you and may you accept it! But Christians know that this great pleasure-cruiser will eventually come into contact with the immovable iceberg of the Law of God, sink into hell and take all those on board with it. Enjoy. As far as being a homophobe, thank you. At each stage in southern gospel's growth, performers and industry leaders tried to maintain a delicate balance between the sacred and the secular, between maintaining tradition and embracing professionalism. White southern gospel on the other hand "forms around an experiential theology of the saint's solitary self-embattlement." These issues and questions make up the emotional and analytical heart of Harrison's fascinating book, even though he addresses them in depth only in his final chapter: "Southern Gospel in the Key of Queer.". Groups with guitars are definitely on their way out. They said that to the Beatles. . You are not guaranteed tomorrow. Goodman has been imitated by other singers, including males, while also becoming a character inhabited by drag queens in gay bars throughout the South. Open Door Homosexual Church http://www.www.sherwoodopendoor.org, w/pics of Martin & Talley http://www.sherwoodopendoor.org/talleymartinconcert.html, list of guest speakers and performers w/audio files http://www.sherwoodopendoor.org/downloads.html, Filed under Church Society, homosexuality, Southern Gospel Music, Uncategorized, Tagged as church, homosexuality, Kirk Talley, religion, southern gospel, Well if i read the bible correctly, it states, whosoever believes in the lord shall not perish but have everlasting life., Its not too late to repent from being a homophobe. He argues that southern gospel's cultural function, if not all of its professional and commercial infrastructure, developed during the social, cultural, and economic upheavals unleashed by the Civil War that wrecked an old agrarian world and led to the rise of the New South's business ethos. 7:18-19: a good tree produces good fruit and a bad tree produces bad fruit. Not to get into a debate, but many Christians believe that the Bible verses most often used to condem homosexuality are misinterpreted. The Christian is not judging others but simply telling the world of Gods judgment that God (not the Christian) has judged all the world as being guilty before Him (Romans 3:19,23). While Harrison emphasizes Kieffer and Ruebush's role in creating what would become "southern gospel," he does not discount the significant role Vaughn played in the modernization of the genre and industry. In his provocative and deeply personal book, Then Sings My Soul, Douglas Harrison wants to show that a single-minded focus on southern gospel's rigidly conservative faade obscures the music's hidden transgressiveand transcendentqualities. Now, I cant condemn him for something of which he claims repentance. White gospel music, also known as Southern gospel, represents a widespread aspect of US culture. Kirk shes a lesbian, what are you driving at? White gospel embraced "southern" as a way to assert traditionalism, authenticity, and relevancy (8596). I intently watched the news as I was shocked to hear of Michael Englishs adultery with a CCM singer even during the night of the awards. I didnt play rock music for decades because I bought into the IFB standard. Many years ago we went to see this group and the crowd was full of the spirit with lots of hands in the air and charismatic gesticulations. They were from three different continents, and wrote in three different languages. People may have found my preaching helpful or profound, but make no mistake about it, they found me to be quite the entertainer. Rev 2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. His analysis here is a bit confusing and contradictory at times, but its important to note that he does not deny the role of racism in southern gospel culture. Ive heard of people who sinned but felt remorse and gradually turned their life back around. The godly base their confidence on two truths: 1) all Scripture is given by inspiration of God (2 Timothy 3:16); and 2) an elementary rule of Scripture is that God has deliberately included seeming contradictions in His Word to snare the proud. Hope and motivation when times seem dark Christian Rock from the '70s through the early '90s, Your favorite contemporary worship music, with today's top songs and classics too, Streams in the desert to comfort your soul, The biggest CCM hits of 2010 through today. Harrison argues this in part by focusing on the popularity of the gospel singer Vestal Goodman, the late matriarch of the popular southern gospel group the Happy Goodmans. 4. 1 HOUR OF SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC HYMNS ON PIANO If you like video please "SUBSCRIBE" - "LIKE" - "SHARE" -"COMMENT"Stream or download all 22 Timeless, . Our church was used by pastors as a stepping stone to larger churches (usually ones in the Nashville area). Gospel, he said, "wasn't merely about making it, but about doing so in spite of your enemies." They are graduates of Anderson College, a Church of God school, and attend a Nazarene church. His love for the music changed after he heard the McKameys sing twice in one week. If the wicked turn not, God will whet His swordHe has bent His bow and made it readynot to shoot at the sin, but the sinnerthe wicked man who has done the abominable thing. Interested in submitting your work to Southern Spaces? James 4:4-10 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Im liking my option of simply not saying anything at all in certain cases, which seems to split the difference between outright lying to fans on the one hand and TMI on the other. 1Co 5:10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. . 1Co 5:12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? Its knowing what should be toleratedand refusing to tolerate that which shouldnt.. well didnt you peole once accused Rock N Roll of being a part of a satanic conspiricy and Dungeons And dragons as being evil, why dont you protest against rock music anymore, could it be that its so passe, so 1980s and that the new satanic menance is us gays. I loved that music. This seems to go back to my point about repentance. If Jesus is the Peace That Passes All Understanding . I am very close to a Hyles- Anderson graduate. Hypocrite comes from the Greek word for actor, or pretender. Browse the top southern gospel tracks to find new music and discover artists. Somebody named Mike, who appears to be an artist, left a long comment that dealt with this particular pet peeve by saying that an individual could be permanently damaged through such an exposure. Only 10 copies still exist, and they were made 1,000 years after he died. The Bakkers, PTL, and Southern Gospel Music. In the IFB world many will view me as either Not Right With God or unsaved. They have written some very popular and well-known gospel music, such as "He Touched Me," "Thanks to Calvary," and "There's Something about That Name." From Steven Curtis Chapmans (His Strength Is Perfect, Be Still and Know, I Will Be Here) drug addiction in his early years to Amy Grants (El Shaddai, Grown-Up Christmas List, Thy Word) multiple divorces, adultery, profanity, nudity, drugs, and vulgarity, CCM is awash with filth. In attendance that day was no other than Dr. Tony Campolo and Marsha wont Bill Gaither give me one more hug Stevens. The word means one who fears homosexuals. Todays Christian music scene is becoming nothing more than a entourage of Hollywood wannabes. Bruce Gerencser, 65, lives in rural Northwest Ohio with his wife of 44 years. Through a set of divinely arranged circumstances, years agoI drove home a Feminism Against Progress Podcast and Links. A common theme as with most Christian read more. NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Few artists in Christian music have had a more checkered career than Michael English. (Largest crowd? Southern gospel music, including song lyrics, melodies, and live music experiences, has provided evangelicals with the tools to negotiate the tensions between past and present, sacred and secular, commercialism and piety, and, for some, as Harrison details towards the end of his book, between orthodox and "queer" identities. Dont just acknowledge your sin,,repent from it and ask God to forgive you. Im very hesitant to claim that I know something to be true unless I can trace it to somebody reliable and close to the case. No book has been more attacked for its accuracy. God tells us that there is an objective, absolute truth that is not subject to mans interpretations or whims, on which we can base our eternity. Homosexuals argue that they did not make a conscious decision to be that way, so it must be natural. Charles Finney stated, God is not angry merely against the sin abstracted from the sinner, but against the sinner himself. A holy and perfect Creator has seen your thought-life and every secret sin you have ever committed. Because the music they wrote, the songs they sang, and the lives they lived were pure. Perhaps the most fascinating part of Harrison's historical analysis is his overview of how southern gospel became self-consciously "southern." In A.D. 300 the Roman emperor Diocletian ordered every Bible burned because he thought that by destroying the Scriptures he could destroy Christianity. He was no stranger to the crowd. If they are not 100 percent sure, then there is a chance that they are wrong and they are risking their eternal salvation by trusting in a wrong belief. I think I have said enough and answered most of the questions here. That Church is very involved in radio and TV ministries. The songs, and the emerging style of southern gospel music they typified, "offered people a powerful language in which to express complicated feelings of fear and faith, to voice a nostalgic longing for what had been lost, and to work toward a better life here in this world by singing of their pietistic hopes for a brighter day hereafter" (53). Worth repeating over and overjust to acknowledge the existence of God is not to believe in him. I am fifteen years removed from preaching my last sermon. 25-44-45. are you looking for excuses not to believe God. Previously, I mentioned my love for CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) and Southern Gospel as a young man. 20 for NIA.) Stewart has been involved in Southern Gospel Music since the age of 15. He is faithful and will welcome you with open arms. Tell us. I answered, Why do they have to? We dont know if theres repentance. Embracing gospel music allowed Kieffer and Ruebush, and the people who purchased The Temple Star, to maintain nostalgic connections to a pastoral past while providing a new generation of white southerners with moral instructions to navigate a new modernizing world. Years and a divorce later, Kenny admitted to his bar-hopping ways. Southern gospel music. Hope Kid. Old Country Gospel Songs Of All Time - Inspirational Country Gospel Music - Beautiful Gospel Hymn Follow 'Country Collection' Subscribe for More: https://. That was in the day that it was legal for 18 year olds to drink 3.2 beer. The next year they were back but this time Annie Hering was sick and the group performed without her. It is approved of by many Churches and Pastors while most other types of music is condemned as Worldly or down right wicked. God can set them free from their sinful nature (Romans 7:238:2), give them new desires (Ephesians 4:2224), and help them withstand temptations (1 Corinthians 10:13). Lowest? He was suicidal because he was going to lose everything. Because Jesus died on the cross, we are all forgiven of every sin.. Welcome to IMC Concert Promotions. a homosexual cannot be a believer in Christ. 1Co 5:11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. Gospel Group The Hoppers divorce his wife Denice",and here was the. Gaither Vocal Band Wins Southern Gospel Artist of the Year - YouTube 0:00 / 4:27 Gaither Vocal Band Wins Southern Gospel Artist of the Year GMA Dove Awards 150K subscribers 151K views 3 years. Guy Penrod, a former music teacher from Atlanta, suffered chest pain while performing at a television taping in Red Rocks, CO. Hampton and the other singers from the Gaither Vocal Band have resorted to using sexual harassment. or are you looking for a relationship with God. Thank you again for reminding us that Gods word is eternal and unchanging. In 2006, a photo of the songwriter and gospel music impresario Bill Gaither embracing the lesbian songwriter Marsha Stevens and her partner generated such Yet their words sound like they came from the same source. The conservative evangelical, as Harrison acknowledges, can summon a persecuted identity when it is convenient and not have to worry about actual discrimination. Kirk, is worshiping the god of this world really that great? As I reflect on the decades I spent in the ministry, its hard not to conclude that entertainment played a central part in virtually every service. One of Goodman's signature songs, "Looking for a City," spoke of the wayfaring pilgrim seeking transcendence from this world of oppression in a heaven that resembled a "utopic invocation of a more accepting world," according to scholars Jeffrey Bennett and Issac West (143). 1Co 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. It is a rainy, gray day here in the Northeast. Why? 5. It grieves and displeases Him that a rational moral agent, under His government, should array himself against his own God and Father, against all that is right and just in the universe. The rest of the story is littered with his prideful account of how GQ treated him better than the Christian media. You will know for certain that hell is a reality. By Diane Scharper. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? For example, the four Gospels give four differing accounts as to what was written on the sign that hung on the cross. Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding Gods law. Southern Gospel Music Association No other book has as many copies of the ancient manuscripts as the Bible. The church where I grew up was located about 30 minutes outside Nashville with over 300 in attendance on a bad week. Blues music? "Still Captivated by Southern Gospel," Religion Dispatches (Q&A with Douglas Harrison) James Vaughn's songbook company published explicitly racist songs such as "Wake Up!! They just enjoy the music and are sorry to see a favorite singer go. If anyone else enjoys it ( I suspect that possibly millions of people do enjoy it) that is fine with me. There is no doubt that it was entertainment of a high order. In fact, there are over 24,000 copies of New Testament manuscripts, some written within 35 years of the writers death. Please feel free to comment. 1Co 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. That is just some problems with me as a individual. Do Evangelical Christians Know the Mind of God? In this older work, Heilbut argued that black gospel appealed to gay people because of the music's "theatrical" qualities. Even though my musical taste takes me across other lines, I love Southern Gospel music. What upset him, you ask? Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. But I was to find later that scandals were to be the norm in CCM and Southern Gospel. The decade's top Christian music from Michael W. Smith, 4Him, Rebecca St. James, and Steven Curti Channel of the Day: Music from "HitKast Girl Power", Birthday: Country star Tim McGraw (5/1/67), Brand-New Crowdsourced Channel: "Loneliness". THE LORD KNOWS IM DRINKING by Cal Smith. I was unfamiliar with Robbie Hiner. The problem is my neighbors. When someone becomes a Christian, he is admitting that he was in the wrong, and that God is justified in His declarations that we have sinned against Him. In reply to my satiric good-riddance-and-dont-let-the-door-hit-you-on-the-way-out virtual press release which gleefully denounces singer x as an uncontrollable perv, he advocated for a press release that makes it clear theres sin involved without going into details. Reason being, I never paid much attention to musical performances back then, it was time to go to Church or later I was always helping on a Church bus route, and, of course, at that time it was a sin to be watching TV anyway in the IFB. as well as those voices and perspectives that have found no other meaningful outlet for this type of conversation in the epistemologically cloistered world of southern gospel" (11). Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. Rock music? I sympathized with some more than others, but the ones that seemed to generate the most discussion involved accountability and misleading press releases for group turnover. How much did white gospel's adoption of "southern" represent broader changes such as the rise of conservative populism in US politics and culture during the 1970s and into the 1980s? The resulting business side of these ministries lead me to the conclusion that I myself and the Church I was a member of were just as Worldly and operating in the Flesh as much as anyone else. My response, like others, was anger. And stop picking on Kirk Talley. You see, believing is more than just acknowledging the existence of Jesus, it is to put you faith in and submit to Him. He argued that the rebuke should be just as public as the performances which inspired love and adulation from fans in the first place. 1Co 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? As we have already revealed, music is powerful. I encourage you to demand an end to this promotion of this abomination. I doubt anyone would say that was the motive and be offended by me stating my gut feeling. Brian Free & Assurance. Theyre not in bed with the enemy, Kirks an old friend of their cause. Religion Dispatches Simply obey the gospel, and live. Those who looked like fools in abandoning the ship were actually wise, and those who seemed wise by staying on board were, in truth, fools. June 21, 2007 12:01 am ET. The music of the West Coast "Jesus Movement" of the late '60s-mid '70s, with Keith Green, Larry N. Goodman's appeal rested partially on her appearance. Kenyan gospel musicians with ungodly scandals that made headlines. Jimmy Lee Swaggart (/ s w r t /; born March 15, 1935) is an American Pentecostal televangelist, gospel music recording artist, pianist, and Christian author.. His television ministry, which began in 1971, and was originally known as the Camp Meeting Hour, has a viewing audience both in the U.S. and internationally.The weekly Jimmy Swaggart Telecast and A Study in the Word programs . Back in 2006 Kirk Is he Gay or not Talley shared the Open Door stage with Joyce Martin of the Martins. We know what he wrote only by the copies we have. In Christs Army, An associate professor of English at Florida Gulf Coast University, he is a literary and cultural critic by training, which shines through in his deep textual analysis of song lyrics, stage performances, and styles, and in his occasionally overwrought, jargon-laden prose. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Somebody named Mike, who appears to be an artist, left a long comment that dealt with this particular pet peeve by saying that an individual could be permanently damaged through such an exposure. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans but not Canadians. Darlene, you arent smart enough to do that on your own. However, Im a primary sources kind of person. Harrison's mission is to reveal southern gospel music's mutability, its capacity to "deconstruct the very orthodox doctrines it depicts." Despite his clear disdain for the homophobia, fundamentalism, and, at times, racism lurking beneath the surface of white southern gospel, he does not become polemical or "substitute one set of moral dogmas for another." Since then, the Bible has been read by more people and printed more times than any other book in history. The other main theme Harrison examines is how southern gospel, from its cultural origins during Reconstruction to the contemporary Bill Gaither and his Homecoming Friends phenomenon, has drawn upon nostalgia for an idyllic past and hope for a redemptive future to provide solace in the present. allen iverson ballantyne house, luxury off grid homes, call me kevin controversy,
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