The shepherds had learned of his birth when angels visited them, just as the angel, Gabriel, had visited Mary and then Joseph. Gabriel had also visited Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist. Four angel visitations in a matter of months. Never had that happened before. I find myself p...
"I have learned so many lessons from my mentees and can honestly say I get as much out of the program as I give," says Roggenbuck. The biggest takeaway for me is the enthusiasm and passion that my mentees have. It brings me back to a time when I dreamt of working in the music in...
12. During devo-time, encouragement to lift my spirit: “Though our prayers seem feeble and sometimes appear to have gone unheard, a word has gone forth. Spiritual agents from the throne room of the King of kings are mobilized against spiritual forces from the headquarters of evil, and there...
Britney’s debut single was a game-changer that helped to usher in a new generation of bombastic teen-pop, often crafted by Swedish songwriting genius Max Martin. The video featuring La Spears in school uniform is iconic, obviously, but let’s not overlook the fact that the song itself rema...
This was to be the acid test for Buckingham. Could the man who many said was the real genius behind Mac’s pop gems deliver more rock jewels? Despite working almost entirely on his own and spending some two to three years on the project, Buckingham delivered one of his (or even Mac’...
a slice of electronica about as calm as a Roy Keane tackle. “Together Now” was a collaboration between French techno genius Jean Michel Jarre and Japanese producer Tetsuya “TK” Komuro. Jarre was impressed by the “angelic voice” of teenage Japanese singer Olivia Lufkin and she was the vo...
The end of a relationship? High school graduation? Honestly, all can apply, depending on whatever the listener happens to be going through at the time - which is a large part of its enduring genius. Advertising 29.‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ by Otis Redding ...
What Premier did with a 2-second sample of Michel Legrand’s “Sweet Gingerbread Man” is testament to his genius. It becomes a menacing opener to their third album, with Billy admitting he’s addicted to guns and finds themsexy. It’s all delivered in that over-the-top manner where yo...
I was thinking of the endearing nerds who threw pure pop genius in the face of the dominant grunge and alternative rock paradigms. This was almost certainly the whiskey talking, but there’s an element of truth to my dumb declaration. Twin Sister are a true pop band’s pop band. There ...
Yes one needs a touch of Lady Luck when it's a close call, but neither of them achieved what they have via luck. No. Super smarts, hard work, persistence, risk taking, flashes of genius... then a tiny sprinkle of luck. Where now? They have a decade. Be challenging, possibly ...