God's Facebook Page- The Bible!
Social Networking has swept the planet. In February 2004, Mark Zuckerberg and three college classmates founded the social networking service called Facebook. Facebook has found a nitch in connecting...
View ArticleHe Wants You To Get It
Howmarvelous! I was thinking about you while writing this article and now you'rereading it, and wondering how that could possibly be! Well, while it's true thatwe may not know each other...
View ArticleAugust 2011- Daddy
As Iprepare to write this for Singing NewsI can't help but focus on my dad, James. His birthday is August 4, and he wouldhave been 92 this year. Much of who I am is a result of daddy. My...
View ArticleWho Are Your Heroes?
Septemberbrings a lot of excitement to the Gospel music world as we convene inLouisville for the National Quartet Convention. One of the things I enjoy aboutthe NQC is the integration of young...
View ArticleRelationship
I am a son.I am a dad.Both statements indicate relationship.I am the son of James MiriamBlackwood.I am Dad to Brette, Britni, Emma, Ellie Will.These relationships have tremendous significancefor...I am...
View ArticleAn Attitude Of Gratitude
Of all the goals we might have for ourselves one of the most beneficial is to develop an attitude of gratitude. I've heard it said that our attitude determines our altitude! Chuck Swindoll writes,...
View ArticleThe Way In A Manger
Being a part of the body of Christ affords us the opportunity of being in relationship with precious brothers and sisters who are a blessing to know. One such person in my life is Bill Hatcher. In...
View ArticleNew Year's Revolution
As the calendar turns another year older and we mark the passing of 2011, many of us will be tempted to make New Year's resolutions.The beginning of the new year seems a fitting time to start over,...
View ArticleAH, February!
Ah, February! For many, if not most, our thoughts turn to Valentine's Day, placed conveniently in the middle of a month with not much else to celebrate. For much of the U.S. and Canada, February is...
View ArticleI Will Always Love You
Regardless of the kind of music we listen to, most of us are aware of the recent passing of the great pop singer, Whitney Houston, dead at 47 as a result of complications of drug abuse.I...
View ArticleHappily Easter After
Does your life ever get TOO busy? You simply have TOO many irons in the fire, TOO many items on the to-do list, TOO many deadlines to meet? My life has been like that recently. This article is a...Does...
View ArticleA TRIBUTE TO MY MOM, Miriam (Mrs. James) Blackwood
May brings us to one of the true common denominators in life, our moms, and the day we set aside particularly to honor them.My mom is 90 and still lives in the house I grew up in. Daddy died ten...
View ArticleA Father's Love
As I'm writing this, it's May 31st, 2012. My article is due today for the June online issue and I hadn't begun writing until now. I didn't even have a subject until just now!In last month's May issue...
View ArticleBiblical Hope
Most of us have been hoping for something all our lives. As children we hoped we'd get that special Christmas present we'd seen on television or at the mall. Or we hoped we'd get an ‘A' in...
View ArticleToo Busy For God
Where has this year gone?! Kids have started back to school! Fall will be here before you know it! Apparently time flies whether you're having fun or not!This year has been especially busy for me....
View ArticlePositive Or Negative?
Disable PagingI have had the privilege of growing up in the gospel music field and knowing many of the pioneers of our industry. One of my very favorite singer / songwriters was Rusty Goodman. I...
View ArticleSeasons
As I write this we are experiencing a change of seasons. Fall is in the air. I actually prefer the term autumn. It sounds more poetic. And autumn is my favorite season. I like the crispness in the...
View ArticleThankfulness
As a child I was absolutely spoiled rotten. My dad, James, and my mother, Miriam, probably didn't do me or any one else any favors by the way they treated me. But then, I was the baby, so there you...
View ArticleO, Come Let Us Adore Him!
"O, Come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphantO, Come ye, O, come ye to BethlehemCome and behold Him! Born the King of angelsO, Come let us adore Him, O, Come let us adore Him,O, Come let us adore...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
January marks the begninning of a New Year, a page turned in our personal and corporate history. For many, this is a time of reflection and stated desire to change course. Our assessment of the past...
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