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Worship Songs you should be singing…

I’m always on the hunt for well-written, fresh worship songs – songs that re-state old truths in new ways – songs that touch on passages that haven’t been adequately explored or sung.  Recently I have discovered a number of lesser known gems – some by famous worship artists, & quite a few independents.  Give these [...]

Why Easter is my favorite Holiday…the Resurrection

As a former Atheist, I did quite a lot of study before I was convinced that Jesus had not only existed, but that the resurrection was quite honestly the most logical explanation of what could be historically known about Jesus’ death and the origins of the early church. From this research I compiled what I [...]

Adding New Songs

According to my long-term friends, I have 3 passions – what they humorously call “Shannon’s 3 Gs“: 1.) God; 2.) Girl (which now translates into “my wife”); & Guitar (or rather, WORSHIP expressed through music).  Since 1997 I have been blessed – in one expression or another – to be walking out those passions through leading [...]

Shannon interviewed by Nate Fancher

I’ve been so far behind on blogging, I hadn’t yet mentioned this…

Goin’ Home with Whosoever South

Anyone familiar in there? Whosoever South are ministry friends, & partners in the gospel, locally. I – Shannon – was honored to play acoustic guitar in this video for my friends. Learned it note-for-note. Who knows, maybe we’ll pull off an un-plugged version soon! Enjoy!

It’s been a wonderfully busy Winter…

At the end of 2012 Cyle & I agreed that the coming year would likely slow down for us – boy, was I ever wrong.  So far January through March alone have been busier than all of 2012 combined.  God’s “expanded our territory” in some surprising ways in 2013.  A few notable moments so far: [...]