Donnie McClurkin, the pastor and gospel music singer who said God delivered him from homosexuality, is now under fire from critics after speaking out against last Friday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling which made same-sex marriage legal nationwide.
McClurkin received some harsh criticism after he shared his interpretation of the Bible's position on homosexuality on Facebook last Friday.
"We've just received the answer from man's Supreme Court ... we already received the answer from GOD," the pastor of Perfecting Faith Church in New York wrote. "With NO REGARD to what the Supreme Court of MAN decrees ... no matter what MY past was or feelings & struggles ... GOD has set the only standard for marriage to be between man and woman ... in biology, in physiology, in history, biblically & scripturally and that ... I will NEVER speak against!"
After one homosexual Facebook user questioned why his sins were scrutinized by believers more than heterosexual sins, McClurkin insisted his post was not questioning anyone's relationship with God.
"... I simply said I don't agree with the verdict of the Supreme Court. ... I don't have to be PERFECT to speak what the Bible says or what I know to be true," McClurkin responded to his critic. "I don't know where you'll be if you die tomorrow and that wasn't a point in my blog. ... I just don't agree with the verdict and believe the Bible — that's all."
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Matthew West Interviewed on Blaze TV
Award winning singer-songwriter Matthew West on Tuesday explained on the Glenn Beck Program on The Blaze how losing his voice put him on the path he is on today, and ultimately allowed him to tell the stories of countless others.
“About seven years ago, my career was about to take off to the next level, or so I thought. And my voice left me,” West explained on The Glenn Beck Program. “They told me I was going to need to have career-threatening vocal cord surgery and warned me that my voice may never sound the same again.”
West had the surgery, and said that for two months, he was unable to sing or speak.
“You do some pretty intense soul-searching during that time,” he remarked. “It was during that time that I began to think, ‘Well if my voice does come back, how could I use my voice differently? What if God is going to give me my voice back to give a voice to other people?’”
“Fast-forward, I feel like that’s become my mission in life, using my voice as a singer and songwriter to tell the stories of other people’s lives and in doing so, hopefully empower people to realize that their life is a one in a million, unique story that can go out and change the world,” West said.
“There are so many people that are so defeated, they don’t even believe they can change their own life,” he continued. “But I believe that every single one of our stories, as broken as they might be, was designed ultimately to become a redemption story.”
West said he has collected over 40,000 stories, and some of them are shared on his new album “Live Forever.”
“When we begin to live our redemption story not out of defeat but in hope, the world can’t help but change,” he concluded.
“About seven years ago, my career was about to take off to the next level, or so I thought. And my voice left me,” West explained on The Glenn Beck Program. “They told me I was going to need to have career-threatening vocal cord surgery and warned me that my voice may never sound the same again.”
West had the surgery, and said that for two months, he was unable to sing or speak.
“You do some pretty intense soul-searching during that time,” he remarked. “It was during that time that I began to think, ‘Well if my voice does come back, how could I use my voice differently? What if God is going to give me my voice back to give a voice to other people?’”
“Fast-forward, I feel like that’s become my mission in life, using my voice as a singer and songwriter to tell the stories of other people’s lives and in doing so, hopefully empower people to realize that their life is a one in a million, unique story that can go out and change the world,” West said.
“There are so many people that are so defeated, they don’t even believe they can change their own life,” he continued. “But I believe that every single one of our stories, as broken as they might be, was designed ultimately to become a redemption story.”
West said he has collected over 40,000 stories, and some of them are shared on his new album “Live Forever.”
“When we begin to live our redemption story not out of defeat but in hope, the world can’t help but change,” he concluded.
Monday, June 29, 2015
Pop Sensation Tori Kelly Shares Heart of Worship During Concerts;
Tori Kelly continues to impact social media as she climbs the charts reaching No. 1 on iTunes with her new album, Unbreakable Smile. Her Christian faith and impromptu worship performances are catching the attention of the Christian community as well. Although not a Christian artist, Kelly can be found on YouTube singing various worship songs she performed in the past.
Kelly has been playing to sold out venues. The new singer was first seen on American Idol at the age of 16 but did not make it. She later signed with Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun and her career is now skyrocketing.
A recent video of Kelly singing Hillsong United's "Oceans" at her New York concert has now surfaced and is garnering her the support of many in the Christian community.
"Overheard the most beautiful music under a bridge in central park while i was in new york.. bought their album, did an impromptu song & then invited them to perform at my show," Kelly wrote on Facebook, "thank you for letting me sing with you guys"
Watch the video
Hillsong took to social media reposting Kelly's video and the message "Love this! You are amazing Tori Kelly."
Kelly has been playing to sold out venues. The new singer was first seen on American Idol at the age of 16 but did not make it. She later signed with Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun and her career is now skyrocketing.
A recent video of Kelly singing Hillsong United's "Oceans" at her New York concert has now surfaced and is garnering her the support of many in the Christian community.
"Overheard the most beautiful music under a bridge in central park while i was in new york.. bought their album, did an impromptu song & then invited them to perform at my show," Kelly wrote on Facebook, "thank you for letting me sing with you guys"
Watch the video
Hillsong took to social media reposting Kelly's video and the message "Love this! You are amazing Tori Kelly."
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Colony House to Perform on CONAN
Nashville rock trio Colony House will perform on CONAN tomorrow. The appearance will kick off the band's third single "Waiting For My Time To Come" from their debut full length album When I Was Younger which charted #3 on Billboard Heatseekers Chart and #7 on iTunes Alternative Rock Charts.
As a special preview, today Wall Street Journal debuted the new revamped version of the song which they will perform on CONAN.
LISTEN: Colony House - "Waiting For My Time To Come" via Wall Street Journal: http://on.wsj.com/1JkOs37
"When we originally wrote and recorded 'Waiting For My Time To Come,' we took a slow-building, raw, cinematic approach," explained frontman Caleb Chapman to Journal. "With the reworked version, we took a more energetic approach. Live, this song has always been a highlight for both the crowd and the band. We thought that perhaps we could capture a little bit of that live energy."
Explaining the song's history, Chapman continued "About two years ago we had no idea what was happening with our band. At that point, a bunch of opportunities kept falling apart last minute. The peak of our disappointment came in October 2013. We had booked a slot on the Austin City Limits festival and were meant to play the last Sunday of the second weekend. We woke up that rainy morning to a phone call telling us that we would not be playing because the park had been flooded, so we packed our bags and had to make the 15 hour journey home. On that drive home, we decided to write and record an EP over the next month. We were just thinking of anything we could do to help inspire ourselves in a season that was otherwise uninspiring. 'Waiting For My Time To Come' was the first song I wrote for that EP. It deals with the subject of 'things not going your way' and quickly turned into our theme song."
Colony House first captured attention with their lead single "Silhouettes" which became the #1 most played track on SiriusXM's Alt Nation with 50 spins per week and made their national television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers. They've also been featured on VH1 "Big Morning Buzz", Nylon, NPR Music, TeamCoco, Paste, and A.V. Club. They'll hit the road again in early July on the second leg of the Tour De Compadres featuring Drew Holcomb, Switchfoot, and NeedtoBreathe.
As a special preview, today Wall Street Journal debuted the new revamped version of the song which they will perform on CONAN.
LISTEN: Colony House - "Waiting For My Time To Come" via Wall Street Journal: http://on.wsj.com/1JkOs37
"When we originally wrote and recorded 'Waiting For My Time To Come,' we took a slow-building, raw, cinematic approach," explained frontman Caleb Chapman to Journal. "With the reworked version, we took a more energetic approach. Live, this song has always been a highlight for both the crowd and the band. We thought that perhaps we could capture a little bit of that live energy."
Explaining the song's history, Chapman continued "About two years ago we had no idea what was happening with our band. At that point, a bunch of opportunities kept falling apart last minute. The peak of our disappointment came in October 2013. We had booked a slot on the Austin City Limits festival and were meant to play the last Sunday of the second weekend. We woke up that rainy morning to a phone call telling us that we would not be playing because the park had been flooded, so we packed our bags and had to make the 15 hour journey home. On that drive home, we decided to write and record an EP over the next month. We were just thinking of anything we could do to help inspire ourselves in a season that was otherwise uninspiring. 'Waiting For My Time To Come' was the first song I wrote for that EP. It deals with the subject of 'things not going your way' and quickly turned into our theme song."
Colony House first captured attention with their lead single "Silhouettes" which became the #1 most played track on SiriusXM's Alt Nation with 50 spins per week and made their national television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers. They've also been featured on VH1 "Big Morning Buzz", Nylon, NPR Music, TeamCoco, Paste, and A.V. Club. They'll hit the road again in early July on the second leg of the Tour De Compadres featuring Drew Holcomb, Switchfoot, and NeedtoBreathe.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
'A.D. The Bible Continues' Suffers Ratings Low for Finale
"A.D. The Bible Continues," the follow-up series to the hit "The Bible" and based on events in the book of Acts, scored a 0.7 rating among the 18-49 demographic, which translates to approximately 3.56 million viewers.
This rating was well below the series premiere of ABC's "Battlebots," which ran in the same hour as "A.D." and had approximately 5.44 million viewers.
Also competing with "A.D." was Fox's live coverage of the U.S. Open. The professional golf event, which aired from 7 – 10:46 p.m., garnered nearly 6.7 million viewers.
Produced by husband and wife team Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, "A.D. The Bible Continues" premiered on Easter Sunday.
The 12 episodes comprising the first season begin with the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus and then culminated with the disciples getting their first Roman convert.
Sunday's 0.7 rating was a severe decline from the debut Easter Sunday episode of "A.D.", which gave NBC approximately 9.5 million viewers.
According to the site tvseriesfinale.com, the overall trend of the 12 episodes shows a gradual decline in viewership over the past couple months.
The site noted that the April episodes garnered ratings well above the 5.0 mark, while episodes in May sunk into the 4.0 range, and the June episodes were in the 3.0 range.
This rating was well below the series premiere of ABC's "Battlebots," which ran in the same hour as "A.D." and had approximately 5.44 million viewers.
Also competing with "A.D." was Fox's live coverage of the U.S. Open. The professional golf event, which aired from 7 – 10:46 p.m., garnered nearly 6.7 million viewers.
Produced by husband and wife team Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, "A.D. The Bible Continues" premiered on Easter Sunday.
The 12 episodes comprising the first season begin with the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus and then culminated with the disciples getting their first Roman convert.
Sunday's 0.7 rating was a severe decline from the debut Easter Sunday episode of "A.D.", which gave NBC approximately 9.5 million viewers.
According to the site tvseriesfinale.com, the overall trend of the 12 episodes shows a gradual decline in viewership over the past couple months.
The site noted that the April episodes garnered ratings well above the 5.0 mark, while episodes in May sunk into the 4.0 range, and the June episodes were in the 3.0 range.
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