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| From the broadcast
the weekend of Aug. 9th & 10th, 2008: |
 The Collingsworth Family is not the first all-family
group to come along in Christian music. But they certainly must be among
the most gifted. Phil and Kim Collingsworth and their four
children — Brooklyn, Courtney, Phillip and Olivia —
are unusually gifted musically, both individually and collectively. Kim is
a classically trained concert-grade pianist. And the children can not only
sing but also play a variety of instruments. Their "We Still Believe"
CD, songs from which were included on this broadcast, has already produced
several radio hits. And their latest song, "I Can Trust Jesus," is
about as solid message-wise as you can find. And it's a message that's always
timely. If you haven't heard the Collingsworth Family in concert, I would
recommend it highly the next time they're nearby.
The Collingsworth Family's CD featured on this program, "We Still
Believe," is available from our mailorder service, Springside. Just call
1-800-38-MUSIC to order. You can order easily from our webstore by
using this
link to go directly to this item. (Orders over $40 in the USA qualify
for free shipping.)
By the way, on the broadcast the weekend of Aug. 16th we'll have a "sneak
preview" of a song from the Collingsworth Family's brand new
live-in-concert recording, "Your Ticket To Music Hall." That CD, too,
will be available through
Springside.com as soon as it's released.
You can win a copy of the "We Still Believe" CD. To enter easily online,
simply use and submit the entry form below.
 Even before this program aired, I heard from several
people who were looking forward to our "Yesterday's Voices" feature
with the late Wendy Bagwell. Wendy was certainly one-of-a-kind. He
was successful, he was funny, and, even behind the scenes, he was one of
the nicest and most generous people you'd ever want to encounter. That story
he told on the air really brought back memories.
I'm glad Tim Parton has found a way to stay on as pianist for Legacy
Five. As you heard, he's much in-demand as a studio musician in addition
to traveling with the quartet, and found "burning the candle at both ends"
just got to him. Been there, done that. In Tim's words (which were not heard
on the program), "Workaholism is a big problem. When it comes down to
our families, we really have to be on guard. I love my family and I do everything
I do, really, to the glory of God and for my family. But I love music so
much that sometimes it gets way out there ahead of things. And so I had to
just pull back the reins and take a picture of the big picture. So I think
we've got it under control... I am going to cut back."
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