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From the broadcast the weekend of Oct. 18th & 19th, 2008: Our Featuerd Artists on this program were Karen Peck & New River with songs from their brand new CD entitled "Ephesians One." In terms of radio airplay, this group is arguably one of the most popular groups out there today in Southern Gospel music. Their "Journey of Joy" CD has resulted in three number one songs! Will their new CD manage to do that? Time will tell, of course, but there are several good possibilities on there. "I Want To Thank You" is their new radio song, and, although it's a bit different from other recent songs, is still "Karen Peck & New River" to the core. "Ephesians One," the song, is a great reminder of who we are in Christ as Christians. In fact, all of the songs are that, in one way or another. I especially enjoyed the "bonus cut" on this CD that brought back memories of when Karen sang it with the Nelons, "We Shall Wear a Crown," a song that was often referred to as "Robe and Crown." (I did, though, miss hear's Rex Nelon's bass on there.) Overall, this new CD should be another winner for Karen Peck & New River. Karen Peck and New River's CD featured on this program, "Ephesians One," 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.) Our Artist Spotlight guests on this program were the "Sisters." They are, of course, actual sisters — Kim Lord, Heather Day and Valerie Ellenburg. You got to know them as members of the Ruppes over the years, as they sang with their mother, Brenda. Now they sing as part of the group LordSong, with Kim's husband, Michael. But they also get a chance to sing together as a trio (sort of as a "subset" of LordSong). And because they do, they recorded the CD called "Sisters," a few songs from which we shared on this program. More info about LordSong can found at their website. (We'll visit with them as LordSong later.) I had forgotten how strong an impact the Kingsmen "song" from 1984, "The Game Of Life," could have until I dug it out and listened to it again. It seemed timely with the baseball playoffs underway and the baseball World Series just around the corner. But it really did — and does — have a strong message at the end. The late Jim Hammil was perfect in his role as the play-by-play announcer. After I chose to play it I realized it's available once again on the current "Kingsmen Collection" CD, available through our webstore. Information about the Harvester's Quartet Reunion mentioned on the Headline Update is available at www.harvestersquartet.com. It's Oct. 24th at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center in Sanford, North Carolina.

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