Transparent Christian Magazine

‘Jazz Master’ Drew Davidsen: 100% Work +100% Faith

5. December 2008

Transparent: What advice would you have for someone else trying to get involved in music as a full time job... Specifically in the "Christian Music Industry". Drew: It's all about relationships and serving others. I see this every time I travel to Nashville. I learned this on IH, 100% work + 100% faith = 200% success! I see aspiring artists that have lots faith but do little or no work. I also see artists that work hard but have little or no faith. It takes both.

Todd Abernathy “Freedom and a Tank of Gas”

12. November 2008

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Todd Abernathy “Freedom and a Tank of Gas”

After learning a bit more about his story of addiction and recovery, and recently being a witness at his baptism, I asked Todd if he would be willing to meet with me to discuss his life, his sobriety and his renewed focus on his faith.

Catching Up With Nathan Clark George – New DVD in the Works!

15. October 2008

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Catching Up With Nathan Clark George – New DVD in the Works!

Transparent: Nathan, you seem to be ‘living the dream.’ For the people that don’t know, describe your life, as you travel with your family and play music. NCG: Three years ago we decided to put all our things in storage, give up our apartment, buy a motorhome, and hit the road with our 5 children! It was a crazy time, to be sure, but we had no desire for my wife and children to be at home while I was on the road. We said many times that we would either do this together, or we would not try it at all. Since then I've played hundreds of concerts, and as a family we have seen amazing places and met so many wonderful people!

Finding the Truth With Christopher Ames and His CD “Everyday With You”.

6. October 2008

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Christopher Ames is my favorite type of Christian. If you are a regular reader of Transparent Christian Magazine, you know that we interview people with real-world challenges, walking with Jesus and using their individual gifts to benefit others. Christopher is one of those people! Earlier this year, Singer/Songwriter Recording Artist Christopher Ames released a [...]

Christian Rock Band Scarlet|Snow – Walks the Walk

25. September 2008

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Christian Rock Band Scarlet|Snow – Walks the Walk

Transparent: Man, that IS a crazy story. Mike: Well the story does go a little deeper. After we first started discussing this with the webmaster (Jerry) he put us on his Myspace friends page. Well, what I mean is that he put us on his top ten Myspace Friends. He has hundreds of "porn star" friends, who started sending us friend requests....so, after some debate, we accepted them. Then some amazing messages started arriving! I think we have a dozen or so messages from different porn actresses telling us how much a certain song or songs had ministered to or spoke to them.

Knapsackheroes, Show Their Soul

17. September 2008

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Logan loves this group and I found out that they were playing at a local church about 30 minutes away. It was on a Sunday evening and I surprised him by scheduling it. He sat in the front seat of our car and played DJ as we listened to their cd all the way to the show.

Tim and Stephanie Pierce, Finding Their Place in the World– 8000 Miles at a Time

25. August 2008

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TCM: Wow. Talk to me about the process. Stephanie: Well, we went down to the library and got every travel book known to man. ‘Hiking books’, ‘things to do books’… it seemed at first we had 3 books for every state! We finally returned the books and just decided we were going to open up the map, and find the most backwoods way of getting wherever we were going!

Christian Singer/Songwriter Paul Alan Finds His Way, With His New CD “Drive it Home” -Jason Elkins

9. June 2008

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Christian Singer/Songwriter Paul Alan Finds His Way, With His New CD “Drive it Home” -Jason Elkins

TCM: So, how did you start your Nashville career? Paul: I moved from Michigan in 1994. I was going to college at GMI Kettering (in Flint) and I was working on seats for cars. I didn’t want to be the guy that made the “back rest lever” on an automobile. It’s not that [...]

“Don’t Let Your Scars Cover Your Love”–An Interview with Singer/Songwriter Mitch McVicker

18. May 2008

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Every once in awhile I have the privilege of meeting someone that brightens my soul. Singer/Songwriter Mitch McVicker is one of those people. When we met to chat at the Radisson Hotel during GMA week in Nashville, I got the feeling that Mitch is himself wherever he is. No putting on airs, no false pretenses, [...]