He sold millions of albums with the Richard Smallwood Singers, and his songs, many influenced by classical music, were recorded by stars like Whitney Houston.

His hit song ‘Total Praise’ was included in the group Destiny’s Child’s  a capella “Gospel Medley,” performed by a cantor at ...

Isaac Watts, the father of English hymns, is credited with composing some 750 hymns, including “Joy to the World,” widely ...

Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer and songwriter whose music was covered by the likes of Whitney Houston ...

The country music world has lost some iconic names in 2025, and sadly the list kept on growing in December. As we close out ...

In the first week of Advent, we considered the threshold of the “I don’t know,” leaving behind our yearning for certainty and ...

There is a scripture that said that weeping at night will give way to joy in the morning.

The Holy Spirit is present throughout the Nativity story. So why is the third person of the Trinity absent from our Christmas ...

Of all the four themes of Advent, love is the one that seemingly ties a bow around the others — both positively and ...

Ella Cook, 19, was a sophomore at Brown and was studying French and mathematics-economics, according to her obituary. She was planning to graduate in 2028, according to her LinkedIn.

The out-flowing love is the love that goes to the darkest places in the world and takes the darkness upon itself. In other ...

Earlier this year, George Harrison would have turned 82. But, as is often the case, the universe had a different plan in mind, and the former Beatle left us at age 58 way back in 2001. Despite his ...