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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Four decades into their remarkable run, Stryper's Michael Sweet reflects on the band’s history, faith, controversy, and the creative fire behind their new album, Throne of Thorns in this week's God's Music Is My Life newsletter!! READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/2026-stryp...

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 27/09/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream... Perfect Sunday listening as @timdillinger.bsky.social delivers 13 tracks of righteous behaviour for September's roof-raising edition of Church of the Good Groove 🎧 buff.ly/Hi2CZ8k Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel Découvrir

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It's my birthday week! The brand new God's Music Is My Life contemplates the past year at 50...and the songs that have been most important to me over the last 365 days. READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/thought-on...

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The brand new #GodsMusicIsMyLife newsletter examines the convergence of music videos with gospel and Christian music in the early 1980s, with a look at 4 videos of note from 1986. READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1986-the-e...

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 20/09/2026

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 15/09/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream... 13 tracks of righteous behaviour are served up as @timdillinger.bsky.social delivers September's pulsating edition of Church of the Good Groove 🎧 buff.ly/Hi2CZ8k Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel ディスカバー

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 14/09/2026

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 13/09/2026

#LatestShows #Premiere #OnDemand #FreeToStream... 13 tracks of righteous behaviour are served up as @timdillinger.bsky.social delivers September's edition of Church of the Good Groove 🎧 buff.ly/Hi2CZ8k Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel Khám phá

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The brand new newsletter is UP! I had the opportunity to talk with the iconic Sandi Patty about her life in music and brand new single, "The Voice I Have Now." READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/sandi-patt...

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This week's newsletter is up and it pays homage to the great Dolly Parton and reflects on her spiritual journey through the 1975 tune "The Seeker." Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/dolly-part...

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 06/09/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream... The man has got Sunday covered! @timdillinger.bsky.social's latest edition of Church of the Good Groove remains just two clicks away 🎧 buff.ly/8dYx3Gs Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel 발견하다

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 04/09/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream... Perfect listening any day of the week! @timdillinger.bsky.social's latest edition of Church of the Good Groove remains wound up and ready to play 🎧 buff.ly/8dYx3Gs Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel ディスカバー

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 30/08/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream... With Sunday covered, @timdillinger.bsky.social's August edition of Church of the Good Groove remains firmly in place and ready for a thorough aural examination 🎧 buff.ly/8dYx3Gs #COTGG #Gospel Découvrir

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 29/08/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream... Perfect listening any day of the week! @timdillinger.bsky.social's August edition of Church of the Good Groove remains wound up and ready to play 🎧 buff.ly/8dYx3Gs Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel Découvrir

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 27/08/2026

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 25/08/2026

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 23/08/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream... Perfect Sunday listening with 14 righteous tracks served up as part of @timdillinger.bsky.social's August edition of Church of the Good Groove 🎧 buff.ly/8dYx3Gs Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel ディスカバー

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 18/08/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream... Perfect listening any day of the week! 14 tracks of righteous behaviour are served up as @timdillinger.bsky.social delivers his latest edition of Church of the Good Groove 🎧 buff.ly/8dYx3Gs Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel खोज करना

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 16/08/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream Perfect Sunday listening as @timdillinger.bsky.social delivers further uplifting #Gospel flavours in the Church of the Good Groove 🎧 buff.ly/8dYx3Gs #COTGG #14GoodReasons ディスカバー

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 13/08/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream... 14 tracks of righteous behaviour are served up as @timdillinger.bsky.social delivers August's edition of Church of the Good Groove 🎧 buff.ly/8dYx3Gs Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel Découvrir

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 13/08/2026

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 12/08/2026

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I wrote about The Caravans earlier this year and their output sixty years ago as well. godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1966-the-c...

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1966: The Caravans: 'The Hippest Ladies in Gospel'

The definitive era of the Caravans, where innovation, faith, and future legends converged.

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This week's newsletter reflects on four of The Famous Caravans--founder Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood, Inez Andrews, and Shirley Caesar, and how they navigated a changing gospel landscape in 1986. godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1986-the-c...

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 11/08/2026

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 10/08/2026

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 09/08/2026

#LatestShows #Premiere #OnDemand #FreeToStream... 14 tracks of righteous behaviour are served up as @timdillinger.bsky.social delivers August's edition of Church of the Good Groove 🎧 buff.ly/8dYx3Gs Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel Uppgötva

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

The brand new newsletter is up-and looks at some of Madonna's collaborators from the last 40 years and their connections with gospel and contemporary Christian music. READ HERE: open.substack.com/pub/godsmusi...

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A few months ago, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Lynn Nichols who was behind some of Contemporary Christian Music's most groundbreaking and radical records. We focused on artists and albums from 1986 and I learned so much! READ HERE: open.substack.com/pub/godsmusi...

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The brand new #GodsMusicIsMyLife is UP! This week looks at the Wham!concert/docu-film 10 Days in China and puts it in conversation with British CCM artist Chris Eaton's 1986 debut album Vision. READ HERE: open.substack.com/pub/godsmusi...

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 16/07/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream Perfect listening any day of the week! @timdillinger.bsky.social delivers his latest edition of Church of the Good Groove 🎧 buff.ly/mUYedev Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel #14GoodReasons Löytää

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 12/07/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream How a Sunday should sound as @timdillinger.bsky.social delivers his latest edition of Church of the Good Groove 🎧 buff.ly/mUYedev Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel #14GoodReasons Upptäcka

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 08/07/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream... Perfect listening any day of the week as @timdillinger.bsky.social delivers his latest edition of Church of the Good Groove 🎧 buff.ly/mUYedev Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel #14GoodReasons Upptäcka

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Brian Hurst @soulandjazz.com · 05/07/2026

#LatestShows #OnDemand #FreeToStream... 14 tracks of righteous behaviour are served up as @timdillinger.bsky.social provides perfect Sunday listening with his latest edition of Church of the Good Groove 🎧 buff.ly/mUYedev Amen to that. #COTGG #Gospel Découvrir

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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

ICYMI: This summer marks ten years since I came out publicly. I wrote about growing up evangelical, religious trauma, ministry, love, and the ways peace has slowly found me over the past decade.

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Ten Years on This Side of the Closet Door

I waited nearly a decade for my “new life” to begin. Now I’m just living it.

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is up, looking at two albums from the Myrrh Records catalog from 1985: Leon Patillo's "Love Around the World" and Mylon LeFevre and Broken Heart's epic "Sheep in Wolves Clothing." READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-leon-...

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1985: Leon Patillo/ Mylon Lefevre & Broken Heart

This newsletter highlights standout CCM albums from 1985—one that captured attention and one that was overlooked.

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

The brand new God's Music Is My Life is up! The week's focus is on mainstream albums from 1985 that reflected a contemporary Christian ethos. Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-i-wan...

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP! This week's focus is Sheila Walsh's Grammy-nominated 1985 release, "Don't Hide Your Heart," an overlooked release from this CCM artist who broke new ground for women in the genre. Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/sheila-wal...

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

1985’s "Black and White in a Grey World" is a complicated album to look back on, but as Christian music faces another reckoning, it's a good moment to revisit Leslie Phillips' critique of the business 40 years ago. READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/leslie-phi...

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Tim Dillinger @timdillinger.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is up, looking at the massive output that Táta Vega generated in the worlds of CCM and gospel music in 1985. READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/tata-vegas...

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Tata Vega's 1985 Breakout

An exploration of the contributions of Táta Vega, an often-overlooked, powerhouse vocalist.

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Hunter Kelly @handle.invalid · 25/04/2025

Before becoming Nashville’s go-to background vocalist, Bob Bailey released three soulful solo albums in the ’80s. Now re-released, he joins me on Untethered Southerner to talk recovery, resilience, and carving space as a Black, gay man in the music industry.

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Bob Bailey’s Voice Takes Center Stage

Nashville’s top background vocalist reclaims his solo career—and his story.

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