Im enjoying the book Country Faith, seeing the different bible verses of the Country stars chosen to be in the book and learning more about their faith. Deborah Price Evans writes for Billboard and she complied the book. She recently won the CMAs Media Achievement Award. In this article she lists her Top 10 favorite interviews. Its an amazing list and of course I had to share because MY favorite is on the list! I love what she says, especially at the end of this paragraph... its so true: JIMMY WAYNE // Working on my new book, Country Faith, was such a rewarding experience, and one of my favorite interviews for the project was with country singer/songwriter Jimmy Wayne. (Remember the No. 1 hit Do You Believe Me Now?) His favorite verse is James 1:27, which states: Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. The day I interviewed Jimmy for the book, he invited me to meet him at Nashvilles Monroe Harding Childrens Home where he was giving guitars to the boys. Jimmy grew up in and out of foster care and was homeless as a teen. In 2010 he walked from Nashville to Phoenix, AZ to raise awareness of the plight of children aging out of the foster care system. Seeing Jimmy speak that day about his childhood and the obstacles hed overcome was very powerful and Im sure it was life-changing for those boys. Ill never forget seeing Jimmy put his favorite scripture into action. Its something he does every day, and it challenges me to be a better person. billboard/articles/columns/the-615/5793164/truck-rides-with-brad-paisley-and-flowers-from-charlie-daniels
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 03:37:26 +0000