A few weeks ago I got a call from one of my sons. He and his wife were attending the wedding of an old family friend. He was terribly excited. I wouldn’t believe who was singing at the wedding. My mind raced Andrea Boccelli, Tony Bennett, Bono? It must be someone very famous indeed. Who? Who? Judy Rogers!!!!.

I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised. During his formative years we owned 9 of the ‘tapes’ listed on this page. I once bought the music for Why Can’t I See God so that I could do a children’s program even though my musical knowledge and ability is zip.

The designated husband used to sing. Some people said he sounded just like Mylon. Isn’t that cool? For a tiny bit of time he sang in churches with the children. Listen My Son by Judy Rogers was one of their staple songs.

Which reminds me of a story. The boys used to wear matching clothes when we traveled. On our way to Savannah once we stopped near Darlington for the night. It wasn’t too near Darlington because the race was the next day and the motels were packed. As we got out of the van a woman asked the boys if they were singing the next day. “Yes,” they answered because they were singing in their grandpa’s little country church Sunday morning. The lady nudged her husband and said, “I knew it!!” This rather humiliated the older boys who were at that time bitter about the matching outfits.

My all-time favorite Judy Rogers CD is Pilgrim’s Praise with Craig Pitman. That is probably on my all-time favorite top ten. Why hasn’t Craig Pitman ever done anything else? That guy is better than Billy Joel.

I also love Judy’s hymn selections in the CD she did with her sister Becky. They made the old hymns come alive for me. We still sing a few of their versions in MT instead of the regular versions and we also have Coram Deo in our MT rotation.

Judy has been a special gift from God to the Reformed community. She hasn’t become rich and famous but she has been a big blessing to many families and for many of us she has become a part of our family culture. I can’t tell you how many times I sing, “There are 6 things even 7……and the one who causes trouble with his brooootherrrrr” in particular circumstances involving troublemakers and brothers.

While I am promoting Reformed artists I want to tell you about a new work. Bob Smith and his wife Evy attend our church and they are working on music that is distinctly Reformed. This music is not for children but it is sophisticated music with a uniquely Reformed perspective. They are hoping that it may even be evangelistic. Evy is bubbling over with joy of great theology. They don’t look like it but they have 4 grown children, I think! I am not sure where they are going with their music but keep an eye on them and don’t miss listening to the tracks on their website like this one.

Any other music selections with a Reformed distinctive?

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