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This man - Dr L. Gene Black - taught me everything I know about putting a choir together, teaching blend and balance, vowels, breath control - one of the most gifted men on the planet when it comes to achieving a sound unlike any other - from 40-60 totally different voices. And although we lead two totally different choirs, with totally different styles and repertoire, his influence is like none other on my picture of a worshipping community. A tremendous man of God, a huge influence.THIS man is Dr. Witold Turkiewicz - my piano professor from Samford University, and quite…

I didn't know Bubba at all, and I only got a glimpse into who he was, based on short accounts of those that knew him well - but the Gospel grabbed him amidst a life of drugs and prison. Literally changing his life in the pen - he came out on fire for Christ, completely gripped by the Gospel - and wrecklessly, whole-heartedly loving others, if only to get an opportunity to share the Gospel. And he really didn't care what other people thought, and although he loved Jesus, and knew that Jesus loved him, it didn't mean that he…