The past few days, I’ve been haunted by the image of Julian King. I still can’t believe anyone could actually pick up a gun and shoot a seven-year-old child. My prayers go out to Jennifer Hudson and her family.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Mandisa’s Little Drummer Boy is an excellent reworking of the children’s classic! I totally love it. The gospel choir near the end, the clapping, the party atmosphere, everything about it works! Before this, my favorite Little Drummer Boy version was by...

Okay, I have a confession to make. I don’t know where this blog is headed. I’ve had so much fun over at Future Thin Guy, and in between doses of maintaining my Hyundai Getz website and my Multiply website, the raison d’etre for GannsDeen.com has gotten a little diluted. Of course, it also doesn’t help that Google did some fancy mumbo jumbo and suddenly my blog posts don’t show up on the SERPs anymore. But it’s...

Archie Castillo and I have collaborated on a new song titled Easy to Love You. I’m really excited about this track because it’s horizontal in nature – it sings directly to God – but it does it from a first-person perspective. I think that first-timers to church will find Easy to Love You easy to sing because the lyrics aren’t so scary, and the melody is really anthemic. If we’re going for a song that’s...

God, I hope this is her next single! If This Isn’t Love is HOT! Jennifer Hudson is HOT!! Jennifer Hudson GMAby...