Editor’s Last Word by Lorraine Walker

The Editor’s Last Word

By Lorraine Walker

Thank you for reading this issue of SGNScoops Magazine. We appreciate each and every one of you that takes the time to look through every page and read every word. And even if you just flip through to look at the pictures, we appreciate you too!

As I write this, I’m sitting out in the backyard and admiring the masses of roses on our small bush. It’s been a beautiful season for those flowers. Otherwise, it’s been a difficult growing season with cold weather and little rain. But it’s interesting how, just like the sun coming through after a shower, sometimes the most beautiful things happen after times of darkness. The world and society has had a bleak outlook for some time, from pandemics to riots. Let’s pray that the glimmer of light we see now will continue to grow through the coming months.

We are happy to present to you a glimmer of light in the Christian music field, Adam Crabb, as our main cover feature for July. Adam was very open and honest in our interview. I appreciate the fact that none of the Crabb Family puts on airs, regardless of who they are talking to. So we hope that you enjoyed this main feature as much as we enjoyed putting it together.

We are so honoured to have all of our artists featured within these pages, as much as we appreciate all of our writers and creative staff. From the editorial team to the design and publication group, we have some terrific people giving of their time and talents, not just to a magazine, but to the Lord. Please take a moment to look at our contributing staff, find them on social media, and tell them how much you enjoyed their efforts this month!

We are happy to see that so many artists and industry personnel are able to get back to doing what they love to do: working for the Lord and making a living. We trust that God will provide to you over and above what has been taken away through the pandemic.

For those fans who are looking for places to visit while enjoying great music, we respectfully ask that you consider Pigeon Forge at the end of October for Creekside gospel music convention. For those who reside further north, we hope you will take advantage of two Gospel Music Weekend promotions, GMW-Ohio in October, and GMW-Michigan in November. Look elsewhere in this issue for more information.

Do you find yourself still in the in-between stage of hoping to see brighter days ahead? We pray that you will see them before too long, and in the meantime, remember that God is your source of strength and provision. Ask him for what you need today. Remember that he has said he will never leave you or forsake you.

I would encourage you to find ways to experience his presence in a more tangible way today. Listen to music that glorifies him. Talk to people who will encourage you with words from him. Read his word, to find out what he is saying to you today. Talk to him directly and tell him what is in your heart and on your mind. Jesus wants to be your closest relationship. He wants to be the centre of your life and for you to recognize his supremacy.

He made the roses and designed each of their velvety pedals. He made the rabbit that lives in my backyard and eats my lettuce. He made the wind that creates beautiful music through the leaves of the trees. He designed each facet of you and he knows you better than anyone else.

Jesus wants to be your light in the darkness, the colour at the end of your gray day, and your source of peace and love in a world of turmoil. Ask him to be that Source today.