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Greater Vision celebrates 35 years of music

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DAVID INGRAM

Thirty-five years ago today, 30 December 1990, Greater Vision stepped onto the platform for the very first time as a trio, presenting their inaugural concert in Grassy Creek, Kentucky. Although that historic morning was not recorded, it marked the beginning of a ministry that would go on to impact countless lives.

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Based in Morristown, Tennessee, Greater Vision continues to travel with around 150 road performances each year. The group was founded by Gerald Wolfe, who serves as pianist and emcee. Multi-award-winning songwriter Rodney Griffin provides the lead vocal for the trio, while Chris Allman, also a prolific songwriter, sings tenor. The group’s newest member, Scott Mullins, sings baritone, adding depth ato Greater Vision’s unmistakable sound.

Greater Vision’s influence extends beyond the concert platform. For more than 30 years, they have appeared regularly on the InTouch television programme hosted by Dr Charles Stanley. They also appear on the Gaither Gospel Video Series and have become a central part of the beloved Gospel Music Hymn Sing videos and live events.

The group’s latest release, Your Story, features new songs written by group members Rodney Griffin and Chris Allman, along with contributions from other notable writers. Produced by Gerald Wolfe and Trey Ivey and distributed by Daywind Records, the project continues the group’s tradition of meaningful, message-driven music.

Listen for songs throughout the day by Greater Vision as they celebrate 35 years of Southern Gospel!

Finding light in the darkest valley: Hutch Jordan’s Journey from addiction to redemption

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JEFF TURNER

Addiction is an all too common affliction. Quite possibly, you or someone you love may be suffering an addiction right now. For Hutch Jordan of The Jordan Family Band, the struggle with addiction brought him to what he describes as “rock bottom” – but it was also where he found hope.

Hutch Jordan and family (Courtesy Daywind Records)

Jordan’s story is one of devastating lows and remarkable transformation. The multi-instrumentalist and producer, known for his talent across guitar, bass, drums, and vocals, had reached a breaking point that threatened everything he held dear.

“I hurt the people that I love the most. My wife, my daughter, my family,” Jordan recalls. “I lived in shame, guilt, complete lies, and in a darkness so deep that I couldn’t see a way out.”

On 4 August 2025, Jordan and his wife made the drive to Pikeville, Tennessee, to a facility called Our Master’s Camp. He arrived feeling “terrified, completely empty, and pretty sure that God had finally turned his back on me.”

But two weeks into his stay, something shifted. On 15 August, at what Jordan describes as “the bottom of rock bottom,” he experienced a profound moment of spiritual connection. “Jesus met me not with anger, not with resentment, not with rejection, but with a soft whisper in my spirit that said I’m here, trust me,” he explains. “And there in the lowest place that I had ever been, I surrendered to God fully and completely, and the peace of God that passes and defies all of my understanding washed over me.”

Jordan’s musical gifts emerged early in life. Born in 2000, he was playing multiple instruments and singing with his family by age nine. Now in his twenties, he has established himself as one of the industry’s premier multi-instrumentalists, handling stage sound, lead guitar, and acoustic guitar for the band’s live performances. His abilities have made him a highly sought-after session musician beyond his work with The Jordan Family Band.

In 2020, Jordan married his longtime sweetheart, Heather Sampson, who has since joined the family band. Through his darkest struggles, she remained by his side.

For those grappling with similar battles, Jordan offers a message born from his own experience: “If you’re listening and you feel hopeless, hear me out. There is forgiveness. There is freedom. And Jesus is enough.”

Texas Gospel Canada Top 30 – October 2025

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DAVID INGRAM

Welcome to the Texas Gospel Canada Top 30 Songs of October 2025! This list is meticulously compiled based on the actual number of plays each song received in the previous month (September.) The Texas Gospel Top 30 is proudly submitted to top Southern Gospel publications including The Singing News and SGNScoops.

  1. Hold On To Hope — Southbound — Daywind/New Day
  2. I Will Sing — Hoppers — Gaither Music/Capitol Christian
  3. So Many Reasons — Tribute Quartet — Daywind/New Day
  4. Free — Brian Free & Assurance — Daywind/New Day
  5. I Know What Jesus Can Do — Browns — StowTown/Provident-Sony
  6. Still Faithful — 11th Hour — Sonlite/Crossroads
  7. So Much To Thank Him For — Mylon Hayes Family — Independent
  8. All Is Well — Exodus — Independent
  9. Standing With You — The Sound — New Day Records/New Day
  10. Stepping Stone — Tim Livingston — Diamond Mill Music
  11. Kick Up My Heels And Sing — Guardians — Daywind/New Day
  12. More Than A Hollow Hallelujah — Isaacs — House of Isaacs
  13. He Will Hold You Through It All — Endless Highway — StowTown/Provident-Sony
  14. Rise Up — Gold City — New Haven/Provident-Sony
  15. Troubled — LeFevre Quartet (with Joseph Habedank) — Daywind/New Day
  16. Joy Is Gonna Come — Erwins — StowTown/Provident-Sony
  17. Never Been Another — Whisnants — Independent
  18. Stand Tall — Hyssongs — ARS/New Day
  19. Up Above The World So High — Inspirations — Horizon/Crossroads
  20. I Am The One — Jeff Tolbert & Primitive Road — Independent
  21. The Other Side — Craguns — ARS/New Day
  22. Show Me The Way From Here — Paid In Full — StowTown/Provident-Sony
  23. Tell The Devil — Joseph Habedank — Daywind/New Day
  24. Deep Waters — Triumphant Quartet — StowTown/Provident-Sony
  25. The Way That He Found It — Justified Quartet — Big Picture Records/ARS
  26. Just To Know You — Heart 2 Heart — ARS/New Day
  27. Door Wide Open — Gordon Mote — New Haven/Provident-Sony
  28. Sow The Good Seed — Greater Vision — Daywind/New Day
  29. I Speak Jesus — Karen Peck & New River — Daywind/New Day
  30. A Million Reasons — Perrys — StowTown/Provident-Sony

Texas Gospel Canada Top 30 – September 2025

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DAVID INGRAM

Welcome to the Texas Gospel Canada Top 30 Songs of September 2025! This list is meticulously compiled based on the actual number of plays each song received in the previous month (August.) The Texas Gospel Top 30 is proudly submitted to top Southern Gospel publications including The Singing News and SGNScoops.

  1. More Than A Hollow Hallelujah — Isaacs (House of Isaacs)
  2. Kick Up My Heels and Sing — Guardians (Daywind/New Day)
  3. Free — Brian Free & Assurance (Daywind/New Day)
  4. Motel Bible — Scotty Inman (Daywind/New Day)
  5. Hold On to Hope — Southbound (Daywind/New Day)
  6. He Will Hold You Through It All — Endless Highway (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  7. I Know What Jesus Can Do — Browns (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  8. Standing With You — The Sound (New Day Records/New Day)
  9. So Many Reasons — Tribute Quartet (Daywind/New Day)
  10. 99 1/2 — Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  11. Just to Know You — Heart 2 Heart (ARS/New Day)
  12. Door Wide Open — Gordon Mote (New Haven/Provident-Sony)
  13. Troubled — LeFevre Quartet (with Joseph Habedank) (Daywind/New Day)
  14. Stepping Stone — Tim Livingston (Diamond Mill Music)
  15. I Will Sing — Hoppers (Gaither Music/Capitol Christian)
  16. Still Faithful — 11th Hour (Sonlite/Crossroads)
  17. A Million Reasons — Perrys (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  18. More — Allens (ARS/New Day)
  19. Satisfied — Jonathan Wilburn (Daywind/New Day)
  20. God Has Heard Your Cry — Taylors (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  21. All Is Well — Exodus (Independent)
  22. Rise Up — Gold City (New Haven/Provident-Sony)
  23. Prove ‘Em Wrong — Lauren, Amber & Kenna (Horizon/Crossroads)
  24. Deep Waters — Triumphant Quartet (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  25. Up Above the World So High — Inspirations (Horizon/Crossroads)
  26. Tell the Devil — Joseph Habedank (Daywind/New Day)
  27. Goodness and Mercy — Lee Park Worship (Vital Records/New Day)
  28. So Much to Thank Him For — Mylon Hayes Family (Independent)
  29. Never Been Another — Whisnants (Independent)
  30. The Other Side — Craguns (ARS/New Day)

Texas Gospel Canada Top 30 – July 2025

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DAVID INGRAM

Welcome to the Texas Gospel Canada Top 30 Songs of July 2025! This list is meticulously compiled based on the actual number of plays each song received in the previous month (Jun.) The Texas Gospel Top 30 is proudly submitted to top Southern Gospel publications including The Singing News and SGNScoops.

  1. Motel Bible — Scotty Inman (Daywind/New Day)
  2. God Won’t — Nelons (featuring Autumn Nelon Streetman) (Daywind/New Day)
  3. He Remembers My Sin No More — Kramers (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  4. God Has Heard Your Cry — Taylors (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  5. More — Allens (ARS/New Day)
  6. Goodness And Mercy — Lee Park Worship (Vital Records/New Day)
  7. Standing With You — The Sound (New Day Records/New Day)
  8. Troubled — LeFevre Quartet (with Joseph Habedank) (Daywind/New Day)
  9. 99 1/2 — Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  10. Kick Up My Heels And Sing — Guardians (Daywind/New Day)
  11. More Than A Hollow Hallelujah — Isaacs (House of Isaacs)
  12. He Will Hold You Through It All — Endless Highway (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  13. Free — Brian Free & Assurance (Daywind/New Day)
  14. That’s What Faith Looks Like — Karen Peck & New River (Daywind/New Day)
  15. Still Under His Feet — Anthem Edition (Sonlite/Crossroads)
  16. Mercy River — Down East Boys (Sonlite/Crossroads)
  17. Jesus Stays — Jim & Melissa Brady (Daywind/New Day)
  18. Sunshine On A Cloudy Day — Jeff & Sheri Easter (with The Archers) (Gaither Music/Capitol Christian)
  19. Build An Altar — Sunday Drive (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  20. Nothing Greater Than Grace — Mercy’s Well (Independent)
  21. All Of God’s Children — Right Road Quartet (ARS/New Day)
  22. No Better Time — Kingdom Heirs (Sonlite/Crossroads)
  23. Love ‘Em Where They Are — Gaither Vocal Band (Spring House Music Group)
  24. I Saw Angels Today — 2nd Chance Ministries (Independent)
  25. Rise Up — Gold City (New Haven/Provident-Sony)
  26. Undefeated — Steeles (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  27. None But Jesus — Erwins (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  28. Deep Waters — Triumphant Quartet (StowTown/Provident-Sony)
  29. The Ladder — Freemans (ARS/New Day)
  30. Child Of The King — Old Time Preachers Quartet (REAL Southern Gospel Records)