One of the highlights of the 2018 Dove Awards was getting to talk to Tori Kelly on the red carpet, especially for Bekah who is a huge fan! Tori grew up watching the Doves and was excited to be there after releasing her new gospel album. We also caught up with Chris Tomlin, Matthew West, Mandisa, and the Newsboys. PLUS MercyMe and the creators of “I Can Only Imagine” had a special challenge for Wally. Checkout… … Continue reading
When “I Can Only Imagine” won a Dove Award for “Inspirational Film of the Year,” Wally decided that he wanted to be a part of receiving the award, since he played a small part in the film. This came about after we talked to both Bart Millard of MercyMe and the directors of the film on the red carpet, and they dared him to crash the winning moment. We also talked to Chris Tomlin, the… … Continue reading
It’s always a delight to sit down with Lauren Daigle, especially with her new album “Look Up, Child” out. She shared how the 8-year-old version of Lauren sees the world and what she’s been up to since her last album. Plus, we challenged her to decide if quotes were said by “powerhouse preachers” or “powerhouse singers.” :00–What she’s learned in her season of rest 2:48–How to approach the world in a childlike way 9:53–What her… … Continue reading
Bekah gets special treats from the dog bakery that look like real cookies for her dog. So she decided to see if Betty Rock and Wally could distinguish the difference between the fancy dog treats and the healthy snacks from Whole Foods with a little dog treat taste-test. Think you’d do better telling the difference between the two? Take our quiz to find out! … Continue reading
The last time we had America’s Got Talent star Joseph O’Brien in, we promised him that we would have him back to perform one of his songs after he had wrapped up filming for AGT. Today, we made good on that promise. Here’s Joseph O’Brien performing his song “Light.” We also talked about life after America’s Got Talent and that awkward shoutout he was forced to give during the quarterfinals. … Continue reading
When we had Chris Tomlin in to talk about his new children’s book “Good, Good Father,” we had to find out how good it was by doing a test reading with Zach’s daughter Anna. Not surprisingly, she paid better attention than Wally did. … Continue reading
If you’ve been watching this season of America’s Got Talent, you may have noticed Joseph O’Brien: the humble 20-year-old who became famous for his incredible talents and for the fact that he had never been on a date. When we found out that he lived close by AND was a huge fan of the show, we had to have him in for some trivia on famous kisses vs. Wally’s daughter Haille. We also talked to… … Continue reading
There’s a new app called Bible Lens that pairs the perfect Bible verse with your favorite photos! If you want to try it, you can get it here (they don’t have an Android version yet, but they will soon.) We decided to use some of our photos in the app, and it did a really good job! (And if you’d like to get a Bible verse sent to your email each day, it’s easy to sign up for… … Continue reading
Our very own Wally is officially a half a century old! As we celebrate him and all he’s meant to us, we also wanted to include messages from some of his favorite artists like Matthew West, for King & Country, Bart from MercyMe, and Natalie Grant. Plus, speaker Jon Acuff, comedian John Crist, and even his family all shared what they really think of him. Send Wally your birthday message in the comments below!… … Continue reading
Recently, someone took all of Taylor Swift’s lyrics, fed them to a machine, and then had artificial intelligence write its very own Taylor Swift song. We took those results and decided to put them to music. Here are the lyrics in case you want to sing along: Now that all of the magic’s forgotten You’re still happy But Wednesday’s a wound around the corner And we’re in dust She’s there always. Just like Jesus… … Continue reading
