I would like to heartily recommend music projects produced by Sovereign Grace Ministries, formerly known as PDI.  Many of you already sing these worship songs in church, and appreciate the sound doctrine in the lyrics written by such notables as Bob Kauflin, Mark Altrogge and Steve and Vikki Cook.    

Here are links for some of my favorite CDs – you can listen to samples, read the lyrics, and even download lead, chord and transparency sheets for congregational singing! 

Songs for the Cross Centered Life

http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/music/projects/crosssongs/

(This CD is based on C.J. Mahaney’s book The Cross Centered Life.)

All We Long to See

http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/music/worship/allwelongtosee.html

(On this page, you can also find links to audio interviews with Steve & Vikki Cook, Mark Altrogge and other contributors to this album.)

King of Grace

http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/music/worship/kingofgrace.html

This includes the song "Join All the Glorious Names" by Isaac Watts, with alternate lyrics by Bob Kauflin

Awesome God – a worship CD for and by kids

http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/music/projects/awesomegod/

Sea la Gloria Solo a Ti – a Spanish worship CD

http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/music/projects/sealagloria/sealagloria.html

(Julia and I were listening to this CD in Mary’s car the other day, and it took her a few minutes to realize that the lyrics were in Spanish – she was already so familiar with them from her trip to Bolivia that she understood them!)

Sovereign Grace songwriters – Bob Kauflin, Mark Altrogge, Steve & Vikki Cook

http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/music/oursongwriters.html

On the non-musical side of things, for those who enjoyed the excerpt of Girl Talk a few issues back, here is the link for the Girl Talk blog by Carolyn Mahaney and her daughters: http://www.girltalk.blogs.com/