The Southern Gospel Music Forum, a website featuring news, project reviews and columns about Southern Gospel Music and Christianity, is excited to announce the addition of five new columnists!  The new writers for the website are John Mills, Lynn Petersen, Alena Petersen, David Ryan and Ariel Ryan.

“The Southern Gospel Music Forum has a long history of having very talented writers on our website,” stated Scott Evans, the owner and editor of the Southern Gospel Music Forum. “While the writers and columnist come and go for various reasons, I am so excited to welcome John back to our website and to extend a hearty welcome to my new friends; Lynn, Alena, Dave and Ariel!”

Award nominated family group, Back Home, is releasing a new song to radio that they are extremely excited about.

Penned by renown songwriters Sue Smith and Don Poythress, “Heavy End Of the Cross” is destined to be another chart topper for this quickly rising Country/Gospel group. Radio seems to really like the Country sound of Back Home so this song should be quickly accepted and move right up the charts.

Songwriter of the Year winner, Sue Smith, stated “My son-in-law (worship pastor in Texas) sent me a quote from the great preacher Charles Spurgeon. It is from his last sermon, which was given to a crowd of young preachers. It moved me deeply, and I knew that I wanted to write a song about the section that begins with "He is always to be found in the thickest part of the battle..." I was blessed that soon after that, I was scheduled to write with Don Poythress, who loved the idea.”

After an overwhelming response, literally garnering thousands of videos and music clips, organizers of the Cathedrals Family Reunion event have announced the winner of the "SING WITH US" contest.

After viewing the thousands of submissions from Cathedral fans all around the world, India's Colet Selwyn has been announced as the winner. Yes, India!

Hailing from India, Colet Selwyn counts the Cathedral Quartet and George Younce as main influences in his desire to minister and sing Gospel music. He currently performs as a soloist and along side his family, the Sunbeam singers.

Colet was notified via email and responded with these words: "This is certainly exciting news! I'm very humbled to be able to sing with the Cathedral family."

The Cathedrals Family Reunion takes place November 8-9, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas at the MacGorman Performing Arts Center. Tickets for this special weekend are on sale now at www.CathedralsFamilyReunion.com.

AbsolutelyGospel.com Editor-in-Chief and singer/songwriter Chris Unthank with his wife Noel are proud to announce the birth of their son – Canaan Deon Unthank.

Canaan was born on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. He weighed in at 8 lbs and was 20 inches long. Canaan is the Unthanks’ first child.

Mother and Baby Unthank are resting well at the family’s home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Chris Unthank is no stranger to the Southern Gospel music community. Chris took over as Editor-In-chief for AbsolutelyGospel.com in January 2011 after the passing of his mother and site founder Susan Unthank. He is also a songwriter and member of Gospel music trio The Sunday Edition.

Noel is the daughter of Brenda and songwriter Johnny Lowrance (“Mender of Broken Wings”) and the secretary at Turning Point Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee where her father is the pastor.