February 20, 2026

In This Issue 

ANNE WILSON

Testifies Through The Pain With “God Story”

(Anne WIlson's single, "God Story,"

the title track from her latest album, "Stars," is up one spot to #7 on Billboard's CCM charts)

<<“It’s been four years of releasing music and being in the Christian music industry and putting out stuff to the world,” Anne Wilson reflected. “I’ve done a lot of reflecting on my life as a whole, but specifically those last eight years of grief and loss and just getting to witness what God has done in my life has been incredible.”

<<As she talks about her hit single “God Story,” the memories turn personal and raw. “’God Story’ is so personal to me because it’s about those moments in life where you look back and think, "Only God could’ve brought me through that," she shares. "My entire life has been a ‘God Story’. My entire life, God has been writing a story that was far greater than anything I could have ever imagined.”

<<That story traces back to the heartbreak of losing her brother Jacob. “It was really, really painful,” Anne admits. “But in the midst of all of that, God started to open doors for me and started to show me what he was going to do with my life. And for me, it was getting to have a platform to share the gospel and to spread the love of Jesus.” Those open doors led from a viral funeral video to Nashville, a record deal, and now a new chapter of songs rooted in both sorrow and hope.

<<For Anne, “God Story," co-written with Matthew West and Jeff Pardo, is more than a diary entry set to music; it is an invitation. “It’s not just a personal song,” she explains. “It’s an invitation to other people to look at their own life and to see God write their own story and how He has been all along.” 
<<She wants listeners to recognize that the same God who met her in the darkest nights is present in their ordinary Tuesdays and unexpected valleys too.

<<The song is one of 12 on Anne's album, "Stars." The Kentucky native delivers a coming-of-age collection that blends the grounded grit of country storytelling with the faith-filled light that has guided her journey.

<<“This past year, I’ve spent so much time writing and praying through new songs while reflecting on the incredible story God’s been writing with my life,” shares Wilson. “’Stars’ is the sound of surrender — of letting go of my own plans and stepping fully into His. Every song is a piece of my heart and a reminder of His faithfulness. I’m beyond excited to share that "The STARS Tour" is coming to cities across the country this fall — it’s going to be such a joy to sing these songs with all of you and celebrate this journey together!”

Billboard Magazine's Current Top Contemporary Christian

Music Chart

#1 (LW3) - Lauren Daigle

“Let It Be A Hallelujah"

(Single)
(First Week at #1)

#2 (LW1) - Jeremy Camp

“No Survivors“

(from Deeper Waters)

#3 (LW5) - TobyMac

“Heaven On My Mind"

(from Heaven On My Mind)

#4 (LW3) - Seph Schlueter

“Won't Start Now"

(from Counting My Blessings)

#5 (LW4) - 

Jamie MacDonald

"Left It In The Water"

(from Jamie MacDonald)

Click Here For This Week's Top 25

Contemporary Christian Music Songs

Metro Atlanta Christian Concerts & Family Events

Friday, February 20

Drew & Ellie Holcomb
Never Gonna Let You Go Tour

At Symphony Hall

1280 Peachtree Street NE

Atlanta, GA 30309

8:00 p.m. 404-733-4800
https://www.aso.org

Thursday, March 12

Tauren Wells, Jamie MacDonald and gio
Take It All Back Tour

At First Baptist Jonesboro

142 College Street

Jonesboro GA 30236

7:00 p.m. 770.478.6710

www.taurenwells.com



Thursday, March 26

Anne Wilson, Peter Burton
The STARS Tour

At The Fox Theatre

660 Peachtree Street, NE, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30308

7:00 p.m. (404) 881-2100

www.foxtheatre.org

Saturday, April 18

Michael W. Smith
KINGDOM COME 
A Night of Worship and Hits

at Trilith LIVE

175 Trilith Parkway,

Fayetteville, Georgia 30214

Artist and worship leader, Michael W. Smith is one of the biggest names in all of Christian and Worship music. During his storied career, he’s written and recorded over 36 No. 1 songs, been bestowed with three GRAMMY® Awards, 45+ Dove Awards, one American Music Award, was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and has sold more than 15 million albums. 7:00 p.m. (470) 479-7784

www.ouotbackpresents.com

Friday, April 24

Cochren & Co.

at Rialto Center for the Arts

80 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, GA 30303

Led by singer-songwriter Michael Cochren, Cochren & Co. has become a force in Christian music, earning a Dove Award nomination and Billboard Top 10 radio hits. With inspiring lyrics and passionate performances, this Indiana-based band provides a powerful and uplifting concert experience suitable for all ages and backgrounds.

8:00 p.m. 404-413-2000
www.Rialto.GSU.edu

Click Here For All Upcoming Concerts and Links For More Information

Billboard Magazine's

Current Top

Gospel Music Chart

#1 (LW1) - LISA KNOWLES-SMITH
& The Brown Singers 
Feat. Pastor Mike, Jr.

"Promises (Reimagined)"

(from Revival - Live In Dallas)
(2nd Week at #1)

#2 (LW3) - James Grear & Company Feat. Darrel Walls

"Do It Again"

(Single)

#3 (LW5) - Jonathan McReynolds

"Still"

(from Closer - Live in Chicago)

#4 (LW4) - Tamela Mann

"Live Breathe Fight

(from Live Breathe Fight)

#5 (LW2) - Donnie McClurkin

"Better Afterwhile"

(Single) 

Click Here For This Week's Top 25

Gospel Music Songs

LISA KNOWLES-SMITH

Opens Up About Faith, Longevity, and the Message Behind "Promises"

(Lisa Knowles-Smith's single,

"Promises" from Revival (Live in Dallas), is at #1 on Billboard's Gospel Music charts for the second consecutive week)

<<Q: Your latest single, "Promises," has resonated powerfully with listeners and at the top of the charts. What was happening in your life spiritually and emotionally when this song was birthed?

<<Lisa: When "Promises" was birthed, I was in a very honest place with God, holding on to faith as I walked through moments that tested it. Spiritually, I was reminded that God's promises don't expire just because the season gets hard. There were prayers I was still waiting on, answers that hadn't come yet, but deep in my spirit, I knew God was still faithful.

<<Q: As an artist who leads with both faith and transparency, how do you know when a song is more than music and becomes a message God wants you to release in a specific season?

<<Lisa: Usually, I know a song is more than just music by how deeply it ministers to me first. There have been moments when I've written a song, sent a simple voice memo to a friend, and they've called me back in tears. That's when I realize the revelation and the message in the song goes far beyond me - it's God using the music to touch hearts in a way I couldn't have planned.

<<Q: You've experienced longevity in gospel music, yet your sound and message continue to feel fresh and relevant. How do you personally stay creatively inspired while remaining rooted in the foundations of quartet and traditional gospel?

<<For me, it starts with staying connected to God and staying true to who I am. I never want to chase trends. The foundations of quartet and traditional gospel are in my DNA; they've raised, shaped, and grounded me spiritually. At the same time, I stay open to how God is speaking in this generation. I listen, I learn, and I allow life experiences to inform my creativity. When you honor the roots but remain obedient to the voice of God, the sound stays authentic, the message stays relevant, and the music continues to reach people right where they are.

Radio host, 

best selling author

Dave Ramsey

How Will the One Big Beautiful Bill Affect Your Taxes?

<<After a lot of negotiating and back-and-forth between Capitol Hill and the White House, Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which locks in many of those rules for good, and it was signed into law by President Trump July 4, 2025. 

<<This new law doesn’t just keep the status quo in place, though. Like the name suggests, it is a big bill that not only keeps things the same but also adds plenty of new wrinkles to the tax system. 

<<What Is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act? In short, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is a massive piece of tax legislation (it’s 870 pages long) that makes permanent many of the changes that were first introduced by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). While it’s mostly a tax-focused law, it does touch on several areas that go beyond taxes.

<<The bill also increases government spending for things like border security and defense, adds work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid, and creates newborn investment accounts (called Trump accounts) that will automatically invest $1,000 at birth for all U.S. children born from 2025 through the end of 2028.

<<But for now, let’s take a deeper dive into how this new law will affect how you will file your taxes for 2025 and beyond.

<<What Does This Bill Mean for Your Tax Bill? No matter what your filing status is or what tax bracket you find yourself in, you will feel the effects of this bill when you sit down to file your taxes in the spring of 2026.

<<While plenty is staying the same, there are several new tax deductions and some of them—the ones for seniors, car loan interest, tips and overtime—can be claimed even if you take the standard deduction.

<<There’s even a tax break carved out for... let us double-check our notes here...whaling captains and fishers living in Alaska (if you’re a whaling captain in Connecticut, we’re sorry—you’re out of luck).

Let’s dive into all of it.

<<1. The existing tax brackets and rates pretty much stay the same. The government uses something called a progressive income tax system, which basically means the more you earn, the more you’ll gradually pay. There are seven tax brackets, and each tax bracket has a specific tax rate attached to it, ranging from 10% to 37%. 

<<If you’re in the 24% tax bracket, for example, that doesn’t mean all income will be taxed at 24%. Instead, some income will be taxed at 10%, the next portion will be taxed at 12%, then whatever’s left will be taxed at 24% (that’s why it’s called progressive).

Click Here To Read The Full Column

Click Here For The Full Story and More on Our Dave Ramsey Financial Peace Page Including A Complete List Of Area Radio Stations and Times Where You Can Find The Dave Ramsey Show

Atlanta Christian

Radio Station Guide

Top Contemporary Christian Stations

91.5FM - Victory 91.5

106.7FM, K-LOVE

104.7FM, Air1 Worship

93.3FM - The JoyFM

Top Gospel Stations

102.5FM - Praise 102.5

Top Southern

Gospel Stations

90.7FM & 91.7FM - NewLife Radio

Top Religious

Talk Stations

970AM - Faith Talk 970

Click Here For A Complete List of

Metro Atlanta Christian Radio Stations With Links To Their Official Websites

Author

TARA-LEIGH COBBLE

Interview
"The Bible Recap"

(Tara-Leigh Cobble has the top two books on the current Christian Booksellers' Top 50 List.

"The Bible Recap" is #2 with "The Bible Recap Study Guide" at #1. The Deluxe Edition is also at #14. Her Bible Recap Podcast is also this week's most listened to Christian podcast, recently hitting the Top 10 overall

on Apple Podcasts.

<<Tara-Leigh Cobble never expected to lead a global Bible-reading movement. “I never set out to be a Bible teacher,” she admits. “I realized as an adult that I didn’t actually know the Bible.” That gap in her own life became the seed of the project that now walks people, day by day, through Scripture.

​

<<At the heart of "The Bible Recap" is a simple structure that readers and listeners can stick with. “The whole process of reading and recapping takes about 20 minutes,” Cobble says. “It’s essentially built by a layman for people of all ages.” She has watched everyone “from 5 years old to 85 years old” complete the reading plan alongside her.

<<Still, she knows the enthusiasm can dip in certain books. Laughing, she recounts a familiar pattern: “Genesis was awesome and Exodus was great, and then we got bogged down a little bit in the tabernacle building… If you can slug through Leviticus, you get through Numbers and you’re like, ‘Oh my word, I miss Genesis.’ That’s usually where people lose steam.” "The Bible Recap," she says, is meant to help people keep going when the text feels dense or distant.

​

<<By 2026, the project has grown deeper as well as wider. “We’ve added something called "TBR Deep Dive, The Bible Recap Deep Dive,” she shares. “I’m doing a flyover of three-ish chapters every day, but we’re also hitting things that we’d really love to go deeper on—like, ‘What is the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?’” Each week she and her team “take about five questions and spend about seven or eight minutes diving deeper on those,” adding “another layer of depth to the text for people who’ve done "The Bible Recap" with us for seven years now.”

​

<<Outside the podcast feed, her workload is just as intense. “One of the things on my plate is my team and I are writing a Bible study on every book of the Bible,” Tara-Leigh says. “That will be 40 studies when we’re all finished. We write them at a pace of four per year, so every three months we’re writing a new Bible study.” Each study aims to capture what listeners already expect from her work: “It’s concise, but it’s not fluffy. It’s in-depth. You’re wrestling with deep stuff.”

<<For Cobble, "The Bible Recap" is ultimately about changing how people see God. “Most, if not all, of our frustrations about God’s actions are rooted in the lie that we deserve something,” she reflects. Instead, she wants readers to encounter a God who is both just and overwhelmingly kind: “God has generously given it all to us. His Word is both kinds of light—the whole earth flooded with the fires of a thousand suns kind of glorious absolute truth, and the individual, step-by-step kind of personal guidance we need.” In every recap, every deep dive, every study, she circles back to the same refrain: “His Word is where the joy is."

Click Here To Watch The Full Conversation

Christian Booksellers'

Top Christian Books 

#1 (LM #8) -

Tara-Leigh Cobble

“The Bible Recap Study Guide”

Daily Questions

to Deepen Your Understanding

of Scripture

#2 (LM #7) -

Tara-Leigh Cobble

“The Bible Recap”

A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible (Hardcover)

#3 (LM #20) - Jordan Rubin

& Dr. Josh Axe

“The Biblio Diet”

Live Long, Master Metabolism, Reduce Pain, Fight Depression, and Conquer Cancer with Healing Secrets from the Bible

#4 (LM #24) - Gary Chapman

“The 5 Love Languages”

The Secret to Love that Lasts, New Edition

#5 (LM #9) - John Mark Comer

“The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry"

How to Stay Emotionally Healthy

and Spiritually Alive in the

Chaos of the Modern World

Click Here For The Full List of The Current Best Selling Christian Books

SHANNON BREAM,

Fox News Sunday anchor and New York Times best-selling author, shares her newest book, "Nothing is Impossible with God: Eleven Heroes. One God. Endless Lesson in Overcoming"

on CBN's "The 700 Club."

<<"My hope is that this book represents an encouraging reminder of how the Lord is willing and able to bless us more than we can imagine,” Shannon Bream said of "Nothing Is Impossible with God: Eleven Heroes. One God. Endless Lessons in Overcoming." 


<<“Each story will help readers find comfort and inspiration, and equip them for the challenges they may face by showing that nothing is impossible with God by your side.”

<<In the book, Bream walks readers through the lives of eleven biblical figures who faced moments that seemed utterly unfixable—Moses at the Red Sea, Joseph in a prison cell, Daniel in a foreign court, Jonah in the depths, and ultimately Jesus on the cross.


<<“God says over and over and over again in the Bible, to people who find themselves in terrible situations, ‘I’ll be with you,’” she explains. “He doesn’t promise to be a magic genie that makes our life easy and beautiful and palatable, and there will be rainbows and unicorns all the time.

<<But this promise is even more important: ‘I’m going to be with you in the good days, the bad days, My presence will help you through.’ And that’s been true for me.”

Click Here To Watch The Full

CBN Interview

More Christian Athletes to Cheer on at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics... Including Atlanta Gold Medalist Elana Meyers Taylor

<<Around the world, Christians live out their calling in many ways, including in athletics. These six Olympic athletes have used their global platform as an opportunity to share the gospel. They are competing at an elite level in their sport and use that as a catalyst for telling others about the ways God has worked in their own lives. In a world where division is everywhere, this year’s Winter Olympics in Italy provide a chance for global Christians to root for their brothers and sisters in Christ.

Atlanta's Elana Meyers Taylor –

Gold Medal WInner in Bobsledding, USA

<<Milan Cortina is the 5th Olympic Games that mom of two Elana Meyers Taylor has competed in. With a new gold, three silver and two bronze medals, Husband, Nic, also competed in the Winter Olympics. They met at a Bible study near the US Olympic Training Center in New York in 2011. Before they got married, the couple got baptized together.

<<Growing up, Taylor played softball and wanted to become a professional softball player. In college, it became the center of her life, yet she struggled with depression and an eating disorder. She played professionally in Michigan after graduating from George Washington University but still felt like something was missing in her life. She started researching different religions and found Jesus. “All of a sudden I just started crying, I was reading the book and it just hit me that Jesus is the way,” she said. “It was so strong and so powerful.”

<<She debuted in the Olympics in 2010, after starting to bobsled in 2007. As she continues in her Olympic career, Taylor said her ultimate aim is to glorify God. “Regardless of whether I win a gold medal or never compete again, I just have to trust that God has a plan for my life and I’m called to be his representative through the sport and outside of the sport,” she said. Her Gold Medal this week ties with speedskater Bonnie Blair for the most career Winter Olympic medals by an American woman. Her sixth medal extends her status as the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympic history, a mark she previously reached during the Beijing Games. 

<<Meyers Taylor will have another chance at a medal as she joins Kaillie Humphries to pilot a bobsled in the two-woman event, which begins today, Feb. 20 at 12 p.m. ET. Rebroadcast in primetime on NBC

OTHER CHRISTIAN OLYMPIANS


Jaccob Slavin – Hockey, USA, 
Tage Thompson – Hockey, USA, 
Teddy Blueger – Hockey, Latvia, 
Paul Schommer – Biathlon, USA
Anders Johnson – Speed Skating, Canada

Click Here For The Full Story

Arielle Reitsma from

"Girls Gone Bible" podcast shares her testimony from struggling with depression to finding true freedom in Christ on CBN's "The 700 Club."

Click Here To Watch Full Conversation

#1 (1) - The Bible In A Year

(with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

#2 (2) - The Bible Recap

(with Tara Leigh-Cobble)

#3 (3) - Lakepointe Church -

Live Free

(with Josh Howerton)

#4 (4) - followHIM

(with Hank Smith

& John Bytheway)

#5 (5) - Blaze Podcast Network - Relatable

(with Allie Beth Stuckey)

#6 (7) - The Briefing

(with Albert Mohler)

#7 (6) - The Catechism In A Year

(with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

#8 (11) - Woah, That's Good

(with Sadie Robertson Huff)

#9 (10) - Tread Lively: Unashamed

(with The Robertson Family)

#10 (8) - The Bible Project

(In depth conversations
about the Bible & theology)

Click Here For This Week's

Top 40 Christian Podcasts

SGN Singing New

Top 80 Southern Gospel Music Charts

#1 (LM6) - Karen Peck 
& New River -

“I Speak Jesus" (from Good Answers)

#2 (LM7) - The Guardians - 
"That Somebody Was Me”

(from Where Healing Happens)

#3 (LM5) - The Whisnants -

“Never Been Another”

(from He Made A Way)

#4 (LM9) - Jeff & Sheri Easter - “The Only Way He Knew How"

(from Treasure)

#5 (LM4) - Mylon Hayes Family - "So Much To Thank Him For”

(from Sing His Praise!)

Click Here For This Week's

Top Southern Gospel Songs

How Savannah Guthrie’s religious upbringing shaped her and how it helps her cope with her mother’s harrowing disappearance - Click Here

John Mark Comer’s “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” surpasses

1 million copies sold - Click Here

48 Hours Left to Vote: We Love Christian Music Awards 2026 Fan Voting Closes February 20 - Click Here

Robert Duvall, Oscar-Winning Icon Who Explored Faith and Redemption, Passes Away at 95 - Click Here

Country Singer Thomas Rhett Akins Trusts God Even If It Doesn’t Make Sense - Click Here

Conservative alternative to UMC now has over 7,000 member congregations

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‘Proud Mom’ Candace Cameron Bure Celebrates Son Becoming a Preacher

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Tim Allen Finishes Reading Bible: ‘I’m Humbled, Enlightened and Amazed’

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New chapter of Christians Against Christian Nationalism fighting the ideology in Georgia - Click Here

Jelly Roll's wife says backlash to his Gospel message at Grammy Awards is 'borderline demonic' - Click Here

"The First Hymn" Movie with Chris Tomlin & Ben Fielding Set To Debut

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Johnson Ferry Baptist Church

seeks new worship center permit

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Millions Are Using Christian Chatbots for Spiritual Growth — We Talk to Experts on Both Sides of the Controversial AI Trend - Click Here

Christian celebrities react to James Van Der Beek’s death at 48 after Stage 3 cancer diagnosis - Click Here

Why Matthew West Remains ‘Unashamed’ Despite Opposition - Click Here

Air1 Worship: Elevation Worship Serves Up a Song for Every Day on ‘Alleluia’ - Click Here

K-LOVE: Phil Wickham Invites Young and Old to Declare "What An Awesome God" We Have - Click Here

Jamie MacDonald Celebrates Dominating Debut - Click Here

CCM Voices to Join Andrea Bocelli February 23 in Nashville - Click Here

Petra Releases New Radio Single “Filthy Lucre,” a Bold Call to Refocus on Christ from Their Comeback Album, "Hope" - Click Here

Can We Go Home Now: Brandon Heath Finds Eternal Hope through Grief

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TobyMac, Josiah Queen, Tasha Layton & More on Living in God’s Love

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Bishop Hezekiah Walker Goes Platinum - Click Here

Brooke Ligertwood Announces New Single “Even Death On a Cross!” Featuring Songbird Abbie,

Arrived Feb. 18 - Click Here

John P. Kee Performs for

NPR's Tiny Desk Series - Click Here

Atlanta's Passion Announces March 6 Live Album, "Just That Good"

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Journey Member Jonathan Cain Releases New Single "Only A Prayer Away," Feb. 27 - Click Here

The Kingsmen Kick Off 70th Anniversary Year with "When Sunday Morning Dawned" - Click Here

Christian/Gospel Music -

This Month's New Releases

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