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Memorial Service for Dwight Good Set for March 4 (Plus News Briefs)

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A memorial service for Dwight Good, 86, is set for 2 p.m. March 4 at Victor Baptist Church in Branson, Mo. Dwight, together with his twin brother, Dwayne, comprised the Good Twins singing duo, performing together for more than 60 years. 

The Illinois native sang in The Lordsmen quartet (with his brother and two others) and played baseball and basketball at Lincoln (Ill.) Christian University, earning a degree in theology in 1958. He and Dwayne became a duet afterward, first performing in at revivals and concerts in the Midwest. 

Eventually, they moved to California, recorded albums at Capitol Records, and won the Gospel Music Association’s NEFF (Dove) Award for Gospel Duet Album of the Year. They recorded more than 50 albums and performed over 7,500 concerts in 22 countries. They also were singing cast members on Cecil Todd’s Revival Fires television ministry for many years. (After Dwayne Good’s death in April 2022, we ran a special “Throwback Thursday” celebrating the Good Twins’ musical history.)

Dwight Good also was youth minister for Knott Avenue Christian Church in Anaheim, Calif.; pastor of Omega Christian Church in Arcadia, Ind.; and vice president of ChildLife International, based in Davenport, Iowa. 

More information about Dwight Good’s life and funeral arrangement are available at legacy.com.

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News Briefs

Ozark Christian College’s Preaching-Teaching Convention will take place Monday to Wednesday next week. The theme is “Unsung Heroes.” Learn more and register to attend in person ($130) or virtually ($50). Go to occ.edu.

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Adam Tomlinson, minister with Westwood Christian Church in Madison, Wis., had nearly 12 inches of hair cut off after church services Sunday that will be donated to Hair We Share, an organization that turns such donations into wigs for people experiencing hair loss. 

Tomlinson’s donation honors his mother-in-law, who lost her hair to chemotherapy while battling breast cancer a year ago, according to nbc15.com. 

The church helped raise money to cover the cost of making the wig for the person who receives it.

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According to a recent Barna study, 75 percent of U.S. adults say they research a charitable organization before they support it financially. Of that 75 percent, 29 percent of them say they do their research primarily on the organization’s website, 20 percent view the organization’s ratings, 14 percent talk to close family or friends, 7 percent check on social media, 7 percent visit the organization in person, and 4 percent talk with a pastor or other religious leader. Read more of the digital report, “Meet the Digital Donor,” here.

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A new devotional commentary on Ephesians by Will Thomas has just been released through Xulon Press. God Is at Work! And the Difference that Makes “explores the tapestry of life where grace, servanthood, and the sovereignty of God intersect.”

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A first-ever “live” recording of 21 songs featuring Christian songwriter and performer Rich Mullins—who died in an auto accident in September 1997—has been released by Old Bear Records. Deep Valley includes better-known and never-released songs, along with spoken interludes, according to an article at CCM Magazine’s website. It was recorded at Deep Valley Christian Camp in Slippery Rock, Pa., in 1984.

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