Grammy-nominated Christian singer Rhett Walker says the grace given to her by the church during her teenage pregnancy is the reason she sings today and the reason she found salvation. Walker has been nominated for five Dove Awards, but he might never have broken into Christian music if the church hadn't shown him love when his then-girlfriend April (now wife) became pregnant. says.
“We've been married for 20 years this year,” Walker told Crosswalk Headlines. “We were 17 years old and pregnant as teenagers, and I saw the church gathering around us, and that led to me getting saved. And I… I thought, “If I can share my story, and if it resonates in the same way that the church rallied around me,'' teenagers…to get it on the radio because that's what I want to do.'' I don't write songs for. [But] I write songs based on my life and the lessons I've learned, and I hope to help others. ”
Walker was nominated for a Dove Award this year for his song. the man with the cross in the middleThe song was named Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recording Song of the Year and is part of his new EP. The days I dreamed. He was previously nominated for a Grammy Award where marcy found me and ranked in the Billboard Christian Airplay Top 5 gospel song.
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