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You want to know what “keeping your cool” is all about?<\/p>\n

I’ll tell you about something my wife and I witnessed this evening.<\/p>\n

We attended a gospel concert at a megachurch here in Amarillo. The Gaither Vocal Band was the featured act. We’ve seen them perform\u00a0many times over the years — and every single performance we’ve seen has brought great joy to both of us.<\/p>\n

As I told my pastor, this brand of music “ministers to me often more than a preacher in a pulpit.” He got it.<\/p>\n

Well, tonight one of the vocalists — tenor David Phelps — stepped forward to sing a solo. This young man’s range is nothing short of spectacular, not to mention the power in his voice is simply not to be believed until\u00a0 you hear it.<\/p>\n

He launched into an operatic song he’s performed many times; we’ve heard it and are moved every time we hear it.<\/p>\n

Tonight, about a fourth of the way through the song, the\u00a0sound system let out this huge<\/em> groan and then went dead. Nothing. Deader’n dead.<\/p>\n

What did Phelps do? He kept singing. He didn’t miss a note. Not a beat. He sang as if he was in complete control of the situation.<\/p>\n

The crowd of several thousand started to applaud. Some of them stood.<\/p>\n

Phelps kept belting out the aria.<\/p>\n

Then, just as he started to sing the conclusion, the sound came back on. He finished his song.<\/p>\n

We all stood and cheered.<\/p>\n

I turned to my wife and said, “Now, that<\/em> was impressive.”<\/p>\n

“Sure it is,” she said. “He’s a pro.”<\/p>\n

No . . .\u00a0 kiddin’.<\/p>\n

Bravo, David! Bravo!<\/em><\/p>\n

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