The Detroit News reports that, after two strokes, seizures and a heart attack suffered over the past two months, David “Pop” Winans, age 74, was released yesterday from Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI.  He’s in rehab and doing better by the day.  Awesome!  See the full article here.

I learned of his condition a couple of weeks ago, but kinda didn’t process it because I was at a homegoing service for someone else when I heard about it (see my post about Olivia McClurkin here).  And the reminder of our own mortality was more than I wanted to deal with at the time.  But now, I realize how sad I would’ve been had he not pulled through.  Of course, I would have mourned for the Winans family in their loss here on Earth.  But I mean that I would have been personally affected…

I was first exposed to Pop Winans on an oooooold Stellar Awards broadcast (maybe 1989 or 1990).  BeBe & CeCe sang “Lost Without You” (classic), then introduced their parents, who sang “I’m Going Through” from their self-entitled debut album.  You gotta love YouTube for having a clip of their performance:

 Like the entire Winans family, he has a sound that is truly unique.  He has contributed to my understanding of the passion with which a vocalist, especially a male vocalist, has to bring to the stage.  And he loves him some Jesus.  He’s an asset to the gospel music community and to the Body of Christ.

Let’s pray for a speedy and complete recovery!