"The GMA Dove Awards is NOT Christian!"
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🗓️ 5 November 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s episode of Granger Smith Reacts, Granger dives into a bold take from worship leader Jeremy Riddle — who’s calling for a total overhaul of Christian award shows. 👀 From “the Dove Awards aren’t Christian” to “what would Jesus’ award show look like?”, this one sparks a deep (and funny) conversation about faith, music, and fame.
Granger shares his own behind-the-scenes experience with award shows — the red carpets, the awkward dinners, and why he despised them — while wrestling with the big question: Can we really celebrate faith the same way the world celebrates fame?
💭 Expect honest reflections, biblical wisdom, and the usual Granger humor as we unpack how the kingdom of God might hand out trophies… if it ever did.
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, it is video reaction time. What do you got to hit? What do you got for? Did you like last week's, first of all? I did. Yeah. It was fun. It was fun. Okay, so we're going to kind of branch off of that one. And that one, last week's, if you didn't watch it, we were talking about Forrest Frank and Jelly Roll, |
| 0:26.0 | talking about Forrest's denial of awards and award shows. I'm not going back to award shows. |
| 0:30.6 | This guy I want to introduce you today. He is a worship leader. His name is Jeremy Riddle. |
| 0:37.3 | He wants to completely change the way we look at award shows in general. |
| 0:38.3 | Is he a famous guy? |
| 0:40.6 | Somewhat, I would say. |
| 0:43.0 | I mean, yeah, he has quite a few followers on Instagram and then I've seen him on several things. |
| 0:46.5 | I didn't, not as recognizable as, you know, Brandon Lake, |
| 0:51.9 | or at least wasn't for me, but I think for some people maybe. |
| 0:54.1 | Okay. So here he is. I want to get your thoughts on this. Okay. as, you know, Brandon Lake, or at least wasn't for me, but I think for some people maybe. |
| 0:56.2 | So here he is. |
| 0:57.1 | I want to get your thoughts on this. |
| 1:04.6 | Hey, my friends, I just wanted to come on here and follow through on my last post about the GMA Dev Awards. |
| 1:05.6 | And I promise to share my thoughts in a more in-depth video. |
| 1:10.0 | I debated writing it, but I just felt like it was important for you guys to hear tone and my heart. |
| 1:15.2 | I just think it's important for you guys to know that I've come through so much. |
| 1:19.0 | I've been through so much. I've seen so much, you know. |
| 1:22.8 | And I do have a real hunger and thirstful righteousness that we would live rightly, that we would do rightly. |
| 1:30.3 | And sometimes I got to confess that makes me hangary. |
| 1:34.3 | I don't you guys ever been angry before. |
| 1:36.3 | You just need to know, I've been an accomplice. |
| 1:40.3 | I've been a part of all of these things that I'm going to be talking about. |
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