{"id":14066,"date":"2025-03-12T18:40:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T22:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/?p=14066"},"modified":"2025-03-12T18:40:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T22:40:26","slug":"news-chris-whittington-launches-his-bright-portal-10-year-anniversary-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/news-chris-whittington-launches-his-bright-portal-10-year-anniversary-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"News: Chris Whittington launches his ‘Bright Portal’ 10-year anniversary edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
TEXAS-BASED STEEL INDUSTRY EXEC,\u00a0SINGER\/SONGWRITER,\u00a0& WORSHIP LEADER, CHRIS WHITTINGTON, TALKS WITH JOURNALISTS ABOUT HIS UNIQUE TESTIMONY AT\u00a0NRB 2025<\/strong>
Whittington Launches His\u00a0Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition\u00a0<\/em>Campaign at NRB 2025 in Grapevine, Texas<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
GRAPEVINE, Texas (March 12, 2025) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Texas-based steel industry executive, singer\/songwriter, and worship leader, Chris Whittington recently attended\u00a0the International Christian Media Convention (NRB 2025), held at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, to promote his\u00a0upcoming release,\u00a0Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition.<\/em><\/strong>
Slated for a Spring 2025 release,\u00a0Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is the newly remastered and re-imagined version of\u00a0Whittington’s critically acclaimed debut album,\u00a0Bright Portal,\u00a0<\/em>a\u00a0collection of melodic, guitar-driven tracks woven with symphonic overtures and lyrics, planted in the truth of Scripture.

While attending the convention,\u00a0Whittington\u00a0interviewed and met with a wide variety of Christian journalists, sharing his thoughts about the\u00a0upcoming release,\u00a0as well as\u00a0his latest single,\u00a0“God Will Supply All Our Needs.”

He also shared his unique testimony based on his dual vocation as both a business owner and a worship and church leader.

“I believe that the success of my company has been tied to my faith in Jesus Christ,” says Whittington, the founder and owner of Houston-based Whittington Steel. “My business success springs out of the same principles I follow as a worship leader and a church leader,” he explains.<\/td>		\"\"

Singer\/songwriter, worship leader, and Texas-based steel industry executive Chris Whittington\u00a0recently attended\u00a0the International Christian Media Convention (NRB 2025), to promote his upcoming project,\u00a0<\/em>Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition<\/strong>, which is slated for a Spring 2025 release. While at the convention,\u00a0Whittington interviewed and met with journalists from around the world, including Chris Carpenter, the managing editor of\u00a0<\/em>The Christian Post’s\u00a0online lifestyle magazine,\u00a0<\/em>Crossmap.com.\u00a0Pictured (L to R): Carpenter and Whittington. (Chris Carpenter<\/em>\u00a0photo).<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
“One of the Bible verses I try to live by is Psalm 112:5\u2014It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice<\/em>,” he says. “<\/em>Another primary verse for me is Matthew 6:33\u2014But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”<\/em>
“I believe the Lord has led me to focus on a family-like, mentoring community in our company, and we have seen many benefits in our workplace and in our employees’ lives,” comments Whittington.
“God made man to care for His creation, and He did so within His institution of the family,” he continues. “In making Adam and Eve and blessing them with children which came from them, He created the family to share the responsibility of caring for His creation. Even as, in the family, it works best when the family members care for and aid one another in their individual tasks, the same is so in every organization, businesses included. In our business, as we help our employees to buy homes and cars, and encourage them with Bible-based relationship advice, we are privileged to watch them grow into hard working, caring individuals who go on to encourage others in their own families and communities.”<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"S<\/em>in<\/em>ger\/songwriter, worship leader, and Texas-based steel industry executive Chris Whittington <\/em>recently <\/em>promoted his upcoming project, <\/em>Brig<\/strong>ht Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition<\/strong>, at <\/em>the International Christian Media Convention (NRB 2025), <\/em>While at the convention, <\/em>Whittington interviewed with Paul Ladd from <\/em>World Christian Broadcasting.<\/em> Pictured (L to R): Whittington and <\/em>Ladd.<\/em> (Paul Ladd photo).<\/em><\/td>Whittington also\u00a0shared some lessons that he has learned about how to bring diverse people together for a common good in the workforce.\u00a0
“We\u2019ve learned that, although each person’s situation can vary, at the core of it all, everyone has a desire to be part of something that\u2019s larger than just themselves,” he explains. “We choose every day to prefer one another in love toward the end goal of making money to support ourselves and our families.”

During the conference, Whittington\u00a0was interviewed and met with media outlets includingThe Christian Post’s<\/em>\u00a0online lifestyle magazine,\u00a0Crossmap.com<\/em>;\u00a0Life Today TV with Randy Robison<\/em>;\u00a0Bill Martinez Live!<\/em>;\u00a0Christ For All Nations<\/em>; Florida Nations Church;\u00a0World Christian Broadcasting<\/em>; MRG Media’s\u00a0Homeschool Companion<\/em>;\u00a0The Christian Car Guy<\/em>\u00a0on Truth Network;\u00a0Walk in Faith TV<\/em>, and more.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMany thanks to the NRB community for welcoming me to share my music and testimony at NRB 2025,” says Whittington, who launched his\u00a0Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>campaign at the convention. “It was an honor to engage with so many exceptional Christ-followers and industry leaders.\u201d

To listen to\u00a0“God Will Supply All Our Needs,”<\/strong>\u00a0the third single from\u00a0Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0click here<\/a>. To listen to “Love Is Come,” the second single from\u00a0Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0click here<\/a>. To listen to “Sing with All the Saints in Glory,” the first single from\u00a0Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0click here<\/a>. To listen to music from Whittington’s most recent album,\u00a0Realitorium<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(2024),\u00a0click here<\/a>. For more information on Whittington, visit\u00a0chriswhittington.com<\/a>.# # #<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Singer\/songwriter, worship leader, and Texas-based steel industry executive Chris Whittington has collaborated with fellow Texan and CCM pioneer, producer Kemper Crabb, on his previous releases,\u00a0<\/em>Bright Portal\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>Realitorium, as well as his upcoming release,\u00a0<\/em>Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition<\/strong>.\u00a0Pictured (L to R): Whittington and Crabb. (Photo courtesy of Chris Whittington)<\/em><\/td>		About\u00a0Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition and\u00a0<\/em>“God Will Supply All Our Needs”:<\/strong>\u201cChris Whittington\u2019s music flows with all the lushness of Eden, but remembers that we are still living east of there,\u201d says R.C. Sproul Jr., author and theologian.

Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>the newly remastered and re-imagined version of\u00a0Whittington’s critically acclaimed debut album,\u00a0Bright Portal<\/em>, is\u00a0<\/strong>a\u00a0collection of melodic, guitar-driven tracks woven with symphonic overtures and lyrics, planted in the truth of Scripture.\u00a0For\u00a0Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition<\/em><\/strong>, the musician collaborated again with the producer of the original\u00a0Bright Portal\u00a0<\/em>project, fellow Texan\u00a0and CCM pioneer Kemper Crabb, known for his work with Caedmon’s Call, Radiohalo, and ArkAngel.

Whittington, the owner of Houston-based Whittington Steel, brought in award-winning mastering engineer Bob Boyd (CeCe Winans\u2019 Grammy Award-winning album,\u00a0Believe For It<\/em>) to remaster all of the songs featured on the original\u00a0Bright Portal\u00a0<\/em>project, as well as a new bonus track,\u00a0“God Will Supply All Our Needs.”<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Boyd, a 3-time Grammy, Dove, and Juno Award winner, has created a sonic upgrade that truly shines. Technology changes everything!

Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>comes on the heels of Whittington’s 2024 CD release,\u00a0Realitorium<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(featuring guitar great, multiple Grammy nominee, and 7-time Dove Award winner Phil Keaggy), and the 2024\u00a0Downe In Yon Forest\u00a0<\/em>medieval Christmas concert, where he traded lead vocals with Kemper Crabb as he did in the original PBS broadcast (which had 200 million views, according to Nielsen).

The singles from Whittington’s recent\u00a0Realitorium<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>project have been consistently landing at Number 1 and Number 2 on Play MPE\u2019s DJ streaming charts in the UK, South Africa, and Norway throughout the past six months. Now, the trend is continuing.\u00a0The first three singles from the upcoming\u00a0Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition<\/em><\/strong>\u2014”Sing with All the Saints in Glory,” “Love Is Come,” and\u00a0“God Will Supply All Our Needs”\u2014have each landed at Number 1 or Number 2 on the same charts.

“My life has been a twisting path filled\u00a0with surprises, but music has remained a constant,” says Whittington.\u00a0“<\/em>Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is a collection of all of my musical influences so far in my life,\u00a0including David Bowie, Kemper Crabb, Led Zeppelin, and Caedmon’s Call.”

The songs on\u00a0Bright Portal 10-Year Anniversary Edition\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>include the original cuts from\u00a0Bright Portal: “<\/em>Sing with All the Saints in Glory” (the first single on the new project), “Love Is Come”\u00a0<\/em>(the second single on the new project), “Coram Deo,” “Love Again,” and “Fill the Temple,” as well as the bonus cut,\u00a0“God Will Supply All Our\u00a0Needs” (the third single on the new project).

“God Will Supply All Our Needs”<\/strong>\u00a0taps into Whittington’s rock roots and displays the signature guitar and unique instrumentation that his listeners have come to expect. It features a Beatlesque vocal blend and an infectious melody that listeners will carry with them from the first chord.

Whittington wrote the song during the 2008 financial crisis. It is based on Luke 12:27-31, where Jesus compares how His Father God cares for the beautiful lilies of the field to how He desires to care for all of His children.

“God Will Supply All Our Needs”<\/strong>\u00a0was heavily influenced by the poverty that Whittington, his mother, and his five siblings experienced growing up in the 70s in Houston, Texas, after his business executive father abandoned the family.

\u201cI learned first-hand that no matter how bleak things looked, I could truly trust God to supply all my needs,” says Whittington. \u201cAs difficult as it was to live through, it taught me not to be afraid\u2014God would always take care of me and my loved ones. And I have been able to share that message with others in full confidence.\u201d<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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About <\/strong>Chris W<\/strong>hittington:<\/strong>In addition to his musical talents, singer\/songwriter and worship leader Chris Whittington overcame a childhood of poverty to become a successful businessman.\ufeffAs the founder and owner of Whittington Steel, a Houston, Texas-based steel company, he balances his career as a business founder and entrepreneur with being a ministry and worship leader. He is equally passionate about both callings.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For more than two decades, Whittington\u2019s artistry, leadership in the church, and heart for those in the community have made an eternal difference in lives close to home as well as across the globe.
Whittington has earned critical acclaim from many musicians, pastors, authors, and fans, who have continued to applaud him for his ministry and life\u2019s work.

Whittington has shared the stage with top contemporary Christian artists and worship leaders, including Caedmon’s Call and CCM pioneer Kemper Crabb.

Whittington and Crabb, his long-time collaborator and producer, met in a record store in the 70s and became fast friends. Both are part of a creative church community committed to learning how to think biblically about everything.

Whittington and his wife, Joanne, who are celebrating 45 years of marriage this year, have raised four grown children. They reside in the Houston, Texas, area.<\/td>		\"\"

For more than two decades, singer\/songwriter, worship leader, and Texas-based steel industry executive Chris Whittington has been writing worship songs for the church as well as for those beyond the church walls. Pictured: Chris Whittington. (Photo by Cinnamon Auld)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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