237 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY with actress Verna May Linzey, his mother, in 2012. He also sang harmony and backup vocals for Verna Linzey, with the Triumphant Quartet and the trio, Sisters, in the award-winning song “The Rose” by Bette Midler, which appeared on the film’s soundtrack. Likewise, he was a finalist in the Dove Awards’ “Special Event Album of the Year” in 1996 for his co-authorship and recording of the song “A Heart of Love,” which appeared on the album, “When the World Turns to God.” Dr. Linzey received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Kingsway Theological Seminary for his work in religious services. Additionally, due to his work as the chief editor of the Modern English Version Bible translation, he earned the Best-Selling Author Award from National Critics’ Choice in 2015. With respect to his musical endeavors, he was credited with singing backup vocals on the album “Oh Blessed Jesus” by Verna May Linzey, which garnered a Gold Record Award for Best Vocals in Southern Gospel Music from the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England, in 2016. In 2019, he wrote “Creator of the Universe” (The Space Force Hymn). Most recently, Dr. Linzey has become a highly successful real estate investor. Kentucky. Impressively, he was commissioned to write the institutional prayer during this time, which is one of only four official institutional American military prayers to be written to the present day. He was bestowed with numerous military decorations for his military service. While pursuing his vocational path, Dr. Linzey attended Vanguard University of Southern California, at which he received a Bachelor of Arts in biblical studies, with an emphasis in religion, in 1979. He followed this accomplishment when he received a Master of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary in 1983 and was subsequently ordained by the Southern Baptist Convention. Outside of his primary career, Dr. Linzey has lent his time to the arts as a best-selling author, actor and recording artist. Penning the books “Moral Leadership,” “The Holy Spirit” and “A Divine Appointment in Washington, DC,” he appeared in the major motion picture “Iniquity”
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