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In May, for KING & COUNTRY released their new single “Together” featuring Tori Kelly and Kirk Franklin, and it has quickly gained attention from both Christian and mainstream radio. The song is currently sitting at #15 on the mainstream AC charts, right below Katy Perry’s new single. “I remember the moment we walked off stage after playing our final show in Canada and as COVID-19 hit and shut down the west– we looked at each other and said ‘this is the song that we need to release for this time.'” The band shared when they released the song. “From that day to this it’s been a bumpy road for the…
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The Christian Festival Association Announces First Ever Virtual Tour
Nashville, TN – Following last month’s announcement of their nationwide inspirational Hope Lives Campaign, today the Christian Festival Association (CFA), the leading association of Christian Festivals in North America, announced the launch of the first ever Hope Lives Virtual Festival. Produced through a joint effort of all 28 CFA member festivals in partnership with Compassion International and Eight Days of Hope, this nationwide virtual event will bring many of Christian music’s leading artists including TobyMac, for King & Country, the Newsboys, Matthew West, Zach Williams, and more to audiences across the country, allowing everyone to join in the virtual event from the comfort of their homes, backyards, and local places…
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RCA Inspiration Celebrates A Winning Night At The 2020 BET Awards
Nashville, TN (June 29, 2020) RCA Inspiration celebrated a winning night at the 2020 BET Awards, with Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul/RCA) winning the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel Inspirational Award, for his #1 hit “Just For Me,” featured off his hit album, LONG LIVE LOVE. Franklin made an appearance on the show as well. Kierra Sheard also made an appearance on the BET Awards broadcast, delivering an awe-inspiring performance of her song “Something Has To Break,” off her chart-topping album KIERRA (Karew Entertainment/RCA Inspiration). Joined by her mother the inimitable Karen Clark Sheard, on the closing performance, Kierra Sheard and Karen Clark Sheard’s explosive vocal prowess created an iconic…
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Worship Leader Kim Walker-Smith Set To Release Solo Live Album
NASHVILLE, TENN. (JUNE 26, 2020) After a three year hiatus since her last solo album, Jesus Culture’s Kim Walker-Smith will release her new live album, Wild Heart, on August 14th. Today she shares the first track, “Protector,” which is available here as well as below. Wild Heart explores themes of life, beginning again, and returning to our First Love, and is a collection of live recorded songs and moments that are joyful, raw, honest, and intimate. “My last record, On My Side, was a collection of songs written from a desert season of my life. I was processing grief, anger, and pain. God met me in the desert and brought…
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Few Words, Big Difference
God answers prayers, but our prayers may not always come easy. Not too long ago, I rode down a long highway. A kid had to go to the bathroom. We stopped at a rest stop. There, I noticed 3 girls standing outside the bathroom looking aimless, dizzy almost. I walked past them, but felt a check in my spirit. Were they okay? There were two pre-teens and one crying toddler who looked disoriented. I hesitated and didn’t talk to them, figuring I’d check on them after I got out of the bathroom. The only thing was — after I got out of the bathroom they were (poof!) gone. A distance…
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Get Out of Your Head Week 3 — Weapons We Use, Part I
This has been the hardest thing for me: to sit still, all alone and there’s a reason for it. Because real, connected, intimate time with Jesus is the very thing that grows our faith, shifts our minds, brings about revival in our souls, and brings about revival in our communities. And, so the devil hates… The post Get Out of Your Head Week 3 — Weapons We Use, Part I appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Are You Headed the Wrong Way?
Today, I completely missed my turn. I took a new route to the supermarket and, because I thought the entrance would look the same as before, I drove right past it. I knew the store would be on the left. However, because I came from a different direction, it was on the right. Because I expected an old thing, I missed the new. Likewise, many of us — looking for an old thing — miss God’s new. We expect people to hurt us like yesterday, so we stay in our house, away from relationship and, yet again — we are hurt. We expect our finances to never change, so we don’t bother changing…
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Talking to Kids about the Importance of Independence Day
Independence Day with our family is about as cliché as cliché gets! It’s family, food and fireworks. In typical Texas fashion, the weather will be scorching hot. We will head over to my in-law’s home and the older kids will immediately run into the backyard and jump in the swimming pool. The toddlers will beg for… The post Talking to Kids about the Importance of Independence Day appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Complaining and Miracles
Cloudy with a Chance of Quail I love miracles, and I love food, so I really love food miracles. And while there are multiple food miracles in Scripture, the day God provided quail meat in the middle of nowhere may rank as the most amazing. When the Israelites exited Egypt, a quailstorm was definitely not… The post Complaining and Miracles appeared first on FaithGateway.
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How Do We Live in the Present During a Pandemic?
The Church’s mission began (according to John 20) with three things which have become very familiar to us in recent days. It began with tears; with locked doors; and with doubt. On the first Easter day, Mary Magdalene was weeping in the garden outside Jesus’ empty tomb (John 20:1-18). To her astonishment, Jesus met her,… The post How Do We Live in the Present During a Pandemic? appeared first on FaithGateway.
