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At the Bottom of the Pool, God said “Be grateful.”
Seriously? It happened one morning when my life had sprinted past whatever control I thought I had on anything resembling a schedule. This was during a time when I would cringe if anyone asked me to speak about “balance in life”. I had showered and slipped from the darkness of my bedroom minutes before. In… The post At the Bottom of the Pool, God said “Be grateful.” appeared first on FaithGateway.
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A Good Name
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches; loving favor rather than silver and gold. — Proverbs 22:1. I had certainly come across this verse before I met Truett Cathy, Chick-fil-A’s founder. However, as I sat in his office in December 1980 for what turned out to be my last interview before… The post A Good Name appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Be Faithful in Prayer
I am able to do far beyond all that you ask or imagine. Come to Me with positive expectations, knowing that there is no limit to what I can accomplish. Ask My Spirit to control your mind so that you can think great thoughts of Me. Do not be discouraged by the fact that many… The post Be Faithful in Prayer appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Sarah Vienna sits down with CCM Magazine
Can a song save a life? Sarah Vienna, singer-songwriter, speaker and human rights advocate believes so. Growing up the youngest of seven girls in Northern California, Sarah has spent the last 15 years living in Brasov, Romania, where her experiences with children motivated her to found and fund a non-profit to rescue orphans, and to use her musical aptitude to write songs that champion the importance of every human life. After a recent tour of a pregnancy resource center in Pennsylvania, Sarah was inspired to write a moving and powerful song from the perspective of a baby in a mother’s womb. That song is called, “I’m Alive,” and an acoustic…
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Life.Church Worship — Story Behind the Song ‘Where the Spirit of the Lord Is’
Los Angeles, CA (June 13, 2019) Oklahoma-based Life.Church Worship recently sent their single “Where The Spirit Of The Lord Is” to radio with an impact date of June 24. The song is from the recently released EP, Death of Death (DREAM Records), that is available on all digital platforms. In support of the new single, Chris Kuti and Kyle O’Neal share the Story Behind the Song in a new video. “As we sat together to write ‘Where The Spirit Of The Lord Is’ there was something special that happened in that room,” said O’Neal. “One of our songwriters kept singing ‘do what only you can do.’ It was such a…
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CCM New Artist Spotlight: Chris Renzema
Artist Name: Chris Renzema Age: 23 Genre: Folk Rock for Jesus Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI Label: (Centricity) Hobbies/Interests Apart from Music: Movies/Film, but really I’m just into more music. Last Netflix Binge: I watch a lot of Survivor but it’s not on Netflix. Musical Influences: Wilco, John Mark McMillan, Bruce Springsteen, Hillsong Very First Musical Purchase: My first CD was Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot which I stole out of my parents’ CD collection, my first memorable purchase was Day & Age by The Killers—I had to get my cousin to drive me to a Starbucks so I could get WiFi to download it. Do you have a favorite song from…
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David C Cook Releasing ‘The Cross Before Me’ Book
Nashville, TN (June 12, 2019) Pastor and award-winning author Rankin Wilbourne and Christian philosopher Brian Gregor, Ph.D. will release The Cross Before Me: Reimagining the Way to the Good Life Sept. 1, 2019 published by David C Cook. This unique book offers a provocative perspective on God’s design for the cross and explores how the way of the cross is the path to life, happiness and being human. Drawing on biblical truths, historical writings and modern examples, Wilbourne and Gregor challenge readers to think of the cross not only as the instrument of their eternal salvation, but as the way to a good and beautiful life here and now. Written for anyone…
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Netflix to Release ‘The Long Goodbye’ Documentary
Nashville, TN (June 13, 2019)The Long Goodbye: The Kara Tippetts Story is a new documentary that follows the powerful story of a wife and mother thrust into the national spotlight through a terminal cancer diagnosis. The film was a #1 best-seller on the Amazon documentary chart and remained in the Top 10 for 6-plus weeks. It will release on Netflix on June 23, 2019. Shot in real-time and featuring Kara’s own vlogs and cell phone videos, The Long Goodbye: The Kara Tippetts Story offers an incredibly vulnerable look into a dying woman’s last days. The film also features Kara’s friends-including Ann Voskamp, Joanna Gaines, Ellie Holcomb, Jim Daly, Dianne Derby from…
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Skillet Releases Two New Songs from Upcoming Album, ‘Anchor’ and ‘Save Me’
Today Skillet released two brand new singles from their forthcoming album, Victorious. Though it had previously been revealed that “Anchor” was to release today, June 14th, as the single going to Christian radio while previously-released “Legendary” impacted rock formats, yesterday the band also began to tease the release of another new song, “Save Me.” They posted a very brief clip on social media, indicating that “Save Me” is set to be a theatrical rocker in the tradition of some of the band’s signature songs. With “Legendary” having been already heard in live sets, this will mark the first time fans will hear new material from the album that hadn’t been…
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Kirk Franklin’s ‘Long Live Love’ Debuts at #1 on Billboard Gospel Albums Chart
Today, fourteen-time GRAMMY® Award winning artist, songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin’s new album LONG LIVE LOVE (Fo Yo Soul RCA), which was released on May 31st, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Album’s chart, at #2 on the R&B Albums chart and at #20 on the Top 200 chart. LONG LIVE LOVE also amassed more than 4.3 million streams in its first week. In addition to LONG LIVE LOVE topping the Gospel Albums chart, the singles “Love Theory” and “OK” sit at the #1 spots on the Hot Gospel Songs, Gospel Airplay, Gospel Digital Song Sales and Gospel Streaming Songs charts. And “Love Theory” is currently #4 on the…



























