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Dangerous Prayers: Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968)
Dangerous Prayers: Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) Martin Luther King Jr. is widely regarded as American’s leading advocate for nonviolence and one of the greatest leaders in world history. Dr. King led the American civil rights movement from December 1955 until his untimely death on April 4, 1968. During those thirteen years, more advances were… The post Dangerous Prayers: Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Praying to Forgive Yourself, God, and Others
I struggled with forgiving my mother for years. Even after I became an adult she continued to be abusive, and I had to forgive her on a daily basis. Sometimes I stayed away from her and just let my dad deal with her by himself. Unfortunately she turned her anger toward him. When he became… The post Praying to Forgive Yourself, God, and Others appeared first on FaithGateway.
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UPPERROOM: Story Behind the Songs of ‘To the One’
Here at CCMmagazine.com we know you like to hear first hand from your favorite artists their stories about what inspired them to write a particular song. What was going on in their personal, band, family and spiritual lives that led them to write “that song”…? Well, UPPERROOM has gone the extra mile and given us a little glimpse into what went in to every song on the latest album, To The One. We hope you enjoy this song by song, full album edition of CCM’s Story Behind the Song. Healer “Healer” was written during a season after experiencing the suicide deaths of two people very close to me—I was…
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What God Sees {Indescribable by Louie Giglio}
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. — Hebrews 4:13 NIV Did you know that on a clear night, away from the city lights and using only your eyes, you can see all the way to the Andromeda Galaxy, which is located an astonishing 2.5 million light-years from Earth? And on a really… The post What God Sees {Indescribable by Louie Giglio} appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Switchfoot’s Much Anticipated ‘Native Tongue’ Out Now!
Nashville, TN (January 18, 2019) GRAMMY® Award-winning rock band Switchfoot released their 11th full-length album, Native Tongue, today via Fantasy Records. Throughout 2019, Switchfoot will take the project’s message of love and hope to their multitude of fans on the North American leg of their Native Tongue Tour, which kicks off February 14th in Asheville, N.C. “These are polarizing times, where the loudest voice is often the voice of anger or fear. This album is an attempt to sing that hope into life. To bring a group of diverse songs under one common banner. Hatred is not your native language. Love is your Native Tongue.” –Jon Foreman Switchfoot celebrated Native Tongue release…
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Phil Wickham Drops ‘Living Hope (The House Sessions)’
Nashville, TN (January 18, 2019) With the fall release of his critically lauded Living Hope, Phil Wickham has new unveiled Living Hope (The House Sessions), available now. Recorded live in an intimate setting, Living Hope (The House Sessions) invites listeners into a meaningful, visceral time of worship. Wickham has also released a video today for “Great Things // King of My Heart,” coinciding with the project’s opening two tracks. The nine-song collection also includes the standout tracks “Living Hope” and “Till I Found You.” Both resonating songs have continued to impact the church as well as Christian radio while garnering over 27 million combined streams. These songs and more have…
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Best Thing I Heard Today: January 18, 2019
by Ross Cluver, Managing Editor My Christian music fandom has always been based more in the fringe genres than in the Inspirational, Gospel, Worship, Adult Contemporary and Pop music that has traditionally dominated Christian music airwaves and the pages of the old CCM print magazine. Rock, Alternative, Rap, Hip Hop, Alternative, and Hard music in all it’s forms has always been where my interests lie. I’ve been wanting to add this column or blog section to the CCMmagazine.com site since assuming the role of Managing Editor and content curator. I’ve heard a lot of really good music from a wide range of artists and genres over the last several months.…
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7eventh Time Down Set to Release ‘Brand New Day’
Nashville, TN (January 18, 2019)7eventh Time Down, the hitmakers of “Just Say Jesus” and “God Is On The Move,” return March 1, 2019 with Brand New Day, the band’s highly anticipated fourth BEC studio recording. Featuring 10 tracks, six of which were produced by 7eventh Time Down frontman Mikey Howard, the project also showcases production contributions from GRAMMY® Award-winner Theron “Neff-U” Feemster (Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige), Ian Eskelin (Francesca Battistelli, Sidewalk Prophets) and Colby Wedgeworth (Tauren Wells, Zach Williams). Building on the pop/rock melodies and emotive lyrics that have come to define the 7eventh Time Down sound, Brand New Day features “The 99,” a joyful anthem inspired by Luke…
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Martin Smith Joins First Company Management
Nashville, TN (January 18, 2019) Following his signing to Integrity Music last year, modern worship pioneer and former Delirious? frontman Martin Smith continues to blaze new trails as a solo artist, most recently joining the First Company Management family. One of Christian music’s leading full-service personal artist management firms, First Company welcomes Smith under the representation of general manager Mike McCloskey. “It’s a real honor for me to partner with Mike McCloskey and First Company Management in this season of my life,” said Smith. “I’ve had amazing support in my career, firstly through the Delirious? years and now as a solo artist, so joining the First Company team is the…
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DJ Kideazy Drops New Single ‘Serve Him’
Nashville, TN (January 18, 2019) Christian Rap/Hip Hop/Trap artist DJ Kideazy has released his new single, “Serve Him” available now from EMPIRE Distribution. “Serve Him” features pounding trap production by Young Forever (producer of “Leave Me Alone” by Flipp Dinero). DJ Kideazy and Dre Beeze collaborate for the hook, and their melodic vocals transition seamlessly, creating an extremely catchy vibe. Kideazy stunts with the flow, hopping on and off beat, as well as in and out of pockets, crafting an outstanding verse. Dre Beeze displays great rhythm and aggressive flows and he sharply raps pointed lyrics. Overall the young Detroit fire-spitters admonish listeners everywhere to be thankful for God’s redemptive…
