San Diego, CA (July 16, 2019) The largest pop-culture entertainment event in the world, Comic-Con International: San Diego 2019 kicks off this week with an attendance of more than 125,000 per day with hundreds of thousands more attending related events in downtown San Diego. The Christian Comic Arts Society along with Rooted Chronicles is honored to partner with Comic-Con International to deliver top talent, projects, and compelling events open to all Comic-Con attendees. The Christian Comic Arts Society and Rooted Chronicles will be hosting three events as part of the official Comic-Con programming and will exhibit throughout the convention in the Small Press area #P-08. These Comic-Con events include: Christian Comic…

Nashville, TN (July 16, 2019) Growing Up, the second family album from Josh Lovelace (of NEEDTOBREATHE), pulls back the curtain and digs deep into beautiful and complicated elements of childhood and family life. Warm hearted songwriting and rich Americana result in a perfect musical companion for today’s families. Lovelace took his first step into the family music scene with Young Folk (BUY IT HERE) in 2017 after a life-long appreciation of children’s music. Now, a few more years into parenthood, Growing Up delivers from a place a little farther along on his journey. The album captures the beautiful and complex feelings of being in a family. The pride of being a…

Andrew Peterson’s 20th Anniversary Behold the Lamb of God Tour An annual concert tour lasting 20 consecutive years is a rarity in the music industry. But that’s exactly what this year marks for singer-songwriter-author-filmmaker Andrew Peterson, whose Behold the Lamb of God Tour celebrates its 20th anniversary this Christmas season. To further commemorate this milestone, Peterson has recorded a new edition of the correlating album, Behold the Lamb of God: The True Tall Tale of the Coming of Christ, which will be released October 25 (available for pre-sale July 19). (photo by Gile Clement) Over the past two decades, Behold the Lamb of God Tour has become a cherished holiday…

Amy Grant & Michael W. Smith to Unite for Christmas Tour Multi-platinum, GRAMMY® winners Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith are reuniting to co-bill their popular Christmas tour this upcoming holiday season, where they will be joined by special guest Marc Martel. The show will incorporate a full symphony orchestra at each performance. Kicking off November 30 in Cincinnati, OH the seven-city tour will travel to Columbus, OH, Indianapolis, IN, Grand Rapids, MI and more. The highly anticipated show will feature selections spanning the artists’ expansive Christmas repertoires and combine the vast collection of critically-acclaimed holiday albums between them. The dynamic duo last brought their Christmas tour on the road…

Editor’s Note: In the 1960s, Steve McQueen was, according to box office receipts, the biggest movie star of his generation. Dubbed “The King of Cool,” McQueen starred in such films as the epic war film The Great Escape and the action thriller Bullitt. Like millions of cinema fans, pastor Greg Laurie developed a lifelong fascination with the actor. Now, Laurie has followed McQueen’s improbable journey in his book Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon. He recounts how the seeds of Christianity were sown throughout McQueen’s improbable life and where he ultimately turned to faith in Christ through an unexpected friendship and a desire to learn to fly. Enjoy today’s excerpt. * When…

A few days ago, I watched an athlete in a TV interview. What struck me was not his confidence, but his lack thereof. He seemed unsure, insecure and hesitant.  This is not common to champions. It seemed odd. Rather than saying something like, “I’m going to go out there and give it my all,” he spoke something like, “well, I am just going out there. . . and. . . we’ll see.” I was intrigued by his words. I wanted to know how he was going to fare at the big athletic event that was coming up. I was pretty sure, he’d already counted himself out. I  kept my eyes…

Charlotte, N.C. (July 12, 2019) Elevation Church released two singles, extending the reach of their worship ministry with Elevation Rhythm, a new worship team specifically geared towards youth. This new music was created to represent and engage the youth and young adults of this generation. Elevation Rhythm debuted recently with two singles, “Everything Everything” and “Never Walk Away.” “God’s been growing a worship culture in the youth of our church, so we wanted to write music specifically for them that spoke their language,” says Tiffany Hammer, one of the lead vocalists of Elevation Rhythm. “We wanted it to have the energy and feel of something young adults would listen to…

Nashville, TN (July 12, 2019) Taking their celebratory new music on tour, Trinity played its first-ever U.S. concert June 29 at Creation Northeast Music Festival. Held in Mount Union, PA, the event is historically one of the largest Christian music festivals in the nation, hosting as many as 100,000 festivalgoers annually. “We started off by playing at the food court and on the camping site: acoustically, like buskers,” relays Elbert Smelt of Trinity’s experience at the festival. “People liked it, so we invited them for the evening’s dance party at the Worship Stage. Loads of teenagers showed up and we had a good time. At one point, I even got…

Belmont Church, Koinonia Bookstore & GMA Honored for Contribution to Nashville’s Music History The Nashville Metropolitan Historical Commission, in association with the Nashville Metro Council, recently announced the creation of an historical marker at 1000 16th Avenue South to be unveiled on Thursday, July 25th, to honor decades of the impact of Belmont Church, Koinonia Coffeehouse and the Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) industry on the city of Nashville. Additionally, today the Metro Council will approve a resolution celebrating 50 years of the Gospel Music Association (GMA)’s Dove Awards; thanking the trade organization for collaborating with three major CCM record companies to fund the historical marker. The Metro Council meeting began with…

From the beginning of creation, God has asked for honesty — not perfection. I suppose it was easy for Adam and Eve to be honest with God at first, because they had not yet disobeyed Him. They had no secrets or hidden agendas, only full transparency with each other and with God. But after they ate the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, they immediately wanted to cover up their shame, both literally with fig leaves and figuratively by hiding from God. Adam and Eve, of course, are not the only ones who tried to hide from God and cover up their sin. After David committed…