Ever noticed, in an airplane, it’s nearly fair-game to eavesdrop? With every word in ear-shot, you can’t help but hear. Yet, this time, I needed the words. The woman a seat ahead of me said, “You know, I can tell if my employees love me. If they do, they’ll work hard for me.” She went on, “But if they don’t. They’ll just show up and punch a clock.” Right there. Right there in that packed-like sardines plane, God sucker-punched me (in a good way). Heart-struck, I cried out internally in prayer, saying, “Oh, Lord, you know I’ve been slacking off a bit. Oh Lord, you know, I’ve started to some things…

Natasha OwensWarrior (Radiate Music) Following hard off the optimism of her sophomore outing, We Will Rise, celebrated artist Natasha Owens is back with Warrior, a record that finds her continuing in push forward in faith, embracing the scars and trials that have brought her thus far. Joining her for the ride is Grammy-winning producer Ian Eskelin, whose touch guides the artist into more pop-flavored waters, infusing some distinctive ‘80s-style flair along the way. Eskelin’s influence rears its head from the very start with “Escape,” with synth tones brightly underscoring a lyric of God’s relentless love. The title track makes its own stand with big, bold percussive notes and layered vocals…

Orange County, CA (April 2, 2019)TBN and Big Idea Content Group announced at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention (NRB), they will partner to produce all new and original episodes of VeggieTales, the leading children’s faith-based property. Coming to TBN Fall 2019, each episode will remain true to the classic VeggieTales brand to deliver clever storytelling, biblically-based lessons, and memorable songs. Big Idea Content Group is part of UPHE Content Group, a repertoire center of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The first new VeggieTales episode will be a Christmas special that will premiere during the holiday season on TBN and distributed on DVD and Digital download by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. In…

This morning this guy emailed the link to his video using our generic email address. It’s an awesome, more rock-focused, cover version of Lauren Daigle‘s hit song, “You Say.” Most of the unsolicited music we get submitted is just not good enough quality to share with our CCM fans…but this cover version & video just blew us away! This version of “You Say” by Nicholas Hennink is the Best Thing I Heard Today!

New Artist Spotlight Artist Name: Laura Hackett Park Age: 34 Genres: worship, singer/songwriter Hometown: Kansas City, MO Label: (Arrowhead Music) Hobbies/Interests Apart from Music: Mom of two kids under 3! My hobbies are surviving on coffee, eating my kids leftovers and getting in a 20 min workout. haha Last Netflix Binge: We’ve been into Seinfeld at night before bed. And I think the last show we binged on was Burn Notice. Musical Influences: Lauryn Hill, Sara Groves, Sarah McLachlan, Misty Edwards Very First Musical Purchase:Sister Act 2 cassette. I was obsessed! I still get chills on “His Eye is on the Sparrow.” And the Surfacing album from Sarah McLachlan, oh man,…

Nashville, TN (April 3, 2019) Singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, producer and Ragamuffin Rick Elias passed away April 2, 2019 in Nashville after a several month long battle with brain cancer. Elias was born in San Diego, CA where he attended Azusa Pacific University. One of his early bands, Harlequin, was a keyboard-heavy mid-1970s progressive rock band in the same vein as Yes, Genesis, and Starcastle. Elias moved to L.A. in 1984 and within a few years was recording with producer Niko Bolas (Neil Young). In 1990, Elias signed to Christian music label, Alarma Records, which released his self-title rock album as Rick Elias and the Confessions, a band which included drummer Bobby Sale…

Glorify God in the Mundane In a million unique ways—as we change diapers, eat dinner, return e-mails, pay the bills—we are to be evidence of God. Jesus factored in the mundane. . . . Embrace the common: a Sunday afternoon watching sports, Starbucks with a friend, cooking dinner for a neighbor, taking the dog for a walk, heading to a job that is making you more humble and needy because it is so unfulfilling. . . . Do your everyday and your ordinary. Godliness is found and formed in those places. No man or woman greatly used by God has escaped them. Great men and women of God have transformed the mundane, turning neighborhoods into mission…

Pray, Pray, Pray Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your  prayers for all believers everywhere. —Ephesians 6 :18 NLT When we take a shower in the morning, we have space and quiet to pray and ask God to be present with us throughout the day. As the water cleanses our hair, we praise God for his great cleansing of us. And we pray for those who need to know that kind of wild grace. As we prepare food, we pray for those who will taste it. As we add seasoning, we ask Jesus to please make us salt for…

I happened to come across this recent video interview with Lecrae and the guys from Trackstarz.com today. There is some great insight here about Lecrae’s faith and also the state of evangelical Christianity’s relationship with the Christian Hip-Hop culture/music scene. It’s really worth the 20 minutes…trust me. Lecrae talking with Trackstarz.com is the Best Thing I Heard Today!   TRACKSTARZ is determined to bring high-quality Godly content to the mainstream. We are a community of creatives who believes that we have a God-given purpose and we are on a mission to make a difference in the world. We accomplish this by providing our community (Trackstarz Universe) with content and tools…