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The Best Book Club Ever
I keep telling people about our book club. See? There I go again. I’ve introduced our family motif journal and book club already, but it is high time for an update on the books we’ve read and how we’ve grown since our first meeting in June 2022. Isn’t it lovely how the Lord blesses relationships… The post The Best Book Club Ever appeared first on Redeemed Reader.
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Brian Doerksen, Beloved Worship Songwriter, Enters Heaven at 61
For an entire generation of worshippers, the songs of Brian Doerksen were the soundtrack of the modern worship movement. From the reverence of “Refiner’s Fire” to the global anthem “Come Now Is the Time to Worship,” Doerksen helped define the sound of congregational worship throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. His songs found their way into churches of every denomination, conference halls, youth camps, weddings, funerals, and living rooms around the world, giving believers language for praise, repentance, surrender, and hope. Brian Doerksen has passed away at the age of 61, leaving behind an influential catalogue of contemporary worship music. Among his best-known compositions are “Refiner’s Fire” (1990), “Light the Fire Again”…
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Veteran CCM Contributor John J. Thompson Enlists Keaggy, Hindalong & Friends for New Song
Author, songwriter, professor, and former CCM Rock News Editor and regular feature writer John J Thompson will release his first new single in several years this week when “Sweet Marianne” comes out on Friday, July 24. The tune comes from the pages of his latest book, a “rock and soul fable” called The Ballad of the Lost Dogs of East Nashville (no connection to the real-life band), and features electric guitar and backing vocals by Phil Keaggy, accordion by Jeff Taylor (Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Amy Grant, Keith & Kristin Getty), percussion by Steve Hindalong (The Choir, the real Lost Dogs,) and backing vocals by his longtime musical partner (and…
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Brian Doerksen Passes Away at 60, Leaving a Lasting Worship Legacy
The beloved songwriter behind “Come, Now Is the Time to Worship” and countless modern worship anthems died peacefully after a brief battle with stage 4 cancer, leaving a global legacy
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The Second Life of Snap by Erin Entrada Kelly
The Second Life of Snap wonders if machines can come more like humans and humans more like machines. The post The Second Life of Snap by Erin Entrada Kelly appeared first on Redeemed Reader.
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The CCM Avengers Just Declared: Christmas Is Coming!
It’s Christmas in July and the first major Christmas tour announcement of the season has arrived, and suddenly we’re craving hot cocoa. There’s something wonderfully disorienting about scrolling through Christmas tour dates while your weather app still says 97°. We’re halfway through July. Kids are still squeezing in summer vacations. Pumpkin Spice hasn’t returned. Mariah Carey is (presumably) still asleep. And yet…Christmas officially arrived in Christian music and we are here for it. Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and CeCe Winans have become the first major Christian artists to throw open the holiday season, announcing the return of their Christmas Together arena tour. After a successful inaugural run, Christmas Together…
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Calliope Callisto Clark and the Search for Wisdom by Claudia Mills
Calliope Callisto Clark (“Callie” for short) wants answers – and she starts to find them in this relatable middle grades novel. The post Calliope Callisto Clark and the Search for Wisdom by Claudia Mills appeared first on Redeemed Reader.
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Death by Toilet Paper by Donna Gephart
Death by Toilet Paper is a sweet, quirky story of a young sweepstakes fan, a grandfather with dementia, and lots of fun toilet paper facts. The post Death by Toilet Paper by Donna Gephart appeared first on Redeemed Reader.
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The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. by Kate Messner
Gianna Z is a bit of an ADHD mess, but she’s great at cross-country. The problem is… she has to finish her leaf collection to run her big race. The post The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. by Kate Messner appeared first on Redeemed Reader.
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Nineties Worship Night and Elenee Revive a Beloved 1990s-Era Worship Anthem
“I Will Never Be” is out now
