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Melodies of the Weary Blues by Langston Hughes
23 illustrators combine efforts to update Langston Hughes’s Melodies of the Weary Blues 100 years after it first appeared. The post Melodies of the Weary Blues by Langston Hughes appeared first on Redeemed Reader.
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Small-Girl Zora and the Shower of Stories by Giselle Anatol
Charming illustrations add much to this tall tale based on the life of Zora Neale Hurston. The post Small-Girl Zora and the Shower of Stories by Giselle Anatol appeared first on Redeemed Reader.
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SOLO MIO: Jonathan Roumie Steals the Show in Kevin James Rom-Com
I’ll admit it upfront, I have a major soft spot for Kevin James and the entire crew that has populated a universe of laughs for me for decades. Add in Alyson Hannigan, star of How I Met Your Mother and that series of films our parents still don’t know we watched, then throw in The Chosen’s Jonathan Roumie and the legendary Kim Coates, and you’ve officially got my attention. There’s even more I could say, but I’m sworn to secrecy. I went into Solo Mio expecting something fun and sweet, a story about a groom left at the altar who takes his honeymoon through Italy alone. I expected heartwarming moments,…
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Marty Magehee Announces Upcoming Single
This year, 2026, marks a big milestone for member of the multi-Platinum Contemporary Christian music group 4Him’s, Marty Magehee. Although the popular group “disbanded” 20 years ago, Marty has continued the path to share his ministry with his voice. As a respected and trusted artist known for a lifetime of writing songs that inspire faith, hope, accountability, and spiritual renewal his career has spanned more than four decades, On February 19th he will be releasing a song titled, “Comin’ Down”. This release reflects the reality of spiritual warfare shaping the world today, serving as both a wake-up call and a reminder of the unchanging truth of what lies ahead. The…
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Band Reeves Releases Debut Centricity Music EP
With their hybrid brand of acoustic-grounded storytelling and spiritually-fueled country music, Palestine, TX-based Band Reeves brothers Jeramy and Cody Reeves release their debut Centricity Music EP, My Country. Available now at streaming and digital outlets everywhere via https//bandreeves.lnk.to/MyCountry, the duo kicks up some dust on all six of the EP’s handcrafted songs that fuse complementary country and Christian musical genres rooted in life in the country and the faith that sustains them. Along with Band Reeves’ lead single “Outrun You,” My Country includes the title track going to radio for adds. An original co-written by Jeramy and Cody along with Brad Rempel of High Valley and GRAMMY® Award-nominated, Dove Award-winning…
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Journey Member Jonathan Cain Releases New Single
Legendary songwriter, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Journey band member Jonathan Cain releases “Only A Prayer Away.” The single is available now from The Fuel Music through https//slinky.to/OnlyAPrayerAwaySingle and precedes Cain’s six-song EP set to release Feb. 27. Produced by Cain, mixed by David Kalmusky and mastered by GRAMMY Award-winning Adam Ayan, “Only A Prayer Away” was recorded at Addiction Sound Studios in Nashville. “This song is for anyone who’s been tired, overwhelmed, or searching for hope,” proclaims Cain. “If you’ve been feeling crushed lately, carrying pain nobody sees, need healing in your heart, your mind, your home Jesus is closer than you think. He’s not ignoring…
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We Are Messengers Contemplates What Matters Most on New Single
Curb Records collective We Are Messengers contemplates what matters most on “Faith Hope Love,” the band’s first release of 2026, available now listen here. The song’s official music video, filmed along the picturesque Pacific Coast Highway, premiered this morning on YouTube watch here. The fist-pumping, high-octane anthem is set to impact Christian radio on Feb. 27 and serves as the follow-up to We Are Messengers’ chart-topping rendition of holiday carol “We Three Kings,” which became the first single in two decades to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart. “Faith Hope Love” finds We Are Messengers frontman Darren Mulligan weighing the applause of man against intangibles that…
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HOMECOMING Releases A Psalm-Like Declaration of God’s Nearness
Canadian worship collective HOMECOMING has released their new single “beauty & love,” continuing a season of growing engagement with listeners. As the group approaches 700,000 total streams across its expanding catalog on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music since debuting in May 2024, the release reflects HOMECOMING’s increasing connection with youth and worship communities across Canada and beyond. “beauty & love” is a psalm-like reflection on the nearness of God, echoing Scripture with honest, heartfelt worship. The song points to a God who is closer than we often realize–faithfully present in every season through His Spirit. With simple yet profound lyrics, the song declares that God’s beauty and love pursue…
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A Body In The Banjo by Elaine Spires
A Walk Down Memory Lane A Body In The Banjo by Elaine Spires is a most entertaining retro crime saga that I thoroughly enjoyed and read in just one sitting. The story is set in Dagenham in 1958 and is focused on the small group of houses in the banjo. The houses have inter-connecting alleyways […]
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The Last Leopard by Lauren St John
A Strange Type Of Heaven The Last Leopard by Lauren St John is a powerful contemporary children’s novel that I loved. It is perfect for those aged ten years and over. It is the fourth book in The White Giraffe series but can be read as a stand-alone. I recommend reading the books in numerical […]
