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Cross Point Music Releases Centricity Music Debut Never Stop Singing
A collective of nearly 400 volunteer musicians, vocalists and songwriters anchored by worship leaders Mike Grayson and Cheryl Stark, Cross Point Music serves the 10,000 people who call Cross Point Church home across six campuses in and around Nashville. Today (Sept. 18), the collective releases its Centricity Music debut single “Never Stop Singing” at digital and streaming outlets internationally. Written before COVID-19 forced churches across the nation to temporarily shutter, and before Cross Point’s doors were closed following a tornado that ripped through Middle Tennessee in March 2020, damaging a large portion of Cross Point’s main building in downtown Nashville, “Never Stop Singing” has become an anthem of hope despite…
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God and the Pandemic: How Do We Recover?
Perhaps the most vital question of all, and one which should be near the top of serious conversations at the highest level between Church, state and all interested parties, is how we move back towards whatever the ‘new normal’ is going to be. Some people have expressed the pious hope that when this is… The post God and the Pandemic: How Do We Recover? appeared first on FaithGateway.
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You’re a Reconstruction Zone
They are re-paving a road near my house. This past week, as I approached the end of my street, I’ve had to wait for five to ten minutes. In this, there’s no rushing. There’s no getting where I am going quickly. Once I do get on the unpaved road my car bounces up and down. It’s bumpy. Maybe you’re going through some bumps or waits in your life… Maybe you are trying to get somewhere but you feel delayed… Maybe you aren’t so sure why it’s so hard and difficult… You know, waits are how God constructs something great. David waited in a cave before he became King. Jesus waited until the…
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*The View from Saturday by e. l. konigsburg (Book Club Edition)
*The View From Saturday by e. l. konigsburg. Atheneum, 1995. 176 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended For: Middle grades and up, ages 10+ Fact: Mrs. Olinski’s sixth grade Academic Bowl team, the Souls, is the best Epiphany Middle School has ever had. Fact: Noah, Ethan, Nadia, and Julian make up the Souls. And fact: Each of the four students and Mrs. Olinski is indispensable to the team. The View From Saturday is not told as a linear story. Instead, readers meet Noah just after he answers a challenging Academic Bowl question. Noah, in his own voice, takes readers back to the summer when he ended up being…
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You’re Invited to the You Are Never Alone Online Bible Study
Believe that you are never alone, that our miracle-working God sees you, cares about you, and will come to your aid. ~ Max Lucado I have come that [you] may have life and have it to the full. — Jesus in John 10:10 Lying alone in the darkness of night, it was more lip movement… The post You’re Invited to the You Are Never Alone Online Bible Study appeared first on FaithGateway.
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You Are the Girl for the Job Week 3 — What?
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. — 2 Corinthians 12:9 [Mary Magdelene] was a woman who knew trauma. For so many of us,… The post You Are the Girl for the Job Week 3 — What? appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Prayer: Lay it at His Feet and Leave it There
Today we are offering God the ongoing and chronic struggles in our lives. Morning Meditation Forgive me for picking back up what I’ve already laid at Your feet. Surely I’m not the only one who gives God a concern and tells Him she will trust Him, but after a few hours, days, or weeks picks… The post Prayer: Lay it at His Feet and Leave it There appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Skillet’s Epic, ‘Victorious The Aftermath’ Out Now, Excites Fans
NASHVILLE, TN…. 9/16/20- GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum rock band SKILLET delivered what Cryptic Rock called an “epic” deluxe project, VICTORIOUS THE AFTERMATH (Atlantic) last week, exciting fans and media alike, with American Songwriter remarking how they “keep rocking harder,” and New Release Today remarking how it “helps ease the sting of a rough 2020.” The collection features all twelve original tracks from 2019s Victorious, plus eight additional tracks, including two brand new unreleased songs, and 5 reimagined songs. Of the brand new tracks is “Dead Man Walking,” a favorite of lead-singer John Cooper, and for which the band released a ‘Marvel-esque’ lyric video on their YouTube Channel this week. Two orignal Victorious…
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“Impossible”
When you bump into massive difficulties on your life-path, I want you to consider it pure Joy. As you bounce off these “impossibilities,” My everlasting arms are wide open — ready to catch you, calm you, and help you do what does not seem possible. You can be joyful in the midst of perplexing problems… The post “Impossible” appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Pippa Park Raises Her Game by Erin Yun
In this middle-grade retelling of Great Expectations, Pippa Park tries to “raise her game” at an exclusive private school. Pippa Park Raises Her Game by Erin Yun. Fabled Films Press, 2020, 262 pages plus bonus material. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-14 Pippa Park is shooting baskets in the park one dreary evening when she abruptly becomes aware of the silent figure in the green hoodie, watching her. Startled, she blurts out, “Please don’t hurt me.” But the stranger—upon closer inspection, a teenage boy—seems more downcast than dangerous. Her own mood is far from sunny. Who would want to be her: fatherless, her mother deported back…
