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Desert Gold by Rick Nau
All That Glitters Desert Gold by Rick Nau is a marvellous Christian allegorical tale and just perfect for ages ten years and above. It is the third book in the Tales Of Hope series but can be read as a stand-alone. I have read all three books and would put them on a par with […]
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*The Church Mice Series by Graham Oakley
The Church Mice series recaptures a very British way of life through a band of adventurous mice and their loyal protector cat. The Church Mice Spread Their Wings by Graham Oakley. Atheneum, 1976 (first American Edition), 34 pages. Reading Level: Picture Book, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 5-up This is the fourth in a series published from 1972-2000—without question, my kids’ favorite picture books. In the first volume (The Church Mouse), a single mouse named Arthur takes up residence in Wortlethorpe Church, in a gently-worn parish of rural England. Fortunately for him, Samson the church cat has taken a vow of non-aggression against mice, so the two rub along well…
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Breakthrough: A Mother’s Unwavering Love
Breakthrough: A Mother’s Unwavering Love The depth of a mother’s love is beyond measure. Based on true events, this film takes us to a roller coaster ride of emotions of a mother. The story opens with 14-year-old John intentionally doing and undoing things like a typical teenager. He gives his breakfast to the dog. Then he calls his dad by the first name and didn’t do his assignment on family history. These scenes show how a concerned mother makes an effort to connect to her teenage son. After winning a basketball game in school, John went to a sleepover. The next morning, the three boys played over the frozen Missouri…
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Same Kind of Different as Me
Same Kind of Different as Me: Breaking Barriers to Personal Healing This faith-centric drama film Same Kind of Different as Me tells us that we are all homeless just working our way home. The story was based on true events that happened in the lives of couple Ron and Debbie. What made their story inspiring was how amending a marriage strain has helped them form an unconventional friendship with a broken homeless man. The story began with Ron narrating about having a big house with a broken home. On their 19th year in marriage, he got enamored over another woman. Like any wife, Debbie was angry and hurt upon knowing that her husband betrayed her.…
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Sarah Vienna sits down with CCM Magazine
Can a song save a life? Sarah Vienna, singer-songwriter, speaker and human rights advocate believes so. Growing up the youngest of seven girls in Northern California, Sarah has spent the last 15 years living in Brasov, Romania, where her experiences with children motivated her to found and fund a non-profit to rescue orphans, and to use her musical aptitude to write songs that champion the importance of every human life. After a recent tour of a pregnancy resource center in Pennsylvania, Sarah was inspired to write a moving and powerful song from the perspective of a baby in a mother’s womb. That song is called, “I’m Alive,” and an acoustic…
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Life.Church Worship — Story Behind the Song ‘Where the Spirit of the Lord Is’
Los Angeles, CA (June 13, 2019) Oklahoma-based Life.Church Worship recently sent their single “Where The Spirit Of The Lord Is” to radio with an impact date of June 24. The song is from the recently released EP, Death of Death (DREAM Records), that is available on all digital platforms. In support of the new single, Chris Kuti and Kyle O’Neal share the Story Behind the Song in a new video. “As we sat together to write ‘Where The Spirit Of The Lord Is’ there was something special that happened in that room,” said O’Neal. “One of our songwriters kept singing ‘do what only you can do.’ It was such a…
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CCM New Artist Spotlight: Chris Renzema
Artist Name: Chris Renzema Age: 23 Genre: Folk Rock for Jesus Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI Label: (Centricity) Hobbies/Interests Apart from Music: Movies/Film, but really I’m just into more music. Last Netflix Binge: I watch a lot of Survivor but it’s not on Netflix. Musical Influences: Wilco, John Mark McMillan, Bruce Springsteen, Hillsong Very First Musical Purchase: My first CD was Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot which I stole out of my parents’ CD collection, my first memorable purchase was Day & Age by The Killers—I had to get my cousin to drive me to a Starbucks so I could get WiFi to download it. Do you have a favorite song from…
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David C Cook Releasing ‘The Cross Before Me’ Book
Nashville, TN (June 12, 2019) Pastor and award-winning author Rankin Wilbourne and Christian philosopher Brian Gregor, Ph.D. will release The Cross Before Me: Reimagining the Way to the Good Life Sept. 1, 2019 published by David C Cook. This unique book offers a provocative perspective on God’s design for the cross and explores how the way of the cross is the path to life, happiness and being human. Drawing on biblical truths, historical writings and modern examples, Wilbourne and Gregor challenge readers to think of the cross not only as the instrument of their eternal salvation, but as the way to a good and beautiful life here and now. Written for anyone…
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Netflix to Release ‘The Long Goodbye’ Documentary
Nashville, TN (June 13, 2019)The Long Goodbye: The Kara Tippetts Story is a new documentary that follows the powerful story of a wife and mother thrust into the national spotlight through a terminal cancer diagnosis. The film was a #1 best-seller on the Amazon documentary chart and remained in the Top 10 for 6-plus weeks. It will release on Netflix on June 23, 2019. Shot in real-time and featuring Kara’s own vlogs and cell phone videos, The Long Goodbye: The Kara Tippetts Story offers an incredibly vulnerable look into a dying woman’s last days. The film also features Kara’s friends-including Ann Voskamp, Joanna Gaines, Ellie Holcomb, Jim Daly, Dianne Derby from…
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Skillet Releases Two New Songs from Upcoming Album, ‘Anchor’ and ‘Save Me’
Today Skillet released two brand new singles from their forthcoming album, Victorious. Though it had previously been revealed that “Anchor” was to release today, June 14th, as the single going to Christian radio while previously-released “Legendary” impacted rock formats, yesterday the band also began to tease the release of another new song, “Save Me.” They posted a very brief clip on social media, indicating that “Save Me” is set to be a theatrical rocker in the tradition of some of the band’s signature songs. With “Legendary” having been already heard in live sets, this will mark the first time fans will hear new material from the album that hadn’t been…
