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My Conversation with God About Donuts
My Conversation with God About Donuts I just had one of the most insightful and meaningful conversations with God. You guys, He is so practical. I can’t even tell you. I was talking to Him about my binge on Krispy Kreme donuts last night. And He didn’t condemn me. He actually told me why I did it. I had worked super hard the day before, didn’t get sleep, and had an important meeting in the morning. I was utterly exhausted. He told me I needed a reward and release from the stress of that work. That good work. God work. And so…in a moment of needing rest & reward, I…
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6 Noteworthy Nonfiction Picture Books
Me: “That school must be named after Lise Meitner. Didn’t she do something with uranium?” {the school in question was on a TV show and was “for the gifted.”} My PhD Engineer hubby: “I have no idea. Never heard of her.” Me: “You haven’t?! Wow. Amazing what you can learn from children’s literature!” It’s true: you can learn a LOT from nonfiction picture books, no matter how old you are! The nonfiction picture books below are excellent examples and profile a wide variety of people. Several are recent award winners/honors, and one should have been. Don’t miss the starred review at the end! Bonus: many will work for Black History…
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Bethel’s Amanda Lindsey Cook Hints at New Music
Nashville, TN (February 25, 2019) Bethel Music’s Amanda Lindsey Cook stepped away from the spotlight this past year “leaning into the resting place that sound comes from.” However, she recently posted on her social media an intimate, hand-written letter to fans (below) documenting her time away, stating “I may have some things to say in the coming year.” Does this mean new music is in the works? CCM will let you know as soon as we get official word. Click image to view or download
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Bethel Music Partners with Fathom on ‘Bright Ones’ Film
Nashville, TN (February 25, 2019)Bethel Music’s Bright Ones will bring its first ever feature film of the same name to cinemas nationwide this spring for a special one-night event. Presented by Fathom Events, families will be able to enjoy the film in over 700 select movie theaters on Apr. 22. In addition to the screening, Bright Ones will be available in select churches through the Fathom Affinity Network in partnership with Collide Media and Inciite. Click play above to watch the trailer. Following the lives of three students, each embarking on a journey to find their identity while attending a performing arts high school, the film embraces themes of friendship,…
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7eventh Time Down ‘Brand New Day’ Review
7eventh Time DownBrand New Day (BEC Recordings) Pop maestros 7eventh Time Down are back with their fourth studio album, Brand New Day, and fortunately for their fans, they haven’t changed the popular approach that’s brought them here. To date, 7TD has excelled in creating fun, loud pop anthems that are perfect for radio, and on Brand New Day, they’ve done it again. The star of the record is “The 99,” a clap-along jam that will make everybody want to get up and move. The song, which calls to mind the story of Jesus leaving the 99 sheep in pursuit of the one that’s gone astray, is a powerful reminder Christ’s…
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2019 CCM Fan Awards!
Vote for your Favorite Artists in the CCM Magazine Readers’ Choice Fan Awards! It’s been a few years since we’ve asked our audience to participate in any kind of CCM Magazine Reader’s Choice/Fan Awards type survey…and we thought it’s about time we brought it back! During the years that CCM was in print, we used to have an annual CCM Readers’ Choice Awards that was a recap of the best of the fan favorites from the previous year. The last time we did a really big promotion for this in 2008 Family Force 5 was the big winner placing Top 3 or higher in several categories, including Best/Favorite Artist/Group of The…
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The First Step to a Sacred Pace
Step 1: Consult Your Friend Jesus If my life proves anything, it’s that we often approach the Lord with our minds already made up. In those instances, we’re actually not engaging Jesus at all; we’re asking Him to sign off on our wishes. I’m not saying we do this consciously, but it’s very easy to… The post The First Step to a Sacred Pace appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Trusting God: The Year I Spent with My Head in the Clouds
I was performing a skit I wrote for a summer camp crowd of nearly three hundred students, ages twelve to eighteen, on a stage in a large room that resembled a log cabin nestled in the mountains of Colorado. Suddenly someone handed me an urgent message on a Post-it note asking me to call my… The post Trusting God: The Year I Spent with My Head in the Clouds appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Do You Need to “Leave It”?
Several years ago my daughter had a very vivacious, curious dog named Tilly. Tilly oozed personality and was always a big topic of conversation around the dinner table. One of her delights was to pick up things off the floor that she knew she wasn’t supposed to have and then run and hide under the bed. She thought this trick was so much fun. In order to get her to drop her latest “prize” she was told to “leave it.” Although she was often reluctant, she usually dropped whatever she had in her mouth to slink off and find more trouble. I was recently thinking about her behavior and…
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How To Re-ignite The Fire
Remember the day you gave your life to Christ? You were filled with such joy and excitement! It felt like you were ready to take on the world and share with everyone you encountered the greatness of Jesus. I’m sure just thinking about it right now is probably nostalgic, what happened? What happened to that fire inside of you? Where did it go? All is great at the beginning but somewhere in our journey our fire starts to die without us realizing it and within a blank of an eye we can be left fireless, and stuck in our relationship with God. This happens to most of us, but…
