Could You Withstand Persecution for Your Faith?
A few people showing distaste for Christian music led to a discussion about religious persecution and the story of Rev. Majed El Shafie.
A few people showing distaste for Christian music led to a discussion about religious persecution and the story of Rev. Majed El Shafie.
After record-setting June concerts, Hillsong UNITED has announced that they will be back in the states in October and November, bringing their special brand of worship to the first-ever Hillsong Conferences to be held in the U.S. and to the fall leg of the "Welcome Zion" tour.
Bebo Norman announced that he was retiring from Christian music at the end of 2013 back in April. As we get closer to the end of the year, he will saying his farewells with Andrew Peterson and Sara Groves on the "In The Round" tour.
Brandon Heath, the Emmy Award-winning, five-time GRAMMY nominated Christian singer, has announced the release date for his first Christmas album. On October 15, 2013, fans can get a jump start on the holiday with "Christmas Is Here," a release he calls "a nostalgic journey" through the most wonderful time of the year.
Steven Curtis Chapman has a new album and a new tour around the corner.
Singer/songwriter, worship leader and author Jeff Slaughter spent this summer traveling to churches throughout the southeast, taking his VBS World Tour on the road.
The Southern Gospel trio, The Promise, has announced that Mandy Wing Foster has joined the group as a replacement for Tina McKinney Booth.
As the mother of two teenage daughters, a pastor and the wife of a pastor, I keep a close eye on what "the world" is presenting for my girls (and yours) to "look up to" as "role models."
Season 11 American Idol alum, Colton Dixon, may have been voted off in the before reaching the Top 5, but we had already fallen for the the young singer with the incredible talent who had never tried to tone down his faith, so a career in Christian music was already in the works. Two singles went to radio before the album even released - "Never Gone" and "You Are." They both shot to #1 in the charts.
For the past 20 years, Christian rockers Disciple have been rockin' for The Rock. With five studio albums under their belts, they've had a lot of music to share so they stay on the road a lot. The remainder of 2013 will find them in 17 different states - from South Carolina to California - with plenty of stops in between.
Not many unsigned artists can say that they have had over 3.5 million YouTube hits. Not many indie artists can say that they have performed the national anthem at Fenway Park or a NASCAR race (much less both) or performed with Matt Maher, Paul Colman and Paul Baloche. Twelve-year-old singer and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Duffley can. The fact that he is blind and autistic doesn't stop him from giving his all to share God's vision.
Patrick, Heather, Josh and Ashley Eddolls, along with Dave Schreiber, make up the Arizona band known as Covenant 31.
In an era that has our young people bombarded by less than wonderful role models (think Miley Cyrus at the VMAs, the train wreck called Lindsay Lohan, Charlie Sheen's less than winning meltdowns, the list goes on and on), Moriah Peters is a breath of fresh air and a voice of reason. When she heard the door slamming on her dreams, her faith kept her head up so she could see another door opening.
At the end of the day, words like impressive and beautiful could be easily used to describe 'Live at The Gospel Coalition' and they would work, but they would only scratch the surface. Some things simply can't be summed up in a few easy words. This release is one of those things. It's a moment, a movement and a message that you don't just listen to - you live!
Newsong, will be spending the next month on the road with singer/songwriter Aaron Shust, pop/rockers Royal Tailor and the new Word Records' artist, Love & The Outcome for the "Swallow the Ocean" tour.