Mission Notes | Christian Music Blog » Christian Music Radio http://missionnotes.com Fulfilling the Mission with Music Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:59:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Andy Serkis Voice of Screwtape in Radio Theater Production http://missionnotes.com/andy-serkis-voice-of-screwtape-in-radio-theater-production/ http://missionnotes.com/andy-serkis-voice-of-screwtape-in-radio-theater-production/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:59:10 +0000 Jason Bean http://missionnotes.com/andy-serkis-voice-of-screwtape-in-radio-theater-production/ Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings" is lending is amazingly agile voice and acting ability to the part of Screwtape from C.S. Lewis’ book "The Screwtape Letters".

Just watching the video below makes me want to sit down and listen to the entire radio production as soon as it’s available to me.

Source: Relevant Magazine

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  1. Third Day: Revelation
  2. Jeremy Camp: There Will Be A Day
  3. Tenth Avenue North: By Your Side
  4. Brandon Heath: Give Me Your Eyes
  5. Chris Tomlin: Jesus Messiah
  6. Mercy Me: Finally Home
  7. Downhere: Here I Am
  8. Big Daddy Weave: What Life Would Be Like
  9. Francesca Battistelli: Free to be Me
  10. tobyMac (Feat. Kirk Franklin & Mandisa): Lose My Soul

I’m enjoying seeing and hearing Chris Tomlin continue to make some great music and get the exposure of his music. I’ll be seeing him in concert late next month when he comes to Indianapolis and performs at Conseco Fieldhouse.

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  1. Brandon Heath: Give Me Your Eyes
  2. Jeremy Camp: There Will Be A Day
  3. tobyMac (Feat. Kirk Franklin & Mandisa): Lose My Soul
  4. Big Daddy Weave: What Life Would Be Like
  5. Chris Tomlin: Jesus Messiah
  6. Downhere: Here I Am
  7. Steven Curtis Chapman: Yours
  8. Casting Crowns: Slow Fade
  9. Michael W. Smith: A New Hallelujah
  10. Tenth Avenue North: By Your Side

A little bit of moving around this week along with some new additions like Tenth Avenue North.

]]> http://missionnotes.com/top-10-songs-this-week/feed/ 0 Top 10 Songs This Week (01/05/2009) http://missionnotes.com/top-10-songs-this-week-01052009/ http://missionnotes.com/top-10-songs-this-week-01052009/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:08:20 +0000 Jason Bean http://missionnotes.com/top-10-songs-this-week-01052009/ A great way to start the new year is by having some of my favorite artists and songs start the year with their music at the top of the charts. In this case it’s the charts made available by 20 The Countdown Magazine.

Here’s the top 10 songs this week, half their listing of the Top 20.

  1. Brandon Heath – Give Me Your Eyes
  2. tobyMac (Feat. Kirk Franklin & Mandisa) – Lose My Soul
  3. Jeremy Camp – There Will Be A Day
  4. Chris Tomlin – Jesus Messiah
  5. Big Daddy Weave – What Life Would Be Like
  6. Steven Curtis Chapman – Yours
  7. Downhere – Here I Am
  8. Casting Crowns – Slow Fade
  9. 33 Miles – One Life to Love
  10. Michael W. Smith – A New Hallelujah

I absolutely love the song "Give Me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath, and tobyMac’s music always lifts my spirits and gets me moving.

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  1. Third Day: Call My Name
  2. Matt Maher: Your Grace Is Enough
  3. Fee: All Because Of Jesus
  4. Mercy Me: You Reign
  5. Casting Crowns: Every Man
  6. Chris Tomlin: Jesus Messiah
  7. Jeremy Camp: Let It Fade
  8. Robbie Seay Band: Song Of Hope (Heaven Come Down)
  9. Matthew West: You Are Everything
  10. Natalie Grant: I Will Not Be Moved

Top songs are reported from 20 The Countdown Magazine. Visit their website for a list of the Top 20 songs this week and more information about your favorite Christian music artists.

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  1. Third Day: Call My Name
  2. Matt Maher: Your Grace Is Enough
  3. Fee: All Because Of Jesus
  4. Mercy Me: You Reign
  5. Casting Crowns: Every Man
  6. Jeremy Camp: Let It Fade
  7. Robbie Seay Band: Song Of Hope (Heaven Come Down)
  8. Chris Tomlin: Jesus Messiah
  9. Matthew West: You Are Everything
  10. Natalie Grant: I Will Not Be Moved

Good to see a little bit more movement around the charts again and some great performers on the list but that’s pretty standard each week right?

A little bit of an interesting note though for someone coming up the charts that will be a breath of fresh and new air. Chris Sligh, from American Idol fame, is working his way right up the charts with his song “Empty Me”.

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  1. Third Day: Call My Name
  2. Matt Maher: Your Grace Is Enough
  3. Fee: All Because Of Jesus
  4. Casting Crowns: Every Man [Up 1]
  5. Jeremy Camp: Let It Fade [Down 1]
  6. Matthew West: You Are Everything 
  7. Mercy Me: You Reign
  8. Robbie Seay Band: Song Of Hope (Heaven Come Down) [Up 1] 
  9. Natalie Grant: I Will Not Be Moved  [New]
  10. Tenth Avenue North: Love Is Here

Got a female back on the list so that’s nice to have. Other than that, not a whole lot of changing or shifting this week. Just a little here and there.

Top songs are reported from 20 The Countdown Magazine. Visit their website for a list of the Top 20 songs this week and more information about your favorite Christian music artists.

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  1. Third Day: Call My Name
  2. Matt Maher: Your Grace Is Enough [Up 5]
  3. Fee: All Because Of Jesus
  4. Jeremy Camp: Let It Fade [Down 3]
  5. Casting Crowns: Every Man [Down 1]
  6. Matthew West: You Are Everything [Down 1]
  7. Mercy Me: You Reign [Up 3]
  8. Chris Tomlin: Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) [Down 1]
  9. Robbie Seay Band: Song Of Hope (Heaven Come Down) [Down 1]
  10. Tenth Avenue North: Love Is Here [New]

Quite a bit of movement this time and good to see a brand new band and song on the chart this week with Tenth Avenue North.

Should it be noted that there’s not a single female vocalist on the chart?

Top songs are reported from 20 The Countdown Magazine. Visit their website for a list of the Top 20 songs this week and more information about your favorite Christian music artists.

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  1. Third Day: Call My Name [Up 6]
  2. Jeremy Camp: Let It Fade [Down 1]
  3. Fee: All Because Of Jesus
  4. Casting Crowns: Every Man [Up 1]
  5. Matthew West: You Are Everything [Down 3]
  6. Matt Maher: Your Grace Is Enough [New]
  7. Chris Tomlin: Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) [Down 1]
  8. Robbie Seay Band: Song Of Hope (Heaven Come Down) [Up 1]
  9. Natalie Grant: I Will Not Be Moved [New]
  10. Mercy Me: You Reign [New]

Top songs are reported from 20 The Countdown Magazine. Visit their website for a list of the Top 20 songs this week and more information about your favorite artists.

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For the first time ever a Christian group has been featured on the cover of Billboard magazine. I’d say that’s pretty huge news for Third Day and their fans. Shoot, it’s good news for people who’ve never heard of Third Day’s music as well because now they just might listen and hear the gospel through the lyrics of Third Day.

The article “Third Day Keeps the Faith“, the magazine talks about the crossover popularity of this group and how they keep pleasing fans and selling out concerts wherever they go.

06/07/2008 Third Day’s Mac Powell, David Carr, Tai Anderson and Mark Lee are enjoying a tasty Southern lunch at Stoveworks in the Factory, a historic Franklin, Tenn., complex that was once a thriving industrial workplace and is now a trendy locale housing restaurants, shops and performance venues. A short while later, seated on the stage of a nearby venue, the foursome introduce tracks from the record and field questions. It’s a show-and-tell that can make even the most seasoned artists squirm, as the band members gauge reaction to the new music and look for affirmation that it’s going to get the troops excited as they prepare to engage forces at radio and retail.

That’s some cool news on this Friday. Congratulations again. Now, let me go check the Christian Music Fan calendar to see when they’ll be in town so I can catch them again in person.

Photo: Billboard Magazine cover from Third Day website

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