I just received this video from a friend of mine who I grew up with as a child. I didn’t realize it but their daughter had a little bit of cancer scare with a bone tumor that was removed from her arm. She made this video for a church talent contest. It’s a great story and a great song.Read More →
With the bright colors of fall, the cooler weather, and the smell of things baking in the oven (albeit it’s just a candle so far), I tend to fall in a bit of a warm & welcoming melancholy mood. The kind of melancholy that makes you want to cuddle up next to someone you love or have a bonfire and stay up late telling stories. Of all the songs that speak most to me around this time of year, there is one that keeps coming back to me. It is by Fernando Ortega called “This Time Next Year” on his album “Storm” Check out theRead More →
Wendy Francisco is no stranger to Christian Music. After all, she is married to Don Francisco who penned “He’s alive!” often played every year around Easter Sunday. This video has been floating around the web for the last month or so, but I thought of it this morning because this last week my family got a new puppy, an eight week old red cocker spaniel pup we named “Rogin” (after the red dwarf in Chronicles of Narnia – The Last Battle). This now makes two dogs. ;) As a side note, The Francisco’s website has about 135 free songs you can download for free fromRead More →
There’s been lots of talk about Derek Webb’s new album Stockholm Syndrome. Both for the lyrics that are in some of the songs, like "What Matters Most" and for the marketing tactics used as well for his the big scavenger hunt for different pieces of the clues. I’ve always loved Derek’s music and his ability to use his lyrics as a sword that pierces the heart of your beliefs and pre-conceived ideas about the world around us. This album looks like it will be more of the same. The "words" are fitting to the message he’s trying to convey. Nothing gratuitous in my opinion. InterestedRead More →
Here’s your chance to grab a free MP3 of "My Deliverer" from her new album "Freedom". You can also listen to more of Mandisa and her amazing vocals from her new album using the music player below. Mandisa – Freedom Mandisa is also following in the example of Big Daddy Weave front man, Mike Weaver’s quest to lose 90 in ’09, and working to shed some weight in 2009. Mandisa is shooting for 100lbs by the end of April. Let’s keep her in our prayers and encouragement as much as possible.Read More →