Jaci Velasquez’s new single climbing Billboard
NEW YORK (WordNews.org) Oct 29, 2011) — Jaci Velasquez’s newest album “Diamond” isn’t due out until Feb. 7, 2012. But a single on that album, “Give Them Jesus,” is already the most added song at Christian AC Radio in the first two weeks of its release, with more than 500,000 impressions, the singer said. The […]
Read More →Mom creates app for restless kids in church
ANNA, Texas (WordNews.org) Oct. 28, 2011 — If you have fidgety kids in church, Ann Goade has something you may want to consider. It’s a phone app. But not just any phone app. Goade, a mother of three, created an app that is designed to encourage kids to listen in church. Big church Bingo is […]
Read More →Thursdays with Brandon Heath: Sound Checks and stories (Part 1 in a series)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) Oct. 27, 2011 — Two hours before a concert, Brandon Heath comes out with just a guitar to entertain a smaller crowd. It
Read More →Wednesdays with Britt Nicole: A heart of worship (Part 1 in a series)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) Oct. 26, 2011 — This may surprise you, but when Christian music artist Britt Nicole moved from Salisbury, N.C., and arrived in Nashville, her desire was to sing worship songs. “I love worship music,” she tells WordNews.org, “and when I moved to Nashville, I was actually trying to write worship songs. I was […]
Read More →Episcopal church membership falls below 2M
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Oct. 25, 2011–Church membership in the U.S.-based Episcopal Church has dropped below 2 million for the first time in decades, according to the Institute on Religion and Democracy. The denomination said it has 1,951,907 members in 2010, down from 2,006,343 in 2009. The church has been losing members by a rate of […]
Read More →Coalition challenges CBS News, Health.com to debate abortion-cancer link
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (WordNews.org) Oct. 24, 2011 — The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer is challenging CBS News and Health.com for reports that it says “falsely claim the abortion-breast cancer (ABC) link is a myth.” “We expect CBS News and Health.com to duck the challenge, just as other organizations have whose leaders would rather see […]
Read More →One Nation Under God conference planned
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 23, 2011) — A group calling itself Renew American Leadership (ReAL) is hosting a day-long conference titled “One Nation Under God.” Speakers include former Speaker of the House and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and Focus on the Family founder James Dobson. “One Nation Under God will lay a foundation of critical knowledge […]
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