A conversation with Chris August: Conviction (Part 5)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) Oct. 19, 2012 – You know him as Chris August, Contemporary Christian recording artist. But seven years ago, he was known by his given name, Chris Megert – August is his middle name – and he recorded as a secular artist under the name Chris Megert and the Love Jones. He got the […]
Read More →Bishop calls on black Christians to leave Democrat Party
NORFOLK, Va. (WordNews.org) Oct. 17, 2012 – The head of STAND is urging black Christians to leave the Democratic party. Bishop E.W. Jackson has issued his called in an online video titled “Exodus Now,” which has been viewed 1.1 million times. Laura Ingraham, Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh have all played the message to black […]
Read More →Thousands to gather in San Francisco, 140 other sites to support religious freedom
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (WordNews.org) Oct. 16, 2012 – Thousands of people are expected to the U.S. Federal Building in San Francisco on Oct. 20 to rally for religious freedom. The Stand Up for Religious Freedom event, which begins at 1 p.m. (PDT), is the third rally sponsored by the California Civil Rights Foundation. Organizers said […]
Read More →A conversation with Chris August: Crazy Restoration (Part 4)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) Oct. 12, 2012 – Chris August’s favorite song on his latest album, The Upside of Down, was born in the backseat of a “little weird minivan thing in India.” August and producer Ian Eskelin were on a mission trip in Kodaikanal, India, in January. “Anytime you drive in India it’s going to be […]
Read More →Phoenix City Council throws cold water on ordinance
PHOENIX, Ariz. (WordNews.org) Oct. 13, 2012 — Phoenix City Council members struck down an ordinance that prohibited people from handing out free drinking water in public, which was viewed by some as a direct attack on a Christian who was handing out bottle water and sharing her faith. Dana Crow-Smith, a Christian, was assembled with […]
Read More →Liberty Counsel files brief in support of Arizona ban of late-term abortions
SAN FRANCISCO (WordNews.org) Oct. 13, 2012 – Liberty Counsel has filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals urging the court to uphold a law passed in Arizona that makes abortions after 20 weeks illegal. “In keeping with medical advances, history and common sense, the Arizona Legislature has said that a 20-week-old […]
Read More →A conversation with Chris August: Songwriting: Part inspiration, part perspiration (Part 3)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) Oct. 11, 2012 – Christian singer/songwriter Chris August said songwriting can be work, requires discipline and needs to be treated like a job. “If a writer just waited for inspiration to kick in, a lot of the greatest work in the history of writing probably wouldn’t be written,” August told WordNews.org. August broke […]
Read More →A conversation with Chris August: Writing songs on the fly (Part 2)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) Oct. 10, 2012 – If you’re sitting next to Christian recording artist Chris August, don’t be offended if he doesn’t talk to you. He’s probably writing a song. Unlike some artists who have compiled a number of songs before landing that first record contract, August was writing new songs as he was making […]
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