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 →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 →On a Mission: Matt McCarty dribbles for Haiti ministry

HAITI (WordNews.org) Oct. 8, 2012 – For the past three summers, Matt McCarty has traveled to Haiti on short-term mission trips, working in orphanages and providing education to mothers in an effort to keep families together. “Each time I have gone to Haiti, God has really stretched me spiritually,” McCarty said. In a few weeks […]
Read More →Touring with tobyMac

CYPRESS, Texas (WordNews.org) Oct. 6, 2012 – tobyMac kicked off his latest tour in Arlington, Texas, playing to a sold out crowd in College Park Center. Last night, the Billboard-topping hip hop artist was in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and tonight he’s in Cypress, Texas, where he sold out his VIP package – the best seats […]
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