Long after our interest fades in the frequently-played “Call My Name” from Third Day’s “Revelation,” those of us who have bought it and made it a hit will pay more attention to the rest of the album.
Do they still call them albums, by the way? I still do, anyway, out of habit.
And I’m glad to […]

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I saw him in concert one time after that, but it was the very first time I ever heard (barely) Chris Tomlin perform had to be my favorite.
He was the just-starting-out opening act for Casting Crowns and Steven Curtis Chapman at Hersheypark several years ago, and thanks to the combination of a head cold and […]

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Even though it’s still warm outside and Labor Day is still several days away, a Christmas album is giving me an excuse to write about one of my favorite and most thoughtful Christian music performers, Sara Groves.
Groves has announced she will release her first album of Christmas music, “O Holy Night,” on INO Records on […]

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One of the most impressive things about Christian music this month happened not on a stage somewhere or on the music charts.
It was Steven Curtis Chapman and his family, going public in the media for the first time since losing their youngest daughter in a tragic accident back in May.
It was impressive on a lot […]

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Hello, and greetings back from Vacationland, and from opening or answering the boatload of emails and phone messages which that return brings.
Through this month of August, Third Day has gained a full head of steam with its new release “Revelation.”
And its main single “Call My Name” is currently the No. 1 Christian song in the […]

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This is a quick riff about baseball and Switchfoot, two of my personal favorite things. You’re saying, “Huh?” ?
A well-known baseball exec once said that “good luck is the residue of design,” which I always took to mean that good luck comes when you’re doing what you should, which means doing your homework and going about your […]

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