Posted by Cliff on September 2, 2010 ·
People make jokes all of the time about church and Christian related things. We see people joke about pastors, ushers and choir members.
What about speaking in tongues? Do you get offended when people make jokes about speaking in tongues?
I have seen stage plays where people make fun of speaking in tongues. I have also seen comedians do it? Does this offend you?
Is there such a thing at going to far [...]
Posted by Cliff on September 1, 2010 ·
I was talking to a friend the other day and he shared with me an interesting service project that his old church frequently did. I liked the idea, so I thought I would share it with you.
All of our communities have police departments and fire departments that work hard to protect and serve us. Every one in awhile it would be nice for us to serve them.
Here is what you can do. Take an edible gift to [...]
Posted by Cliff on August 31, 2010 ·
Mark your calendars. Israel Houghton will appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Sept. 8. He will sit in with Ricky Minor and the Tonight Show Band.
This is pretty big in my opinion. I don’t ever remember a Christian artist sitting in with a band on a major show like The Tonight Show.
Israel Houghton will definitely be making his rounds on the major media circuit in the next couple of weeks. [...]
Posted by Cliff on August 31, 2010 ·
Many of us love artists and musicians, because they create a sound that really identifies with us. For the most part, we expect them to deliver that sound (or something similar) in every project they release.
I think quality artists have an inherent nature to want to evolve and do something different. When I listened to Israel Houghton’s new CD, Love God. Love People., I definitely heard something [...]
Posted by Cliff on August 27, 2010 ·
In this video Jonathan Nelson talks about his upcoming CD Better Days. The CD will be available on 9/14/10.
Related Posts:Stephen Hurd to record live
Posted by Cliff on August 27, 2010 ·
Check out this video from Jeremy Camp. It includes the music and lyrics for his song King Jesus from the We Cry Out: The Worship Project album.
Listen to the song and let me know what you think.
Related Posts:Tangle.com Announces Agreement With EMI Christian Music Group Jeremy Camp Announces Unplugged Tour with AdieJeremy Camp, Natalie Grant and Bebo Norman Team Up for Speaking Louder Than Before [...]
Posted by Cliff on August 26, 2010 ·
I often think about what makes a great song writer. In my opinion it takes a really special person to write quality Christian music.
Many people have a strong desire to write songs, but they just don’t see the results that they want. If you fall into that category, then this post is for you. Over the next couple of weeks I’m going to share some tips that will help you create quality songs.
I [...]
Posted by Cliff on August 25, 2010 ·
We had to wait over a year, but Y’Anna Crawley’s debut CD The Promise is finally in stores now.
In case you didn’t know Y’Anna Crawley was the winner of BET’s Sunday Best in 2009. As the winner of the competition, she received a brand new car and a singing contract.
The Promise is a 10 track CD that features a number of solid vocal performances. These performcances includes [...]
Posted by Cliff on August 24, 2010 ·
Worship leader Stephen Hurd will be holding his 6th live recording on Friday. August 27. The recording will be called Oh That Men Would Worship and it will take place at First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, MD on August 27, 2010 at 7:30PM. This CD & DVD Live Recording is free of charge and doors open at 6:00PM; seats are available on a first come, first served basis.
Christian [...]