With pilgrimages on hold, Holy Land Easter programming fills a gap
United States RNS Holy Week is typically a time when church groups flock to Israel to walk in the way of Jesus before his crucifixion in Jerusalem. But not this year. With the Hamas attack on Israel on 7th October, and the fierce ground assault on Gaza that has followed, most US church groups are […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: The Women Who Worship project, Brooke Ligertwood’s ‘A Thousand Hallelujah’s’ and Amy Grant’s new release
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Soundbite – The TCM Update: Praise and worship in 2021
Hillsong Worship’s ‘These Same Skies’ was among the top praise and worship albums of 2021. Listen to this week’s TCM Update…
‘The Jesus Music’: In a new documentary, Erwin Brothers recount the glory and mess of Christian music
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on the making of a new US documentary about the Christian music scene…
Sight-Seeing: Six principles I learned from my dad’s life
As the US marks Father’s Day, Grammy Award-winning recording artist and author MICHAEL W SMITH, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on what he’s learned by watching his father…
In the US, Promise Keepers stages a comeback, but returns on screens instead of in a stadium
RNS Thirty years ago, a Christian men’s movement began as a meeting of dozens of men with a prominent former football coach. Its biggest moment was a gathering of hundreds of thousands on the National Mall in 1997. Musicians Michael W Smith, right, and Calvin Nowell, left, lead a recorded worship service for Promise Keepers […]
US faith leaders push Congress for bigger global virus response
New York City, USAP A group of faith leaders from all 50 states is urging the Senate to bolster its next pandemic relief bill with a multibillion-dollar investment in the global response to the coronavirus – a call they connect to “the enduring values of our country”. In an open letter to senators, co-authored by […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Christian music in the 90s…
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Soundbite – The TCM Update: The success of “heritage acts”
‘Heritage act’ Rosanna’s Raiders Listen to this week’s TCM Update…
Michael W Smith, Kevin Jonas to start music centre, label at Liberty University
RNS Grammy Award-winning artist Michael W Smith hopes to share the secrets of his success with students at Liberty University this coming fall. He’ll be joined by Kevin Jonas, the father and original manager of the Jonas Brothers, the mega-popular sibling rock trio. Artist Michael W Smith performs at “1 Night. 1 Place. 1 Time.: […]