got a couple new items kicking around the front page right now…

first up, the Walk TRu of dcTalk’s GREATEST HITS…

and second, the June 07 iTRu-nes Playlist…

enjoy… there’s more coming…

peace… love… bdg…

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Got this in my inbox several times, so i figured i’d share… the goods amount to the following:
- “Wake Up” by KJ-52 (ft. Toby Morrell of Emery)
- “Change” by Bethany Dillon
- “The Highest and Greatest” by Tim Hughes
- “Thank God I’m Not the One” by The Afters
- “Play It Safe” by Dizmas

And the instructions are as follows…

Creation and iTunes have teamed up to offer you the best in digital music before and on-site at the festival.

5 FREE songs from iTunes

Feed your iPod right now with a free Creation digital sampler from iTunes featuring a special collection of 5 FREE songs from Creation artists such as Bethany Dillon, KJ-52 and more! To download your free digital music sampler on iTunes: click HERE, If you already have iTunes installed.

If you need to install iTunes (or if the link doesn’t work):
1. Download iTunes for Mac or Windows, free of charge, at www.itunes.com.
2. Open iTunes and click iTunes Store.
3. Click Redeem.
4. Enter the code 9PJF7HPKH6K7

Your download will start immediately. Enjoy.

This Code Expires on: July 31, 2007

It’s my understanding that if you attend Creation Fest, you’ll get a card worth 20 more songs and that there will be performances and whatnot available to purchase on iTunes in the near future…

Currently, there’s a 26 song playlist featured on the front page of the “Christian & Gospel” section and there’s a Creation Fest podcast too…

ps: i had fun when i went to Creation Fest long, long ago.

peace… love… bdg…

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If there’s one thing that i control, it’s…. nothing… this actually reminds me of… oh, right… the interview i just posted with Bethany Dillon… how funny… i’m sitting here thinking about how this all sounds familiar and duh, i just cleaned up that interview and posted it…

The point is pretty clear, and this is a shorter chapter because, well, perhaps it’s easier to understand and less enjoyable to talk about, but our inadequacies prove over and over again that we need God, who is actually able to hold everything together and control everything… that shows off more of His glory… and in order not to belabor the point, that’s about it…

peace… love… bdg…

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Lest you miss out on this… the front page features an interview with Bethany Dillon that i conducted back in April… i know, i’m way behind the eight ball on getting these interviews posted, but believe me… slowly and surely, they will all appear…

peace… love… bdg…

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Well here’s something new… who’d ever have expected a chapter about prophesy to also include Jim Carrey and the movie Dumb and Dumber? i can’t say that i’m a fan of the film to be honest – much of Jim Carrey’s humor makes me grimace – but the point is well made for the chapter… hope in the midst of great odds requires a lot of faith and perhaps a bit of mental deficiency…

faith in a sure thing though, should be really easy, yet, as David points out, despite many many unimaginably accurate prophesies recorded in the Bible, many of us still have a hard time putting our faith in the Word of God… it’s pretty silly actually… i mean, when it’s right there in front of you, how could you demand more evidence?

When God’s always right, you have to give Him props, right?

peace… love… bdg…

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Well, despite what i learned in a recent interview that i have yet to transcribe and post, Jars of Clay have split ways with Essential Records after 12 years… this, according to a recent report from Billboard…

The group that has been the backbone of Essential Records has moved on to start up their own label, Gray Matters, which will fall under the Nettwerk Music Group… Nettwerk, which always makes me doublecheck the spelling, also includes the management company that has been working with Jars of Clay since 2003…

Other noteworthy Nettwerk artists include Matt Wertz and Leah Nash… Since Nettwerk doesn’t have CBA representation that i know of – i could be wrong – it’s possible that Provident will pick up distribution rights for the Christian market on some or all Gray Matters releases, the first of which is a Jars of Clay Christmas album which will be supported by a tour with Third Day…

It’s an interesting move for the band and i think that’s a growing cry of freedom that i hear swelling up from the group’s endearing fans…

peace… love… bdg…

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this was pretty exciting to discover earlier today, so i just have to pass this on… check out the upcoming releases…

that’s right… NEW CARMAN… 2007 will be complete… unfortunately, this clipping is the only information that i have right now, but i’ll be dilligently watching for more… promise…

peace… love… bdg…

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first off, i have to mention that i have google alerts set to tell me when people on the web are talking about me, so it doesn’t take me too long to find out about such things… anyway…

This chapter is a rather serious look at the cross and, after pointing out our natural tendancies towards egotism, David flips it on its head by inserting a personal touch (mad-libs style) to the account of Jesus’ crucifixion… it’s a pretty eye-opening experience to consider that not only could it have been me getting scourged and mocked and beaten and hung up on the cross, but that it should have been me… and you and all of us…

but, here’s what really gets me… all that was terrible and painful and i can’t imagine the amount of anguish involved with the crucifixion… but that was just the beginning…

i mean, that was just the physical aspect of death… and we all know that there’s more to life than this present physical realm… and if, as Paul says, the riches of this world are doodoo compared to the riches of eternity in Heaven, then one can only assume (and i emphasize assume) that the pain and suffering that we can experience here while on earth represent but a fraction of the intensity of pain and suffering that comprise an eternity in Hell, right?…

and our punishment… the result of our sins… is Hell… so Jesus had to endure that as well… He had to or else He wouldn’t have been taking our place… i mean, if you owe someone a million bucks, i can come in with a $100 bill and expect to pay off your debt, right? if i’m gonna help, i have to pay the full amount…

(yes, i know there are some companies that manage to make money from buying off debt at a reduced rate, but then they collect from the other party or… well, it’s complicated and it’s not what i’m talking about)…

Anyway… it’s important to realize the full extent of the sacrifice to appreciate it… and as David points out, it’s more than just an annual thing… we’re called to take up our cross daily and follow Him… not just on Easter, not just on Christmas and Easter, not just on Sundays, daily…

peace… love… bdg…

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well, i am back… i’ve survived my week long immersion into the world of Microsoft… i had fully intended on bloggin while i was down in Orlando, but for various reasons – not the least of which involves a lack of organizational skills on my part – i didn’t… perhaps i’ll look back on the week and share some highlights a little bit later…

Currently, i’m settling back into my normal routine and battling some sort of virus i managed to acquire… and i’m trying to get some interviews tapped out and some reviews and other fun stuff… i’m also a few chapters ahead of my commentary in Glory Revealed, so i’ll be wrapping that up shortly… as well as talking about a few other books that have grabbed my attention…

just wanted to check in and now that i have… i bid you adieu…

peace… love… bdg…

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