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I just read an update on my friend Ryan’s site and found out some details for the viewing and services for Maria Chapman who was tragically killed earlier this week.
Visitation will be held on Friday from 5pm-8pm at Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 11am at the church as well. Both events are open to the public. The Chapman family requests that instead of flowers, donations be made to:
Shaohannah’s Hopec/o Maria’s Miracle FundPO Box 647Franklin, TN 37065

For more information about Shaohannah’s Hope you can visit their website. There is also a …read more

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In this video Steven Curtis Chapman shares the story behind the song “Cinderella”

There’s just not any other word to describe this event other than tragic. As I was driving into work this morning I was thinking about my own life experience. When I was a little boy, 4 years old I think, we almost had a tragic accident of our own. My dad ran over me in the car at a public park where we were celebrating a church fellowship picnic. I was thinking this morning how my dad must have felt about the situation until we knew that I …read more

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I just received an update on twitter from Jeremy Camp requesting prayer for Steven Curtis Chapman’s family. It appears his daughter was killed. Don’t have any more details. I’ll get more details as soon as I can.
UPDATE: According to this article in The Tennessean newspaper, 5 year old Maria was hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser in their family driveway. Adding to the tragedy is that the vehicle was driven by Steven Curtis Chapman’s teenage son and Maria’s older brother. Maria is one of the Chapman’s adopted children.
Take a moment now and pray for this family and lift them up …read more

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Dave Pettigrew is another artist I’ve been listening to lately and really enjoying. Sadly I’ve taken far too long to put my thoughts about the album down in type.
The tone of his message and lyrics are a refreshing breath of the basics of our beliefs and how we feel towards the blessings we’ve been given. His music and lyrics strongly remind me of Steven Curtis Chapman. I’m not the only person who thinks that either, as after reading other reviews of his music, others were stating the same thing.
His album “Every Minute Miracles” he weaves a tapestry of the …read more

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A little bit of changing and shuffling this week in the top songs as reported by 20 The Countdown Magazine. That’s good to see.

Jeremy Camp: Let It Fade [Up one spot]
Matthew West: You Are Everything [New this week, debut at #2]
MercyMe: God With Us
Fee: All Because Of Jesus [Up one spot]
Chris Tomlin: Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) [Down one spot]
Steven Curtis Chapman: Cinderella [Up one spot]
Natalie Grant: In Better Hands [Down one spot]
Casting Crowns: East To West
Newsboys: In Wonder
Aaron Shust: Give …read more

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These are the Top 10 songs as reported by 20 The Countdown Magazine.

Matthew West: You Are Everything
Jeremy Camp: Let It Fade
MercyMe: God With Us
Chris Tomlin: Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Fee: All Because Of Jesus
Natalie Grant: In Better Hands
Steven Curtis Chapman: Cinderella
Casting Crowns: East To West
Newsboys: In Wonder
Aaron Shust: Give Me Words To Speak

If you’d like to see who rounded out the Top 20 this week, visit 20 The Countdown Magazine for their complete list of the top songs in Christian music.

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Hopefully I’ll be heading to Cincinatti in February to experience this concert with some friends and family that live in the area. Looks to be a great concert with performances from:

Steven Curtis Chapman
Jeremy Camp
Hawk Nelson
Sanctus Real

Tickets are only $10 at the door. No pre-ticket purchase is required. Hopefully that doesn’t result in a mad house or overcrowding for the concert. Tour dates are there to the side if you’re interested in picking up the tour in your local city. These are the dates that are currently posted on the website.
As always, I’m always interested in getting concert pics and reviews …read more

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If you haven’t realized by now, I’m a big fan of the HearItFirst website. If you haven’t heard of it by now then you’re either a new visitor to this site or have just missed my previous posts. For your information, here’s the currently available songs for free download.

“O Little Town of Bethlehem” by Steven Curtis Chapman
“Silent Night” by Sanctus Real
“No Room” by Todd Agnew
“Obsession” by Starfield

Now to get these free downloads, all you’ve gotta do is sign-up for their e-mail newsletter which is a pretty simple process. Just follow this link and then follow their instructions.

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