By Leslie Hunt
In 1999, youth pastor Mark Hall started a band with some members of his then Florida church. The band’s goal was simply to be a “ministry of discipleship.” Casting Crowns’ first album, self-titled, came with waves of success and made the band a household name in Christian Rock. Following their 2003 release, the [...]
By Miranda Canady
Being an avid Max Lucado fan, I was so thrilled to stumble across Redefining Beautiful, a book about true beauty, authored by Max Lucado’s oldest daughter, Jenna. In true Lucado fashion, Jenna is hilariously candid as she talks to readers as if she had grown up next door. She is also very open [...]
By Leslie Hunt
As with most music reviews, I like to mix things up a bit. Although my taste is sometimes obvious in my music reviews I think its good to expand a little and give you, the reader, a diverse section. In my quest for diversity I have found a little treasure in the man [...]
By Leslie Hunt
So every now and then I will stray from my typical Christian/worship music and go for something a little different. I was introduced to Dave Barnes music about a year ago, and I have since bought all of his albums. Although his music isn’t strictly Christian, as a believer he often has a [...]
By Mallory Barks
Last year 15-year-old Kate Moore won $50,000 in the National Texting Championship.
Certainly I could use $50,000, but unfortunately, I’m not addicted to texting. Contrary to just about everyone I know, I would much rather talk on the phone.
That’s not to say I don’t text at all—how else would I keep in touch with [...]
By Jenny Gallagher
Twirl. Spin. Smile. Repeat.
I l-o-v-e formals! Getting ready. Taking pictures. Dancing. ALL of the above.
So when my friend showed me this website – I was pumped! The organization is called “Donate My Dress” – it’s found at www.donatemydress.org. This is the first national network to bring together local dress drive organizations [...]
By Leslie Hunt
A close friend of mine recently asked me to read the book Passion and Purity, by Elisabeth Elliot. This is honestly one of best books I have ever read. It seems these days that there are so many books out about relationships and purity. I too, have read my fair share of these [...]
By Kristi Rabenhorst
Singing since the age of 4, she was bound for a life filled with music. Both of her parents had lived a life of singing and proclaiming the Gospel through music, and she knew by the age of 15 that the Lord was calling her to proclaim Him through music. Meet Deidra Hughes, [...]
By Leslie Hunt
There is one album that comes to mind when thinking about grace and forgiveness – JJ Heller’s Painted Red. For those of you who don’t know much about JJ, here is a quick bio. Since 2003 this singer/songwriter has been playing music full time with her husband Dave Heller. Her first album debuted [...]
By Dominique McKay
We’ve all been there before—the first day in a new school, standing and staring back at faces we don’t recognize—scared about the future and wondering how we will ever fit in. How will we make new friends? How will we find our identity in this strange and new environment?
Sandra Byrd’s new London Confidential [...]