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The local mall is already decorating for Christmas, so we can start thinking about it too. Besides, the new Christmas albums have already hit the stores. Here's what's new this year.While there aren't many high... Continue Reading...

The readers have spoken! Or, perhaps more accurately, the street teams have spoken!In our first annual Readers' Choice Christian Music Awards survey, we received 1,088 responses—including a sizeable n... Continue Reading...

With more than 50 new acts introduced to the Christian music scene in 2003, one could call it "The Year of the New Artist." With so many to choose from-including established independent artists and solo acts ma... Continue Reading...

It's time again to call attention to "the little guys," the up-and-coming Christian artists most people have yet to hear about. I'm especially proud of this list of independent artists (presented in no particul... Continue Reading...

It would probably amaze the average listener (and independent artist, for that matter) how many "indies" are out there today. In just six months since our last indie list, we heard from hundreds of hopeful cand... Continue Reading...

On the surface discussing how to preach the parables of Jesus is like discussing how to preach an epistle or a gospel. First appearances, however, can be deceptive. There is no unified body of material like the... Continue Reading...

Since 1989, Jack Graham has been pastor of the 20,000-member Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas, where he preaches to 12-13,000 people each weekend. In June he was also elected President of the Southern Bapti... Continue Reading...

A few centuries ago, Bible translators faced the possibility of being burned at the stake. These days, they are more likely to face a commercial boycott and hostile websites.While new Bible translations seem to... Continue Reading...

The pastor of a church who desires to grow through conversion faces an exciting frustration!Every message a pastor gives cannot be directed to non-Christians. If it was, he would have a church full of infant Ch... Continue Reading...

I've enjoyed politics since I was in grade school -- I think it was that 5th grade paper on the presidents that did it for me -- so this time of year is always interesting. I love to watch the political commerc... Continue Reading...