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Give ELO a jolt of Jesus

Give ELO a jolt of Jesus

So you’re looking for a great new song for worship. Why not write your own? Even if you can’t write music, you can take an old song of any ilk and give it new life by giving it new lyrics. Or you can write lyrics and work with someone who is able to put them to music. I tend to be one of those Bernie Taupin lyricists in search of an Elton John melody. But when I can’t find a composer to do the work, I sometimes look for a rock and...

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Rock and roll conversions: Do they work in worship?

So should you take a rockin’ secular song you hear on the radio, tinker with the lyrics and turn it into a worshipful anthem for Sunday services? It happens all the time. KC and the Sunshine Band’s “Get Down Tonight” becomes “Get Found Tonight.”  Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” morphs into “Adam was Made from Dust.” And “Hey There Delilah” by the Plain White Ts is snipped into a cautionary tale dubbed “Play...

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Bubba Watson, the Tebow of golf

Bubba Watson, the Tebow of golf

Golfer Bubba Watson is the new Masters champion. He’s also an outspoken Christian. His Twitter profile @bubbawatson sums it up: Christian. Husband. Daddy. Pro Golfer. Owner of General Lee 1. A new story on the Billy Graham Evangelical Association web site provides more detail. After his Masters win today, he tweeted: To God Be the Glory!!! On Easter, of course. Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestGoogle...

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Audrey Assad cancels Greenfield appearance as husband battles cancer

Audrey Assad cancels Greenfield appearance as husband battles cancer

SEE UPDATE: On Audrey Assad’s new EP to help pay for her husband’s cancer treatment. Audrey Assad will not appear with JJ Heller at a concert April 17 at Trinity Park United Methodist Church in Greenfield. The church’s Web site says it was recently informed by the concert’s booking agent that Assad won’t be able to make the show due to the schedule of her husband’s chemo treatments. JJ Heller instead will...

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Needtobreathe, Switchfoot set to rock Indiana in April

Needtobreathe, Switchfoot set to rock Indiana in April

April will be an epic month for Christian music fans in Indiana. Needtobreathe and Switchfoot, two of the nation’s best Christian bands, will play separate concerts in the state later this month. Needtobreathe will take the stage April 12 at the Egyptian Room of the Old National Center in Indianapolis, with singer Ben Rector opening the show at 8 p.m. Tickets are $21.50, plus fees. Switchfoot will play at Ball State University’s...

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