Welcome to the Main Stage! Here you'll find all kinds of music-related things. Artists' testimonies/biographies...links to music sites...music updates and news...all kinds of fun stuff!!
RAISE THE PRAISE
We're called to praise and glorify our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. Now, there are several ways in which you can praise the Lord, but one of the most common ways is through praise and worship songs. In this section of the Main Stage, I'll be featuring the lyrics to a favorite Praise and Worship song. What's the purpose of this, you might be asking. Well, I'm hoping that this will remind some of you who may not find time throughout the busy day to give the praise that's due to God, and also I just like praise and worship music and can't imagine not including it in my music page. :)
Let's raise the praise, and give God the glory He deserves!
This month's featured praise song is "I Walk By Faith". Sometimes we really do have to walk by faith and put our trust fully in God... We can't always see the purpose or end result of some of the things we go through, but if God is on our side we know that nothing can truly harm us. It all comes down to taking that step of faith...
I Walk By Faith
I walk by faith
Each step by faith
To live by faith
I put my trust in you
Every step I take
Is a step of faith
No weapon formed against me
Shall prosper
And every prayer I pray
Is a prayer of faith
If my God is for me
Who can be against me
Note: To anyone who wants the chords for this song, I've got them...just e-mail me and let me know that you want them!
MUSIC NEWS
What's new in the music world?? Here you'll find out! I'll keep you updated with some of the new albums coming out from several of the recording companies...as well as other music news you just might want to know. Also, if any of you out there know of any important music news that I've forgotten or skipped over, if you send it to me, I'll be glad to add it to the list of news!
1) NEW CHAT SCHEDULE! Jars of Clay will be chatting at iBelieve.com at 9:00 PM Eastern time/6 PM Pacific time on Tuesday the 22nd of August! For more info, click here!
Then, on September 5th, iBelieve.com will be hosting a chat with FFH! Same time, same place as the above mentioned chat with Jars of Clay...
Also on the 5th of September, Jaci Velasquez will be joining Musicforce.com for a chat at 9 PM Eastern time/6 PM Pacific Time! Click here for more details!
Lastly, V*Enna will be celebrating the release of their debut album, "Where I Wanna Be", with a chat on Musicforce.com on the 26th of September! More info for that to come...
2) P.O.D appeared in the #1 spot on MTV's TRL on Wednesday the 26th of July. To read more about this, click here!"
3) FONO just finished working on their first music video--to the song "Alcatraz". This video was shot by Ben Cissel of Audio Adrenaline while they were all on the Audio A. Underdog tour.
4) Want to enter a contest that gives away free music as prizes?? I thought that might get your attention... Crosswalk.com is giving away (courtesy of Essential Records) a City On A Hill CD (with songs from several different artists on it) every day until the 22nd of August. For more info, click here!
5) Jaci Velasquez just received a Latin Grammy Nomination for her performance of the song "Llegar A Ti" from her Spanish album of the same name!! Congrats, Jaci! Also, look forward to her new album, "Chrystal Clear", which is scheduled to release on September 5th. This new project will be her 3rd English album...and I've heard that new group, "Plus One", plans to join her on the Chrystal Clear tour!
6) Larue is making news, and not just with their music! The brother and sister team have written up a petition for abstinence to be taught in all public schools as the only form of 100% safe-sex. But they need 250,000 signatures before they can submit this petition to Washington D.C. PLEASE, visit this link and at least take a look at what they have to say. If it's something you want to help with, you can print out the petition and get people to sign it, then send it back to Larue. They've done alot of research and have statistics to prove their point...but the bottom line is that God has a plan, and we as Christians need to stand up for that plan. Thanks! Click here!
7) With his new solo album release "Watching Over You", Phil Joel of the Newsboys has been pretty busy! But he's taken the time to write 5 different devotionals that go along with his "Watching Over You" theme for US to read! You can find them all through the following links:
Devotional 1
Devotional 2
Devotional 3
Devotional 4
Devotional 5
8) Third Day is also working on a series of devotionals to go along with their new worship album, "Offerings". So far, only 5 of these devotionals have been written and displayed at Crosswalk.com, but I'll provide the links to the others as they come out. For now, check out these 5!
Ways To Worship - King Of Glory Devotion
(JUL 12, 2000)
Ways To Worship - These Thousand Hills Devotion
(JUL 26, 2000)
Ways To Worship - Your Love Oh Lord Devotion
(AUG 02, 2000)
Ways To Worship - Agnus Dei Devotion
(AUG 09, 2000)
Ways To Worship - My Hope Is You Devotion
(AUG 16, 2000)
9) UPCOMING ALBUMS:
Rachael Lampa, Live For You, 8-1
Jake, Jake, 8-15
Knowdaverbs, The Action Figure, 8-15
Zoe Girl, Zoe Girl, 8-15
Bob Carlisle, Nothing But The Truth, 8-22
Various Artists, City On A Hill, 8-22
Stacie Oricco, Genuine, 8-29
Shirly Caesar, You Can Make It, 8-29
The Elms, THE ELMS-EP, 8-29
Jaci Velasquez, Chrystal Clear, 9-5
SONICFLOOD, Sonic Praise, 9-26
V*Enna, Where I Wanna Be, 9-26
Smalltown Poets, Third Verse, 9-26
Well, that's all folks....for now at least. :) Check back again soon though, because this page is updated as I receive new information!
SAVE ON MUSIC
Yes, you read that right! Here you can find the links to some downloadable coupon deals on some really kewl albums. Just click on the links and print out your coupon, then take it to your local Christian music store/Christian book store. These coupons are courtesy of the recording companies that the albums come from, so follow any directions they give you about printing their coupons out.
Woohoo! I've found a new coupon to share with you all! This is a $4-off coupon for Watermark's new album, "All Things New". Click here to go directly to the page where this coupon can be found!
FEATURED ARTIST/GROUP
I'm sorry, this section is not available in this issue... Please check back for it in September's issue! Meanwhile, if you haven't already read last month's featured artist page (about Rebecca St. James), you can find the link here!
SPOTLIGHT SONG
This is a semi-new section to the Main Stage! Here I'll be spotlighting a song in each issue that is written and sung by a popular Christian artist/group out there.
Then I'll write a little devotional-type-thing about the song and what it means to me.
So anyways, this issue's spotlight song is In Between by the Supertones!!
MUSIC REVIEWS
If I Left The Zoo
(Jars of Clay)
Without Condition
(Ginny Owens)
Among Thorns
The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
(P.O.D)
More to come in the next issue, so be sure you check back next month! And if you'd like to see a review done on a specific album, let me know, and I'll consider your idea. Thanks, and God bless!
MUSIC LINKS
You'll find these links on the "Kewl Links" page too, but I thought I'd list them here also since they are music links. So, check them out! Enjoy!
Musicforce.com
Essential Records
ChristianBandList.com
Zjam
The Music Channel at Crosswalk.com
Forefront Records
Sparrow Records
Ardent Records
BEC Recordings
Myrrh Records
Pamplin Music
Reunion Records
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