KANSAS CITY (MBTS) – Thomas S. Kidd’s latest book, Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh (Yale University Press, 2022), was recently named WORLD’s Best Book of the Year. Kidd, who serves as research professor of Church History at Midwestern Seminary, said of the recent announcement, “I was so pleased to learn about the WORLD best book of the year award. It is a testimony to how many readers are interested in the vital but contested role that faith played in the American … [Read more...]
‘Chosen Road’ seeks to encourage revitalizing churches through new Christmas album, tour
NASHVILLE (BP) – As the holiday season approaches, chart-topping bluegrass band “Chosen Road,” hopes touring their new Christmas album “Appalachian Christmas,” will help encourage rural, revitalizing churches. Hailing from West Virginia, Chosen Road is known for their Appalachian-bluegrass musical style, which they use to “reimagine” classic Christian worship songs. The band’s most recent albums, “Appalachian Worship” and “Appalachian Hymns,” both reached the top 5 on Billboard’s Top … [Read more...]
Steven Curtis Chapman bares soul in latest ‘I Am Second’ film
PLANO, Texas (BP) – Halfway between Possum Trot and Monkey’s Eyebrow, Ky., – Paducah, that is – Steven Curtis Chapman grew up hearing his father intervene with prayer when family discord arose. “I remember as a little boy hearing my dad pray prayers like, ‘God, I don’t know how to be a good father or a good husband ‘cause I didn’t have a dad in my life. But you’re my Father now, and will you please teach me how to do that?’ “And so, as a little guy,” Chapman said, “I got to see the … [Read more...]
‘Lifemark’: pro-life, must-see film
KANSAS CITY – Every time I see a movie by the Kendrick brothers (“Fireproof,” “Courageous,” “War Room”), I leave the theater saying the same thing: “They’re getting really good at this.” I said the same thing leaving “Lifemark.” Indeed, with each project they produce, the Christian filmmakers up their game and deliver something that not only inspires, edifies, and uplifts, but it succeeds in actually being entertaining. Still in theaters and available for streaming soon, “Lifemark” is … [Read more...]
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