Dream In Soul – Creativity for the Kingdom:

Christian rapper Trip Lee’s video "Real Vision" featuring Tedashii debuted on BET’s 106 and Park on May 29th as their "New Joint". The song from Trip Lee’s sophomore album “20/20” speaks truth about not basing faith on what others have said, but on God’s word.

Description from Reach Records:

“We are constantly bombarded with messages to believe from popular culture, from churches, from friends, etc. It seems like everywhere we turn someone has something they want us to buy into. But which messages line up with the heart of God? And where do we go to filter what is a lie and what is truth?”

You can vote for the video online on BET.com to support. Maybe this is the spark of even more Christian artists being featured?

"He’s the King of Kings and author of all creation,
Some say He made it then lets it run like a clock
Nah, He controls every soul and every action on the block
If it happened then He watched and it happens on His watch
No surprise in His eyes, no my God’s never shocked." – Trip Lee, "Real Vision"

There are many breeds of Christian t-shirts and apparel, and some that stand out among others because they are truly meaningful and unique. You can make a bold statement and represent your faith fashionably in the apparel of some of these Kingdom-minded entrepreneurs:

The show (formerly known as) 106 & Gospel had a segment a few months ago with the young founders of the AbsoluTruth clothing line. The clothing line is comprised of fashionable jeans with a scripture of wisdom stitched on the right back pocket. Each scripture (from the book of Proverbs) is aimed at enlightening and encouraging.

Some of the verses include Proverbs 11:30, The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise, and Proverbs 10:16 – The labor of the righteous leads to life, the wages of the wicked to sin.

The company states their purpose is "to help encourage Christians and help them boldly profess the gospel of Jesus Christ… Our vision is to be nationally known as a Christ based clothing line that helps progress the kingdom through influence and who gives Christians a clothing line that can match their life style. Our ultimate goal is to win souls for Christ."

To find out more about AbosoluTruth and to purchase the jeans, visit www.absolutruth.com.

Copyright 2009 JesusBranded

JesusBranded is a t-shirt company that unleashes artistic and profound apparel. The company has been around since 2005, and was founded by two young entrepreneurs and artists, Salil Jain and Sam Franada, while they were in college. Through the company’s thesis "Unpackaging Christianity," they hope to "become people branded not necessarily by a denomination, a modern church, or a new social movement, but instead branded by Jesus and our unique and personal relationships with him."

The designs at JesusBranded are far from being cookie-cutter – they are extremely unique and each is released with a deep story behind it. For example, the cool "Maverick" shirt with the bird above was inspired by a personal experience of one of the founders and the Bible passages Psalms 55 and Psalms 91.

The JesusBranded blog has creative features and ignites discussions about faith. The company has also designed shirts for other ministries and charities such as this shirt in gospel artist Steven Curtis Chapman’s estore.

Formerly an e-store full of several t-shirt designs, the unique company now releases new $10 shirts on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but they’re only available for less than 48 hours after they debut. On their site the founders say they function this way now to become more manageable and to make each of the designs and messages on their t-shirts more meaningful.

To find out more about JesusBranded and how you can purchase their shirts, visit their website at www.jesusbranded.com, join their Facebook group, or follow them on Twitter.

This song carries so much power, of the things God has done and what has yet to come. From Chris Tomlin’s album “Hello Love”. Video by Nick Lanciaux.

Here’s a conference that might interest those who want to utilize their creative abilities for the Kingdom.

The Merge Summit LA is a conference designed to inspire and empower men and women of faith desiring to do business in the areas of arts and media. The summit will take place from Thursday, August 20, 2009 to Saturday, August 22 in Los Angeles, CA. Conference attendees will learn from and network with leaders in the entertainment world. Some of the confirmed presenters from the website, www.themergesummit.com, include:

Suzanne DePasse, Felicia Henderson, DeVon Franklin, James DuBose, Regina King, Reina King, Tasha Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Mary Mary, Brad Siegel, Larry Blackwell, Vicki Mack-Lattillade, Rodney Jerkins, Warryn Campbell, Tara Griggs-Magee, Monica Bacon

As well as top executives from Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, ABC Networks, Lionsgate, TV-One, BET Networks, EMI Gospel, Gospel Music Channel among many others.

The conference, hosted by Founder Dr. Holly Carter of Relevé Entertainment, and Co-Chairperson Robi Reed, is “designed to bring together talented Christians who desire to enter or those already actively involved in aspects of entertainment i.e. actors, directors, music producers, musicians, singers, television producers, filmmakers, writers, and executives in the entertainment industry. Conference attendees will interact in a thought provoking and career inspiring setting to glean from the well known entertainment executive roaster. Attendees will walk away with information that will empower them in their individual fields of pursuit.”

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In his latest vlog, Kirk Franklin answers questions from viewers and supporters, and drops some inspiration as always. He tells us he’s currently writing a new book called The Blueprint that is scheduled to be released in May 2010, and encourages viewers to follow him on Twitter to get a daily word of encouragement, at http://twitter.com/kirkfranklin: