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Christmas Music Pick: The First Noel – tobyMac feat. Owl City

I love the funky rendition of “The First Noel” with Owl City from tobyMac’s album Christmas in Diverse City (click here to get your copy):





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The Heart Of Christmas – Album & Music Video from Matthew West

Matthew West’s new Christmas album The Heart Of Christmas features this beautiful song of the same title, reminding us about the most valuable gifts God has given us – life, family and loved ones and most of all Jesus who came to give us life eternal.

The song is also featured in the movie The Heart Of Christmas, also starring Matthew West along with Candace Cameron Bure and Anita Renfroe airing on GMC throughout this month. The movie is based on a true story of one family’s desire for their seriously ill son to experience an early and memorable Christmas, and how an entire community came together to make it possible. You can watch the trailer below and visit http://theheartofchristmasmovie.com to find out more:





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Jamie Grace – Christmas Together Music Video From Her EP

Here’s a fun and heart-warming video from Jamie Grace’s Christmas EP, Christmas Together – it’ll get you smiling and in the Christmas spirit! I love how she got her family and friends together on her birthday to shoot the video, and the lyrics and feel of the song are cleverly melded and entertaining. You can get her Christmas EP on iTunes by clicking here!



Jamie Grace Describing the Making of the Christmas Together Video

My birthday (November 25th) was spent with some great people to make this crazy, fun, quirky music video for “Christmas Together.” It features my mom, dad, big sis Morgan and her hubs Patrick and includes some more of my family and closest friends. We had SO much fun! This video wouldn’t have been possible without everyone taking their holiday week to hang out and do this!;) Thank you! Also to my aunt who catered the party haha, SESAC who sent me an amazing cake and Cynthia whose birthday was the same day but still came.;) LOVE LOVE!!

Cameo Appearances by Jonah Limbert and Jane King – two of the most remarkable dancers on this planet.





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Be The Remedy: Impact Movement Conference 2011


The Impact Movement (a ministry for college students) presents their conference Impact 11: The Remedy this year December 28, 2011 through January 1, 2012. Last year SOAR posted some recaps from the conference here and here, and you can also watch the live stream of the conference starting at 6pm CT on December 28 and find out more about the conference at www.theremedy11.com.

Watch the Promo Video for The Remedy Below




More About the Impact 11: The Remedy Conference

Featured Speakers: Keith Battle, Rasool Berry, Jada Edwards, Dr. Charles Gilmer, Darryl Lamar Smith
Featured Music Artists: Mali Music & Level 3:16

Our world aches from loss of life, dreams deferred and utter brokenness. Even in lives that seem fairly good or happy, there are disappointments and frustrations. But, there is a Great Hope. We want you to experience His freedom and the remedy He offers in New Orleans this December at Impact ’11, the eleventh national conference of The Impact Movement. Six years ago, Impact helped revive hope lost in the wake of Hurricane Katrina through the service project Impact N.O.W. We return this year, challenged to receive the remedy in our own lives and inspired to take the remedy to our broken world. We invite you to join us. You will never be the same.

Visit www.theremedy11.com for conference information, giveaways, and to register.






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Jamie Grace’s Song “Hold Me” Featured In Microsoft/Dell Commercial

Love how Jamie Grace’s music is reaching all types of audiences. Here’s a Microsoft/Dell commercial where her song Hold Me is featured:





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Lecrae Tells His Story – I Am Second


“I want my music to offer the hope and encouragement I didn’t get…” – Lecrae

As a child, Hip Hop artist Lecrae’s world was void of good role models. Growing up with a single mom, he would watch rap videos at his grandmother’s house and developed an ability to rap himself. Yet Lecrae wrestled with insignificance, having never met his father and enduring a life of abuse and neglect. He sought to fill this void by surrounding himself with gangsters.

Before long, Lecrae was embroiled in a world filled with drugs, theft, alcohol and gang activity. “I didn’t fit in anywhere. I was just a misfit of a person,” he said.

Little did he know that his view on life would soon be jolted, opening his eyes to the One who valued his life as significant. The One who cared enough to die for him. The One who is behind his music…


From I Am Second





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Man Up: The Anthem and Campaign from Reach Records and 116 Clique



Men…What will you do with this life?
The Man Up Anthem brings together Reach Records’ artists in a campaign to promote Christ-likeness and Biblical manhood:

THE PROBLEM
There’s an ongoing war within urban culture. Confusion over what manhood is has plagued our cities, families and lives. The concept of a biblical man has been lost in our generation. Unfortunately, many churches struggle to provide its urban members, much less those beyond their walls, with a tangible definition of a real man.

THE CAMPAIGN
In partnership with ReachLife Ministries and Reach Records, Man Up is a new campaign, calling men in the hip-hop culture to true biblical manhood through repentance and faith in Christ.

The campaign consists of a short film, small group curriculum, music soundtrack and concert series. It is our call for men in urban culture to repent for their failure to become the men that God has created them to be and for believers to live as who they truly are in Christ.

THE SHORT FILM & CURRICULUM
The short film takes a look at six different areas of manhood that young men fail to live up to. By taking a look at the common challenges and responses of young men in urban culture, we hope to reveal the need for clarity on what being a man truly means.

A curriculum is also available through ReachLife Ministries to accompany the short film and promote further discussion in small group settings. Find out more at http://manup116.com.





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You Alone – Tedashii Featuring Bethany Dillon


From the Reach Records album The Music of A Movement.





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Mali Music – Walk On Water


Mali Music performs a powerful piece, “Walk On Water”…





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