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It’s Your Life

So, I’m a big fan of music, if you don’t already know that…  So when I hear a new song, I love to sit down and listen to the words and really “digest” what the artist & the Lord is trying to say.  Does it apply to my life?  What can I learn from this message? 

Well, there’s a song out on the radio right now that I just love!!  It’s a Francesca Battistelli song entitled “It’s Your Life”.  If you read through the chorus, it’s a very simple message, but yet a very serious one, as well. 

“It’s your life
What you gonna do?
The world is watching you
Every day the choices you make
Say what you are and who
Your heart beats for
It’s an open door
It’s your life”

Think about it.  What do the choices that you make say about you?  Do they point to the Father, the one you say you love?  The world IS watching us.  They do notice when we make good decisions AND bad ones.  Sometimes it seems like they are just waiting for us to mess up.  But even then, how do we react and respond?  Every one of us has the opportunity to display the love of God and the kind of life available through Him.  But how often do really take advantage of this?  What does your life say about you?  About God, our Creator?  Are the people you call your friends, evidence of what your life is centered around?  Think about it. 

I pray that your hearts would ALWAYS beat for Christ, but know that even when you mess up, there is Grace.

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Free Christian Music!

by Josh

Free Christian Music Blog logoQuestion:  Do you often find yourself  listening to christian music? 

Question:  Do you often use the word free in your vocabulary? 

If you answered yes to both questions then you’ve just won……a link to the Free Christian Music Blog!  Ya!  Congratulations!  You are probably thrilled beyond repair….right?  Well you should be.  In all seriousness though, it is a great place to find new christian artists or to find great songs from some of your favorite bands.  Oh, and did I mention that all of the music there is free?  Go ahead and check it out.  Oh, and one more thing…..F-R-E-E that spells FREE christianmusicblog.com baby.

http://www.thefreechristianmusicblog.com/

 

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CD Library

CD Library

The Reality Check CD Library has over 50 CD’s and we get at least one new CD every month.  You can now check out the most current list of CD’s by clicking on the “CD Library” link at the top of the page.

Any teen can check out a CD by going to the Teen Center and asking a sponsor for the check-out form.  There is a teenager in charge of ordering new CD’s, making a post on the blog when new CD’s arrive, and keeping our library list up to date.

I hope the CD Library will help you find music and artists that bring honor to God. 

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Sweet Music Places!

I pretty much love the internet. It’s kinda like the dandiest thing ever.

I remember the days of no internet…then dial-up….it’s pretty sweet how far we have come in such a short amount of time!

One of my favorite things to do while I am on the internet is listening to music. Now while I am not one of those weird Pandora people that thinks it’s the best thing since the Big New Yorker pizza, I do listen to internet radio.

Here are some of my favs!

Christianrock.net - This site has been going for a long time. Bout 10 years I think (I am too lazy to look it up. They have also added christianhardrock.net, christianhiphop.net, and christianpowerpraise.net (decently contemporary music–but quite grand). They pretty much have a style for any of your musical tastes! Just start listening to one and you can switch over to another quite easily!

RadioU- Radio station based off of TVU (Christian equivalent to MTV…back when they played music videos). This station plays some awesome alternative music! Quite peachy I must say.

News places are quite dandy as well!

JesusFreakHideout - This is a sweet spot to catch up on news, reviews, and pretty much anything else you would want to know.

Hearitfirst.com - Not as current on news as the hideout–but this place has some sweet contests. The shirt I wore on Wednesday came from a contest that i won here. Usually they have a new contest every week!

ChristianityToday - Has the best reviews out there. They are more critical than jesusfreakhideout. Also they have some great articles and interviews that really challenge your thinking. Not a ton of information, but it is all great quality!

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