Thought Quotient

- from even the TV screen. Check out this recent BreakPoint Commentary…

The scene on the popular medical drama House was typical TV. One doctor, a woman, was explaining to a pregnant woman what was being done to save her baby. But Dr. House, the strongly atheistic hero, kept correcting his colleague with the term “fetus.”

The mother was so sick that all the so-called “rational doctors” leaned toward aborting. The only doctor fighting for the child was a woman whose maternal instincts had clearly gone into overdrive, letting her emotions warp her judgment. As I said, this was typical TV.

But what happened after that was not-so-typical TV.

Read the rest of this compelling commentary:

• BreakPoint - 4/11/2007

Tune into Direct TV tonight and watch a LIVE performance by Eowyn on God TV, channel 365, from 8:30-10PM Eastern Standard Time. View this event on the web at www.god.tv/US/WatchNow/.

Don’t miss it!

Another GMA week in Nashville has come and gone. It was a great time of music and ministry. We met up with some friends we hadn’t seen for a couple of years - George Rowe and Michael Olson - and made some new friends - such as J.J. Heller, the Australian rock band JAEL and the hip hop duo of Just.Live. Kelly Willard has been a familiar voice in praise and worship music for many years and is back with a new CD to be released soon on Autumn Records. Rush of Fools is a modern worship band that has come out of nowhere to find themselves with a current number one song. Inhabited has a new record label and a highly anticipated CD due out this September. We were able to make it to several music showcases from the past week as some of these artists (and many more) were playing live in several venues around downtown Nashville. We’ll be posting video clips from those performances along with video and audio of interviews as well. Stick around…

We were at the 38th Annual Dove Awards in Nashville last night. Among the big winners were Chris Tomlin (Male Vocalist of the Year, Artist of the Year) and Casting Crowns (Group of the Year).

Here are some video clips of Chris Tomlin and Casting Crowns from the Press Room:

Chris Tomlin

• …sharing his thoughts from the night.
• …on what the awards mean to him.
• …on how he worships God.

Casting Crowns

• …talking about the song ‘Praise You In The Storm’

Check out the rest of our videos from the Press Room:

• 2007 Dove Awards Press Room Videos:

Featuring Aaron Shust, Audio Adrenaline, Brian Littrell, Brock Gill, Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, Decemberadio, Ed Cash, Family Force 5, Grayson Russell, KJ-52, Leeland, Mercy Me, Michael W. Smith, Brenda Lee (yes - that Brenda Lee!), Rebecca St. James, RED, Stellar Kart, Steven Curtis Chapman, Superchick, Third Day, Toby Mac, Zoro, and more!

Enjoy!

Click here for a complete list of this year’s Dove Award winners.

Slanted Records has just announced the signing of Texas-based rock band Inhabited to its family of artists. After months of getting to know each other and comparing visions, both Inhabited and Slanted are excited about the future, beginning with the band’s label debut slated to release in the fall of ’07.

Inhabited features front woman Sara Delight along with Marcus Acker (guitars/vocals), Chad Carouthers (bass/vocals) and Charlie Harper (drums). The band was the first artist in Christian radio history to chart as an independent band in the Top 20 on both CHR and rock radio formats (“Rescue Me”), prior to getting a record deal. The new release, produced by Monroe Jones (Third Day, Chris Rice, Mark Schultz) along with Acker, has just been completed.

Featuring a more versatile sound with increased dynamics, Inhabited’s release captures their straight ahead rock sound with more groove and greater punch. The vocal nuances and passion of Sara’s lead vocals continue to give the band its standout persona. Those renderings often come from deep-rooted convictions that inspired much of the writing for the project that features tunes from the pens of both Sara and Acker.

“So much of this album really has to do with love,” Sara describes. “We are commanded to love God with all of our hearts and to love our neighbors as ourselves. That overarching theme of love is a continuous thread throughout the album.”

“Getting to partner with a band like Inhabited is an honor for us,” stated Derek Bruner, national radio promoter for Slanted Records. “The level of ministry that they exemplify is inspiring, and their energy is contagious. I’m excited about the songs on this release and can’t wait for the marketplace to hear them.”

The first single from the new album is scheduled to hit radio in June, and the band is currently preparing for promotional tours and summer festivals including Ichthus among others. The band will be featured at radio and retail events and concerts throughout Gospel Music Week in Nashville, Tenn., in promotion of the new project.

The new release will be distributed through Word Distribution/WEA with digital distribution from EMI CMG Distribution. For further information, visit www.inhabitedtheband.com.

Franklin Graham comments on the Virginia Tech shootings…

As I write this, our nation has been shocked by the tragedy that has taken place on the campus of Virginia Tech. My heart goes out to the grieving families.

These families—and the entire Virginia Tech community—desperately need our prayers. I’m writing to ask you to pray. As the news fades from the spotlight, their great need for healing will remain.

Within hours of the shooting, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association dispatched a team of specially trained chaplains known as the Rapid Response Team to Blacksburg to care for family members, students, faculty, and first-responders. These chaplains are equipped to minister to people who have been severely traumatized and to respond to painful questions during those difficult first hours. They provide hope and offer the compassion of “the God of all comfort who comforts us in all our troubles” (1 Corinthians 1:3–4, NIV).

Please Pray:

• For the victims and their families
• For our Rapid Response Team chaplains
• That people might come to know the peace of Jesus Christ

Please check our Web site for more information and updates on our Rapid Response Team as they minister to hurting people in Blacksburg.

May God bless these suffering families with the peace that only He can give.

Related Links:

• Ravi Zacharias responds to the Virginia Tech shootings