Write a song with Bebo

YOU COULD WIN A CHANCE TO CO-WRITE A SONG WITH BEBO NORMAN. The Christian music site Hear It First-dot-com is sponsoring a song lyrics-writing contest. Contestants don't need to write the music for the song, they can simply go to the Hear It First website and submit their best lyrics. The contest runs through October 17th. The grand prize winner of the lyrics contest will win a trip to Nashville to sit down and co-write a song with Bebo Norman.
The winner will also be able to take a guest along with them on the trip to Nashville.

Great News!!!! Abortion Rate Falls

A new report analyzing 30-year trends in abortion rates finds that fewer and fewer U.S. women are choosing abortion overall

The total number of abortions has dropped over the last two decades, from nearly 1.6 million in 1984 to 1.2 million in 2004. The abortion rate hit its peak in 1980 at 29 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44; in 2004, that number had dropped to 20 per 1,000 women.

If you want to check out a ministry that is doing amazing things to protect life click here. www.savealifeclub.com

Give me your eyes video.

Brandon's songs tell such powerful stories. The song and video are a great reminder that we need to look at each other with God's eyes.

Guitar Praise

A CHRISTIAN ALTERNATIVE TO The game titled "Guitar Praise: Solid Rock" comes from the company Digital Praise. It plays on Windows XP or Vista and can accommodate two virtual guitars at a time. Guitar Praise features more than 50 songs with four levels of play per song and lyrics on the screen.
Among the artists and titles on the "Guitar Praise" song list are Casting Crown's "Lifesong", dcTalk's "Jesus Freak", Newsboys' "Something Beautiful", and Superchick's "We Live".
The game is available at Digital Praise-dot-com.

Thought of the day

I saw this this morning when I was leaving for work. I had to look twice. One house out of hundreds that was washed away by IKE. The owners had lost everything a few years ago to another storm. So this time they built it to last. I was thinking about this driving to work today. It reminds me of Matt 7 24-27 24

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."

Reflecting today: Am I building my life on the rock that will withstand any storm or am I building on sand? What about you ?

www.christiannation.com

A NEW WEBSITE SAYS IT HOPES TO CAPTURE THE PULSE OF THE EMERGING CHRISTIAN CULTURE WITH RELEVANT CONTENT ON SUCH THINGS AS MUSIC, MOVIES, APPAREL, AND BOOKS. Christian Nation-dot-com officially launches today. Members can create social networking pages similar to MySpace and Facebook.

Something to Think about!

God led Jesus to a cross, not a crown, and yet that cross ultimately proved to be the gateway to freedom and forgiveness for every sinner in the world. God also asks us as Jesus' followers to carry a cross. Paradoxically, in carrying that cross, we find liberty and joy and fulfillment.

Bill Hybels

SCC on the Early show.

Hey everyone sorry it's been a couple days, but life is flying by right now. I"ve said it many times on the Mid-Day show, that Vanessa and I look up to the Chapman family. Steven was on the Eary show this morning. If you missed it ... check out the video below. Fyi there is a short spot that plays before the video.



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Hands and Feet update

Audio A's Hands and Feet Hit Gustav Territory

From CmCentral

While the U.S. is bracing for Hurricane Gustav, the carribean is just
beginning to clean-up after this massive storm. Audio Adrenaline's Hands &
Feet Project (link: www.handsandfeetproject.org) Children's Village is
located in Jacmel, Haiti -- the city in which Gustav first made landfall.

The Project took quite a blow, as they received more than 25" of rain in 24
hours and were hit by a mudslide. The flooding and mudslide were nothing,
though, compared with the eight feet of rock that proceeded to tumble down
from the mountain, destroying two of the Project's homes as well as it's
main storage depot. Everything stored inside the building --from clothing
and diapers to food and tools-- was a complete loss! Mark Stuart (AA's lead
singer) and his father went down to Haiti this morning with a Civil Engineer
to take inventory and to look at solutions for clean-up and future
preservation.

Fortunately, ALL of our staff and children are safe. Unfortunately, they
--36 children and approx. 10 staff-- are all living in the one remaining
undamaged home. The Project has been devestated, though not beyond
repair. What is needed now is helping hands and prayerful hearts. If you
would like to [b]donate to the Hurricane Gustav Relief Fund, please CHIP-IN
ONLINE (link: http://www.chipin.com/contribute/id/d6f9c48d492e24f6) or send
donations to:

Hurricane Gustav Relief Fund
c/o Hands & Feet Project
PO Box 682105
Franklin, TN 37067

Save Money on Textbooks

Are you headed to college this Fall? When you hit the campus bookstore, hang onto your jaw and your wallet! Why? Textbooks are expensive! According to MSNBC, today’s students spend between $500 and $900 per semester on textbooks. Multiply that by 4 years, and we’re talking over $7,000 on textbooks alone! So, here’s how to beat the system this semester, and save a few bucks:

Hit the bookstore the moment you get your list of required books. That way, you might still find used versions of your required textbooks.

Comparison shop. At the campus bookstore, write down every book’s ISBN number – that’s the number at the top of the bar code. Then, pop online to compare prices at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, eBay, and Varsity Books.

Another way to save money on college textbooks: Look into eBooks. They’re significantly cheaper that printed books, and most of the time, you can highlight passages and make notes in the margins – just like real books. eBooks are available at Amazon and CourseSmart.com. At iChapters.com, you can buy individual book chapters for as little as $2.

Another money-saver: Textbook rentals! They’re available at many universities, and online at Chegg .com. You’ll save a lot of money, as long as you return your books on time. Go one day over your due date, and you’ll owe a $25 late fee. If you’re one week late, you just bought the book for the full purchase price.

Look for free downloads. Classics and other books which no longer have copyright protection can be downloaded for free at websites like Project Gutenberg.
Find other people in your major, and start a book-sharing group. Sharing, buying, and selling books among yourselves can save you big bucks.

HURRICANE GUSTAV

CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS ARE PREPARING TO OFFER RELIEF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES TO THOSE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE GUSTAV. One of them is the Salvation Army. It says it has already served more than 100-thousand meals throughout the Gulf Coast to evacuees, volunteers, and first-responders.
World Vision says its staff in Mississippi and Texas have been coordinating with dozens of churches and community groups to make sure they're ready to help.
And the Southern Baptist Convention's Disaster Relief ministry says it's planning for and anticipating the worst.
Just in terms of food, ministries and Christian organizations are prepared to provide hundreds-of-thousands of meals on a daily basis

If you would like to help here is the link to World Vision
: http://donate.wvus.org/OA_HTML/xxwvibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?section=10025&item=394