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The Associated Press reports that entertainer Fred Travalena died yesterday in Los Angeles. He was 66. Travalena suffered from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that first surfaced in 2002. The cancer resurfaced in 2008. Travalena is survived by his wife of 39 years, Lois; sons Fred IV and Cory; daughter-in-law, Kelly; and a granddaughter.Travalena was best known for…

Yesterday was an historic day in pop culture. First came news in the morning that 62-year-old actress Farrah Fawcett succumbed to cancer after a three-year battle. Then, while media outlets were gearing up for feature stories on the former “Charlie’s Angels” beauty, news broke in the afternoon that 50-year-old pop icon Michael Jackson had died…

This week with in our Cooking with Christian Music feature, we get not just a simple recipe for Sunday roast from Dorla Schlitt, wife of Christian music artist John Schlitt, but a great story about how John joined the Christian group Petra – and how the two are very much connected!

You can take advantage of Amazon.com’s Deal of the Day and get a digital copy of the Newsboys’ latest release, In The Hands of God,” for just just $3.99. This is the last album that features Peter Furler on lead vocals, so make sure you take advantage of the offer, which is only good June…

Paul Abella is a faithful reader of this blog and has been involved in some great discussions with me and other readers, so when I saw that his jazz group was offering a free download of their version of Keith Jarrett’s “Lucky Southern” I wanted to share it with the rest of you! Just head…

How fun is this? Brian Bates is hosting a “Happy Dance” contest to coincide with his new music video, “You Danced,” now being played on national video shows and networks such as Gospel Music Channel, JCTV and Control Track.The contest is open to anyone and the winners will receive a video camera, an IPod and…

In their continuing efforts to help those in need, Hawk Nelson has committed to providing 5,000 pair of shoes to children in Haiti through Toms Shoes and the company’s “One for One” philosophy. For every pair of shoes purchased, Toms Shoes donates a pair of shoes to a child in need in a developing country.…

One of the biggest Christian music festivals on the east coast starts on Wednesday, when Creation Fest Northeast kicks off on Agape Farm in Mount Union, PA. The very first Creation Festival was held in 1979 with the goal of creating a youth-oriented event unlike any other. In 1998 the organization added Creation Northwest; that…

Here’s some big news: The original guys from hard rock band Evanescence, guitarists Ben Moody and John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray, have teamed up with American Idol’s Carly Smithson to form a new band, The Fallen. The name is a reference to Evanescence’s first album, Fallen. USA Today reports that the band will make…

Today’s Cooking with Christian Music recipe comes from worship artist Kari Jobe. It’s for her favorite dish to cook, steamed artichokes. Kari says she also loved having these for her home cooked birthday dinner as a child. Kari is the daughter of traveling ministers. She began singing when she was only 3 and knew by…
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