Browsing Archive: May, 2010

Memorial Day, The Real Reason

Posted by Bruce Worrell on Friday, May 28, 2010, In : Acts Of Love 
Folks, the summer season is finally here.  We will soon begin Memorial Day Weekend.  For many folks, this weekend means the start of vacations or the two major auto races in Indianapolis and Charlotte.  While all of the above will certainly occur during this holiday weekend, unless it rains in Indianapolis and/or Charlotte, they are not the real reason for why this holiday exists.

Please enjoy the following video about the real meaning of Memorial Day which was created on YouTube by Antoine Ch...

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Weekly Top 20 5/28/10

Posted by Bruce Worrell on Friday, May 28, 2010, In : Music 
Each week, The Very Limited Brain Who Maintains Arise Radio likes to list the 20 tracks which received the highest number of positive reviews from the station's listeners.  Here is this week's list.  For each track, on the first line, the name of the artist is listed first, followed by the track name, and finally the album name.  If an album is listed as an "Arise Radio File", the track is not currently available for sale. On the second line, website information is listed for each artist or...

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Dionne Carole

Posted by Bruce Worrell on Thursday, May 27, 2010, In : Artist Profile 
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The music of Dionne Carole, http://www.dionnecarole.com/, was recently added to Arise Radio.  With her first note being sung at the tender age of 5, Dionne Carole has lifted the name of the Lord as a songstress for nearly three decades. Her formal beginnings are attributed to her firm foundations in the house of the Lord. Her personal relationship with the King has been planted, watered, and nurtured through her reading and her steadfast walk of living by the Word of God. With Christ as her a...
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Zechariah's Song

Posted by Bruce Worrell on Thursday, May 27, 2010, In : Artist Profile 
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Zechariah's Song, http://www.zechariahssong.com/, is a Christian music duo, Melissa Hetzler and Laura Kryzton.  This duo's name comes Luke 1.  The following was originally posted on the website of Zechariah's Song.  In Luke 1, Zechariah was told he and his wife (Elizabeth) were to have a child.  Shocked by this miracle because of their old age, Zechariah argued with the Lord.  Therefore he was stripped of his ability to speak, due to his sin of doubt.  He remained mute until his son's (John ...
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Kansas City Church Helps The "Hidden Homeless"

Posted by Bruce Worrell on Thursday, May 27, 2010, In : Acts Of Love 


Pastor John Wiley didn't think it was fair that the working poor or "hidden homeless" in Kansas City, Mo., had to live in pay-by-the-week motels, so his church did something about it.

River Christian Fellowship in 2009 purchased a $16 million vacant hospital for $1 million and is working to convert it to the River of Refuge Dream Center, a 150,000-square-foot facility with 350 beds.

Wiley said three years ago he watched as nearly a dozen children got off a school bus and went into a motel. ...


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Christian Musicians Aid Nashville Church Devastated By Flood

Posted by Bruce Worrell on Monday, May 24, 2010, In : Acts Of Love 



The following article was originally posted in Charisma magazine.

Contemporary Christian artists are hoping to help a Nashville, Tenn., church rebuild after massive flooding in early May destroyed its building.

On Tuesday night, singer-songwriter Brandon Heath and songwriter-producer Jason Ingram will lead the Love Your Neighbor benefit concert to restore 5-year-old El Shaddai Christian Church. The Spirit-filled Hispanic congregation's south Nashville facility was devastated when 6 feet of wa...


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She Needs Our Help

Posted by Bruce Worrell on Monday, May 24, 2010, In : Music 



You see Denise Russell in the above photograph.  Denise Russell,
http://www.deniserussell.com, was one of the first friends of the Arise Radio MySpace page, http://www.myspace.com/ariselive365.  Her song Disconnected appeared in the first few Arise Radio Top 20 lists.  The following information about Denise Russell comes from her biography on her website. 

With a velvety smooth voice akin to Shawn Colvin or Suzanne Vega, singer/songwriter Denise Russell of northern Ohio is a name you may not ...

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Weekly Top 20 5/23/10

Posted by Bruce Worrell on Monday, May 24, 2010, In : Music 
Each week, The Very Limited Brain Who Maintains Arise Radio likes to list the 20 tracks which received the highest number of positive reviews from those of you who listen to the station.  In the list below, the name of the artist or group is listed first, followed by the track name, and then the album name on the first line for each track.  On the second line, you will see the website information for each artist or group on the Arise Radio Top 20.  If an album is listed as an "Arise Radio Fil...
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