June 30, 2006

Music Video: Demon Hunter - Undying

Filed under: Music Videos — josh @ 11:37 pm

The TriptychWrapping up our excursion into the world of Demon Hunter music videos (for the time being anyway. The music video for One Thousand Apoligies is in the making) is the final Demon Hunter single, the anthem for ever-lasting life in Christ, Undying.

The Triptych Cover - CrowsThis song is off of Demon Hunter’s latest album, The Triptych (trip·tych [n.] 1. A work consisting of three painted or carved panels that are hinged together. 2. A hinged writing tablet consisting of three leaves, used in ancient Rome. [From Greek triptukhos, threefold]), an album released with three special edition covers, and the hot video quickly became a staple of MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball for metal fans everywhere.

Undying is a heavy but melodic call to life and positivity. As always, it’s a refreshing breath of air for the metal scene by one of the biggest Christian metal bands and a great follow-up to last albums hit Not Ready to Die.

The Triptych Cover - ArachnidView the full video, lyrics and Ryan Clark’s comments on his inspiration for the song and it’s meaning below.
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Special insurance policies for churchgoers

Filed under: News — admin @ 2:01 am

The Mighty Acts of GodChurchgoers are in even greater hands with an Iowa-based insurance company that offers them special benefits and unique coverages.

When it was founded in the 1940’s, GuideOne Insurance offered lower insurance rates to people who didn’t drink alcohol. Now regular churchgoers get special blessings.

GuideOne president Jim Wallace says his firm’s FaithGuard policies now cover about 46,000 people who get church benefits. Most policyholders are in the Midwest and South.

The FaithGuard policy waives the deductible for an insured churchgoer involved in an accident while on the way to or from church. It also pays $750 toward tithing or church donations if the insured is injured in an accident involving the covered car. Medical payments are doubled if a person is injured in an accident to or from church.

Riiiiiight, that makes so much sense! On the bright side I can now say and understand “I was planning to levy a tithe on, but my car broke down without being insured with FaithGuard.” But I guess GuideOne would just call me cheap. PS: Force majeures AKA Acts of God probably not covered :-P

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June 29, 2006

The Triptych Special Edition ANNOUNCED!

Filed under: News — josh @ 8:05 am

The TriptychBIG NEWS! Demon Hunter has announced that they are releasing a special edition of The Triptych scheduled for release Halloween day this October (Oct. 31, 2006)! The new edition is absolutely PACKED full of great special features. The full details are below:

HUNTERS! One year after the release of “The Triptych” and its 3 limited edition covers, we will unveil a new special edition of “The Triptych,” featuring brand new artwork by Dan Seagrave that incorporates all of the elements of the other 3 covers — a true triptych.

And there is more. So much more. A BRAND NEW DVD and 4 bonus tracks will be included when this hits stores on October 31, 2006.

And fear not, those of you who pre-ordered from Tower.com and got the “Waging The Third War” DVD still will have something special. The DVD that will come with “The Triptych” special edition is *not* that DVD.

Here is what it will contain:
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Music Video: Demon Hunter - Not Ready to Die

Filed under: Music Videos — josh @ 8:00 am

Summer of DarknessDemon Hunter hit it big by the time their second album, Summer of Darkness rolled around in 2004 and their video for the song Not Ready to Die lit up MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball, subsequently propelling them into a place rarely ventured by Christian metal bands. Demon Hunter was BIG, and their next album would be even bigger.

Ryan Clark, the bald-headed lead singer for the band, had this to say about the Headbanger anthem, “This song explores the feelings we all get concerning death. We know that through our hope in Christ, life everlasting awaits us after our time here on earth comes to an end. But sometimes I get the feeling that I have yet to achieve all that I should with the life I’ve been given here. The lyrics explain “If only 33 years can save my life, I’ve had 24 more to make things right”. This means that Christ gave 33 human years living on this earth and in that time He died for us all, covering our sins. And if I needed some time to come to terms with that, I’ve had 24 years to do so. I think everyone has a certain bitter-sweet anxiety about death, and I think that’s very natural, even inevitable. In this song I speak about this anxiety and how, regardless of not being ready, I know where my fate lies. In the song I explain, “When I’m taken home and you’re still here, just clear your mind and dry your tears.” Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 2 Corinthians 5:1″

Read the lyrics to the song and watch the music video below.
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June 28, 2006

Music Video: Demon Hunter - Infected

Filed under: News, Music Videos — josh @ 7:29 am

Demon HunterMusic videos will now start to become a staple of the site, so I hope everyone checks them out and has fun. My first video will be for my FAVORITE BAND. Demon Hunter is a metal band of great skill who can pump out heavy, pounding metal as quick as they can soothing and melodic choruses, and they can sing to boot.

Infected is the first single from their debut, self-titled album. And became a huge hit via MTV and their Headbanger’s Ball, skyrocketing Demon Hunter’s popularity. According to Ryan Clark, lead singer and songwriter, Infected “Paints an image of a person on their death bed and the thoughts that would run through their head at such an overwhelming time. The story told explains that no matter the illness at hand, it’s much more important to be infected with the love of Christ. It suggests the importance of your relationship with the Lord specifically during this inevitable yet potentially glorious crossroad from your life here on earth into the life thereafter.” Check out the video (and lyrics) for Infected below:
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Band Page Updated

Filed under: News — josh @ 6:40 am

Define the Great Line (CD & DVD)The band page has been updated with more artists for your perusal. Artists added include: UnderOath, Spoken, and Tourniquet. Please check the bands out and have fun!

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Churches use the latest technology to spread “the word”

Filed under: News — admin @ 4:49 am

Amazing Grace: The Complete RecordingsThere are no Bibles or hymnals in the pews at Eagle Brook Church in Lino Lakes. In fact, there are no pews. Instead, worshippers settle into theater-style chairs in the 2,100-seat sanctuary and gaze upon three giant video screens ticking off a digital countdown to the 6PM Saturday service.

Clad in jeans and toting cups of coffee, they are not just there for an hour of Christian song and prayer. They are part of a technological revolution that’s changing how churches across the country express their faith and reach their congregations.

That’s because Eagle Brook’s weekly service will resonate far beyond its walls. It will get digitized and downloaded, rebroadcast on the Internet and iPods, e-mailed and blogged about.

Churches nationwide are introducing podcasts, posting sermons on the Internet, offering virtual tours and opening online stores. Many also are relying on e-mail to communicate with members. The number of church Web sites has nearly doubled in the last five years.

Meanwhile, services such as FaithMobile are allowing the devout to carry God in their pocket, offering cell-phone ring-tones for $1.99 a month (choose from “Amazing Grace, “Jesus Loves Me” and other favorites) and daily Bible verses for a few dollars more.

Some traditionalists may be upset or uneasy with the emerging cyber-church, but they’re in the minority, said George Barna, president of the Barna Group, a California consulting firm that does surveys on the subject of religion.

Churches, he said, have a long and successful history of using new technology to spread spiritual messages.

“Look at the printing press. That was the new technology of its day,” Barna said. “And what was it known for? Printing the Bible.”

When the clock hits zero at Eagle Brook Church, a six-piece band kicks in with a Christian rock song. Close-ups of the musicians flash on the screens, mixed with song lyrics and still shots of doves, clouds and mountains.
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June 27, 2006

Only half of US congregations are financially healthy

Filed under: News — admin @ 6:13 am

Creating Caring CongregationsWhen it comes to their financial condition, a majority of congregations in the United States consider themselves financially healthy. But increasingly more congregations worry about their finances.

A new survey of 884 randomly sampled congregations of all faith traditions in the United States has found that 57 percent of congregations report that their financial situation is good or excellent. This represents a notable drop since 2000 when 66 percent of congregations said their situation was good or excellent.

The financial health of congregations varies considerably by faith community, the new survey found. Less than half (48%) of Old-line Protestant congregations reported that their financial situation was good or excellent, compared to 62 percent of Other Protestant congregations and Catholic and Orthodox parishes.

These figures are from the just released Faith Communities Today 2005 (FACT2005) survey. The survey updates results from a survey taken in 2000.

This new survey information appears in “Insights into Financial Giving,” which offers tips on why financial giving is considered important, to help congregations as they plan their financial campaigns. For example, Money Matters: Personal Giving in American Churches, a recent study of church finances, identifies four basic motivations: Thankfulness and Altruism, Reciprocity with God, Reciprocity with the individual’s faith group, and Giving as an extension of the self.

“Insights into Financial Giving” poses the “bottom line questions” and asks congregations to consider which are appropriate to them, which take priority and what steps they would take to respond to them. One says, for example, “Remember that people give to people and not to budgets and shortages. The first rule of fundraising is to ask. Do you ask personally and connect the contributions to how they concretely assist people in their spiritual, physical, and other needs?”

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June 26, 2006

Anti-porn ministry gives out Jesus Loves Porn Stars Bibles

Filed under: News — admin @ 6:54 am

The Holy Bible - Complete King James Version - Old & New TestamentOne of the hottest items at this weekend’s Erotica LA pornography show is a Bible with a cover that says “Jesus Loves Porn Stars.” The Reverend J.R. Mahon (yes, a man) of Triple-X Church says his anti-porn ministry handed out its entire stock of 3,300 Bibles on the first day of the three-day show.

Mahon acknowledges that convention-goers do a double-take when they see his ministry’s booth and Bibles with the unusual covers. He says that gives him a chance to tell people in the business that Jesus loves them and offers an escape and a fresh start to those who want out.

Mahon says the Bibles were printed by NavPress after the American Bible Society decided it couldn’t fill the order.

Their site has the sneakiest way to attrackt people looking for porn, their title says “#1 Christian Pron Site” and then when you get to the site it tells you to stop looking at pron. That’s pretty funny!

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June 23, 2006

It’s better to give than to receive

Filed under: News — admin @ 4:27 am

Mentoring : The Tao of Giving and Receiving WisdomPublished in the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences’s May 2006 issue, the study shows that participants who reported giving emotional support to others in their church had a lower risk for death than those who received such emotional support. The study tracks death risk among black and white senior citizens (average age: 74) who attend church.

Church attendance has previously been linked to greater longevity, notes Neal Krause, PhD, a professor of health behavior and health education at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. Krause wanted to learn more about what aspects of church attendance might influence death risk.

So he checked survey results from 976 older churchgoers. About six in 10 participants were women. Slightly more than half (54%) were black.

The survey asked about emotional support given and received from other churchgoers, chronic financial strain, frequency of church attendance, private religious practices (praying and reading the Bible), and self-rated health.
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