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THE BUZZ
Spring Musical Offerings
Celebrate the Joy of God
by STEVE TURLEY
In the Buzz this week we are
that to me is just about being a blank
checking out a couple of brand new
slate, and letting your life be open
songs from projects that come out
to whatever it is that God wants to
in April.
do. I think that for so many it's easy
First up is Mercy Me with Shake!
to feel like we feel like we have to
This one is incredibly fun and
come up with this great plan for how
infectious. Front
we're gonna use
man Bart Millard
the gifts that God
gives us an idea
gives us. Really all
where the song
along I feel like
came from, "We
He just wants our
are so excited
willingness, to be
about our new
used however He
song 'Shake'.
sees fit."
You know after
Her hope is that
years and years
"the song inspires
of doing this, we
you to let God
Mercy Me
realize that we as
write His unique,
Christians have
beautiful story
this eternal joy, but at
on your heart."
times can be so boring.
Although
"And I can't really
neither of the
figure that one out. I
albums these
have to admit that I was a
songs come
product of that for a long
from will be out
time,"
until the spring,
he concluded.
both "Shake"
So what changed? Bart
and "Write
continues, "Then all of a
Your Story" are
sudden, the last couple of
already playing
years, the grace message
on Christian
came to life in my life
radio and are
and just turned my world
available for
upside-down. The second
download
Francesca Battistelli
that I realized there's
wherever you
nothing I can do to make
purchase your
Christ love me any more
digital music.
than He already does, everything
Other projects slated for release soon
changed from that point. I guess
include:
God's put a new song in my heart and
Jamie Grace "Ready To Fly" – Jan.
for me it's called 'Shake'".
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Francesca Battistelli has had a
Casting Crowns "Thrive" – Jan. 28
great deal of success in her relatively
Kutless "Glory" – Feb. 11
short singing career. The songs she
Crowder "Neon Steeple" – Feb. 18
writes seem to speak to us right where
We will take a closer look at a few
we live. Well she has done it again.
of these in the next installment of The
The title track from her upcoming
Buzz.
release, "Write Your Story" has just
hit the airwaves. About
her new tune Battistelli
STEVE TURLEY, Station manager Christian
107.3 COMMENTS? Editor@upandcominsays, "Write Your Story
gweekly.com.
is a really joyful song
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