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Seth Smith’s Christian faith shows up on ballfield

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Eliza Marie

[photopress:sethdugout.jpg,full,pp_image] Seth Smith relies on his faith to get him through the mine­field of pro­fes­sion­al base­ball. Den­ver Post pho­to by John Ley­ba. A tow­er­ing home run by Seth Smith on Sun­day pushed across the win­ning run in the Rock­ies’ 4–2 … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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MercyMe helps Rockies celebrate Faith Day

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Eliza Marie

[photopress:MercyMe__14_.JPG,full,pp_image] Mer­cyMe lead singer Bart Mil­lard is a base­ball fan and has helped major-league teams in their Faith Day cel­e­bra­tions. On Sun­day, the band per­formed before a sell-out crowd at Coors Field. File pho­tos by Eliza (Liz) Marie Somers Mer­cyMe … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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HeavenFest: Can you spot yourself?

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Eliza Marie

[photopress:caspergirls.JPG,full,pp_image] Shel­by Ben­nett, 18, left, and Michelle Archule­ta, 17, drove down from Casper, Wyo., to enjoy a week­end of music — first at Heav­en­Fest on Sat­ur­day and at the Warped Tour on Sun­day. The music fans were up front and … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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MercyMe asks for prayers

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Eliza Marie

[photopress:mercyme.jpg,thumb,pp_image] Mer­cyMe’s bus was involved in a fatal acci­dent this past week in Indi­ana. Pho­to spe­cial to The Den­ver Post Mer­cyMe is ask­ing its fans for their prayers for all involved in a fatal acci­dent this past week in Indi­ana. … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Skillet “melts” fan’s face off

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Eliza Marie

[photopress:skillet3.JPG,full,pp_image] Skil­let lead singer John Coop­er and the band high­light Heav­en­Fest with an ener­getic per­for­mance not seen since Toby­Mac came to town. Pho­tos by Eliza Marie Somers Skil­let rocked the house this past week­end at Heav­en­Fest at North­ern Hills Chris­t­ian … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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40,000 at HeavenFest

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Eliza Marie

[photopress:fans1.JPG,full,pp_image] Fans con­verge at Heav­en­Fest at North­ern Hills Chris­t­ian Church in Brighton on Sat­ur­day. Offi­cial num­bers will not known until lat­er this week. Pho­to by Eliza Marie Somers Heav­en­Fest in Brighton drew close to 40,000 fans this week­end, accord­ing to … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Third Day headlines HeavenFest

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Eliza Marie

[photopress:DSCF0293.JPG,full,pp_image] Mac Pow­ell and Third Day are back in town at Sat­ur­day’s Heav­en­Fest in Brighton. Tick­ets can be pur­chased at King Soop­ers or heavenfest.com. Pho­tos by Eliza Marie Somers Gram­my Award win­ners Third Day will head­line this week­end’s Heav­en­Fest at … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Thousand Foot Krutch member in hospital

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Eliza Marie

Thou­sand Foot Krutch front­man Trevor McNevan under­went an emer­gency appen­dec­to­my this past week­end in Seat­tle, Wash., as the band was prepar­ing for an appear­ance at the Cre­ation North­west fes­ti­val. McNevan is also a mem­ber of FM Sta­t­ic. There’s no word … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Deuce steps out with smooth worship CD

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Eliza Marie

Claude Deuce, the man behind Deitrick Had­don, Big Al and Tonex, is step­ping out from behind the board with his debut CD, “Claude Deuce, The Young Elder.” BET will pre­view the video “It Ain’t Over” tonight on its Video Gospel … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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New Release: Glory Revealed II a gem

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Eliza Marie

b [photopress:gloryII.jpg,full,pp_image] Glo­ry Revealed II is bound for numer­ous Dove Awards, Spe­cial to The Den­ver Post Throw twen­­ty-plus artists in a seclud­ed rus­tic Geor­gia moun­tain lodge and what you get is a CD that is a slice of Amer­i­cana — … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Former baseball player hits home run in music industry

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Eliza Marie

[photopress:JonnyDiaz_MoreBeautifulYou_JDiazPR2.jpg,full,pp_image] Jon­ny Diaz holds the No. 1 hit on Chris­t­ian music radio with “More Beau­ti­ful You.” Can you imag­ine being on the path to a pro­fes­sion­al base­ball career, a path that is lined with mil­lion-dol­lar con­tracts and beau­ti­ful women? The … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Jars of Clay — spot on

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Eliza Marie

[photopress:jars17.JPG,full,pp_image] Dan Hasel­tine of Jars of Clay lights up the stage at the Goth­ic The­atre. Pho­tos by Eliza Marie Somers (To view a slide show of the con­cert click here.) The Goth­ic The­atre is the per­fect set­ting for a song­writ­ers’ … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Jars of Clay gets back to nuts and bolts

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Eliza Marie

[photopress:jars.jpg,full,pp_image] Jars of Clay, a three-time Gram­my Award win­ner, will play the Goth­ic The­atre tonight. Pho­to spe­cial to The Den­ver Post. Over­com­ing the inter­nal con­flicts that are in all of us is the over­whelm­ing theme from Jars of Clay’s new … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Newsboys go retro with new release

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Eliza Marie

[photopress:newsboysalbum.jpg,full,pp_image] Spe­cial to The Den­ver Post Today, Tues­day, May 5th, marks the news­boys’ final release with Peter Furler as the band’s lead singer, and the guys stepped back in time with this CD, “In the Hands of God.” The CD … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Backstage at the Dove Awards

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Eliza Marie

[photopress:stevecchampsons_1.JPG,full,pp_image] Steven Cur­tis Chap­man and his sons back­stage at the Dove Awards. Pho­tos by Eliza Marie Somers I attend­ed my first Dove Awards last week in Nashville and did­n’t know what to expect. There was no red car­pet to show … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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