Michael W. Smith News

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Jigu: Thunder Drums of China will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Richland Township.

Since that time, the summertime festival has raised more than $10 million for the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, according to the event's website .

First Timothy 6:7-19 Is 'secular' music better than 'Contemporary Christian' music? Not referring to lyrics.

Worship and praise will fill the place at First Baptist Bossier when Grammy Award-winning Christian artist Michael W. Smith brings his 'New Hallelujah World Tour' to town.

Stacey, who received his masters in counseling from the Liberty Online program, opened the concert, followed by Andrews and Maher.

The threatened Gospel Music Association unveiled its latest fund-raising effort this week, an online auction featuring many exclusive items and experiences with its most prominent members.

You can bet it will be a nearly full house Thursday at the Sioux Falls Arena for Christian singer Michael W. Smith's concert.

After all, he's sold nearly 15 million albums, won three Grammy and 44 Dove Awards, had mainstream success with the hits ''Place in This World'' and ''I Will Be Here for You'' and was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, But that doesn't mean that when Smith begins work in December on his first album of new pop material since 2006's ...

See original uniforms, photographs and other items from Geneva veterans in the "Faces of War" exhibit at the Geneva History Center.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Johnstowners are showing their support for a concert by a Christian performer.

Michael W. Smith holds many titles within the music industry. He's a producer, writer and composer, and he's made music in the pop/rock and Christian genres.

Behind the scenes at The Big Fresno Fair, officials with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno are grateful for Michael W. Smith.

Christian and gospel music artists came together to support their own this week, raising more than $350,000 for the Gospel Music Association , the trade association for Christian music which has struggled financially in recent years.

I guess ita s not too early to remind you about the Break Forth Canada 2010 conference that's coming to Edmonton.

When the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena becomes a place of worship, excitement and music today, Michael W. Smith won't be the only person on stage during the performance.

I recently wondered how many people of faith really ask to see God, and if a good "work" can be truly sustained by those with mixed motives? I also vividly imagined a fishing metaphor quite different from the normal thoughts of the "fishers of men" metaphor one hears quite frequently.

Like an old retired couple, Rocketown is moving to Florida. Don't get your hopes up though--as previously reported here on Cream: Rocketown is not disappearing from Nashville , although the construction of the new Nashville convention center will at least silence the screams of the nation's emo rockers for a period of time.

Two-time Dove Award winning Paul Baloche is one of today's most influential worship leaders and songwriters.

Planning on going to the concert by Contemporary Christian singer Michael W. Smith at 7:30 p. m. Friday in Jamestown Savings Bank Arena? If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, you can help out St.

Singer Al Martino is 82. Musician John Mellencamp is 58. Singer Michael W. Smith is 52.