Earlier today I had the privilege of doing about a 14 minute interview with Grammy award winning Christian artist, Amy Grant.

Amy has a brand new DVD and CD coming out on September 26th called Time Again…Live. 

From her website, "Time Again…Amy Grant Live, a project that takes the audience on a musical trip down memory lane and reminds us all of the power of the songs, the purity of the message and the incomparable talent of Amy Grant."

If you love Amy’s music as much as I do, then you’ll enjoy our interview.  Admittedly I was nervous doing the interview, probably because this is one Christian artist that I have literally followed their whole career, and own just about every CD.  Amy was gracious, funny and very down to earth - very much like Kim Hill was in a previous interview.

It’s no wonder I love their music so much.

Go and pre-order your copy of Time Again … Live by visiting www.amygrant.com  and leave us some feedback after you listen.

Click here to download our interview.

by Stacy L. Harp

Everyday is historic, but there are days in history that are meant to be memorialized.  September 11, 2001 is a day that is forever branded into the hearts and minds of those who lived through the horrific events of that day.  As we all know, this is the day that America was attacked by Islamic terrorists and thousands were killed, while millions had their lives changed forever.

I remember where I was when the planes hit the towers, and I remember the following days pretty vividly as well.  However, for me, 9/11 isn’t the most important event in history that has been memorialized.  For me, the day that is the most important day in history to be memorialized happened on a Friday some 2000 years ago.

On that Friday a man was weeping in a garden, sweating drops of blood and taking on Himself the sins of the world.  He was then abandoned by his friends, beaten and scourged and eventually led to a hill where he was mercilessly crucified, and a few hours later He died.

It was a very sad day, and He knew it would be.  He knew it would be so much that He offered a memorial meal before all of this happened because He wanted it to be remembered.
It is written that while they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body."  Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you.  This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

He was indeed born to die, and what is amazing to me is that He gave thanks for His memorial even before He died for the sins of the world.  So as we all remember the events of 9/11 let us not forget an even greater event that changed the world.  The willing sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sins.  His death changed the world and what is even greater is that by understanding why He died and accepting His sacrifice, which is far greater than any policeman, fireman or rescuer laying their lives down, it can change your eternity.

That is worth remembering an being thankful for.  Are you?

Amy Grant will be honored on September 19, 2006 with her very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is the first artist with roots in Contemporary Christian Music to receive such (Urban/Gospel great Al Green has previously received a star).

Amy also has a brand new release coming out on September 26th called Time Again…Amy Grant Live which is a video DVD and CD compilation of her decades of work in the music industry. Recently Amy unveiled a new website that includes more information on this upcoming release, which is sure to sell millions and millions of copies. Her website is filled with video, pictures, audio commentary, fan pictures with her and so much more.

If you love Amy, and who doesn’t, you’re going to love her new website and the new project that will soon to be released. Visit www.amygrant.com for more information.

And come back here to Active Christian Media on Tuesday when we will have posted our very special interview with her.

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Audrey Russo who is not only very beautiful and talented, but also very astute when it comes to issues concerning our children and radical Islam.

Audrey Russo is an accomplished actress, singer, songwriter and also Managing Editor for Ediblog which she and her husband Pete write for and maintain.

Audrey is also a contributor to Sharon Hughes’ radio program Changing Worldviews‘ special edition called Woman Talk.  So if you enjoy our interview you will definitely want to check out Woman Talk on Fridays to hear more of Audrey.

In today’s interview Audrey educates us about how Islam is invading our schools and teaching our children.  This is a wake up call for everyone who had ears to hear.

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Today I learned from one of my favorite rocking broadcasters, Janet Parshall, that Veggie Tales is coming to NBC beginning this Saturday morning!  How cool is that…

Janet had on Phil Vischer to talk about this new development on her show today.  If you’re a Parshall Patriot like I am, then you can hear the whole interview.  If you’re not a Parshall’s Patriot, become one and then you can hear the whole interview….or you can hear the archives for free if you go to www.wava.com and scroll through to Janet’s archives.

To learn more about this great opportunity that Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber have, click here.