Pre-buy the new album, and get an INSTANT DOWNLOAD of the full album plus 2 decades of rare outtakes and B-sides, an exclusive t-shirt and more.

Click here to check it out.

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This week Phil Wickham has put out a special extended edition of “Heaven And Earth” which includes 4 new songs plus you can also get his live worship album “Singalong” for a limited time on sale!

Want to hear some even more good news? We’re previewing the album and giving away a FREE SONG this week! If you haven’t heard Phil’s music or seen him play live you are totally missing out-  so do yourself a favor and go check out his stuff.

Click here to download a free MP3 of Phil’s song “Eden” and preview the extended edition album!

Phil sat down to tell us a little bit about his single “In My Love” -

This song really is about the faithfulness of God. It’s about the promises that he gives us to hold onto in difficult times, which in varying degrees, we go through every single day of our lives. Especially, I love the promises that come strait from the mouth of Jesus when he says, “Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest.” He says, “I’ll be with you always, until the end of the age. I’ll never leave you or forsake you.” He gives us these amazing promises that, we as his church, need to hold onto in hard times and in good times. I saw these promises first hand over the last few months when a very, very dear friend of mine lost his wife to cancer. She battled it for 3 ½ years, and it’s the first time me or my wife have known someone so close that we’re not going to see anymore in this life. This song was born out of watching these people and everyone involved leaning and standing on the promises that God gives us. It’s about the faithfulness of God, that he is true to his word- and that whether we’re going through cancer or stuff that’s way less intense but still challenging- it’s a song to remind us that God’s word is true, and the rock that we can stand on.

Hear more about it from Phil-

In honor of Phil’s special Expanded Edition of “Heaven & Earth” we’re giving away a free song from him, and previewing the album! It has 4 new tracks that you don’t want to miss, so take a listen below and spread the word.

Click Here To Check It Out On iTunes

33Miles has a lot of new things happening these days- a new radio single, a brand new album, and some changes in the dynamic of the band, so we thought we’d let them tell you all about it. Read their note below for details, and be sure to get to the end because I left you a special treat

Also, before you get started I wanted to let you hear one of their new songs- it’s their single called “Where I Wanna Go” from the upcoming album, “Today,” which hits stores in October. Take a listen, and visit their site 33milesOnline.com to see how you can download it right now, plus 2 other brand new songs off the record!

Hey Everybody,

Hope you’re getting pumped up, as we are, about our new CD, “Today,” hitting stores October 5th.  As you might have noticed, there’s been a slight change in the demographic of 33Miles… Collin’s not in the pictures. Well, in the earlier part of the year Collin was contacted by a church to consider a position as worship pastor.  He and his wife, Jenna, after months of prayer, felt like it was not an accident but was an opportunity that God was giving them to take.  So they have accepted the call and he will officially start September 1st.  We are excited for Collin and know that he is right where he needs to be.  Change is not a negative thing when God is in   the midst of it all… it is a glorious thing that drives us to lean into the arms of Christ more each day.  We love and will miss them, but we applaud Collin for his willingness to say “yes” to Christ, whatever that may entail.  I know that he will miss all the wonderful people he has met along the journey of 33Miles.  However, that journey is not over.

33Miles’ mission to serve Christ in encouraging the church to do the same is growing stronger and stronger.  “Today” is releasing in October, our new single “Where I Wanna Go” is being played on station’s all over the country, “The Today Tour” kicks off in September, the Christmas CD “Believe” will release nationwide, the number of child sponsorships is rising, the church is hearing the Gospel preached, marriages are being restored, lives are being saved…  MAN, IT’S EXCITING!!!  Please keep us in prayer as we embark on another chapter in the story of 33Miles….  the best is yet to come.

Blessings,

Chris and Jason

And now for the icing on the cake….33Miles gets real with “Hotel World”

The guys of 33Miles are serious about their music and their ministry. They, like so many other bands out there, work really, really hard traveling the country day in and day out to share their music with the world. Life on the road has its ups and downs though, and can be tough- but lucky for them, tough times can be great sources of inspiration that spur on new amazing songs for them to sing.

Like this one right here…Check out the music video from 33miles that- I dare say- is their most personal and honest yet.

You’re welcome!

Laura

Many of our artist friends are fellow bloggettes (bloggies? bloggers?), and ya’ll definitely need to check out their blogs.

Just be warned, you may become addicted.  It’s worth the risk.

Here are some good ones to check out:

33Miles- God, Gear, and Guitars

Addison Road- Band Blog; Jenny’s Blog: Cupcakes, Sprinkles, and Other Happy Things

Building429- Band Blog

Chasen- Band Blog

Darlene Zschech- Band Blog

Decyfer Down- Band Blog; Tour Blog

Derek Webb- Band Blog

Disciple- Band Blog

Fee- Band Blog

Joy Whitlock- Band Blog

MercyMe- Band Blog

Phil Wickham- Band Blog

Sara Groves- Different Kinds Of Happy; Band Blog

Stellar Kart- Band Blog

The Afters- Band Blog

Todd Agnew- Band Blog

Enjoy!

Mikaela

This week we have a special treat for you! Sara Groves is giving away a free song, and streaming a behind the scenes interview where she talks about the meaning and process for writing each song. Click play below to start listening, and click on the “free download” button to get your track!

The Afters came out with a song most of you probably remember called “Myspace Girl.” It turns out that the song is actually a true story about their former bass player and a fan of theirs. I know it sounds crazy! We were able to track down this Myspace Girl and interview her speaking about how it all happened. Today we are going to let a fan tell you the story behind a song, so check it out below. Oh, and don’t forget The Afters’ new CD is available to pre-buy on their website now with 3 instant downloads, an exclusive t-shirt and more!

Any one have any questions for Wendy or maybe a similar experience? Leave a comment and let us know.

Hello Everyone!

It’s me. Rachel. I feel like this summer is flying by – school has already started for most kids in Nashville. I don’t know, maybe it’s just me – but there’s something weird about starting school when it’s still so stinkin’ hot outside. I digress. I am getting WAY off track.

ANYWAY… we’re starting something new here on FreeCCM.com. Starting today – and for the next few Fridays – we’ll be posting some devotionals that were inspired by some of Skillet’s latest songs. Today, we’ll be reading John 18:10-11 and talking about how we define “Heroes” and how we should START defining “Heroes”, according to Jesus.

Ready, set, read!

HERO

“Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) Jesus commanded Peter, ‘Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?’” – John 18:10-11

If Jesus had known Peter was carrying a sword, he would have put a stop to it. He knew Peter belonged to a group of radicals called the Zealots who were furious about Rome’s oppression against the Jewish people. Peter was prone to get angry at times, even violent.

But Jesus hoped Peter had changed. It had been several years since this young, hotheaded revolutionary walked away from his family’s business to take after Jesus. He was livid over how the Romans treated the Jews. They were abusive and harsh. But Jesus tried to show Peter a different way to respond.

“If you live by the sword, you’ll die by the sword,” Jesus told him.

Those of us without a hero go lashing out at every injustice and offense. We see ourselves as vigilantes for what’s right. After all, who else is going to stop them? No wonder Peter carried a weapon under his clothes. He couldn’t see a better way.

We don’t carry real swords, of course, but our weapons of choice can be just as dangerous. It’s a sharp tongue that cuts down other people. It’s the cold silence with which we freeze others out. It’s the slander we speak against them. It’s the poisonous anger that boils up inside us.

Peter didn’t understand the kind of hero Jesus came to be. He only had the human perspective. So when Jesus spoke about liberating Israel, Peter thought it was from Roman rule. When Jesus spoke of a new kingdom, Peter thought it was an earthly one.

But Jesus was talking about so much more. He was talking about spiritual freedom. He was talking about a Heavenly kingdom. Peter underestimated the kind of life Jesus promised to bring.

There is a new kind of hero that Jesus introduced to us. It’s not very gratifying to our human desires; it doesn’t seem very effective; and it feels like we’re letting others get away with their abuses. But it’s the superhuman way. It’s the way of the divine. And quite frankly, it’s the only way that works. It’s the way of trusting Jesus, our hero.

No one else can heal the ills of our society. No one else can restore our marriages. No one else can bring justice to the persecuted or restore fathers to the fatherless. Only Jesus.

When Jesus admonished Peter to put away his sword and he miraculously replaced Malchus’ ear, he was showing a more heroic way. It was the kind of heroism that gives life, rather than takes it.

At this moment in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus needed to surrender because his death on the cross would bring eternal life to every generation to come. This was God’s plan; this was the “cup” Jesus needed to drink. And without knowing it, Peter was fighting against this purpose.

Laying down our swords doesn’t mean we’re victims. It means we’re embracing the kind of heroism that Jesus demonstrated. He gave his life on the cross so that others wouldn’t have to. As we seek to live like Jesus, we’ll find that our own sacrificial responses show Jesus to everyone around us.

And now an update from Skillet..

Have a blessed weekend!

-Rachel

You may remember Heather Williams from some of our previous posts, but if not, now is the time to get to know her and her music. Today is an exciting one because Heather’s brand new 4 song EP is out on iTunes, Amazon, etc, and to celebrate we’re streaming clips of the songs for you to preview PLUS we’ve got a free download of her song off the Catalyst Music Project. Heather also has an amazingly powerful story about overcoming life trials of abuse, homelessness, poverty and more, and she shared just a glimpse of that with us in the video below so don’t leave without watching it!

Preview Heather’s brand new EP here, and let us know what you think!

Click here to go get these songs on iTunes!

Go get this week’s download from Heather- “Emmanuel,” off the Catalyst Music Project.

Heather talks about the process for writing her single “Hallelujah”

Hallelujah is a really special song to me. About a year after my son Caedmen died, I was sitting on the floor, and I had my husband’s guitar and I was just kind of strumming. He had shown me 3 or 4 chords, and I was just sitting there, and I was at such a place where I was so broken. I wasn’t mad a God and I wasn’t questioning God, but I had really just made a decision to keep an open dialogue with God; not just inside, but coming out of my mouth; because I’m not fooling him. And I think that’s like when you read about David in the bible where he’s really giving his heart to God through his mouth- I think God likes that, he likes that relationship. So I said ‘okay’ and started strumming from G to C and back and I just started asking Jesus to show up just right where I was. I think the cry of it, saying ‘Hallelujah’ and saying ‘even in this place on a floor with a guitar crying out in a blubbering mess I’m still going to say Halleluiah, and I’m still going to say that I love you, and I’m’ still going to want to glorify you in anything and everything.’ And me just being able to say ‘through all that I can stand because of God’ and maybe somebody can look at that and say ‘So can I!’ you know? Maybe they haven’t been through the loss of a child, but everybody has something. I’m convinced that every person on this planet has something that’s happened to them, or they’re going through now, or they’re going to go through that God needs to reach in, and they need to be able to say ‘God, I give it up to you.’ So, if I can be just a little bit of somebody having hope because they see that I went through it, and through a song like “Hallelujah.” -Heather

This week we’re excited to give you a free song from the Catalyst Music Project performed by Heather Williams and written by Miriam Ah Kuoi & Rudy Vaughn. Download their song “Emmanuel” below and check out the rest of the record on iTunes.

Be sure to also preview Heather Williams’ new EP on our site HERE featuring the powerful single “Hallelujah”