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PowerSource 04_14_PowerSource 04_14 3/11/14 5:07 PM Page 1 2014 ICM Week® November 9-12 APRIL 2014 • TRULY LIVING LIFE RENEWING YOUR SPIRIT BEHOLDING CREATIVE GIFTS ENCOURAGING OTHERS CRS SHOWCASES Girl Talk With MUSIC CITY USA | CHARTS | ALBUM REVIEWS Chonda Pierce FEATURE STORIES | MUSIC NEWS & MORE Comedian of the Year JOHN 12:32 Canada $6.00 U.S. $3.50 PowerSource 04_14_PowerSource 04_14 3/11/14 5:08 PM Page 2 PowerSource 04_14_PowerSource 04_14 3/11/14 5:08 PM Page 3 PowerSource 04_14_PowerSource 04_14 3/11/14 5:08 PM Page 4 PowerSource 04_14_PowerSource 04_14 3/11/14 5:08 PM Page 5 PowerSource Global Warming Or Global Sinning Global warming, in my belief, has no input on what spirit of satan. Please do not take the mark. The Bible is going on with our weather around the world. Don’t will explain there will be 3 ½ years of prosperity, then 3 get me wrong, we need clean air, water and trees for oxy- ½ years of sorrow of the great tribulation. Some teach- gen in our atmosphere. But if we believe in honor and in ers teach we will be raptured (taken out) before; some the word of God, we understand what is going on in the teach we will go through the 7 years. Be ready and pre- world today. We know from the Bible that earthquakes, pare for either. tsunamis, hurricanes and other bad things are God will purge the earth, and some day all that is going to happen. Bad weather has always bad will be destroyed by fire and this will hap- been a part of our history and will always pen because of global sinning. You see God gave be. life and sustained life and our breath The greatest concern of us as a through His creation of the ozone layer. society and worldwide predictions is Let’s stay with Him and get sin out of the change in our money system to our lives. This includes all sin. Sins the world money system or the separate us from God and His mark of ‘666.’ This is close on Blessings. If you are going to live, the horizon; in a cashless love and obey God you must society, a world-wide learn and live by and know His mark is to be either in word. May peace be with you your hand or forehead. always and pray for God to (We understand this heal our country. PS is to be a num- Revelation 9:18 (KJV) By ber, and we are these three was the to study to be third part of men sure that we are killed, by the fire, not deceived, and by the smoke, like taking a and by the brim- global pass- stone, which word that we issued out of their remember to buy mouths. and sell.) This is the answer for 2 Peter 3:7 (KJV) … the Anti-Christ to but the heavens control market and the earth, places, our which are now, by thoughts, our the same word are whereabouts and kept in store, our worldwide peace reserved unto fire that he will bring to against the day of the table. judgment and perdi- Yes, a man of tion of ungodly men. peace will come with It is appointed each great words to man to die, Romans deceive all, the most 6:23 (KJV) For the evil person on the wages of sin is death; planet and he will be but the gift of God is poised to carry out eternal life through the evil plan and Jesus Christ our Lord. PowerSourceMusic.com April 2014 5 PowerSource 04_14_PowerSource 04_14 3/11/14 5:08 PM Page 6 2014 ICM Week® November 9-12 CONTENTS APRIL 2014 • 7 Welcoming the Prosperity Of Spring! Chonda Pierce TRULY LIVING LIFE RENEWING By: Jason Higgins 8 YOUR SPIRIT BEHOLDING cover photo by CREATIVE GIFTS ENCOURAGING OTHERS CRS SHOWCASES Girl Talk With MUSIC CITY USA | CHARTS | ALBUM REVIEWS Rory White Chonda Pierce FEATURE STORIES | MUSIC NEWS & MORE 8 uncommon Sense Comedian of the Year JOHN 12:32 Canada $6.00 U.S. $3.50 Deep Thought-y Gumbo By: Kim McLean 32 Steve richard & laura Dodd And 10 God Of A Second chance “the rock” from Which they Sing By: Russ Murphy 32 By: John Gusty 12 exceptional Performances — 34 “indie” insights Power Source, inc. & HMG “Get Out Of Town” nashville crS Showcases 14 By: Andrew Greer 14 the Present truth 36 finding My Voice Life Is A Funny Word By: Becky Moore By: Selena Day 38 country news 16 crash course: Why And How to Write inspirational country news 42 country chart Top 75 By: Ann Hittinger 22 43 49th Annual® Academy Of country 18 inspirational country news Music Award nominations Announced 20 inspirational country chart Top 100 44 faith in finance 24 Saturdays 22 Girl talk With chonda Pierce ® By: Ann Hittinger By: Guy Hatcher, CFP 24 How’s My little Miss America? 46 Power Gospel news By: Dr. Bill Purvis 34 50 Power Gospel chart Top 100 26 All in A Day’s Grace Breaking Up With Approval Seeking 52 bluegrass news By: Karen Burkhart 28 53 bluegrass chart Top 35 28 Questions & Answers Jennifer nickerson 54 Album reviews By: John Gusty 56 HMG nashville current Singles 30 broadcast buzz Promotions A PublicAtiOn Of POWer SOurce inc. Assistant editors: Ann Hittinger, HMG A&r Director & Artist consultant: Publisher & ceO: Gene Higgins Hugh Shelton Darlene Fowler (615) 248-8105 Ext. 225 Advertising Manager: editor-in-chief: Brenda Higgins Ann Hittinger (615) 248-8105 Ext. 227 HMG radio Promotions & Publicity Director: Sarah Reed (615) 248-8105 Ext. 239 Managing editor: Jason L. Higgins HMG Director of Artist Promotion & Artist consultant: HMG radio tracking & Promotions: Art Director: Hugh Shelton Vivian Perry (615) 248-8105 Ext. 221 Gary Figart (615) 248-8105 Ext. 238 Advertising/Article Submission: [email protected] • (615) 248-8105 Ext. 227 6 April 2014 PowerSourceMagazine.com PowerSource 04_14_PowerSource 04_14 3/11/14 5:08 PM Page 7 PowerSource Welcoming the Prosperity Of Spring! “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: Looking forward to if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity 2015, we have been would not be so welcome.” planning on expand- — Anne Bradstreet, ing the ICM Faith, The Works of Anne Bradstreet Family & Country™ Wow, we did have quite a winter. Spring could not events. We hope to have come fast enough for me. Spring is one of the most share those plans amazing seasons and brings new growth, projects and and visions during plans. Spring brings forth the time for plans and projects. this year’s conven- We are beginning to plan tion. It has been in dis- and prepare for 2014 cussion for quite some ICM Faith, Family & time. I have shared this with a ® Country™ Week ! handful of folks, and the excitement and support has been We have been unanimous. As we continue to push forward with growing receiving this genre, it is important that we adapt to demographic numerous changes, technology, young talent and other factors. emails and Just this past week, phone calls I had another radio inquiring about station contact me the dates. I can about becoming a assure you we were FULL-TIME CHRIS- working frantically to TIAN COUNTRY select and prepare for the week. STATION! They have ® In 2014, we will host the usual format for ICM Week and been airing our syndi- move into early November. This is mainly due to hotel, cated show, Power venue, staffing and support availability. The details and Source Country for over a year. The response has been so parties involved can, at times, be overwhelming, but the positive; they see the benefit in flipping from Southern harvest is worth it. Gospel to Christian and Inspirational Country Music. I also The window for had a meeting with a network that owns 50 radio stations this year’s ICM Faith, around the country. They are looking to flip a large number Family & Country™ of those stations to the Inspirational Country format. That ® Week will be is what we do behind the scenes daily. We work with radio November 8-13. At the stations, networks, new internet formats, TV shows and time of writing this other media outlets to encourage and promote this format. letter, the exact dates have yet to be determined. There are I continue to get en still a few vendors and locations that we must confirm. couraged daily as I see We may be restructuring from a 5-day to a 4-day conven- the ministries, tion this year. We know how difficult and expensive the friendships, travel can be on your ministry or business. Right now, the partnerships and goal is to go Sunday-Wednesday, November 9-12. We will projects that have be returning to the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel as arisen out of this ® our host hotel. We will have all the hotel information Association . posted at FaithFamilyCountry.com and will be emailing it I want to thank out also. To stay up to date, please like our Facebook page each member for at Facebook.com/FaithFamilyCountry. The hotel allows your support and many events to be held in one location with minimal confidence. Have a travel for the other events. blessed April. PS PowerSourceMusic.com April 2014 7 PowerSource 04_14_PowerSource 04_14 3/11/14 5:08 PM Page 8 By: Kim McLean Deep thought-y Gumbo I’ve been captivated with this thought lately: We will behold you, and you might be surprised by what a become what we behold.