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Review: Another Time, Another Place by Avalon By Adam McLane  At first blush the latest from Avalon seems like a product of Wisconsin. Another Time, Another Place is a project which offers fresh versions of mid-1990s contemporary Christian music radio classics. And if these songs hadn't been reworked and performed for a modern audience, the claim that this project is cheesy would be justified. However, this is not the case. The quality of the project and freshness of Avalon's sound overcomes the cheese factor to move this CD fro...Readmore

33Miles Frontman talks about Marriage in Redbook 33Miles’ lead singer Jason Barton and his wife Jennifer were selected as the lead-in story in Redbook’s June feature “The State of Our Unions” where nine couples opened up on the basic principles and challenges of marriage. ...Readmore

May 1: Power Play Vol. 5 Interactive Game To celebrate the release of their brand new interactive game resource Power Play Vol. 5, our friends at Simply Youth Ministry are offering a free sample download from the new collection of 20 fully-customizable, interactive games. SYM says:  "They’re designed from scratch to make your students laugh, think, and roll their eyes. Plan them as part of a meeting or event, or just have them handy in case you need to kill some time on the fly. Students can play them individua...Readmore

20/20 Vision for Schools: Transforming Public Education within a Single Generation of Students By Jeremy Del Rio  Youth Pastor Edwin Pacheco is on a mission to save New York City's public schools.  But unlike some who prefer a more fire and brimstone approach, Pacheco's primary concern isn't escape from hell. It's God's kingdom "on earth as it is in heaven," and it responds in real time to the felt-needs of real youth in his community. ...Readmore