CHRISTIAN MUSIC NEWS UPDATE

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Headlines: (Details below)

1. DAD AND DAUGHTER
2. POINT OF GRACE NEWS
3. ISRAEL TRAVELS
4. MERCY ME AND THE NBA
5. MAC P. – HAIR AND BEARD IN THE BALANCE
6. SURF AND SWITCHFOOT
7. SCHULTZ BACK IN U.S. TO STAY
8. CASTING CROWNS MEDICAL CHART
9. OWL CITY
10. BIRTHDAY WISHES

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1. FATHER SPEAKS AT DAUGTHER'S GRADUATION

Grand Rapids pastor music artist Marvin Sapp was the guest speaker this week at his daughter Mikaela's 8^th grade graduation from Grand Rapids' Northpointe Christian School. His text was 1Tim. 4:12. (^"Dont let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.")
Mikaela who earlier this year published a book of her journals, will enter NorthPoint Christian High School this fall.
"I'm not ready for my little girl to grow up," Marvin said.

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2. POINT OF GRACE-ER ON THE DIAMOND.

Point of Grace singer Denise Jones is playing in a Celebrity Softball Challenge this Saturday in Nashville. The fundraiser for Nashville's City of Hope charity is part of the CMA (Country Music Association) festival this week.

In other Point of Grace news.. because of a traffic violation, singer Shelly Breen had to complete some online driving school classes What? No road test?

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3. ISRAEL IN SOUTH AFRICA

Israel Houghton has been performing this week in the nation of South Africa, with concerts in CapeTown, Durban and Johannesburg. Several years ago, Houghton's live CD recorded in South Africa won a Grammy Award.

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4. MERCYME SPORTS FANS
MercyMe lead singer Bart Millard and his son attended Tuesday's NBA finals tournament game between the Dallas Marvericks and the Miami Heat. Dallas won the game 86-83, much to the Millard's delight.

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5. THE HAIR QUESTION: TO CUT, OR NOT TO CUT

Third Day lead singer Mac Powell has been sporting the long hair and beard look for most of the past year He recently posted a question to the band's Facebook fans..

Should Mac get a hair cut?

Below are the Facebook poll results as of Thursday 6/9

-Historical note: for their "Conspiracy No. 5″ album back in 1997, Mac cut his hair short and dyed it blonde!

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6. SURF'S UP IN SAN DIEGO

The Switchfoot guys host their 7^th annual "Bro-Am" event Sat. June 18. There's a surf contest, free concert, some clips from Switchfoot's upcoming album "Vice Verses" at special onsite "listening stations", and an after party featuring music from Fiction Family the duo of Jon Foreman and Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek)

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7. MARK SHULTZ RETURNS

Mark Schultz flew out of Paris, France Monday to the U.S. to complete a 9-month on and off trip to Europe. He's doing summer concerts and of course, will be coming to Zeeland, Mich. on Sept. 11 for a special "Letters From War" concert, marking the 10^th anniversary of 9/11.

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8. CASTING CROWNS ON THE MEND

Casting Crowns lead guitarist Hector Cervantes is recovering from knee surgery. Meanwhile, violinist Melodee DeVevo had elbow and wrist surgeries within a month of eachother. She had to completely give up playing violin for several weeks. She is now doing physical therapy exercise and is wearing static splints. She hopes to be able to play her first concert in some time this weekend.
Also this week, lead singer Mark Hall had dental surgery!

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9. OWL CITY – IT'S A SMALL WORLD!

Owl City (aka Adam Young) has his new CD "All things bright and beautiful" ready for release next Tuesday. He's also beginning a tour with Mat Kearney next week, and was a recent guest with Wally on Total Axxess, heard weekday evenings on JQ-99. Adam tweeted this week, "The first record I ever bought was "Nu Thang" by DC Talk."
Kevin Max, former DC Talker, had this reaction: "That brings me joy mixed with a bit of anxiety."

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10. JUNE 11 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS TO

Tai Anderson of Third Day turns 35, (he's the youngest guy in the band!) also Chris Rice and Glenn Lavender of Downhere get birthday cakes on June 11

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