Contemporary Christian superstar band Third Day is back! The new Third Day album Move(Essential Records Sony/BMG) is scheduled to drop October 14 in stores across the nation. The carrier single, Lift Up Your Face, is a real stomper of a song, something I’m not really accustomed to hearing from Third Day, but I think it’ll grow on me faster than I’m used to. I like the tempo and the Lift Up Your Face lyrics, which...

Christ For the Nations’ My Soul Longs records a second week at #1, fending off, yet again, Nichole Nordeman’s “Beautiful For Me,”, a resurgent Beckah Shae at #3 with Life, and a hot new debut at #4, Heather Williams’ Hallelujah. Next week, I expect a strong debut from Matthew West, so it’s a pretty competitive Top 5 next week. This WeekLast WeekWeeks on ChartTITLE ...

This July, GannsDeen.com is giving away a gift pack featuring TreeHugger gift items (the proceeds of which go to benefiting the Haribon Foundation) and a Swirl Card from my favorite coffee shop, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. I’m also throwing in a mystery prize related to Christian music, but I won’t reveal it until it’s time to reveal the winner! TreeHugger pencils and pens are made from perma-bound newspapers from all...

Given the amount of sugar available in most processed candies, Cathy and I were originally hesitant to buy them for our children. That was until we discovered Yummy Earth’s Organic Vitamin C Pops at Healthy Options. These lollipops are a much better alternative to the commercially available lollipops from Jack N’ Jill and the like. There are no artificial dyes and colors; all the flavor and colors come from the real fruit...

The past few days have been difficult. Last weekend, my kids’ two nannies decided to hie away from our employ. They put my daughter, three-year-old Nicki, to bed, then left six-year-old Nathan, who was watching television, packed their bags, and left. No “Thanks for having us,” no tearful goodbyes, nothing. They up and left our kids in our house, with no one else, save Nathan’s nine-year-old cousin, to watch over...

This June, GannsDeen.com, in partnership with House of Praise, is giving away a copy of Awakening, the new CD from worship collaboration Passion. The CD features many of Contemporary Christian Music’s biggest names, including Chris Tomlin, David Crowder*Band, and more. The rules were you simply had to “Like” GannsDeen.com’s official Facebook fan page. 333 persons liked my fan page as of June 13, 2010, 12nn, so I...