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The New Phenomenom About  Author Chris Raabe My name is Chris Raabe, the author of  THE PHENOMENON   TRILOGY . Book One,  THE NEW PHENOMENON  was released October 2011. Book two,  ON THE RUN  will be released January 15, 2013. You can look for book three in the spring/summer of 2013.    I have had a number of poems and essays published by  Fine Lines , a non-profit writing publication, which I also help edit when I have the time. Not only am I an author, but I also teach middle school in Omaha, Nebraska.  Along with teaching, I coach softball in the fall at a local high school and for a summer youth softball organization, so my year consists of a lot of days on the ball fields around the Omaha area. I enjoy the outdoors with my family, and in the spring you might find me working in the garden with one of my daughters.  I can’t pass up the opportunity to do a little grilling in the backyard or drown a couple worms in a small lake, hoping to hook my next lunker. I s

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Earlier this fall, I got the opportunity to review a David Platt book called The Radical Question, A Radical Idea.  Two books in one!  Can't get better than that!  David Platt is the best-selling author of the book Radical. What is Jesus worth to you?   Do you believe that Jesus is worth abandoning everything for?" In  Radical , David Platt invites you to encounter what Jesus actually said about being his disciple, and then obey what you have heard. He challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated a God-centered gospel to fit our human-centered preferences. With passionate storytelling and convicting biblical analysis, Platt calls into question a host of comfortable notions that are common among Christ's followers today. Then he proposes a radical response: live the gospel in ways that are true, filled with promise, and ultimately world changing. My Take: This was a very fast reading book, but there is a lot of meat in between those

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I had the extraordinary opportunity to review One Call Away by Brenda Warner .  I was blessed to read Kurt and Brenda's book they co-wrote First Things First a couple years ago, so when I found out she had one out too, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it.  My kids all just rolled their eyes because there goes mom again on her football tangent.  I LOVE football and they tell me I am obsessed with it....but that is not entirely true.  The Warners story is truly an amazing story...football or not.  Spiritually there is a lot of meat in this book that can be applied to lives facing issues....regardless of the kind of issues. What you will find on the dust jacket: Brenda Warner is best known as the outspoken wife of NFL superstar and Dancing with the Stars alum Kurt Warner.  But years earlier, she found herself living through any woman's nightmare: a healthy baby tragically injured in the bathtub; a sudden end to a career she loved; betrayal and divorce; poverty; public

(New York, NY - Sept. 6, 2012)  Pop Icon Kylie Minogue continues K25 celebration with the release of The Abbey Road Sessions in the U.S. on November 6th!  This album features 16 classic Kylie tracks, all re-imagined and re-arranged, many with a full orchestra.  It includes previously unreleased track "Flower" and a brand new Nick Cave vocal on classic duet! This album was recorded in London's legendary Abbey Road Studios with Kylie's band as well as a full orchestra.  The album features many of Kylie's best known hits spanning her 25 year career, including "I Should Be So Lucky", Can't Get You Out Of My Head" and "Locomotion".  Others include "Confide In Me", "On A Night Like This", and "All The Lovers".  Nick Cave also re-recorded his vocal on the famous 1996 duet "Where The Wild Roses Grow" especially for the album. Kylie is a breast cancer survivor and donates her time to the American

Chris Mann    (born May 5, 1982) is a classically trained  American   singer-songwriter  from Wichita, Kansas . He came in fourth place on the  second series  of  NBC 's singing competition  The Voice  in 2012. He came in first place on Team  Christina Aguilera  and represented her in the final round. He currently resides in in Los Angeles ,  California . His new CD Roads has a huge assortment of songs like Willie Nelson's "Always on My Mind" and Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now".  He also includes great classical songs such as "Ave Maria" and "The Blowers Daughter" by Damien Rice.  "The Blowers Daughter even has an appearance from Christina Aguilera!!!  Mann also co-wrote two songs on the CD, "Coure" and "Falling".  "Coure" is based on Bach's "Air on a G String".  Very beautifully written. Mann was honored to be on "The Voice" and pick