Month: December 2024

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Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

My Top 10 Hits – Week 408

Every Monday I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from the previous week. It’s the continuation of a weekly hobby that goes back over 45 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday December 08TH 2024 – the 408TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 17 Do It Again
[2ND week @ # 1]		 Steven Curtis Chapman
2 2 10 Love’s Got A Way Andrew Ripp
3 3 8 Place In This World for King + Country Ft. Michael W. Smith
4 5 13 That’s Who I Praise Brandon Lake
5 6 8 If I Got Jesus Ben Fuller
6 8 3 Praise God For That Jordan Feliz
7 9 2 In The Name Of Jesus JWLKRS Worship Ft. Maverick City Music
8 4 12 Worship Through It Tasha Layton Ft. Chris Brown
9 10 2 The Truth Megan Woods
10 7 7 Somebody Prayed Crowder

# 1 This Week In:
2023 – “I Thank God” – Housefires Ft. JWLKRS Worship
2022 – “Who I Am” – Ben Fuller
2021 – “On Our Way” – MercyMe Ft. Sam Wesley
2020 – “Every Step Of The Way” – Cade Thompson
2019 – “Dead Man Walking” – Jeremy Camp
2018 – “Even Then” – Micah Tyler
2017 – “Control (Somehow You Want Me)” – Tenth Avenue North

JWLKRS – They’ve been called by God to be a global movement connecting and discipling people to walk like Jesus. Their lead singer is Noah Schnacky – who got his start in country music. This week their 2ND hit this year moves up 2 notches from # 9 to # 7. Could it be on its way to # 1 ?

TOP 24 OF 2024 – 3 more weekly charts remain in 2024, and then I’ll have all of the data that I need to compile my Top 24 hits of 2024. I’ll publish it here on Tuesday December 31ST 2024. Looks like exactly half of the songs in my current Top 10 will be on my Top 24 Of 2024.

SPOTIFY – You can hear “My Top 10 Hits” anytime by accessing my CountUp playlist on Spotify. All 10 hits are there from top to bottom. You can hear them in order from # 1 to # 10, or you can shuffle them. My playlist will be updated every weekend (usually before the actual chart is presented here on Mondays). You can link to it here.

Your likes, follows, and comments are always appreciated. Thank You for being part of my online ministry to share God’s Good News and win souls for Christ through His music. God used loud music on the radio in South Florida to reach me in August of 2006. I’ve been testifying about Him ever since.

Be blessed my friends !  May our God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

All rights reserved (c) 2024 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

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Bible Blogging Christian Church God Ministry Scripture

Sunday Scripture

Greetings my friends. It is Sunday December 08TH 2024, and this is the day that our LORD has made. Let us rejoice. Let us be glad in it. Let us celebrate this great new day of believing, following, trusting, loving, and being more like our Lord + Savior Jesus Christ. Let us love our neighbor as ourself.

This past Tuesday night at Men’s Fellowship at my home church – a small gathering of us enjoyed great fellowship, chili cheese hot dogs, potato chips, and Scripture from Titus. We read and discussed Titus 3:9-11 (NASB 1995):

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. Reject a factious man after a first and second warning – knowing that such a man is perverted and is sinning – being self-condemned.

And that’s why I spend little to no time commenting on certain Facebook pages. I have found that some of the most divisive and disrespectful church people on social media – are church leaders (Pastors, Preachers, Ministers, etc.), or those posing as such.

My testimony is featured each week here on #SundayScripture – whether it’s part of a sermon, a testimony, or just me writing about the events of the past week. Hopefully it encourages you and inspires you to seek the Lord – and get closer to Him with each new day.

If you wish to learn more about the God I know – then stay tuned to #SundayScripture. The best is yet to come !

Thank you for reading my blog for this day, and may:

The LORD bless you, and keep you.
The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you.
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN.

All rights reserved (c) 2024 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

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Blogging Driving Travel

Collin County History Museum

Welcome back to #TravelThursday. I spent 9 days and 9 nights with my family in Wylie Texas – about 30 miles northeast of the center of Dallas Texas. I arrived during the early evening of Wednesday November 20TH 2024. My direct flight from Sarasota-Bradenton to Dallas-Fort Worth arrived a full 45 minutes early, and my brother was there to meet me at the baggage carousel. My big Samsonite suitcase was actually one of the first to emerge, so that was another pleasant surprise. We ate our first meal at Jollibee. (It’s a new tradition for us.) For those in the know – you’ll know that it’s the # 1 fast food restaurant in the Philippines. It’s growing rapidly worldwide – with 1,600+ locations in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Fast forward to Day 3 (Saturday November 23RD 2024), and me and my brother drove to historic downtown McKinney Texas. The day before – I successfully convinced him to take me there so that I could visit the Collin County History Museum. It was originally on my schedule for Thursday November 18TH 2021, but I didn’t visit due to reasons that I can’t remember 3 years later. (I drove to North Texas that Thanksgiving Week.)

We entered the museum nonchalantly, and less than a minute later we were asked to sign-in on an iPad. I loved their modern technology at the onset. A friendly and informative docent then proceeded to give us an engaging and extensive (nearly 90-minute) tour of their Museum. Part of the tour was inside a small theater where we watched an approximate 10-minute video on Dallas Texas native Carroll Hall Shelby (1923-2012). He designed and raced cars. At one point during the video – the word “SEBRING” prominently appeared, and I shouted aloud – “SEBRING !”. I discovered that he and his cars raced at the Sebring International Raceway many times throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Carroll Shelby Road actually forms the southern boundary of the Sebring Raceway. What a surprise to discover a Sebring Florida connection inside the Collin County History Museum.

Towards the end of our tour – my brother revealed to our docent that I too am a docent. So – we started talking docent-to-docent. I then added that I’m on the Board Of Directors for the Sebring Historical Society as well as the Social Media Director in charge of our Facebook page. That led to another half-hour of discussing “museum business” with one of their directors. Overall – it was a wonderful 2-hour experience at their Museum, and I plan to stay in touch via their Facebook page and official web site. I also hope to visit again the next time I drive to North Texas.

We did a little bit of walking around and shopping and eating in the historic downtown area. McKinney has done a wonderful job creating a fun mix of shopping, dining, and cultural experiences.

Next #TravelThursday – I’ll write about the second-half of my fun adventures with my family in Texas – as well as my return trip back home to Sebring. Let’s keep traveling together.

#CountUp & #TravelThursday is on Facebook. I usually post there on Mondays and Thursdays.

All rights reserved (c) 2024 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

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Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

My Top 10 Hits – Week 407

Every Monday I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from the previous week. It’s the continuation of a weekly hobby that goes back over 45 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday December 01ST 2024 – the 407TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 2 16 Do It Again
[1ST week @ # 1]		 Steven Curtis Chapman
2 3 9 Love’s Got A Way Andrew Ripp
3 1 7 Place In This World for King + Country Ft. Michael W. Smith
4 4 11 Worship Through It Tasha Layton Ft. Chris Brown
5 6 12 That’s Who I Praise Brandon Lake
6 7 7 If I Got Jesus Ben Fuller
7 5 6 Somebody Prayed Crowder
8 9 2 Praise God For That Jordan Feliz
9 – 1 In The Name Of Jesus JWLKRS Worship Ft. Maverick City Music
10 – 1 The Truth Megan Woods

# 1 This Week In:
2023 – “I Thank God” – Housefires Ft. JWLKRS Worship
2022 – “Ain’t Nobody” – Cody Carnes
2021 – “On Our Way” – MercyMe Ft. Sam Wesley
2020 – “Jericho” – Andrew Ripp
2019 – “Dead Man Walking” – Jeremy Camp
2018 – “Even Then” – Micah Tyler
2017 – “Control (Somehow You Want Me)” – Tenth Avenue North

1985 – And # 1 this week in 1985 was “We Built This City” from Starship. It was my very first # 1 smash on my brand-new chart at the time. My weekly hobby of counting down the hits with Casey Kasem went International in November 1985 when I moved to Gloucestershire England courtesy of the USAF. I put pen and pencil to paper, and I wrote down my favorite songs of the week. I continued to do so every week for the next 7 years. After a 3-year hiatus (1992-1995) – I resumed my weekly hit music chart on the brand-new World Wide Web for another 14½ years. After a 7-year hiatus (2010-2017) – I resurrected my weekly hit music chart in its current incarnation – now in its 407TH week. And the #CountUp continues.

TOP 24 OF 2024 – 4 more weekly charts remain in 2024, and then I’ll have all of the data that I need to compile my Top 24 hits of 2024. I’ll publish it here on Tuesday December 31ST 2024.

SPOTIFY – You can hear “My Top 10 Hits” anytime by accessing my CountUp playlist on Spotify. All 10 hits are there from top to bottom. You can hear them in order from # 1 to # 10, or you can shuffle them. My playlist will be updated every weekend (usually before the actual chart is presented here on Mondays). You can link to it here.

Your likes, follows, and comments are always appreciated. Thank You for being part of my online ministry to share God’s Good News and win souls for Christ through His music. God used loud music on the radio in South Florida to reach me in August of 2006. I’ve been testifying about Him ever since.

Be blessed my friends !  May our God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

All rights reserved (c) 2024 Christopher M. Day, CountUp