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Greetings my friends. It is Sunday December 05TH 2021, 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.

I’ve returned home from yet another road-trip vacation, and this was a long one – one of the longest of my life. It started on Thursday November 11TH, and it ended on Sunday November 28TH – a total of 18 days. I’m blogging my road-trip adventures and experiences over the course of 7 Thursdays through December and into January. Part 1 of my 7-part series was posted this past #TravelThursday.

I missed 3 Sundays in a row with my church family here at home. I did not attend a church service during my road-trip even though it was in my plans to do so. I missed the pre-service fellowship. I missed singing about our God up on stage. I missed learning more about our God from our Pastor. I missed the post-service fellowship Lunch at a local restaurant. I missed it all – 3 times over. I’m excited about returning later this morning !

This past Wednesday December 01ST in the afternoon a bunch of us gathered at our church building to put up all of our Christmas decorations within our sanctuary. It all looks very festive now. We did a great job, but the important part of it all was the fellowship that got it done. God’s fellowship. God’s love among His children.

It’s the first Sunday of a brand new month, so we’ll observe and celebrate Communion this morning.

I may incorporate this Scripture into my Communion this morning:

Then Jesus said – “Come to Me – all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you. Let Me teach you – because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30 NLT)

If you wish to learn more about the God I know then stay tuned to #SundayScripture. Tomorrow it’s #Top10Monday, as I present my personal Top 10 hits this week that honor our God Almighty on the radio.

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.

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My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 2006

Every Friday I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from either 15, 25, 30, or 35 years ago this weekend (rotating each week).

It’s the 1ST Friday of the month, so I go back 15 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday December 03RD 2006:

  1. “The Show” – Hawk Nelson
  2. “Rebirthing” – Skillet
  3. “When Everything Falls” – Haste The Day
  4. “Writing On The Walls” – Underoath
  5. “Gravity” – The Fold

Love Hawk Nelson. They were one of very few artists to score hits during both the “Salvation Era” (2006-2010) as well as the current “K-LOVE Era” of my weekly hit music chart. They scored a # 1 smash with their debut hit on my chart – “The Show”. It ascended to # 1 on this weekend 15 years ago for its first of 5 weeks at the top. It was their first of 8 hits on my chart (to include their 2 hits during the current era).

Their first 3 hits all spent at least a month at # 1 for a combined total of 21 weeks !

They also scored several radio hits during the 7-year hiatus of my chart (2010-2017) that became favorites starting in 2017 as recurrents on the radio – “Words” (with Bart Millard of MercyMe), “Drops In The Ocean”, and “Diamonds”.

Good music from a good band with an uncertain future. Jason Dunn was the original lead singer from 2000 to 2012. He left, and Jonathan Steingard took over for him until 2020 when he left. Daniel Biro remains as the only original member.

Next Friday on RETRO I’ll go back 25 years ago to December 1996.

It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with 2 more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going RETRO with me !

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My Top 25 Hits – 250 Weeks

Greetings my friends. It’s the start of a brand-new season, and a brand-new month, and a brand-new weekend of blogging.

It’s Wednesday December 01ST 2021. I am back from vacation, and I am back to writing and publishing 4 blog posts each weekend (from Thursday to Monday). But all this month – starting today – I’ll be presenting special blog posts every Wednesday as well, so that’s 5 blog posts each weekend in December !

#TravelThursday continues tomorrow with the kickoff of my 7-part series on my recent 18-day / 2,822-mile / 5-state road-trip between South Florida and North Texas.

But right now it’s a special hit music chart to celebrate the past 250 weeks of my hit music chart. It’s my #Top25Of250 !

250 weekly hit music charts and 235 positive and encouraging hits have created this cumulative chart of my Top 25 hits of this current (K-LOVE) era of my chart ever since it was resurrected on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017 here in the U.S.A. after a 7-year hiatus. It’s based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay.

RK PK WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 25 Nobody (But Jesus) Casting Crowns Ft. Matthew West
2 1 26 Every Step Of The Way Cade Thompson
3 1 24 Almost Home MercyMe
4 1 22 Do It Again Elevation Worship
5 1 27 Fires Jordan St. Cyr
6 1 27 Even Then Micah Tyler
7 1 26 I Will Fear No More The Afters
8 1 24 Grace Got You MercyMe
9 1 23 Yes He Can Cain
10 2 25 Alive & Breathing Matt Maher
11 1 21 Church (Take Me Back) Cochren & Co.
12 2 30 Known Tauren Wells
13 1 23 Rise Up (Lazarus) Cain
14 1 22 Broken Things Matthew West
15 2 26 Truth Be Told Matthew West
16 1 19 Even If MercyMe
17 1 17 Fear No More Building 429
18 1 25 Dead Man Walking Jeremy Camp
19 1 19 Nobody Loves Me Like You Chris Tomlin
20 1 25 The God Who Stays Matthew West
21 1 26 Different Micah Tyler
22 1 20 Home Chris Tomlin
23 1 20 Gracefully Broken Matt Redman Ft. Tasha C. Leonard
24 1 20 No Impossible With You I AM THEY
25 1 20 What If Matthew West

MATTHEW WEST – What can I say about him ?  He’s my # 1 artist over the past 250 weeks – statistically and genuinely. When someone asks me who my favorite singer is – the answer is Matthew West. Most of the time I get a quick response of “Who ?”. Like nearly every other artist on my Top 25 – I had never heard of Matthew West until 250 weeks ago. 5 out of 6 of his radio hits since 2017 are on my Top 25 – including his current hit “What If”. They all hit # 1 or # 2, and they all spent at least 20 weeks on my chart. The lone exception was his 2ND hit during the Summer of 2018 – “All In”. (It reached # 2, but it only managed a meager 11 weeks on my chart.)

250 WEEKS – What a great chart of music that praises and worships our God, and gives Him all of the glory. Each song on here makes me smile – and sing along. Some have a beat that make me want to dance for Jesus. They remind me of a distinct 20-to-30-week time-period over the past 250 weeks as I moved closer to God aboard this (now) 15-year fantastic journey that He has blessed me with.

If you’re not familiar with one or any of these songs then use Google, Bing, Amazon, Apple, or YouTube to check them out. Enjoy the music, but especially listen to the words. The words of these songs represent God’s Word. Any one of these songs can change a life forever.

He has given me a new song to sing – a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what He has done, and be amazed. They will put their trust in the LORD. (Psalm 40:3 NLT)

This is the start of a 5-blog-post-weekend. I’ll conclude this weekend this upcoming Monday December 06TH with the return of “My Top 10 Hits – Week 251”. Thank You for allowing me to share God’s Good News through His music. 

All rights reserved (c) 2021 Christopher M. Day, CountUp Ministries

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My Top 10 Hits – Week 247

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 40+ years. Here’s this week’s chart:

COUNTUP MINISTRIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY NOVEMBER 07TH 2021 WEEK 247
TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 6 Promised Land
[2ND week @ # 1]		 TobyMac
2 3 2 On Our Way MercyMe Ft. Sam Wesley
3 2 17 What If Matthew West
4 6 5 Come What May We Are Messengers
5 7 2 In The House Crowder
6 4 4 When You Speak Jeremy Camp
7 5 4 My God Is Still The Same Sanctus Real
8 8 11 Promises Maverick City Music
9 9 2 Look What You’ve Done Tasha Layton
10 10 2 Even At My Worst Blanca

# 1 This Week In:
2020 – “No Hold On Me” – Matty Mullins
2019 – “Fear No More” – Building 429
2018 – “Only Jesus” – Casting Crowns
2017 – “Different” – Micah Tyler

NO NEW ENTRIES – After a whopping 4 new entries last week my chart takes a breather this week. But a couple of last week’s new entries make nice moves upward this week. MercyMe’s 6TH hit is now their 6TH Top 2 hit, as “On Our Way” ekes up a notch. Crowder follows-up his # 1 smash “God God Almighty” with his now Top 5 hit “In The House”.

You know I love a song that speaks of being born again:

♫ Bet you’ll wanna sing hallelujah. Bet you’ll say an amen.
Can’t help but celebrate being born again.
Somebody who loves you is waiting at the door.
It’s home sweet home here in the house of the Lord. ♫

This is the season finale of #Top10Monday. It will return in 4 weeks on Monday December 06TH 2021. My chart continues on offline, and I’ll soon compile my 250TH chart of this current era. To celebrate 250 weeks of positive and encouraging hits I’ll #CountUp my Top 25 hits of 250 weeks on a very special blog post and chart on Wednesday December 01ST 2021.

This blog is # 34 worldwide on the Top 80 Christian Music Blogs and Websites in 2021 chart. Thank You for including us Feedspot !

This concludes another weekend of blog posts. I’ll do it again this upcoming weekend – with 2 new entries on Thursday and Friday.

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. I’m also on Twitter and Flickr.

Be blessed my friends !  May the 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) 2021 Christopher M. Day, CountUp Ministries