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40 Years Ago Tonight

It’s the 18TH of October of 2018, and 40 years ago in 1978 this day was a Wednesday. One of my favorite TV shows of all-time – “The Jeffersons” – kicked-off the CBS prime-time line-up at 8 PM with the episode “George’s Dream”. (His dream was a nightmare about 18 years into the future – a future that didn’t involve him.)

On the radio Exile’s “Kiss You All Over” and Nick Gilder’s “Hot Child In The City” were two of the hottest pop smashes from coast to coast, and both of those songs are currently active on my workplace iPod Shuffles. I hear those two songs almost every day !  I still sing along to them.

40 years ago I was 11 years old and in the 6TH grade at Magnolia Elementary School in Lanham Maryland – located just a few minutes away from my house by foot right in my own neighborhood. I attended Kindergarten there (1972-1973) as well as 3RD through 6TH grades (1975-1979).

Here’s a photo of my Elementary School as it looked 3 summers ago when I visited the area:

Magnolia Elementary School

I was a Boy Scout in 1978, so if I had a Boy Scout meeting on that Wednesday night then I probably didn’t see that episode of “The Jeffersons”. I know that I’ve seen it in reruns though.

Tomorrow night the RETRO continues, but 20 years later in 1998.

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Christian God Ministry Music Radio

The Major’s Top 10 Hits – Week 87

Every Monday night I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday October 14TH 2018:

  1. “Only Jesus” – Casting Crowns [# 1 last week / 7TH week on chart]
  2. “You Say” – Lauren Daigle [2 / 7TH]
  3. “Known” – Tauren Wells [5 / 10TH]
  4. “Even Then” – Micah Tyler [4 / 9TH]
  5. “Survivor” – Zach Williams [6 / 4TH]
  6. “Who You Say I Am” – Hillsong Worship [3 / 12TH]
  7. “Not Today” – Hillsong United [7 / 4TH]
  8. “Stand In Your Love” – Josh Baldwin [9 / 2ND]
  9. “Wherever I Go” – Dan Bremnes [8 / 15TH]
  10. “Changed” – Jordan Feliz [- / 1ST]

The 49TH Annual Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards airs this upcoming Sunday October 21ST 2018 at 9 PM EDT / 6 PM PDT on TBN. (It actually tapes this Tuesday night in Nashville Tennessee.)

Its official Twitter account is @GMADoveAwards, and I’ll be live-tweeting during the entire 2-hour telecast. You can check out my tweets @ChrisMDay, and as usual my 5 most recent tweets will appear right here on the web edition of this blog along the right-hand column.

This concludes my weekend of 4 blog posts. Next weekend I’ll do it again on Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday. I don’t blog on Saturdays. That’s my day of rest. 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. Enjoy this week my friends. I’m on Twitter @ChrisMDay, and I’m also the man behind the tweets for my church @LivingWatersHFL. May God bless you – always and forever.

All rights reserved (c) 2018 Christopher M. Day, CountUp Ministries.

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Christian God Ministry Music Radio Weather

The Major’s Top 5 Hits RETRO – 2008

Every Friday night I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference from either 10, 20, or 30 years ago (rotating each week). Here it is – for the week ending Sunday October 12TH 2008:

  1. “The Sky” – Showbread
  2. “Put Your Lips To The TV” – Project 86
  3. “Stop It” – The Almost
  4. “I Can’t Stand To Fall” – Philmont
  5. “Sleeping In” – Nevertheless

Hurricane Michael made landfall earlier this week as a borderline Category 4 / Category 5 along the Florida Panhandle east of Panama City and Tyndall AFB at the small town of Mexico Beach. There’s catastrophic destruction all across the region. It’ll never look the same again. I’ve been praying for the safety and security of my fellow Floridians up there since the storm was a mere unnamed Tropical Wave off the Yucatan Peninsula headed northward towards the Gulf Coast. May God provide peace and comfort to those living through the aftermath of this storm.

Florida is a very wide state from northwest to southeast. I live in the far southeast corner of the state – between Miami and Key Largo (closer to the latter). Landfall was nearly 600 miles away from me. There was no effect here. We’ve been lucky all season here, and we hope that luck continues.

It’s halftime. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with my remaining two blogs for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thank You for your time.

All rights reserved (c) 2018 Christopher M. Day, CountUp Ministries.

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Christian God Ministry Music Radio

The Major’s Top 10 Hits – Week 86

Every Monday night I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday October 07TH 2018:

  1. “Only Jesus” – Casting Crowns [# 1 last week / 6TH week on chart]
  2. “You Say” – Lauren Daigle [3 / 6TH]
  3. “Who You Say I Am” – Hillsong Worship [2 / 11TH]
  4. “Even Then” – Micah Tyler [4 / 8TH]
  5. “Known” – Tauren Wells [7 / 9TH]
  6. “Survivor” – Zach Williams [9 / 3RD]
  7. “Not Today” – Hillsong United [10 / 3RD]
  8. “Wherever I Go” – Dan Bremnes [6 / 14TH]
  9. “Stand In Your Love” – Josh Baldwin [- / 1ST]
  10. “Everything” – TobyMac [8 / 9TH]

Happy Columbus Day (U.S.A.) and Happy Thanksgiving Day (Canada) !

Casting Crowns are holding tough at # 1, but Lauren Daigle is coming up strong at # 2. My Lead Pastor Bob played the entire lyric video for “You Say” during a powerful segment of his sermon “I Believe” yesterday, and I sang along to it. Right after that he played the entire music video for Chris Tomlin’s “God’s Great Dance Floor” – and a dance party unexpectedly broke out in the sanctuary. I felt like I was back at my old twentysomething church again !

I’m still waiting for my copy of the brand new for King & Country album “Burn The Ships” to arrive in my (old-fashioned) mailbox. (I got a free copy for buying a concert ticket to their upcoming show in Southwest Florida in December.)

This concludes my weekend of 4 blog posts. Next weekend I’ll do it again on Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday. I don’t blog on Saturdays. That’s my day of rest. 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. Enjoy this week my friends. I’m on Twitter @ChrisMDay, and I’m also the man behind the tweets for my church @LivingWatersHFL. May God bless you – always and forever.

All rights reserved (c) 2018 Christopher M. Day, CountUp Ministries.