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October 2024 CA Music Notes with Amy Grant, Vince Gill, For King and Country, Phil Wickham, Brandon Lake, Tauren Wells, Fairfield Four & More!

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    ~  CA Music Notes: What’s going on inside the music industry in October 2024? Read on to find out, fracturing  Amy Grant, Vince Gill, For King and Country, Phil Wickham, Brandon Lake, Tauren Wells, Fairfield Four & More! October 55th GMA Dove Award Winners Revealed: CeCe Winans, Forrest Frank, Brandon Lake & More Cece Winans Wins Big, Jonathan Smith, Brandon Lake, Forrest Frank & More All Take Home Honors: 55th GMA Dove Award Winners Revealed The 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards were handed out Tuesday night, October 1st, 2024, to a sold-out, live audience in Nashville, Tennessee. Jonathan Smith was most awarded with 7… Read more Meet Christian Activities Publisher: Kathryn Darden Kathryn Darden  is an American author, publisher, entrepreneur, and journalist, best known as the founder and publisher of Christian Activities, an online platform that covers news, events, and reviews related to the Christian community that launched in  October 1,  1992… Read more 2025 Art Calenda

CA October Current Events with Hurricane Helene, Germany, Voting

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  October articles about politics and culture from Christian Activities featuring Sam Sorbo, Hurricane Helene, voting, Germany, and more! Sam Sorbo Releases New Book on Homeschooling Sam Sorbo Releases New Book Mrs. Sam Sorbo, actress, conservative pundit, radio show host, writer, and passionate child home education advocate releases PARENTS’ GUIDE TO HOMESCHOOL: MAKING EDUCATION EASY AND FUN – a soup-to-nuts, all-you-need-to-know-to-get-you-started workbook for parents who want to homeschool their children.  Read more The Downfall of German Culture Before Hitler October articles about politics and culture from Christian Activities featuring Hurricane Helene, Germany, Voting and more. The downfall of German culture: What cultural factors led to the appeal of the Nazi Party in the eyes of the average German citizen?  The decline in morality in large German cities that helped Hitler take power can be attributed to… Read more Southeastern States Struggle to Recover after Helene Southeaste

Making a Scoop and/or Funnel Out of a Water Bottle

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A few months ago I read an article about repurposing water bottles. Of course I didn’t save the article, but today I decided to try one of the hacks from memory—making a scoop out of a water bottle.  Without the article, I came up with my own simple design. I pressed my scissors into the bottom of a one-gallon water bottle, and I cut off the bottom. Then, leaving as much length on the side opposite the handle as possible, I cut up towards the handle, stopping a bit over an inch from the handle so the handle wouldn’t be compromised. For esthetics, I went back and retrimmed one side a bit so that both sides would be roughly symmetrical.  What I Like about the Water Bottle Scoop It’s Free. I used a 1 gallon bottle I had just emptied.  It’s Comfortable. The scoop is balanced and easy to use.  Use It Open or Closed. Because water bottles come with caps, you can use the scoops open or closed. The scoops can be used to both carry and funnel.  What I Don’t Like about the Water Bottle Scoop It’

CA September Current Events with Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Google, Crusades, Inquisition, Islam

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September articles about politics and culture from Christian Activities featuring Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Google, Crusades, Inquisition, Islam and more. Second Attempt Made on President Trump’s Life A second attempt was made on the life of former President Donald Trump today, Sept. 15. This time a gunman was apprehended at the golf course where the former President was golfing with friends. Ryan Wesley Routh was reportedly armed with an AK-47-style rifle in the apparent assassination attempt on former Trump at his Florida Golf Club.  Read more The Leftward Shift in Society & Politics: A 60-Year Overview ~ Over the past 60 years, society and politics have undergone a significant shift to the left ~ The Leftward Shift in Society & Politics Introduction: Over the past six decades, society and politics have undergone a significant leftward shift. This shift has been driven by a variety of factors, including social movements, cultural changes, and political realignments. In thi

September 2024 CA Music Notes with Yolanda Adams, Steven Curtis Chapman, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Forrest Frank and More

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  ~  CA Music Notes: What’s going on inside the music industry in September 2024? Read on to find out, featuring   Yolanda Adams, Steven Curtis Chapman, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Forrest Frank,  Donald Trump and more!   September Yolanda Adams Releases New Album, SUNNY DAYS; Available Now Yolanda Adams, the platinum-selling legendary gospel singer makes her grand return today with the release of her latest solo studio album, SUNNY DAYS, the four-time GRAMMY winner’s first album since 2011’s Becoming.  Steven Curtis Chapman To Be Inducted into Grand Ole Opry Family Nov. 1 Multi-Grammy® and GMA Dove Award-winning Steven Curtis Chapman will officially become a member of the Grand Ole Opry on  November 1. Read more Amy Grant and Vince’s Gill’s “When I Think of Christmas” releases today, Sept. 13.  Who Is Forrest Frank? Forrest Frank is quickly creating a huge buzz in Christian music. After being named Billboard’s Top New Christian Artist of 2023 followed by the success of his genre-debut GOD