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		<title>Cool Christian Spotlight: Thoughts and Notions</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIVEtheLIFE Magazine is happy to be corresponding with up-and-coming Filipino-Christian band Thoughts and Notions. Thoughts And Notions is a pop-rock band in the tradition of Jars Of Clay and Sixpence None the Richer. With a sound that hearkens back to Jars of Clay and Sixpence None the Richer, this band, which started out as a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livethelife.wordpress.com&amp;blog=265743&amp;post=61&amp;subd=livethelife&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://livethelife.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/thoughtsandnotions.jpg" title="thoughtsandnotions.jpg"><img src="http://livethelife.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/thoughtsandnotions.jpg?w=237&#038;h=142" alt="thoughtsandnotions.jpg" align="left" height="142" hspace="5" vspace="3" width="237" /></a>LIVEtheLIFE Magazine is happy to be corresponding with up-and-coming Filipino-Christian band Thoughts and Notions. Thoughts And Notions is a pop-rock band in the tradition of Jars Of Clay and Sixpence None the Richer.</p>
<p>With a sound that hearkens back to Jars of Clay and Sixpence None the Richer, this band, which started out as a a fund-raising project between friends, now has a debut album out (<i>Thoughts And Notions: In Awe of his Amazing Love</i>, distributed by Praise Music). Cuts from the album include <i>My Love Song </i>and <i>Earthbound Angel.</i><span id="more-61"></span></p>
<p><b>LTLM</b>: Tell us about how Thoughts and Notions started.<br />
<b>Jasper</b> <b>Tan </b>(chief lyricist): Thoughts And Notions started as a fund-raising project. We actually had no intentions in taking this project seriously except to just record, produce, and sell the album in church and to our friends with the proceeds of the sale going to our church’s youth group. I used to be our church youth group’s worship leader and Thrina (lead vocalist) was one of our music ministry singers. Wilbert Tan, who originally was a big part of the band, also was a part of the music ministry team. After years of playing other people’s songs, we decided to write our own songs and dragged along Thrina to the project. I was the lyricist, Wilbert would provide the musical arrangements. And Thrina would be our vocalist.</p>
<p>When our church mates and peers prodded us to send a copy of the CD to Praise Music. Not long after they offered us a distribution contract. Since by then, we were obliged to bring our music to a live audience, we decided to audition additional members especially since Wilbert would be leaving us for another band. That where the rest of the guys would come in.</p>
<p><b>LTLM</b>: How do you write your songs? What process do you follow?</p>
<p><b>Jasper</b>: I always write the lyrics first since I don’t know how to play any instruments. And then I try to surf through my influences and tell Wilbert what my idea of the sound would be (the first album was basically me and Wilbert doing the songwriting chores.) I’m such a lyrics person. I always regard the lyrics as the heart and soul of a song. For the second album, I intend to do the same, except that this time, the rest of the band can also pitch in and write their own songs.  I will also try to keep the songwriting partnership with Wilbert going. Maybe one to three songs. The rest would be a collaborative effort between the rest of the band and me, as well as their own compositions. I’m thinking of making it 50-50 contributions.</p>
<p><b>LTLM</b>: You claim Jars of Clay and Sixpence None the Richer among your influences. How do secular and Christian artists influence your sound?<b> Alvin Carreon</b> (bassist): They inspire us, so, yes, they have an impact on our music.</p>
<p><b>Thrina</b> (vocalist): We fit our music to (pop and Contemporary Christian music) with our positive message.</p>
<p><b>Jasper</b>: I’m a fan of Rivermaya, a Filipino pop-rock band. I also enjoy female-fronted Filipino bands, as well as Coldplay and other Brit bands. It is a lot of help in terms of the influence because we more or less know what type of songs are clicking in the market. Since we would want to share God’s good news to a lot of people, we make it a point to write songs that we feel would be catchy enough to warrant attention from Christians and non-Christians. Our type of music is actually so wide that we cannot even put it in a box. We would just like to forcefully call it power pop.</p>
<p><b>LTLM</b>: What song are you currently servicing to local radio? How are you promoting it?<br />
<b> Alvin</b>: We&#8217;re promoting <i>Savior</i>, <i>Earthbound Angel</i>, <i>My Love Song</i> and <i>Brand New Day </i>during our gigs by guesting on radio stations.</p>
<p><b>Thrina</b>: <i>My Love Song</i> is pretty catchy because of its upbeat and unique tune. <i>Earthbound Angel</i> is the most well-known song from our album so far because of its inspiring love-tinged lyrics and acoustic tune. <i>Brand New Day</i>&#8216;s alternative pop sound is nice to listen to.  We released <i>Savior</i> to Christian stations because it’s somewhat of a worship song.</p>
<p><b>LTLM</b>: Two less serious questions. Name a guilty pleasure.<br />
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Thrina</b>: I am a computer addict! Shhh&#8230;</p>
<p><b>Jasper</b>: I also write sappy love songs and brokenhearted songs.</p>
<p><b>LTLM</b>: What flavors of ice cream are you?</p>
<p><b>Alvin</b>: Chocolate, vanilla and halo-halo.</p>
<p><b>Tim</b>: Vanilla.</p>
<p><b>Adonis</b> (Drummer): I&#8217;d say Rocky Road because my life is full of obstacles but it&#8217;s sweet because God is on my side.</p>
<p><b>Thrina</b>: Vanilla. Simple but sweet!</p>
<p><b>LTLM</b>: Tell us about your individual ministries.</p>
<p><b>Alvin</b>: I try my best to be in the local ministry of our church.</p>
<p><b>Tim</b>: The Band.</p>
<p><b>Adonis</b>: Right now, I&#8217;m currently playing bass guitar in our church band.</p>
<p><b>Jasper</b>: I lead a unit in our church’s singles group.</p>
<p><b>LTLM</b>: What are your favorite Bible verse and why?</p>
<p><b>Tim</b>: Matthew 6:13a, its prayer to escape temptation and trouble.</p>
<p><b>Thrina</b>: &#8220;Don&#8217;t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers&#8221; (1Timothy 4:12) This verse inspires me to do what is right and fight for what I believe in.<b>LTLM</b>: We&#8217;re so thrilled to have had this time with you guys. Any last words for our readers?</p>
<p><b>Alvin</b>: Enjoy what you have now because you never know what the future might bring.</p>
<p><b>Tim</b>: Please support original Filipino Contemporary Christian music!</p>
<p><b>Thrina</b>: Always believe in yourself and Support the local Christian bands!</p>
<p><b>Jasper</b>: I’m asking everyone to support all OPM CCM bands. The CCM genre is already big in other countries, let’s make it as big as theirs here in our country. Do buy our album, not only us, but to every OPM Christian band that you know. We could really need your help to keep our ministry going.</p>
<p>Check out Thoughts and Notions&#8217; interview at The Spirit Radio site (online Christian music radio station) <a href="http://www.thespiritradio.net/artisthome.asp?id=2721" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
Visit their website <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/thoughtsandnotions">here</a>, their blog site <a href="http://www.thoughtsandnotions.blogs.friendster.com" target="_blank">here</a>, and email them <a href="mailto:totsandnotions@yahoo.com" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Cool Christian Spotlight: Chandler</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com: LIVEtheLIFE Magazine is thrilled to be talking this week with rising CCM band Chandler. “I Know You’re There,” its debut single, has already topped Christian charts in its native Georgia, and is going nationwide and international very, very soon. With a very radio-friendly sound and a tenacious reliance on a great and mighty God, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livethelife.wordpress.com&amp;blog=265743&amp;post=57&amp;subd=livethelife&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://livethelife.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/chandler.jpg?w=226&#038;h=150" alt="chandler.jpg" align="left" height="150" hspace="5" vspace="3" width="226" /><strong>LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com</strong>: LIVEtheLIFE Magazine is thrilled to be talking this week with rising CCM band Chandler. “I Know You’re There,” its debut single, has already topped Christian charts in its native Georgia, and is going nationwide and international very, very soon.</p>
<p>With a very radio-friendly sound and a tenacious reliance on a great and mighty God, expect Chandler to make a huge impact on Contemporary Christian Music in 2007. We sit down with (Chandler members) of Chandler to talk about the rise to stardom, the focus on what truly matters, and how many people ask them if they’re related to Matthew Perry.<span id="more-57"></span><br />
<strong> LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com</strong>: In our opinion, “I Know You’re There” is an phenomenal single! It just swells up with emotional vocal delivery and a genuine message of trust and faith. Radio certainly hasn’t had something like this in a while. How did you come up with “I Know You’re There?” What’s your songwriting process like?</p>
<p><strong>Jeff Chandler</strong>: I don’t know that we really have a formula for our songwriting…as far as “I Know You’re There” I was driving to work one day and God literally handed it to me. All of a sudden it just came on me. It was really funny. I didn’t want to forget any of it so I was feverishly writing on a McDonalds napkin, singing into my recorder and driving down the road with my knees.</p>
<p><strong>LTLM</strong>: Chandler claims its roots in Georgia, which is known for, among other things, its deep gospel tradition, and now, you’ve topped its Christian charts. How has Georgia influenced your sound?</p>
<p><strong>Jon Chandler</strong>: Our southern roots have definitely effected our music. Georgia is the birth place of SO much great music. In the gospel music realm came groups such as NewSong, Casting Crowns, Third Day, Aaron Schust, Bebo Norman not to mention the main stream heavy hitters like Ray Charles and Collective Soul.</p>
<p><strong>LTLM</strong>: What can we expect from Chandler’s debut album next year?</p>
<p><strong> Joel Chandler</strong>: God has really just begun to open our hearts and minds to a new perspective on worship. We believe that worship is a basic element of our existence. All of us were made to worship, and all of us worship something out of our need to worship God. This record is something that is being born out of our relationships with God and our need to express that through our music.</p>
<p><strong>LTLM</strong>: Other radio-friendly tracks on your <a href="http://www.chandlertheband.com" target="_blank">official website</a>, like “Purify” and “Lightning,” are so raw in their delivery and lyric that it is unmistakably Christian. How do you handle the thin line between songs that are both radio-friendly yet deliver the message you want to tell your listeners?</p>
<p><strong>Trey Roth</strong>: Truth is universal…and inside everyone knows that there is a void. We know that the void is the absence of God. Our listeners may or may not know that consciously, but they connect with the truth behind the music. Our goal is to make great music that draws the listener and then connect them with the truth behind it. Everyone follows great music. So we are always trying to push the envelope…trying to take our music a step further.</p>
<p><strong>LTLM</strong>: Okay, two less serious questions. Has anyone approached you and asked if you took your name from Matthew Perry’s character of “Friends?”</p>
<p><strong>All</strong>: YES….if we hear that one more time we will hurt people. (just kidding)</p>
<p>We have…A LOT…</p>
<p><strong>LTLM</strong>: Name a guilty pleasure.</p>
<p><strong>Jef</strong><strong>f:</strong> Double Chocolate cake and my wife’s chocolate chip cookies.<br />
<strong> Joel</strong>: Eating the Starbucks pastry samples that we are supposed to give to customers.<br />
<strong> Tim Elrod</strong>: Coca-cola<br />
<strong> Trey</strong>: Catching shop-lifters<br />
<strong> Jon</strong>: Spending too much time on PhotoShop.</p>
<p><strong>LTLM</strong>: You’ve literally followed God’s direction and put everything into your music – a God-ministry, if ever we’ve heard one – and left your jobs to pursue it. How do you handle the low moments?</p>
<p><strong>Jeff</strong>: I have a wife and four children, so taking that step into full time ministry really stretched my faith. The rest of the guys have worked odd jobs and let me support my family from the ministry. There hearts are so pure. For the last couple of years they have done this on more of a volunteer basis, even though the work was definitely full time. Some of us are still working jobs outside the ministry. We CERTAINLY don’t do this for the money (laughing). In the low times we remind one another that the reason we do this is to help others. Keeping the vision in sight.</p>
<p><strong>LTLM</strong>: Six degrees of Chandler have found you a few degrees from Joel Engle and Casting Crowns! What&#8217;s it like to be on the verge of developing a legitimate name in the industry?</p>
<p><strong>Jeff</strong>: Legitimacy in God’s system has nothing to do with the industry. If you are following your God given passion and honestly pursuing His calling on your life to the best of your ability; in God’s eyes your ministry is just as legit as anyone of our “industry leaders” per se.</p>
<p><strong>LTLM</strong>: Do you ever see yourselves doing an international tour, perhaps visiting the Philippines?</p>
<p><strong>Tim</strong>: We will go wherever God opens the door…</p>
<p><strong>Jon</strong>: We would love to come to the Philippines.. (hint, hint)</p>
<p><strong>LTLM</strong>: Tell us about your individual ministries.</p>
<p><strong>Jeff</strong>: I am on staff at my church as the Worship and Arts pastor. I also have a ministry called “Emerge” that focuses on unifying the churches in our community to put aside denominational differences and come together to address and solve issues that face our locale.</p>
<p><strong>Joel</strong>: Tim, Trey, Jon and I often help lead worship at various churches and ministries one of them being Emerge. Our mission when we are playing is to lead people into the presence of God no matter where we play or how many people there are (or sometimes aren’t  ). Numbers don’t matter. Worshiping God for His awesome love, mercy, and compassion does. He deserves our praise and our worship.</p>
<p><strong>LTLM</strong>: What are your favorite Bible verse and why?</p>
<p><strong>Jeff</strong>: The verse we have adopted as our focus for this ministry is Matthew 5. Matthew 5 tells us that we are to be salt and light. A huge percentage of the believers lose sight of this purpose when it comes to our daily lives. Salt by it’s nature brings about healing and flavor where it is applied. We challenge ourselves and our audience to embrace this truth: Is wherever you are a better place because you are there?</p>
<p><strong>Joel</strong>: My favorite Bible verse through my life has been Ps. 91. It promises that God will always be there! No matter what no matter where you are. Even in the middle of trouble He is there. He blesses us and honors us with long life. He promises safety for us: that His angels will take care of us and keep us safe. He promises that if we call on Him he will answer us. It shows not only the mightiness of God but the compassionate fatherly love of God as well.</p>
<p><strong>LTLM</strong>: We&#8217;re so thrilled to have had this time with you guys. Any last words for your (future) fans in the Philippines?</p>
<p><strong>Jeff</strong>: We love you. We believe that you have the power to make the Philippines better tomorrow than it is today. We stand with you in our hearts…we worship with you through our music. We hope to see you soon! God speed.</p>
<p>Visit the official <a href="http://www.myspace.com/chandler360" target="_blank">Chandler</a> Myspace page or the official <a href="http://www.chandlertheband.com" target="_blank">Chandler</a> website.</p>
<p>Click <a href="http://www.theedgeradio.net/main/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=27&amp;Itemid=97" target="_blank">here</a> to request <em>I Know You&#8217;re There</em> on any of the Edge radio stations in the Philippines.</p>
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		<title>Exclusive interviews with Anthem Avenue, Chandler coming up!</title>
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		<title>Jaime Jamgochian picks the Philippines!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ooh, check it out! Jaime Jamgochian, whose single Hear My Worship is #1 on the Radio&#38;Records charts in the US, said that the favorite place she&#8217;s visited worldwide is the Philippines! Stick around for our exclusive email interview with Jaime, coming very soon here on LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livethelife.wordpress.com&amp;blog=265743&amp;post=54&amp;subd=livethelife&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://emod.theechoplex.com/client_images/jaimejam/a07ea38b0e66f9095a0348291d9ac34b.jpg" align="left" height="102" hspace="10" vspace="2" width="154" />Ooh, <a href="http://jaimejam.com/?em852=85972_0__0_~0_-1_9_2006_0_0&amp;content=news" target="_blank">check it out</a>! Jaime Jamgochian, whose single <span style="font-style:italic;">Hear My Worship</span> is #1 on the Radio&amp;Records charts in the US, said that the favorite place she&#8217;s visited worldwide is the Philippines!</p>
<p>Stick around for our exclusive email interview with Jaime, coming very soon here on LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com!</p>
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		<title>Cool Christian Spotlight: Katie Giguere</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2006 23:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com: LIVEtheLIFE Magazine is humbled to have this week with us up-and-coming CCM star KATIE GIGUERE. Her new single, I Lift Up My Eyes, is setting Christian adult contemporary radio ablaze with its soaring vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and universal message. Katie, also a published author whose book, Being the Fat Girl, has touched the lives [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livethelife.wordpress.com&amp;blog=265743&amp;post=53&amp;subd=livethelife&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><img src="http://www.katieg.citymax.com/i/Katie_Dawn_ILUME_Cover_low_res.jpg" align="left" height="214" hspace="2" vspace="1" width="214" />LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com</b>: LIVEtheLIFE Magazine is humbled to have this week with us up-and-coming CCM star KATIE GIGUERE. Her new single, <i>I Lift Up My Eyes</i>, is setting Christian adult contemporary radio ablaze with its soaring vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and universal message. Katie, also a published author whose book, <i>Being the Fat Girl</i>, has touched the lives of countless teenage girls throughout the United States and North America with its message of hope, acceptance, and inspiration, sits down with us to talk about life, love for Jesus, and the joy of children, regardless of whether they&#8217;re yours biologically or not.<span id="more-53"></span></p>
<p><b>LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com</b>: Katie, we’re honored and we thank God that you’ve found time to chat with us, if even just through email correspondence. How does it feel to know that your music is reaching across thousands of miles to inspire teens and young adults in the Philippines, miles away from where you are?</p>
<p><b>KATIE GIGUERE</b>: I am just blown away! I’m so excited to be able to share my story with people all over the world. God is so good! I’m also humbled that my music is an inspiration to God’s people. How blessed I feel to have this ministry!</p>
<p><b>LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com</b>: <i>I Lift Up My Eyes</i> is such a sweet song of hope and love – and we can’t hide our excitement with its growing success. Can you tell us about how you came to record <i>I Lift Up My Eyes</i>?</p>
<p><b><img src="http://www.katieg.citymax.com/i//Bridges_set__full_body.jpg" align="left" height="487" hspace="2" vspace="1" width="254" />KATIE GIGUERE</b>:  Of course!  I was part of a project last year called <i>Sing Unto The Lord: The Psalms of David for Daily Living.</i> I wrote a song for the project called based on Psalm 5 called <i>Just By Your Mercy.</i> The publisher was so excited about the song that they chose to produce a whole new project called <i>Just By Your Mercy: 25 Ageless Psalms for Life&#8217;s Journey,</i> based on my song! I was so honored! They asked me to write one more song for that project, and that is how <i>I Lift Up My Eyes</i> came about. My father and I collaborated and wrote the song based on Psalm 121.</p>
<p><b>LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com</b>: As a rule, do you write your own songs or do you collaborate with songwriters? How does Katie Giguere go about writing a song?</p>
<p><b>KATIE GIGUERE</b>: As a rule, I collaborate. I do some writing with my dad, or I write the “bones” of a song and he helps me embellish. The only song I have done with absolutely no input from anyone else is <i>Just By Your Mercy.</i> I literally looked at the Scripture and changed as little as possible. I did have to make some changes to make it fit a contemporary melody, but honestly, I just wanted to relay God’s message as He gave it thousands of years ago.</p>
<p><b>LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com</b>: You wrote a book, <i>Being the Fat Girl</i>, about your struggle with (and eventual triumph) over a variety of issues, including low self-esteem, obesity, and insecurity. Obviously, writing this book would mean having to revisit some of those memories. What kept you going when writing the book?</p>
<p><b>KATIE GIGUERE</b>: I know God has called me to share my story, and that is what made me do it. I wasn’t that nervous, to be honest. I always say that in my ministry, all I have is the truth. And <i>Being the Fat Girl</i> is my truth…my life. It was definitely emotional, but it was freeing at the same time. It was kind of therapeutic to be able to go back and make peace with all of the painful memories.</p>
<p><b>LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com</b>: Tell us how you found Jesus Christ.</p>
<p><b>KATIE GIGUERE</b>: My parents were saved on Easter when I was 5 years old. I learned about his Jesus at church for a few months, and I made the decision to ask Jesus to be my Savior in my mom’s car on the way to first grade. It was my 6th birthday.</p>
<p><b>LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com</b>: Are there any particular ministries, groups, or organizations that are close to your heart?</p>
<p><b>KATIE GIGUERE</b>: Absolutely. I have done some work with teen suicide prevention groups, and that has always touched my heart. I believe that so many suicides in young people could be prevented if we someone was there to share God’s message of hope and self-esteem. I hope I have made a difference in that way.</p>
<p>Also,  I am counting down the days until I am able to adopt a child. I have always had a place in my heart for orphans and God was merciful to provide me with a fiancé who has a heart for adoption as well. Definitely in the future, we will explore the different avenues toward adoption, and God willing, we will be able to provide a home for a child who needs love.   One great organization that helps with adoptions is <a href="http://www.mapsadopt.org" target="_blank">www.mapsadopt.org</a>.</p>
<p><b>LIVEtheLIF</b><b><img src="http://www.katieg.citymax.com/i//Katie_Giguere_G2G_Martingale_Music_Showcase.jpg" align="left" height="193" hspace="2" vspace="1" width="156" /></b><b>EMagazine.com</b>: What are some of your favorite Bible verses?</p>
<p><b>KATIE GIGUERE</b>: Jeremiah 29:11 (For I know the plans I have for you,&#8221; declares the LORD, &#8220;plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.) and Ecclesiastes 3:11 (He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.), definitely.<br />
<b>LIVEtheL</b><b>IFEMagazine.com</b>: Could a visit to the Philippines be somewhere in the near future? <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><b>KATIE GIGUERE</b>: I would LOVE to visit the Philippines! If there is any way my ministry could make that happen, I would JUMP at the opportunity!</p>
<p><b>LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com</b>: Thank you so much for your time, Katie. Any parting words for Christian teens and young adults in the Philippines?</p>
<p><b>KATIE GIGUERE</b>:  Thank you so much for having me! It was so much fun! God is faithful. Sometimes trying to succeed can be a struggle, and there might be some tears along the way, but God can make a way! If a &#8220;fat girl&#8221; can make it in the music industry, then you can achieve your dreams, too! God bless you richly!</p>
<p>Visit <a href="http://www.katiegiguere.com" target="_blank">Katie Giguere&#8217;s official website</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theedgeradio.net/main/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=27&amp;Itemid=97" target="_blank">Click here to request <i>I Lift Up My Eyes</i> on The Edge radio in Manila, Philippines</a>.</p>
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		<title>Shepherd&#8217;s Section: What type of Christian are you?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a Christian? How&#8217;s that for a question? Kinda like a David stone, hurtling straight towards Goliath&#8217;s forehead, no? Well, Arnold Gamboa weighs on his thoughts on what defines a Christian. Here&#8217;s some food for thought. Hi everyone, Here are my two cents on the question, Are you a Christian? By definition, Christians are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livethelife.wordpress.com&amp;blog=265743&amp;post=52&amp;subd=livethelife&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>How&#8217;s that for a question? Kinda like a David stone, hurtling straight towards Goliath&#8217;s forehead, no? Well, Arnold Gamboa weighs on his thoughts on what defines a Christian. Here&#8217;s some food for thought.</p>
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Hi everyone,</p>
<p>Here are my two cents on the question, <i>Are you a Christian?</i><br />
By definition, Christians are those who claim to be part of Christianity as a religion, much like a Muslim is someone who claim to be part of Islam as a religion. On the other hand, there are 3 kinds of Christians. We&#8217;re not talking about &#8220;Christian&#8221; as a sect here.  We&#8217;re talking about all of Christianity including Catholics, Protestants, Born agains, etc. etc. See if you can identify yourself to either one of these:</p>
<p>1. Cultural Christians &#8212; these are people who are born of Christian parents, or in a Christian country, or educated in a Christian school. They call themselves a Christian because they grew up knowing it, seeing it, singing it. You will know if a person is a cultural Christian if you ask them why they are a Christian, their answer is &#8220;My parents are Christians, that&#8217;s why&#8221;, or &#8220;Don&#8217;t you ask me why I am a Christian, I got 8 years of Christian education&#8221; <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>2. Religious Christians &#8212; these are people who call themselves Christians because they are part of a Christian group or church.  They are those who go to church regularly and by doing that, adopts the name of that church they go to. For example, if you ask them why they are a Christian, they will answer, &#8220;I&#8217;m a Christian because I go to a Catholic church every Sunday&#8221;, or &#8220;&#8230; or to a born again church&#8221;, and so on.</p>
<p>3. Spiritual Christians &#8212; these people may be both cultural Christians and religious Christian. But what set them apart from these groups is the fact that they had what we normally call a &#8220;conversion&#8221; experience.  What is a conversion experience? It is a fact that all of us are born &#8220;separated from God&#8221;. By that, I mean that we&#8217;re all, by natural tendencies, against God.  You may be born of a Christian parent or part of a Christian denomination, but you are against God.  No one is born worshipping God, but all are born worshipping self.  The conversion experience is a realization that you cannot live all your life worshipping yourself and be the boss of your life. Conversion is turning to God and making him the boss of your life  because he has all the reasons to be in the driver&#8217;s seat. You can be a Catholic or a Protestant or whatever, but have not really come into this part of your life.  In the same way, you can be a Catholic or a Protestant or whatever, and become a Spiritual Christian if this realization has come and did the 180 degrees turn by turning over the CEO position of your life from you to God.</p>
<p>Both Cultural and Religious Christianity can end anytime soon, but only Spiritual Christianity lasts forever.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading.</p>
<p>&#8212;@&#8212;</p>
<p><i>About the author</i><br />
<b>Arnold Gamboa</b> is a 30-year-old technology entrepreneur from Mandaluyong City. He enjoys hanging out with his wife joy and playing with his toddler Johann. In five years, he hopes to serve full time for Grace Place, his local church ministry. Visit his <a href="http://www.arnoldgamboa.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>Christian radio switches format &#8211; to porn?</title>
		<link>http://livethelife.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/christian-radio-switches-format-to-porn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2006 01:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Jeers department, oi vey, look at this. A radio station in California has switched formats, from Christian music, sermons and Bible stories &#8211; to Porn Radio &#8211; &#8220;all sex radio, all the time,&#8221; nothing that people under 21 should not be tuned in. Ahem&#8230; ashes and sackcloth for folks in Fresno?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livethelife.wordpress.com&amp;blog=265743&amp;post=50&amp;subd=livethelife&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the Jeers department, oi vey, look at <a href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/27072006/2/entertainment-california-radio-station-changes-format-christian-music-sermons-sex.html" target="_blank">this</a>. A radio station in California has switched formats, from Christian music, sermons and Bible stories &#8211; to Porn Radio &#8211; &#8220;all sex radio, all the time,&#8221; nothing that people under 21 should not be tuned in. Ahem&#8230; ashes and sackcloth for folks in Fresno?</p>
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		<title>LIVEtheLIFE Magazine promises more in August!</title>
		<link>http://livethelife.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/livethelife-magazine-promises-more-in-august/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 01:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We at LIVEtheLIFE are doing our best to help you in your walk with Christ, which means more meaningful material, no exciting features and interviews, and more great things coming your way in August! More interviews! If you&#8217;re keeping track with the Contemporary Christian Music scene in the USA, you may have heard a fantastic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livethelife.wordpress.com&amp;blog=265743&amp;post=49&amp;subd=livethelife&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We at LIVEtheLIFE are doing our best to help you in your walk with Christ, which means more meaningful material, no exciting features and interviews, and more great things coming your way in August!</p>
<p><b>More interviews!</b><br />
If you&#8217;re keeping track with the Contemporary Christian Music scene in the USA, you may have heard a fantastic track called <i>Happy</i> by upcoming CCM star <b><a href="http://www.ayieshawoods.com" target="_blank">Ayiesha Woods</a></b>. Well, guess what? We have an exclusive interview with Ayiesha Woods! Praise God! <i>Happy </i>is scheduled for airplay adds on the secular stations here starting August, so it&#8217;s perfect timing, really. <i>Happy </i>is now#17 on <a href="http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/Christ_AC_Chart.asp" target="_blank">Radio&amp;Records&#8217; Christian National Airplay chart</a>. [You can listen to it in full on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ayieshawoods" target="_blank">Ayiesha's MySpace page</a>.<br />
If you scroll down a little lower, you'll find the only new entry is a track called <i>Our God Reigns</i> by an inspiring young musician named <b><a href="http://www.brandonheath.net" target="_blank">Brandon Heath</a></b>. <i>Our God Reigns</i> has that anthemic style that's totally off the hook. Well, we're proud to tell you that we have an exclusive interview with Brandon too! Isn't God totally awesome?! Turns out a kababayan of ours played a very important role in his life. More on that in August, we promise! [Swing by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/brandonheath" target="_blank">Brandon's MySpage page</a>, too, to hear <i>Our God Reigns!</i>]<br />
If that&#8217;s not enough to tickle your tailfeathers, we&#8217;re also lining up nice email interviews with other Philippine celebrities and musicians, but since those are still in the works, we&#8217;re not announcing anything formal just yet.</p>
<p>If you are a Christian and are doing great things for Jesus, we want to know about it! Send us an email through superblessed at gmail.com, and we&#8217;ll see what we can do!</p>
<p><b>More features!</b></p>
<p>The body of Christ is doing great things to bring the Good News to people like you, all across the nation. So expect more features on what churches are doing, what youth groups are doing, what musicians and artists are doing, all to bring glory to God&#8217;s name. So drop by regularly for a great dose of Christian material to help you in your walk.</p>
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<p>We&#8217;re calling on all Christian bloggers to help out LIVEtheLIFE by adding us to your blogroll (we&#8217;ll link you back!). If you can post a positive little entry about us on your blog, we&#8217;d also be superblessed by it. And oh, you can also be our friend on <a href="http://www.friendster.com/livethelife" target="_blank">Friendster</a>!</p>
<p>It is our prayer at LIVEtheLIFEMagazine.com that you continue to live that life, that best life, that Christ promises you. With His guidance, all things are possible. Believe it.</p>
<p>Your bro, ganns</p>
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		<title>Cool Christian Spotlight: The Fervents</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIVEtheLIFE Magazine is proud to showcase an interview with The Fervents, an up-and-coming Christian rock trio from Mandaue, Cebu. With lead singer Joyous &#8211; that&#8217;s his name, folks &#8211; on vocals and guitar, Abet on guitar, John Paul on bass, and Jorny on drums, it&#8217;s only a matter of time before the spirit of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livethelife.wordpress.com&amp;blog=265743&amp;post=48&amp;subd=livethelife&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://livethelife.files.wordpress.com/2006/07/fervents.gif?w=164&#038;h=123" alt="fervents.gif" align="left" height="123" width="164" />LIVEtheLIFE Magazine is proud to showcase an interview with The Fervents, an up-and-coming Christian rock trio from Mandaue, Cebu.</p>
<p>With lead singer Joyous &#8211; that&#8217;s his name, folks &#8211; on vocals and guitar, Abet on guitar, John Paul on bass, and Jorny on drums, it&#8217;s only a matter of time before the spirit of the Fervents catches on local airwaves and does great things in the name of Christ.</p>
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<p><b>Tell us something about The Fervents. How did you guys come together?</b><br />
We all came from different bands. My brother, Jorny, and I were band mates and our guitarist also came from another band. Knowing that all things work together for good to them that love the Lord, our respective bands split up, and thus The Fervents came into being. We are not new to playing music or being in a band, having the same passion for music and God, we wrote our own original songs. This started our journey and calling as a band.</p>
<p><b>You claim a wide variety of influences. What would a first-time listener to your music think if they heard it?</b><br />
Coming from different bands, we&#8217;re oobviously influenced by different music genres. We may sound a little different from others because we incorporate our different influences to come up with an original The Fervents sound. We may sound like some other bands but when you listen closely and really feel the music, you&#8217;ll find something really different with our sound/music.</p>
<p><b>What can we expect to hear on a typical Fervents song?</b><br />
A typical The Fervents song would be about love and the realities of life. A The Fervents song would also be about the relationship between man and God. For instance, <i>The Sorry Song</i> is about a person apologizing to God. A line in the song goes, <i>Even though I knew you loved me even though I knew you cared, even though I hurt, turn you down yet still you were there, So I’m singing this song to you. Sorry song to you</i>.</p>
<p><b>How do you glorify Christ in your music?</b><br />
Music is a very good tool for us to communicate with people. With music we are able to share our experiences about God and our testimonies through our songs. We are also able to use our talents for His kingdom. I believe God gave us the gift of writing songs, playing musical instruments and singing for a purpose. And, that is to use it to share His love.</p>
<p><b>Have you ever played live shows? What&#8217;s the most memorable experience you&#8217;ve had as a Christian band?</b><br />
Yes, we have played live shows, and playing live are one of the best times in a band. It is in playing live that we are energized and encouraged to continue our ministry. Almost every live show is memorable. We get to meet many new friends. But there is one show that we can’t forget. It was the biggest show we have ever played there were thousands of people. It was so awesome we couldn’t believe we were there playing.</p>
<p><b>What are your favorite Bible verses?</b><br />
<i> Philippians 1:21 </i>For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.<br />
<i> Romans 8:28 </i>And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.<br />
<i> Jeremiah 29:11</i> For I know the plans I have for you,&#8221; declares the LORD, &#8220;plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.<br />
<i> 1 John 4:18 </i>There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.<br />
<i> 1 Corinthians 10:13</i> No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.</p>
<p><b>What motivates you to keep your music going, and how does your being a Christian affect your being a musician?</b><br />
We believe that this is God’s plan for us. Though being famous would enable us to reach greater crowds it is not really our aim. We just love playing and creating music that expresses our feelings and emotions about love, life and how God has changed us. Our desire is to use this gifts to lead people into knowing God intimately.</p>
<p>Visit <a href="purevolume.com/fervent" target="_blank">The Fervents&#8217; Official Website</a>.</p>
<p>Visit <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thefervent" target="_blank">The Fervents&#8217; MySpace Page</a>.</p>
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		<title>Cool Christian Spotlight: Juliann Savard, 2006 Ms. Teen Philippines</title>
		<link>http://livethelife.wordpress.com/2006/07/10/cool-christian-spotlight-juliann-savard-2006-ms-teen-philippines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIVEtheLIFE Magazine is very proud to showcase an interview with Miss Teen Philippines 2006 Juliann Savard. Juliann, a bright-eyed 14-year-old from Central Luzon, bested 39 other young ladies from all over the Philippines to emerge the new Miss Teen Philippines 2006 at the conclusion of the Miss Teen Philippines 2006 pageant held last June 1, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livethelife.wordpress.com&amp;blog=265743&amp;post=46&amp;subd=livethelife&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://livethelife.files.wordpress.com/2006/07/miss_teen_06.jpg?w=99&#038;h=149" alt="miss_teen_06.jpg" align="left" height="149" width="99" />LIVEtheLIFE Magazine is very proud to showcase an interview with Miss Teen Philippines 2006 Juliann Savard.</p>
<p>Juliann, a bright-eyed 14-year-old from Central Luzon, bested 39 other young ladies from all over the Philippines to emerge the new Miss Teen Philippines 2006 at the conclusion of the Miss Teen Philippines 2006 pageant held last June 1, 2006 at the University of the Philippines Theater in  Diliman, Quezon City.</p>
<p><span id="more-46"></span> <b>LIVEtheLIFE</b>: Thank you for making time for us. Miss Teen Philippines. Wow. How does it feel to have a title attached to your name before you even celebrate your debut?<br />
<b>JULIANN SAVARD</b>: It feels awesome! I mean, I have three more years to go before my debut, and yet I’ve already won a national title. It definitely feels overwhelming, but exciting at the same time!</p>
<p><b>LtL</b>: What was your motivation for joining Miss Teen Philippines?<br />
<b>JS</b>: I was motivated when my mother told me that if I had a chance of winning Ms. Teen Philippines, I wouldn’t only be a teen princess, but I would also be the next Ambassador of the Youth, which for me would be fulfilling one of my lifetime dreams.</p>
<p><img src="http://livethelife.files.wordpress.com/2006/07/julian_savard.thumbnail.jpg?w=490" alt="julian_savard.jpg" align="right" /><b>LtL</b>: What would you say is your strongest trait?<br />
<b>JS</b>: My strongest trait would be my sense of humor. My classmates refer to me as the class clown because I’m always cracking jokes and slipping in funny comments whenever I can. That’s probably why they’re comfortable being around me, because they know they won’t get bored, and I’m kind of a quirky sort of person to be with.</p>
<p><b>LtL</b>: Would you call yourself a homebody?<br />
<b>JS</b>: Yes, because I find home more comfortable. I like curling up in our couch or my bed to read and write. I also like spending quality time with my family because they’re a big part of my life. So most of the time we eat dinner, watch T.V. or movies, and play cards together.</p>
<p><b>LtL</b>: What&#8217;s playing in your CD player right now?<br />
<b>JS</b>: Right now, Three Days Grace is playing in my C.D. player.</p>
<p><b>LtL</b>: What three things can&#8217;t you leave home without?<br />
<b>JS</b>: I can’t leave home without my tsinelas (when my feet start to hurt) money, and some food or candy.</p>
<p><img src="http://livethelife.files.wordpress.com/2006/07/final_5_again.jpg?w=294&#038;h=196" alt="final_5_again.jpg" align="left" height="196" width="294" /><b>LtL</b>: How strong an influence in your life do your parents have?<br />
<b>JS</b>: My parents have a very strong influence on my life. They were the ones who gave me life! They have always supported and helped me in accomplishing my goals. They always encourage me to keep dreaming and to never give up. To always strive for the best and never settle for ok. But no matter what, they always say they are proud of me and show me their full gratitude and appreciation.</p>
<p><b>LtL</b>: What about God?<br />
<b>JS</b>: God is also a very strong influence in my life. He created me, and blessed me with so many achievements and opportunities. He is the reason why I live, the reason why I am who I am, the reason why I have all of the things that I do, and for that I thank him, and give him my full honor and respect.</p>
<p><b>LtL</b>: What&#8217;s a typical day for you now that you&#8217;re Miss Teen Philippines?<br />
<b>JS</b>: I live normal days just like everybody else does. I go to school everyday, on the weekends, I do my assignments, and hang out in my friends’ houses. If I get lucky and my mom’s not busy, I can go to the movies, or concerts, but I have to be with somebody older than me that my mother knows and trusts.</p>
<p><b>LtL</b>: Do you have any guilty pleasures? Chocolates, ice cream, that kind of thing?<br />
<b>JS</b>: My guilty pleasures consist of chocolate chip cookies, brownies, and banana splits!</p>
<p><b>LtL</b>: Are you planning ahead for what you intend to do after you turn over the crown in 2007?<br />
<b>JS</b>: Yes I am. I plan to keep studying, but at the same time, I’ll try to stick my foot in the door of showbiz.</p>
<p><b>LtL</b>: Great! Thank you for your time, Juliann.<br />
<b>JS</b>: You’re welcome! Anytime!</p>
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