Jimmy Stewart

NOTE: The following is an article printed in Charisma Magazine in 1998 about legendary gospel singer Andraé Crouch. 

He never would have made it to the White House in 2001 as the country's 43rd president without the faith-based decision he made in 1986.

"I could not have quit drinking without faith," former President George W. Bush writes in his memoir, Decision Points, which released Tuesday. "I also don't think my faith would be as strong if I hadn't quit drinking."

It was the first significant decision among several that ultimately solidified Bush's resolve to act on his belief that God was calling him to lead the nation as president, the memoir shows, according to a report published Wednesday by Religion News Service (RNS).

Since mid-August, former Brownsville Revival pastor John Kilpatrick has seen thousands of people flock to revival services being held four nights a week at the convention center in Mobile, Ala., where he now leads Church of His Presence. The blind are seeing, the lame are walking and the deaf are hearing, he says, at what he believes may become another long-running revival.

 Three of the most recent services, held Nov. 5-7, currently are available for viewing online at global network GOD TV's video-on-demand site, god.tv/video. The meetings are posted in their entirety and equal more than 10 hours of viewing time.

Third Day | Essential Records

Georgia rockers Third Day are in need of some "motion" on their new CD, Move. They want the unbeliever to go to his knees, the church to draw close to God and Christians to head into the world. Musically, though, they stick close to home—and that's a good thing.

Dave Barnes | Razor & Tie Records

Dave Barnes' fourth album (his second with Razor & Tie) is a nicely done collection of upbeat songs delivered in a friendly-feeling acoustic-pop style.

Taking the direct approach with his lyrics, Barnes writes most of his 10 songs as if to a single listener, whether a friend, a romantic interest or God. He covers a range of topics—falling in love or out of love, feeling pain and overcoming it, viewing life with a new outlook, and others.