CompassionArt

Earlier this year a group of well-known songwriters got together with the purpose of writing songs for the church - nice enough in and of itself. However, the cool thing about this global gathering is that 100% of the proceeds of these songs (revenues) will be going towards various charities that help the poorest and neediest around the world. The idea was spawned by Martin Smith and his wife Anna - Martin is the lead singer for the band Delirious ("I Could Sing of Your Love Forever," "Majesty," "Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble?").

The songwriters involved are just ho-hum names like Michael W. Smith, Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, Israel Houghton, Steven Curtis Chapman, Darlene Zschech...you know, just average writers and musicians (ha!). It should be interesting to see what songs will come out of their joint efforts - the first one is available at iTunes:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=277114534&s=143441

You can learn more about CompassionArt by visiting the top link to your left. It's encouraging to see artists use their talents and industry leverage to take worship from the pews to the most impoverished among us.

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. - James 1:27