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Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff
Cindy Lerae Cruse-Ratcliff (born May 18, 1963) is a singer-songwriter who serves as the senior worship leader at the Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. Early life Cruse was born, Cindy Lerae Cruse, on May 18, 1963, in Odessa, Texas while she grew up in Tyler, Texas, Music career Cruse began ministering at the age of six alongside her family, The Cruse Family, a well-known evangelistic musical group. The group, popular throughout much of the 1970s and early 1980s, traveled and ministered all across the world. They released 25 albums and received two Dove Awards. While Cruse said she always had a heart for music ministry, she would not become involved with worship music herself until later in life. At the age of nine, she became the youngest licensed ASCAP songwriter. Since that time, she has written for and produced more than 100 album recordings. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Cruse recorded two Christian album-oriented rock/melodic rock albums entitled ''The Edge'' a ...
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Odessa, Texas
Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small section of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 114,428 at the 2020 census, making it the 28th-most populous city in Texas; it is the principal city of the Odessa metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Ector County. The metropolitan area is also a component of the larger Midland–Odessa combined statistical area, which had a 2010 census population of 278,801; a report from the United States Census Bureau estimated that the combined population as of July 2015 is 320,513. In 1948 Odessa was also the home of First Lady Barbara Bush, and the onetime home of former Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. Former President George H. W. Bush has been quoted as saying "At Odessa we became Texans and proud of it." Etymology Odessa is said to have been named after Odesa, Ukraine, because of the local ...
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Carrollton, Texas
Carrollton is a city in Dallas, Denton, and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 133,434, making it the 23rd-most populous city in Texas. History The area was first settled by Jared Ford in 1842 by William and Mary Larner on a site within the Peters Colony grant. In 1844, the A. W. Perry family claimed land in the area around Trinity Mills where, in partnership with Wade H. Witt, a mill was established.. By Joan Jenkins Perez. Retrieved 4 February 2007. The English colony, a group of families in the northeastern area of settlement which crossed into Denton County, was home to large landowners including the Furneaux, Jackson, Morgan, and Rowe families. It is most likely that Carrollton was named for Carrollton, Illinois, the original home of many of these settlers. Early on, Carrollton's livelihood was exclusively agricultural, but following the construction of the Dallas-Wichita Railroad through Trinity Mills in 1878, the ...
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Spanish-language Singers Of The United States
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Musicians From Houston
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American Performers Of Christian Music
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21st-century American Singers
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1963 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Ghe ...
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Amazing God
''Amazing God'' is the twenty-fifth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Houston, Texas. This was Witt's first English language album recorded. Track listing #"All Out" - 03:53 #"You Reign" - 04:37 #"Amazing God" - 07:54 #"Our God Is Lord Of All" - 03:47 #"Bigger Than My Imagination" (Featuring Michael Gungor) - 06:01 #"Lord I Seek You" (Featuring Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff) - 03:53 #"I Will Sing Of Your Love" (Featuring Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff) - 05:55 #"Thank You" - 03:21 #"Aleluya To Our God" - 06:25 #"Our God Is Lord Of All" (Bonus Track) - 03:34 #"Lord I Seek You" (Bonus Track) - 03:55 #"I Will Sing, I Will Dance" (Bonus Track) - 04:38 #"Jesús Es El Señor" (Bonus Track) - 03:33 Credits Producers: * Juan Salinas * Coalo Zamorano Executive Producer: * Marcos Witt Arrangers: * Emmanuel Espinosa * Holger Fath * Coalo Zamorano Worship Leader: * Marcos Witt Musicians: * Randall Gonzalez - drums * Coalo Zamorano - drums, acoustic guitar ...
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Daystar (TV Network)
The Daystar Television Network (commonly referred to as Daystar Television, often shortened to Daystar) is an American evangelical Christian-based religious television network owned by the Word of God Fellowship, founded by Marcus Lamb in 1993. Daystar is headquartered in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Bedford, Texas. The network is based around prosperity theology. History In 1984, Marcus and Joni Lamb (née Trammell) moved to Montgomery, Alabama to launch the state's first full-power Christian television station, WMCF-TV. The Lambs built the station for the next five years, and sold it in 1990 to the Trinity Broadcasting Network. They next moved to Dallas, Texas, where, in 1993, they purchased the formerly defunct KMPX. In 1996, with a large contribution from Kenneth Copeland Ministries, the Lambs purchased a station in Colorado, officially turning their television ministry into a network. In August 1997, the small staff moved into a facility that included production s ...
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Anointed (band)
Anointed is a contemporary Christian music duo from Columbus, Ohio, known for their strong vocals and harmonies, featuring siblings Steve Crawford and Da'dra Crawford Greathouse, along with former members Nee-C Walls (who left the group in 2001) and Mary Tiller (who left in 1995). Their musical style includes elements of R&B, pop, rock, funk and piano ballads. The group has won seven Dove Awards, two Stellar Awards and three Grammy Award nominations.Music News
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The group has also been featured on several Christian compilation albums such as ''Real Life Music'',