Good Morning America will air a special interview with Robin Roberts from The Chapman’s home on August 6th in the 8am EST hour. Steven Curtis Chapman, his wife Mary Beth, and eldest children Emily, Caleb and Will, will then do a live interview from Los Angeles on Larry King Live on August 7th with an extensive feature in an upcoming issue of PEOPLE magazine to follow. These will be the first interviews the family has participated in since Maria’s death on May 21st.  

“Initially Steven talked about never doing any concerts or media ever again,” siad Jim Houser, Chapman’s manager, in a press release.  “But quickly God began to show Steven that if he ever believed the songs he was writing, singing and recording before May 21st and Maria’s loss, that they must still be true now.  It’s the family’s hope that these appearances will serve as a chance to proclaim to a watching world what they know and are deeply convinced of even in these difficult days, the Gospel is true and faith in Christ is our Hope.”

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Do you remember back in June when Michael W. Smith was recording his third worship album, A New Hallelujah, in Houston, Texas? More than 12,000 people came to see Smitty and the choir of 250, along with special guests, The African Children’s Choir and worship leaders Israel Houghton and Coalo Zamorano, lead a two-hour worship event.

A New Hallelujah will be available in stores on October 28 and will feature songs like “Mighty to Save,” “Amazing Grace/My Chains Are Gone” and “I Surrender All,” along with several new songs that Michael wrote especially for the project.

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