Ten years ago, when on an ice cream run with friends, my ears were opened to a new world. At our age, good music was a staple for every car ride, no matter the distance. With the now near-extinct compact disc being our preferred mode of listening, one of the […]
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“Do We Enjoy Music?” by Roger Gelwicks
It’s no secret that we at JFH advocate for excellence in Christian art. Anything that Christians put their hands to deserves to be done well, giving the glory to God in the process. But I have recently been contemplating the concept of what “Christian art” is supposed to look like […]
“Five Reviews For One Album?!?”
So, by now, many of you are probably thinking something. That thought may or may not be related to JFH. If it is not related to JFH, I won’t even venture trying to guess what that thought is. However, if it is related to JFH, I have a very strong hunch I […]
“Listening To Old Music, Hearing New Things” by Alex Caldwell
Prisoner to the Chains of Time – The Music of Common Children I write full time; all kinds of things, books, articles for magazines, humorous columns etc. When I write, I usually select something out of my record collection to put on, and sometimes I go with a theme, or […]
Michael Weaver Examines His Top 10 Albums of 2013
With the recent release of the JFH official staff picks for 2013 and more in-depth blogs about the individual picks of John, Alex and Mark, Michael Weaver joins in with a look into his top albums (and honorable mentions) of this year’s album releases… Fear Inside Our Bones,The Almost – Aaron Gillespie has […]
John DiBiase Examines His Top 10 Albums of 2013
We’ve been picking our Year-End favorites in Christian music for 11 years now, but we’ve always kept the lists themselves pretty straightforward as titles and artists only. This year, we thought it’d be fun for any of the staff who were interested to present their lists (in addition to the official compilation of […]
Mark Rice Examines His Top 10 of 2013
And yet another year in music is drawing to an end. Like any year, there were plenty of great albums released, as well as plenty of doozies and plenty of albums in between. I doubt it will come as a surprise to anyone that I didn’t listen to all of […]
YOUR 2013 Year-End Top Album Picks
Hey guys! Each year, the JFH staff like to choose their favorite albums of the year and post them for all to read, and we know everyone’s thoughts and opinions differ, so we – once again – want to give you, the reader, the opportunity to share YOUR top 10 albums in the […]
Alex Caldwell Examines His Top 10 of 2013
Alex “Tin Can” Caldwell’s Staff Picks 2013 Thoughts Jars Of Clay –Inland People listen to music for wildly different reasons. Some folks need something to be on in the background during a shift at work, something to occupy their mind or fill up the lonely space around them. Some folks […]
“Kickstart My Heart” by Alex Caldwell
We are more than 50 years into this rock and roll experiment of ours. 1963 gave America its first exposure to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, and before that, Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly had provided a musical soundtrack to the lives of countless folks. Elvis’ “Heartbreak Hotel” helped […]