Another year of music is in the books, which is hard to believe as it seems the years fly by faster and faster. This was a different year for me, as I felt that a lot of the mainstream Christian music scene failed to deliver on my expectations. Perhaps I […]
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“Josh Balogh’s Christian Music Wish List”
The following list is simply one long time Christian music fans eighteen wishes regarding Christian music. It’s a just-for-fun list of the things I’m hoping for, or that I’d like to see happen. I realize that outside of an actual time machine some are impossible, but hey, one can dream […]
“Josh Balogh’s Top Ten Brooke Fraser Songs”
Every once in awhile, there is an artist that comes along that captures the perfect storm of talent, platform, and longevity. The combination produces a stockpile of fantastic albums and songs over a long period of time. For me, Brooke Fraser is one such artist. She had already been around with her […]
“Josh Balogh’s Switchfoot Album Ranking”
With the recent announcement that the Switchfoot hiatus is over and album number eleven is either done or in process, I got to thinking how I would rank their ten albums. As a fan of the band from the beginning, this proved to be no easy task. With much deliberation […]
“Tori Kelly – Crossing Over”
It’s funny — usually when I think of the word “crossover” in Christian music, I picture Christian artists crossing over into the mainstream. I think of Amy Grant in the early 90’s, or NF right now. I don’t think of a mainstream pop artist as widely loved as Tori Kelly […]
David Craft’s Top Ten Songs and Albums of 2017
While many staff members are breaking down their top year-end album picks, I was far more impressed with many of 2017’s individual songs as opposed to albums. (This is evidenced by the abnormally high amount of extended plays on my album list.) It is no secret that I was disappointed […]
Scott Fryberger’s Top Ten Albums of 2017
One of the best things about our top ten lists is that we never know what it’s going to look like. While a lot of us on staff have favorites that we know we can count on to make the list, 2017 also dealt us quite a few wild cards, and I […]
“Christian Life Lessons from ‘Star Wars – The Last Jedi'” (Spoiler Warning) by John DiBiase
After seeing the latest Star Wars film, I had a lot of thoughts about how it relates to the Christian faith, but to discuss it, I have to reveal a ton of spoilers from the plot. So be warned, I discuss the movie and its plot here as if you’ve already seen it – […]
Nicole Vacca’s Top Ten Albums of 2017
2017 was, in many ways, a year of lamenting, both within the music industry and about the music industry. Many of our staple “heavyweights” in Christian music released albums in 2016, which meant that 2017 was truly a year for indie artists to step up to the plate. Thankfully quite […]
John Underdown’s Top Ten Albums and Songs of 2017
This was my first year writing for JFH, joining the staff in March. While I considered myself a fan of CCM, this year was a learning experience. I discovered some artists for the first time, rediscovered others I thought had faded out, and enjoyed releases by those whom I follow. […]