About a year or so–maybe even longer now–the JFH staff talked about compiling our top, favorite songs in Christian music of all-time. They’d be songs each staff member had chosen on a personal level, and we’d comment on why we chose those songs. Recently, and I forget exactly what brought […]
10 Years Later: Pillar, “Fireproof”
I became a Christian in the year 2000. Before that, I didn’t know that Christians had their own music. My favorite band at the time was (don’t judge me) Limp Bizkit. Yes, rapcore was cool once (honestly, I’d be down for some right now). As I became introduced to this […]
“Big Daddy Weave ‘Redeemed’ Devotional” by Mike Weaver
Hey friends, please check out the following exclusive guest devotional from Big Daddy Weave about their hit song, “Redeemed!” — John (JFH) Luke 10:27 – He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and, […]
We Recommend: Zilch, “Platinum”
Zilch started off as dcTalk’s touring band and featured now widely-known producer Mark Lee Townsend (Relient K, Supertones, and The Wedding) on guitar and lead vocals. When the guys decided to record their own material, Toby McKeehan was there to help, and released the album on his then three-year-old label, Gotee. The band’s […]
10 Years Later: Norma Jean, “Bless the Martyr, Kiss the Child”
Today’s hardcore fanatics, whether Christian or not, are most likely familiar with (and in love with) both Norma Jean and The Chariot. Of course, those who have followed the bands since their respective roots know that, before forming The Chariot, vocalist Josh Scogin was the frontman of Norma Jean. And it was […]
“Christian Music Dream Teams” by John DiBiase
Left to right: Kevin Max, Dave Ghazarian, Jared Byers, Will McGinniss, Jason Walker Well, the cat’s out of the bag! We had been keeping the lid on the recent leaked Audio Adrenaline news at the request of the band, but apparently not everyone around the web got that memo. So with the news […]
“To infirmary… And BEYOND!” by John DiBiase
With every week — and sometimes every day — offering new experiences in the parental role, one unexpected encounter came when I went in to have my blood taken earlier this week on Monday. The unimportant detail to this story is it was a routine check-up on the levels of […]
10 Years Later: Project 86, “Truthless Heroes”
With the release of Wait For the Siren on the horizon, let’s take a look in the rearview at one of Project 86’s best records to date, Truthless Heroes. The band’s third album found them in a dark place lyrically and offered no sort of hope or encouragement to their listeners. What it did offer, […]
We Recommend: Sixpence None The Richer, “Divine Discontent”
As the August 7th release date for Sixpence None The Richer‘s long-delayed brand new album Lost In Transition is upon us, it’s got me thinking over the band’s history of music making. A decade ago, in 2002, Sixpence released their last non-seasonal full-length studio album, entitled Divine Discontent. Don’t let the bleak title fool […]
“Boy Story” by John DiBiase
Twenty one (and almost a half) months! While it’s been a few months since my last blog, these weeks in between posts have been anything but dull. Watching Will develop has been quite the site, as he’s a walking, running, toddling babbler. He doesn’t really speak much yet, although he’s […]