Author Dan MacIntosh

Kevin Max (formerly of dcTalk) knew and worked with Norman, but instead of airing any dirty laundry, he’s instead rerecorded the man’s 1972 album, Only Visiting This Planet, which he’s inventively retitled Revisiting This Planet.... Read more

If you’ve ever attended a Kari Jobe concert, you already know how some of the best moments are oftentimes the more spontaneous ones. Such is the case too many times, unfortunately, with Jobe’s new release The Blessing, much of which was recorded live.... Read more

Chris Tomlin sounds like he really enjoyed making Christian music with his (mainly mainstream) friends. These friends also helped the worship music veteran make one of his best albums to date. These are good friends, indeed.... Read more

The Christian life is oftentimes more a journey than a destination, and With The Things That Got Us Here finds Sidewalk Prophets attempting to describe its spiritual trek. Although there is not a specific track sharing the album’s title, that title phrase appears in the lyrics to “Real to Me.”... Read more

Colton Dixon has gone full-on pop. Opener “Miracles,” with its chime-y groove, brings a few Ed Sheeran hits to mind, while “Can’t Quit You,” due to his youthful vocal tone and the track’s quirky pop effects, may remind listeners of Justin Bieber.... Read more

Elevation Worship Graves into Gardens (Essential Worship) There are some truly standout tracks on Elevation Worship’s latest collection, Graves into Gardens. A few of these feature special guest performe...... Read more

Red Declaration (Red Entertainment/The Fuel Music) RED’s seventh studio album, Declaration, is the initial project for its band-started label, RED Entertainment, and also its first independent release. R...... Read more

Let There Be Wonder is already Matt Redman’s 14th recorded project, yet only his first for Integrity Music. With this album’s 14 songs, Redman focused his songwriting on “the name, character and story of Jesus.” Redman’s primary purpose with this album’s theme is to distinguish Christianity from those that only “speak generically about God.”... Read more

Recording Christmas music comes with its own unique challenges. Should one cover secular or spiritual carols? Ought one go for funny, serious or both? Plumb addresses these hard choices handily with two enjoyable new holiday-themed EPs. Of the two, Behold is the more spiritually centered. It’s Christmastime, on the other hand, is lighter and focused more on the secular pleasures of the season.... Read more

Christians can sometimes feel like that near-beaten boxer, the bloodied and staggering Sylvester Stallone at the end of every Rocky film. Yet when Skillet’s John and Korey Cooper sing/shout the anthemic chorus to “Victorious,” the title track off this the band’s latest full-length effort, it creates the kind of adrenaline rush that propels Rocky to victory in the final round of (nearly) every fight.... Read more