Tori Kelly – ‘Features on Film’ (Podcast)

Tori Kelly grew up on gospel music. And what began as a one-song collaboration with mega-gospel legend, Kirk Franklin, turned into an entire record of spiritually-minded music. She sat down with CCM Magazine's ...

Sek Hao ‘Be’

Sek Hao Be (Jumuro Music)   If you have heard any of the songs on this album, please rate the album 1-5 stars by clicking on the stars in the pop-up box. Only one rating per person allowed....

Rivers & Robots ‘Discovery’ Album Review

The illusory pop/rock of Rivers & Robots is an intriguing and exciting left turn within the larger worship music genre. As one of the initial artists on Running Club Records, the Manchester-based trio sits comfortably between Mute Math’s slower work and Owl City’s more substantive songs, creating ethereal soundscapes that rethink the typical worship music construct.... Read more

Dischord – Music meets Discourse: #4 Bread of/for Life

To be resilient is the underlying wish anchored to the deep human longing to be healthy. Sickness is inevitable. Suffering is a part of life. Whatever the various forms of struggle may take, we want to be able to quell the fear that we will not recover. Our Christian faith is tightly wound around a narrative about recovery and healing.

Francesca Battistelli – Becoming a Pop Powerhouse

Ten years ago, Francesca Battistelli was considered a risk. Signed by Fervent Records, Battistelli released her debut My Paper Heart in 2008, a time in which the Christian music landscape featured little in the way of female artists. The heyday of Amy Grant, Rebecca St. James and others had faded, and Battistelli was a teenage pop songwriter new to the scene.