Praise & Worship
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Your Name
By various artists, Integrity Music Your Name features songs by praise and worship artists, including Phil Wickham, Paul Baloche, Lincoln Brewster and Leeland Mooring. With the exception of the title track, each of these pop-rock tunes explores a different name for God, from “Healer” and “Almighty” to “Lord” and “Savior.” “Life,” a strong progressive rock …
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The Father’s Dance
Broken Walls, formed in 1995 by Jonathan Maracle, base their music on the ancient sounds of the First Nations People of North America. The Father’s Dance, which has been nominated in six categories for the 2008 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards, is a call to freedom and a message of restoration for the family. Broken …
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Times of Refreshing
If there’s one thing that comes through on Times of Refreshing, it’s that Stephen Hurd is a sincere musician who enjoys encouraging others. This live recording from Hurd’s home church in Maryland hits the encouragement mark. Though many of his asides and introductions seem aimed at worship leaders, almost anyone can take something from this …
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Creating Freedom From Poverty
By various artists, Sparrow Records A trip to India inspired Delirious frontman Martin Smith and wife Anna to help the poor, and Compassion Art was born. Smith invited 12 well-known musicians and songwriters to create songs that will forever be donated to the poor—all proceeds ever generated will help the poor worldwide. Among those …
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Cruses launch worship school
Its three-year program, which begins next month, offers college-style major in worship and musicianship
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A Radical New Sound
Pop rockers Sixpence None the Richer never felt called to be evangelists in the traditional sense, although all the band members are Christians. Their songs are about the stuff of life–family and romantic relationships, dealing with disappointment, the struggles of being an idealist in a pragmatic world–and their lyrics read more like poetry than a …
