Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Home
Evangelical

Music

Select a Category 3 star 3.5 star 4 star 4.5 star Anatomy of a Song Behind the Songs Blog Stuff Book Reviews CCM CCM vs. SG CD Reviews Christians in Entertainment Christmas Essential 12 Christmas Favorites Christmas Top Fives Concert Reviews Concerts Culture Devotional Thoughts Faith and Culture From the Vault Fun Gospel Singers Gospel Songs Great Music Guest Posts Harmony Master Classes History Holidays Humor Hymns Interviews Marriage in the Movies Monday Morning Humor Movie Reviews Movies Music NQC Odds and Ends Old Movies, New Eyes Old Southern Gospel News Old Stuff Open Threads Other Genres Perfect Tenor Performances Polls Questions and Answers Recently Added SG vs. The Rest of the World Sing It Again Songs Songwriting Southern Gospel Surprise Sunday The Definitive Hymns Theology Toe-to-Toe Top 10 Lists Top 5 Top 5 Lists Two Sisters Review Uncategorized Video Posts Youtube Finds

Select a Month August 2026 February 2025 August 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 October 2023 March 2023 February 2023 December 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 June 2020 March 2020 February 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 April 2018 September 2017 August 2017 May 2017 February 2017 December 2016 November 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011

December 2014

December 22, 2014

The Grinch Critiques… Revisionist "Joy to the World"

The last carol revision that came under the Grinch's eye involved changing ye olde-fashioned grammar to...

December 19, 2014

More Essential Tracks of Christmas: "Emmanuel/Little Town/Christmas Hymn," by Amy Grant

So last year I did this thing called "The Twelve Essential Tracks of Christmas," and...

December 18, 2014

Christmas Favorites: A Very Veggie Christmas

I started this series to showcase some of my favorite Christmas albums, but it fell...

December 12, 2014

The Grinch Critiques… Revisionist "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"

This Christmas I... uh, I mean the Grinch thought he would get a few complaints off...

December 11, 2014

Finals Week: A Playlist

I got all my finals out of the way in one fell swoop this week...

November 2014

November 13, 2014

The Definitive Hymns: "Just As I Am"

It's every Baptist's favorite hymn today! Raise your hand if you've hummed along to this...

November 05, 2014

On Music, Grace and Something Higher

The older I get, the more tangibly aware I become of God's presence through beauty....

November 03, 2014

CD Review: Stronger, by Taranda Greene

After signing a batch of family acts, it was natural for fast-growing StowTown Records to...

October 2014

October 24, 2014

CD Review: Out On a Limb, by Wes Hampton

Out On a Limb is a wide-release re-packaging of Gaither Vocal Band tenor Wes Hampton's...

October 14, 2014

The Definitive Hymns: Be Thou My Vision

While I was pondering which hymn to feature next, the decision was made for me when...

October 02, 2014

The Definitive Hymns: "There is a Fountain"

With increasingly less time to devote to blogging as the semester marches on, it's clear that...

September 2014

September 19, 2014

Recently Added: 60s Time Capsule

Goooood morning! It's 0700 and I am waking up to another day of back to...

September 12, 2014

Leaving Long-Faced Religion Behind

So the other day, this regional quartet called Mark209 put out a silly music video...

September 10, 2014

Tony Jarman, "One Holy Lamb"

Recently it was announced that tenor singer Tony Jarman was stepping down from the Down East Boys....

August 2014

August 26, 2014

CD Review: Vintage, by the Akins

The Akins are some of my favorite artists in southern gospel. Their freshness, natural musicianship and...

August 15, 2014

A Book a Week: Gloria Jean, A Little Bit of Heaven

As promised, here is my review of the biography of child singing star Gloria Jean, written...

August 13, 2014

George Gaither and the "708s"

Today I'm going to share a Bill Gaither story that may be new to some...

August 08, 2014

New Series Announcement: A Book a Week

For the last stretch of the summer, I've decided to spend the time that might otherwise have...

August 05, 2014

CD Review: Pursuit, by the Ball Brothers

The Ball Brothers are one of southern gospel's youngest and most progressive groups. Consistently thinking...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Toe-to-Toe: Ball Brothers vs. Mullins, "Who's Gonna Stand in the Gap?"

[Update: Brian has pointed out that Squire Parsons also recorded this song himself back in...

July 25, 2014

Guest Classic Review: This Stage of Grace, by the Booth Brothers

[Editor's note: This is a guest post by Brian Fuson of Fuson's Findings.] Let’s hit...

July 23, 2014

Guest Concert Review: The Whisnants in Pottsville, AR

[Editor's note: This is a guest post by Lauren of Lauren's Southern Gospel Views From the...

July 18, 2014

Guest Concert Review: Brian Free & Assurance in Wynne, AR

[Editor's Note: This concert review is a guest post by Lauren of Lauren's Southern Gospel...

July 15, 2014

Guest CD Review: "Hymns, the A Cappella Sessions" by The Nelons

[Editor's note: This is a guest post by Brian Fuson of Fuson's Findings.] Out of...

July 10, 2014

Smackdown: Adam Crabb vs. Michael English, "Please Forgive Me"

A limited edition recording of the new Gaither Vocal Band has been leaked to Youtube....

July 08, 2014

CD Review: The News is Out, by Driven Quartet

Driven Quartet is a young men's group currently signed to Chapel Records. They've been around...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Take Your Questions

The guys from EHSS are enjoying some summer time off right now, and Ernie has...

June 16, 2014

Questions and Answers, Father’s Day Edition: “My Son, My Son”

In honor of Father's Day, here's a special entry in my too-long-neglected "Questions and Answers"...

June 12, 2014

CD Review: A Cappella, by The Martins

It's been too long since we had some new pure acappella music from the Martins....

June 10, 2014

An Interview With Mark Bishop

When I noticed Mark Bishop had a new project out, I thought it might be a...