You may have heard of (and possibly even read) the book Do Hard Things by Brett and Alex Harris – a book about turning societies expectations of teenagers upside down, by doing hard things for the sake of Christ. It was written while they were still teenagers, is an extremely challenging and powerful book and well worth a read if you haven’t already. Brett and… Continue reading
At this time of year it is customary for newspapers and TV shows to review the best things of the year – events that happened, CD releases, TV shows, books and the like. And I figured why not join in with some All4God “Best of ‘09” awards. The following are based purely on my thoughts and experiences over the past year, and as such feel free to discuss your own… Continue reading
Louder is the new EP from the 29th Chapter, the UK’s best know Christian hip-hop band. The whole theme is that the message of this release is going to be heard louder than any of their previous releases, that they are aiming for the
mainstream. That comes across in the opening song where they sing “You’re
You may know Mark Hall as the lead singer of successful Christian band Casting Crowns. One of the things that sets Casting Crowns’ music apart from most other Christian songs is the powerful messages they contain. In this new book Mark uses some of the songs from the latest Casting Crowns album The Altar and the Door as the basis for a series of reflections on making your faith personal.
This… Continue reading
This is the first live album from popular UK worship leader Tim Hughes. Often with live music albums it can be easy to dismiss them as a quick cash in on the popularity of previously released studio albums by simply recording them again but in a live setting. And in many cases that accusation is fair. But not in this one.
Tim Hughes has done a great job here of… Continue reading
In Matthew 12:36-37 Jesus tells us: “And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.”
And it got me thinking. Do my words honour God? Will they acquit or condemn me? If we thought about the implication of these verses more would it change what we said to people… Continue reading
UK band Delirious recently released their latest album, Kingdom of Comfort. This album is a bit of a departure musically from previous releases, with the band not afraid to experiment and try new things. And while it works, fans looking for a “classic”
NewWorldSon, a new band from Canada, describe themselves as a soul band. But this is not old school soul. Salvation Station has a modern, up-to-date edge to it, with plenty of hints of rock present.
For the bulk of the CD the simple yet
Ok, so I’ve been listening to the bluetree CD a lot of late. Its just been remastered and released but Ive had it since the original launch last September. I didn’t manage to make it to their launch night but any time I’ve heard these guys live they’re been fantastic so I was anticipating great things on the album and well it didn’t disappoint. The first track… Continue reading
Until I listened to this CD, although I had heard of Stellar Kart, I had never actually heard them, so I didn’t really know what to expect. The band consists of four guys, Adam, Cody, Jordan and Brian, and the album art suggests they are into surfing. On the basis of this album, it would not be unreal to expect them to be surfing on the
Cadia by Cadia
Cadia is the debut album of the group of the same name, containing tracks with a Christian message. Consisting of vocalists Courtney Myers and Tori Smith, Cadia appear onto the music scene something of an unknown entity.
“I Believe” is the 2nd full-length album for Rapture Ruckus. Featuring stadium filler tracks such as Lose Control and Rockin’ as well as honest, emotive songs such as the title song I Believe and Rhymes for Times. Brad Dring AKA Rapture (frontman and MC mastermind) was originally a rock drummer before realizing talent in the hip-hop scene. This gives his music a “rocky” edge to him in the
