Results for: contemporary christian music

Trying to Save Your Life (and Mine)
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2026/03/31/trying-to-save-your-life-and-mine-n2200828
– In many ways, it is the perfect summary of the podcast, in that it features music from the past, namely the sublime rock/pop/blue-eyed … I have no problem with playing current artists, but their work has to fit into the master plan of presenting the best in Christian … It featured big band music from the genre’s heyday.…
Richie Furay Interview, Part Four: Why Good Music Goes Unheard
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2025/09/26/richie-furay-interview-part-four-why-good-music-goes-unheard-n2194248
– While it may seem that Furay abandoned the pop music world in the early 1980s, this was not the case. … I feel like it’s almost like country music today. It’s cookie-cutter. It all sounds alike. … Billy Ray Hearn (NOTE: Hearn was one of the industry-side pioneers of contemporary Christian music, founding Myrrh and later Sparrow…
'The Blessing' Sung at Kirk's Memorial Is an Anthem for TPUSA and Generations of Americans to Come
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2025/09/21/the-blessing-is-an-anthem-for-the-tpusa-movement-and-a-generation-n2194187
– Sunday's memorial service for TPUSA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk began with soul-stirring and powerful worship and Christian hymns … As an old Gen Xer who saw the rise and fall of contemporary Christian music, these new artists are the real deal: they love Jesus, … their music is spirit-filled and biblically based, and they are committed to worship, not just performing 7-11 songs with catchy hooks…
Jesus Music Pioneer Chuck Girard Enters Heaven
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2025/08/11/jesus-music-pioneer-chuck-girard-enters-heaven-n2192700
– ” (later known as contemporary Christian music) with the band Love Song and as a solo artist, graduated to eternal glory on August … music fan under 60 has, in all likelihood, never heard nor heard of Love Song or Chuck Girard. … Girard was from a time when everything was for the ministry, as there was no money coming in from singing rock music with Christian…
Matthew Ward and Oden Fong Revitalize Yesterday’s Music and Today’s Faith
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2023/08/01/matthew-ward-and…en-fong-revitalize-yesterdays-music-and-todays-faith-n785536
– Viejo (California) sanctuary on Saturday, July 29th, to see two men whose names are written in the Book of Life and inscribed into Christian … The audience was enthusiastic throughout, in tune with the music and Ward’s gentle ministering between songs. … This was not an event for contemporary trendsetters or social media influencers.…
Drag Queen's Shame-Slaying Song Tops the iTunes Christian Charts
https://redstate.com/alexparker/2023/08/01/drag-queens-shame-slaying-song-tops-the-itunes-christian-charts-n785597
– Last week, the world of Christian music was crowned a new king — or, more accurately, queen. … In the frame: Tiffany, Derek, Flamy, and once-Christian Contemporary Music singer (now out-and-proud lesbian) Jennifer Knapp. … From MSN Monday: Last week, the drag performer/contemporary Christian musician Flamy Grant took the No. 1 position on iTunes’ Christian…
Abbey Sitterley’s Folk Music Is From and for the Soul
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2023/10/07/abberly-sitterleys-folk-music-from-and-for-the-soul-n2164797
– Marketing associate by day, writer by night, and honest Christian 24/7, contemporary folk singer Abbey Sitterley has recently released … Musically, as mentioned, Sitterley is solidly entrenched in the contemporary folk genre. … Based on music appeal alone, Sitterley is an artist well worth a listen.…
What Is a Cephas Hour and Why Should Someone Listen to It?
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2021/07/10/what-is-a-cephas-hour-and-why-should-someone-listen-to-it-n408876
– journalist covering the contemporary Christian music scene for different publications. … The latter portion of the show is devoted to music. … While non-mainstream Christian music may not be your thing, if you have either fond memories of classic Christian rock and/or are eager…
While the Left Gets Ridiculous, the Right Gets Ready
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2021/07/25/while-the-left-gets-ridiculous-the-right-gets-ready-n415726
– California) in the 1970s, a church where the late Chuck Smith pastored a flock of young Jesus people whose hippie hair, clothes, and music … Christian music at the time, a landscape dominated by übersoft pop and equally marshmallow lyrics. … Come For The Children is unashamedly purposeful art, a work where even as the music is of highest quality, said music serves as a vessel…
Tragedy Strikes the Close-Knit Christian Community: TobyMac's 21-Year-Old Son Passes Away at Home
https://redstate.com/alexparker/2019/10/24/tragedy-strikes-c…mmunity-music-icons-21-year-old-son-passes-away-home-n118436
–     Those of you familiar with Contemporary Christian Music are no doubt aware of TobyMac. … Toby McKeehan began his music career as leader of the rap/rock/soul juggernaut DC Talk in the late 80’s. … He was by no means a cookie cutter Christian but give me a believer who fights to keep believing.…
How to Effectively Confront the Political Madness
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2025/06/08/how-to-effectively-confront-the-political-madness-n2190216
– own sight.Answering this insanity as best I can, I’ve assembled a new episode of my Cephas Hour podcast, combining the best of Christian … Vitus Day political dance.Songs in the all-music portion of the show are:Baby You’re To Die ForSean Doty and The 77sIf You’re ListeningThe … consequences, it is most unseemly to see and associate with those whose actions declare them unafraid of, and unaffected by, contemporary…
The Healing Masterful Muse of Phil Keaggy
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2022/05/11/the-healing-masterful-muse-of-phil-keaggy-n563203
– and electric, plus his tuneful McCartney-esque rock/pop songwriting skill, has firmly placed him among the greats, not only in contemporary … Christian music but in popular music period. … The album’s highlight is “Let Everything Else Go,” with its pastoral, soaring beauty in music and words.…
Jenna Ellis Makes People Squirm With Her Club Q Comments
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2022/11/24/jenna-ellis-makes-people-squirm-with-her-club-q-comments-n663616
– embrace of current music bringing an evangelical lyric message. … Christian music at the time, a landscape dominated by über-soft pop. … No one makes music like this today. Few, even from the fieriest of pulpits, preach with such unblinking honesty.…
Celebrating Kemper Crabb, a Man of Christ's Peace and True Wisdom
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2022/12/23/celebrating-kemper-crabb-a-man-of-christs-peace-and-true-wisdom-n677759
– In a former life, I was a music journalist actively covering the contemporary Christian music scene. This was from 1987 to 1994. … In the interview, I discovered a man as filled with Christ’s peace as his music indicated. … Crabb is a true renaissance man far and above his interest in Renaissance music. He is an author, a pastor, and a teacher.…
Of Cephas Hour and Music That Matters
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2023/01/03/of-cephas-hour-and-music-that-matters-n682022
– As I referenced here in December 2022, at one time I was a highly active Christian music journalist. … U2 has changed the world with its music and commitment to humanitarian causes. … In a former life, I was a music journalist actively covering the contemporary Christian music scene. This was from 1987 to 1994.…
A Donald Trump Candidacy Still Doesn't Bother Me Because Things Can Always Be Much Worse
https://redstate.com/streiff/2016/02/29/donald-trump-candidacy-still-doesnt-bother-things-can-always-much-worse-n57170
– Men who, to all appearances, try to live Christian lives. Against them you have a man born into wealth. … Jokes about guns, banjo music, in-breeding, people without teeth and so forth often followed. … The fact that Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz can’t gain traction is that participating in contemporary politics has become so disreputable…
San Francisco Church to Hold "Beyoncé Mass"
https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2018/04/19/san-francisco-church-hold-beyonce-mass-n88323
– The evening will feature music, readings from scripture by women of color and a sermon by Rev. … don’t even classify it as a “Christian” church any longer. … to every faithful Christian that those who avail themselves of the umbrella of “the Christian church” are so brazenly casting aside…
World's Largest Baptist University Hosts 'Queer Sex Ed' Night
https://redstate.com/alexparker/2023/04/29/worlds-largest-baptist-university-hosts-queer-sex-ed-night-n738591
– On March 23rd, the school hosted an event certifying its contemporary credentials. … LGBT Mural Christian Divinity School Recites Prayer to the ‘Great Queer One,’ Who’s a ‘Drag Queen and Trans Man’ Christian University … For a very long time, “Christian” was a fairly narrow distinction.…
Cephas Hour's Tasty Cornucopia of Music New and Classic
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2021/11/03/cephas-hours-tasty-cornucopia-of-music-new-and-classic-n465702
– Seriously, great music for you. … Artists are: • 2nd Chapter of Acts — 2nd Chapter of Acts was one of the pioneer groups in contemporary Christian music. … • Sweet Comfort Band — If there is ever a Mount Rushmore of contemporary Christian music, Sweet Comfort Band deserves a prominent…
Cephas Hour Artist Spotlight: Bringing Home
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2021/11/23/cephas-hour-artist-spotlight-bringing-home-n480366
– The question occasionally arises as to why there are posts about contemporary Christian music on a conservative news website. … An example: Amber comments, “Our goal is to create music that is different and set apart from mainstream Christian music. … After going through some really hard times as a Christian and battling things that the Christian music industry doesn’t bring light…
Derek Webb's Drag Appearance at the 54th Annual Dove Awards Is a Last Gasp for Relevance
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/10/22/derek-webbs-drag…4th-annual-dove-awards-is-a-last-gasp-for-relevance-n2165422
– Webb, a former Contemporary Christian music star, just released his new album, “The Jesus Hypothesis,” and as part of that, collaborated … Christian music.  … to participate in the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards, Contemporary Christian Music’s premier event recognizing achievement…
Foo Fighters Show up the Super Bowl Halftime Show Without Even Being There
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2022/02/15/foo-fighters-sho…he-super-bowl-halftime-show-without-even-being-there-n522413
– Sarcasm aside, true music fans and musicians alike have been a notoriously colorblind bunch over the past century. … music. … Real music by and for real people who care about what they consume?…
‘Six’ by Extreme Takes Hard Rock Excellence to the … Yes, Extreme
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2023/06/10/six-by-extreme-takes-hard-rock-excellence-to-the-yes-extreme-n759104
– Its music was too adventuresome and sophisticated to comfortably fit alongside the Mötley Crües and innumerable variations thereof. … Lyrically, Extreme has never hesitated to embrace specifically Christian themes, and “Six” is no exception. … Yet it is precisely at such times we need good music for relief and restoration.…
The Psalms of Undercover
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2022/03/11/the-psalms-of-undercover-n534570
– Undercover, veteran Christian rockers whose importance to the genre cannot be overstated, will play their first concert in ten years … Undercover burst out of the 1980s contemporary Christian music scene based at Calvary Chapel Santa Ana under the guidance of church … Undercover’s music horrified old-school fundamentalists, but its message was right up their alley.…
A Song for Ukraine Joins Songs for Believers
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2022/03/17/a-song-for-ukraine-joins-songs-for-believers-n537385
– There’s been a saying floating around contemporary Christian music for years: You can write songs about the Light, i.e. … music scene. … Prayerfully the music and ministry in Cephas Hour‘s new episode will help point to the answers … and, of course, the Answer.…
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