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JGM Pick of the Week: March 6, 2017

JGM Pick of the Week: March 6, 2017

Bob Marovich2017-03-07T02:01:20-06:00March 7th, 2017|

“How Deep the Father’s Love for Us” Out of the Dust Discovery House Music (release date: March 7, 2017) www.outofthedustmusic.com I’m inclined to think that English songwriter Stuart Townend is a nineteenth-century hymnist reincarnated. His 1995 composition, “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us,” as covered by the husband-and-wife duo [...]

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Out of the Dust – (self titled)

Out of the Dust – (self titled)

Bob Marovich2017-03-07T01:57:54-06:00March 5th, 2017|

Out of the Dust (s/t) Discovery House Music (release date: March 7, 2017) www.outofthedustmusic.com By Bob Marovich Some of the best songs are birthed out of suffering. For Out of the Dust's Chris and Stephanie Teague, the circumstances of their separation, divorce, and remarriage, and their reliance on Jesus for [...]

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JGM Pick of the Week: January 2, 2017

JGM Pick of the Week: January 2, 2017

Bob Marovich2017-01-03T23:44:25-06:00January 3rd, 2017|

“I Will Be Waiting” Guro Elverhoi (released October 20, 2016) www.guromusic.com “I Will Be Waiting” is a new single from Guro Elverhoi, a talented singer with a delicate and beautiful voice that evokes a young Joni Mitchell. Led by an acoustic guitar, the song is a wispy Christian folk ballad [...]

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withLove (self-titled)

withLove (self-titled)

Bob Marovich2017-01-02T17:03:10-06:00January 2nd, 2017|

withLove withLove (released October 15, 2016) https://withlovemusic.bandcamp.com/album/withlove-deluxe-edition By Bob Marovich It is appropriate to begin 2017 with a post about a group that has love in its name and sings about love. A love of God, a love for God, and a love for all of God’s creation frame the [...]

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Rick Stephenson – My Everything

Rick Stephenson – My Everything

Bob Marovich2016-11-09T02:40:34-06:00November 9th, 2016|

Rick Stephenson My Everything N-Siteful Music (release date: August 1, 2016) www.rickstephensonmusic.com By Bob Marovich Christian singer-songwriter Rick Stephenson is no stranger to the recording studio. My Everything represents his latest album in at least four full-length CDs in his career. The new album contains ten radio-sized and pleasantly rendered [...]

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Joel Houston and Director Michael John Warren Discuss Hillsong Film “Let Hope Rise”

Joel Houston and Director Michael John Warren Discuss Hillsong Film “Let Hope Rise”

Bob Marovich2016-09-08T16:17:36-05:00September 8th, 2016|

By Bob Marovich Hillsong - Let Hope Rise, the music documentary about the history and phenomenon that is Sydney, Australia’s Hillsong, "the biggest band you've never heard of," hits U.S. theaters September 16. JGM spoke by telephone recently with Joel Houston of Hillsong UNITED and the film’s director, Michael John [...]

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JGM Pick of the Week: September 5, 2016

JGM Pick of the Week: September 5, 2016

Bob Marovich2026-05-19T13:21:40-05:00September 6th, 2016|

“Faith Can” Debbie Cochran From the album Faith Can (single released September 2, 2016) www.cdbaby.com/cd/debbiecochran5 There’s nothing like country music to evoke the angst of heartbreak. When combined with spirituality and faith, country music can turn heartbreak into inspiration. That’s what you get with “Faith Can,” a country ballad composed and [...]

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Gretchen Keskeys – Walking in the Spirit

Gretchen Keskeys – Walking in the Spirit

Bob Marovich2016-08-25T02:04:40-05:00August 25th, 2016|

Gretchen Keskeys Walking in the Spirit Creative Soul Records (released June 27, 2016) www.gretchenkeskeys.com By Bob Marovich For singer-songwriter Gretchen Keskeys, her debut album Walking in the Spirit is not only a vehicle for sharing her religious commitment, it is also a vehicle for personal catharsis. As a teen, Keskeys, the [...]

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JGM Pick of the Week: March 28, 2016

JGM Pick of the Week: March 28, 2016

Bob Marovich2016-03-30T01:19:04-05:00March 30th, 2016|

“Living for Jesus” Sophiya Rocktown Records (2015) http://praiseworldradio.com/sophiya-living-for-jesus What makes “Living for Jesus” special is the robust elegance with which singer, songwriter, worship leader, and TV personality Sophia Ariba (aka Sophiya) delivers the lush, melodic worship ballad. Given the multicultural popularity of P&W today, the Nigerian singer’s style can fit in [...]

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Holly Ann – Light and Bloom

Holly Ann – Light and Bloom

Bob Marovich2016-02-24T22:39:31-06:00February 24th, 2016|

Holly Ann Light and Bloom Deeper Well Records (release date: January 13, 2016) www.deeper-well.com By Bob Marovich Last year, Liz Vice demonstrated that some of the best spiritual music doesn’t have to come from established channels of gospel and CCM talent. Portland, Oregon's Christian alternative singer-songwriter Holly Ann Winchell (aka [...]

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