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by Chris Mellon | September 6, 2020 | 9:00 am

Lecrae – Timepiece

Lecrae is the poster child for redeeming hip hop and rap music.  He is a strong voice amid a genre whose music stereotypically glorifies gangs, violence, drugs, and sex. Beginning his career in 2004,

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by Chris Mellon | September 2, 2020 | 11:59 am

United Pursuit – Break Every Chain

Starting with a house purchase in 2006 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United Pursuit (formerly known as Will Reagan & United Pursuit) hoped to attract youth to win them for Christ through music.  It eventually led

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Dandilion
by Chris Mellon | September 2, 2020 | 9:00 am

Josh Gauton – O, Peace

Josh Gauton is a British newcomer.  He currently serves as the creative director of Worship Central. He released one EP and two albums, including: As The Waters Rise (EP, 2006) Mercy Road (2017) O,

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Refinery
by Chris Mellon | August 30, 2020 | 11:59 am

Maverick City Music (Feat. Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore) – Refiner

Maverick City Music is much different than other artists whose music I examined.  Rather than a ten or fewer piece band, they are more a community who come together in worship.  Their videos show

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Poll
by Chris Mellon | August 30, 2020 | 10:30 am

September 2020 Poll IV – Vote for Future Reviews

Thank you for voting on my third September 2020 poll! Billy Foote’s Sing to the King and Grits’ Ooh Ahh (My Life Be Like) earned close victories. This post contains one regular poll containing

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by Chris Mellon | August 30, 2020 | 9:00 am

Manafest (Feat. Trevor McNevan) – Come Back Home

Canadian rapper Manafest began his career in 2000.  He released eleven albums and three EPS, including: Misled Youth (EP, 2001) My Own Thing (2003) Epiphany (2005) Glory (2006) Citizens Activ (2008) The Chase (2010) Avalanche – No Plan B

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Desert
by Chris Mellon | August 26, 2020 | 11:59 am

Elevation Worship – RATTLE!

Christian rock band Elevation Worship started in 2007, quickly rising as a major influencer in today’s Christian music.  They released 17 albums and 8 EP’s, including Here as in Heaven (2016), There Is a Cloud (2017), and Graves

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The Impossible
by Chris Mellon | August 26, 2020 | 9:00 am

Passion (Feat. Kristian Stanfill) – There’s Nothing That Our God Can’t Do

Passion is a church-based worship band, much like Hillsong and Bethel.  Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia, holding Passion conferences since 1997.  Born out of this movement is their Passion band, releasing a whopping

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Lamb
by Chris Mellon | August 23, 2020 | 11:59 am

Darlene Zschech – Worthy is the Lamb

Contemporary Christian artist and former Hillsong worship leader Darlene Zschech began her career in 1989, though not in Christian music.  She was one of many voices that sung short jingles for KFC, McDonald’s, and Coca-Cola

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Poll
by Chris Mellon | August 23, 2020 | 10:30 am

September 2020 Poll III – Vote for Future Reviews

Thank you for voting on my second September 2020 poll! Kari Jobe’s The Cause of Christ and DC Talk’s What If I Stumble? limped in, receiving reviews. This post contains one regular poll containing

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