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During the Christmas season just gone by, one major American retailer offered a brilliant new innovation: wake-up calls recorded by celebrities to alert customers it was time to get up and shop. As if we needed reminding. The Target chain offered customers the opportunity to sign up to receive

Mark 10:17-31 by John Phillips (January-February, 2005) We note the sorrow of the rich man (10:17-22): And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? (10:17) We do not know

We gathered all the children's audio projects we could find that released this year, popped them in the player, and narrowed down the stack to our top dozen favorite albums for Christian kids. Some are straight... Continue Reading...

This is a strong year for Christmas releases from Christian artists, and not just because there are more holiday albums than usual. Here, we present 13 of them, and most all rate good to excellent, with a few o... Continue Reading...

Every now and then, we'll bring you a wrap-up of music DVDs that come through our offices. Here, Andy Argyrakis delivers the good, the bad and the bottom line on the most prominent discs from the latter part of... Continue Reading...

If there's one thing to be learned from our annual Readers' Choice Awards poll, it's this: Street teams and fan clubs are alive and well!How else to explain that a group that hasn't released an album in over tw... Continue Reading...

We finish up our 2004 season of year-end lists with this brief summary of Best Christian Artists. The finalists for Best Female and Male Vocalists were selected for their vocal skills, as demonstrated on albums... Continue Reading...

It'd be great to uncover a reliable statistic on how many albums are released in a year. Or how many artists make their debut in a given year. We cover most of the major label releases in Christian music&md... Continue Reading...

American Idol and similar shows make it clear that many people have no clue what kind of competition they face on the path to success in the music biz. One might think that artists on TV and radio represent mos... Continue Reading...

Every year, we offer our list of the year's 12 most impressive worship albums, calling attention to music we believe will most bless the church and draw hearts closer to God. Our annual list remains unranked (l... Continue Reading...