Music
- Died: Sandra Crouch, Gospel Artist Who Broke with Church to Get OrdainedShe won a Grammy for “We Sing Praises,” collaborated with her brother Andraé on “Jesus Is the Answer,” and worked with everyone from Billy Graham to Michael Jackson.Adelle M. Banks - RELIGION NEWS SERVICE|
- Being HumanEpisode 10|31minThe Therapist and the Song Writer with Jill Phillips and Andy GullahornOn music, mental health, and ministry.Steve Cuss|
- From Passion to the Pews, Major Conferences Inspire Local WorshipArena events serve as the proving grounds for new music.Kelsey Kramer McGinnis|
- Died: Michael Knott, Christian Alternative Musician Who Helped Launch Tooth & NailKnott wrote rock operas, sang with honesty and conviction, called out hypocrites, and bucked the norms of the Christian music industry.Kelsey Kramer McGinnis|
- Music & MeaningEpisode 7|29minFour on the FloorA special episode highlighting music news from February 2024, featuring host Charlie Peacock and a panel of experts: Tracy Gershon, Rissi Palmer, and Swagg R’Celious.
- Big, Big Market: Why CCM Filled ’80s and ’90s HomesRecent histories, documentaries, and devotionals prompt fans to look back—and perhaps learn some lessons—from the genre’s heyday.Kelsey Kramer McGinnis|
- How Contemporary Christian Music Explains American ChristianityWhen the CCM business model faltered, it gave way to what sells even better: politics and fearmongering.Russell Moore|
- Viral JesusEpisode 110|39minKevin Olusola: ‘I Thought God Was Crazy’From Kentucky to Yale to viral video, this Pentatonix bandmember is a beatboxing, cello-playing, a cappella–singing messenger of hope who had planned a career in medicine, not music.Heather Thompson Day|
- What Toby Keith Taught Us About the Songs We NeedAngry Christians require angry songs—or better yet, angry psalms.Russell Moore|
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