Contemporary Christian singer/songwriter Josh Wilson’s I Refuse has been on my radar for more than two months now, but I’m afraid it took a back seat to the Christmas season, and I regret postponing it because I Refuse is a fantastic Christian song that deserves to rise faster and higher up the Christian radio charts. Josh’s previous hit singles, Savior Please and Before the Morning, have been powerful worship anthems; I Refuse...

Over the Christmas break, I decided to make a couple of short a capella tracks. I eventually settled on The Beach Boys’ Barbara Ann and Color Me Badd’s All 4 Love. What do y’all think? Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Barbara Ann Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is

Happy birthday, Jesus! Merry Christmas, everyone! From the Deens

After much deliberation, these are the top 25 songs on my Top 20 Singles and Tracks for 2010. For the first time since 2005, the year-end number one track is not a Christian song. That honor belongs to Gain, Miryo, Narsha, and Jea, collectively known as the Brown-Eyed Girls, and they top the year-end chart with their irresistible K-Pop dancefloor smash, Abracadabra. I actually like Abracadabra so much that I have the original, the Japanese...

Two days ago, Caths and I made the trek to Tagaytay, a scenic vacation spot two hours – by my slow driving standards – from Manila, for the wedding of Raymond Romero and Hermie Serrano. It was a beautiful wedding, and we really enjoyed the place because it was so cool and romantic. I totally fell in love with Tagaytay. Between the Discovery Country Suites, the coziest, most romantic bed and breakfast I’ve stayed at in all my...