Keith and Kristyn Getty are the pioneers of the “modern hymn,” soaring songs that, together with their frequent collaborator, Stuart Townend, help teach the faith and “create a more timeless musical style that every generation can sing, a style that relates to the past and the future.” This drive to create hymns that speak to the heart of every Christian has produced gems like In Christ Alone, Speak, O Lord, and The...

Chris Tomlin’s Our God totals nine weeks now atop Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart. At #2 are the Newsboys with Born Again, a legitimate challenger to Tomlin’s throne. And new to the Top 10 (finally!) is Chris August, whose Starry Night finally breaches the Top 10 at the expense of Frannie Battistelli’s Beautiful Beautiful. New on the chart this week are Natalie Grant with Human (#26) and Luminate with Come...

After debuting at #2 last week, Audrey Assad ascends to the summit with Restless. My season right now lends itself to this bare-bones worship ballad, and I find myself so drained that I can’t even cry. I’m so restless that I can’t even cry! I take comfort in my wife and kids, and in the early mornings, the love of Jesus, which washes over me. I need You, God. (Sorry, naging devotional ang Top 10 entry ko for the week,...

Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Jimmy Needham is one of the most talented names in Christian music today. I loved him when I first heard Forgiven and Loved; to date, that song is still in my Top 25 Most Played Songs of iTunes all-time (which doesn’t say much, other than how much I like that song). Frequently compared to artists like Jason Mraz and John Mayer, the comparison continues on in terms of how much these three...

Chris Tomlin’s Our God continues to “lord” it over the Christian charts as it racks up an impressive two months at the top of Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart. The Top 10 remain unchanged, but it looks like a changing of the guard may – finally! – be taking place as Newsboys, under new vocalist Michael Tait, rise up two to #3 with Born Again, and Sanctus Real right behind them with Lead Me. Only two...

My colleague Jay Palacpac and I worked on a few remixes based on the recently concluded Every Nation Conference 2010 at the SMX Center in Pasay City, Philippines. Jay remixed the conference theme, God Who Reigns, and I set the highlights of two preachers, Nigeria’s Grace Aiyedogbon and Nashville’s Steve Murrell. Feel free to download any of these EN2010 remixes here. :) Download God Who Reigns Remix by Jay Palacpac Download...