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Sarah Reeves

By Ginny McCabe :: July 3, 2009
 Packed with musical energy and sincere songwriting, Alabama native Sarah Reeves recently released her debut Sweet Sweet Sound... MORE >>

Chapter 2 Will I Ever Be Satisfied?

By Al Menconi :: July 1, 2009
I wrote the following article after my wife and I moved our older daughter, Annie, into her dorm for her first year of college and her first year away from home. ... MORE >>

Chapter 1 A Hill Worth Dying On

By Al Menconi :: June 29, 2009
The longer you’re a parent, the more you realize there are fewer and fewer hills to die on. I received the following letter fro... MORE >>

Jars of Clay

By Randy Brandt :: June 18, 2009
As with Good Monsters, Jars of Clay once again addresses the issue of community, this time focusing more on the realities of being in community, with the resulting tensions a... MORE >>

MTV VMAs for 2009

By Al Menconi :: June 4, 2009
Every year I watch the MTV Video/Movie Awards (VMAs) to get a glimpse of this culture that has such a hold on our society.  And every year I can’t ... MORE >>

Is your child addicted to the computer? 

By Al Menconi :: May 29, 2009
Is your child addicted to the computer?  How much is too much and what should a parent do?  The following is an exc... MORE >>

Red

By Randy Brandt :: May 18, 2009
Red excels at conveying passion and intensity. Frontman Michael Barnes can scream, but effectively mixes it with clear "normal" vocals to maximize the impact. I've always ap... MORE >>

Ben Utecht

By Randy Brandt :: May 16, 2009
When I received Ben Utecht's debut CD, my first thoughts were on the order of, "Oh, great! Another pro athlete who can afford to make a vanity CD." I decided to listen to it... MORE >>

There Aren’t Any Good Christians Left

By Al Menconi :: May 15, 2009
            As I counseled a young teen about her faith, she expressed a frustration so many of o... MORE >>

newsboys

By Randy Brandt :: May 12, 2009
It's hard to fathom that newsboys has been around almost a quarter century, long enough to release 14 studio albums. Granted, Peter Furler is the only original member, but it's still ... MORE >>

Conversations with God

By Al Menconi :: April 22, 2009
If you have children or grandchildren, work with children at church, or you have neighborhood children whose parents you know, please take note of the information below and pass it al... MORE >>

What Should Parents Do About Facebook?

By Al Menconi :: April 22, 2009
Facebook officials report that as of April 8, the social networking site boasted 200 million users. The business site Silicon Alley Insider noted that if ... MORE >>

Delirious?

By Randy Brandt :: April 19, 2009
Delirious? started the modern worship phenomenon in England a decade and a half ago, and quickly took over North America as well. Despite the almost infinite number of bands who follo... MORE >>

FM Static

By Randy Brandt :: March 21, 2009
FM Static, featuring Thousand Foot Krutch frontman Trevor McNevan and drummer Steve Augustine, debuted in 2003 with ... MORE >>

Texting, Sexting and Other Concerns

By Al Menconi :: March 20, 2009
Last week my younger daughter won a widescreen TV while on a talk show in Hollywood.  After she won, she posted a note of her good fortune on her facebook... MORE >>

Movie/DVD Recommendations

By Al Menconi :: March 4, 2009
When I asked for movie recommendations from my readers last year, I had no idea how many responses I was going to get. I was overwhelmed with the amount of email I received. We had hu... MORE >>

Seventh Day Slumber

By Randy Brandt :: February 28, 2009
Seventh Day Slumber decided to take a new twist on worship classics with their Take Everything project. Cranking up the intensity on "recent traditional" tunes like... MORE >>

Jeremy Camp

By Randy Brandt :: February 22, 2009
Christian music's perennial male vocalist of the year has released perhaps his finest album yet. Building on his five Dove Awards, Jeremy Camp's Speaking Louder Than Before d... MORE >>

Prodigal Son

By Al Menconi :: February 14, 2009
Did you know a section of The Bible has my life story in it?  I know you think I’m kidding, but I’m not.  It's ... MORE >>

Phillip LaRue

By Randy Brandt :: February 11, 2009
I was prepared to dismiss Phillip LaRue as just another cardboard-cutout pop pretty boy, but "Chasing The Daylight," the first single on Let The Road Pave Itself, i... MORE >>

The Fray

By Randy Brandt :: February 6, 2009
I'm biased when it comes to The Fray, not only because they're the best-selling band to come out of Colorado, but because they're the best selling band to come out of Faith Christian ... MORE >>

Does Everything Have To Be A Learning Experience?

By Al Menconi :: February 2, 2009
I love baseball. I love watching baseball. I loved playing baseball as a youth.  I loved playing softball as an adult.  I loved coaching it for more than 30 years.  I b... MORE >>

FTMC Day 30

By Al Menconi :: January 30, 2009
As Christians we should realize that we are in a spiritual war. Hopefully, during the past 30 days, you have begun to understand why w... MORE >>

FTMC Day 29

By Al Menconi :: January 29, 2009
Do you realize how important godly music is to God? The Bible is filled with examples of how believers in the living God sang His praises. The Bible says that the Old ... MORE >>

FTMC Day 28

By Al Menconi :: January 28, 2009
For years now, churches have been debating and struggling with the issue of hymns and choruses. Which is better for the church to use?... MORE >>

FTMC Day 27

By Al Menconi :: January 27, 2009
I recently watched the movie Dead Poets Society on video. This film is a challenge to "seize the day." I keep seein... MORE >>

FTMC Day 26

By Al Menconi :: January 26, 2009
I have always found the way Jesus relates to Peter in Matthew 16:13-24 interesting. In the first part of this passage, Jesus asks His ... MORE >>

FMTC Day 25

By Al Menconi :: January 25, 2009
Have you ever met a Christian who can’t seem to get victory over a sin in his life? Though they pray for strength, they can̵... MORE >>

FTMC Day 24

By Al Menconi :: January 24, 2009
When I committed my life to Christ, I didn’t simply follow a new set of rules. No, my whole nature changed. Ephesians 5:8... MORE >>

FTMC Day 23

By Al Menconi :: January 23, 2009
When I was in college in the early ‘60s, one of the most popular places to surf was the Wedge in Newport Beach, California. The ... MORE >>

FTMC Day 22

By Al Menconi :: January 22, 2009
Did you know that research shows as many as 70-80% of young people raised in Christian homes will NOT live for Jesus as adults? How ca... MORE >>

FTMC Day 21

By Al Menconi :: January 21, 2009
It was a question and answer session after my seminar and a young man was trying to justify his rock music choices. Every time I answe... MORE >>

FTMC Day 20

By Al Menconi :: January 20, 2009
An important study showed that kids over 8 years of age log an average of 6 hours and 45 minutes of media time every day, amounting to... MORE >>

FTMC Day 19

By Al Menconi :: January 19, 2009
The tragedy in Littleton, Colorado did not stand alone. It was simply the most deadly in a disturbing pattern of school shootings that... MORE >>

When They Push Your Buttons - That Was Easy

By Al Menconi :: January 19, 2009
How do you handle it when you lose your cool toward your children?  Our cute, wonderful, sweet cherubs sometimes really know how to push our buttons, don’t they?  Do y... MORE >>

FTMC Day 18

By Al Menconi :: January 18, 2009
I once received an email from a young man who disagreed with our review of “point and shoot” video games. He claimed that ... MORE >>

FTMC Day 17

By Al Menconi :: January 17, 2009
Ten Steps To Control TV In Your Home             A Rand ... MORE >>

FTMC Day 16

By Al Menconi :: January 16, 2009
Roy Rogers , Dale Evans, Sheri Lewis, Mr. (Fred) Rogers and Buffalo Bob of the “Howdy Doody Show” all passed away during a... MORE >>

FTMC Day 15

By Al Menconi :: January 15, 2009
Despite hundreds of studies that say otherwise, the entertainment industry continues to insist that TV, music and motion pictures have... MORE >>

FTMC Day 14

By Al Menconi :: January 14, 2009
Hollywood tells us the responsibility to supervise our family’s entertainment lies solely with parents. But, as a parent, I know... MORE >>

FTMC Day 13

By Al Menconi :: January 13, 2009
I attended a Marilyn Manson concert a few years ago. This drug-using, bi-sexual rocker is/was one of the most demente... MORE >>

FTMC Day 12

By Al Menconi :: January 12, 2009
Is today’s media shaping our values about sex and love? I believe so. Let me give you a couple of examples to illustrate my poin... MORE >>

FTMC Day 11

By Al Menconi :: January 11, 2009
I was driving in the car with my daughter one day listening to a radio station that plays Big Band music (The Christian music station ... MORE >>

FTMC Day 10

By Al Menconi :: January 10, 2009
A plague is sweeping across our country. It is destroying marriages, families, careers, ministries, and churches. The plague is pornog... MORE >>

FTMC Day 9

By Al Menconi :: January 9, 2009
One of the most popular teen movies in recent years is the sexually provocative flick, American Pie. It is the story of four ... MORE >>

FTMC Day 8

By Al Menconi :: January 8, 2009
I come across a lot of interesting statistics and quotes as I research the effect of entertainment on today’s family. Here are j... MORE >>

FTMC Day 7

By Al Menconi :: January 7, 2009
The Teeter-totter is a great tool for discovering the lack of balance in our spiritual lives. How much of our entertainment is ungodly... MORE >>

FTMC Day 5

By Al Menconi :: January 5, 2009
During a question-and-answer session after one of my seminars, a mother voiced a concern that seems to be on every parent's mind: ... MORE >>

FTMC Day 4

By Al Menconi :: January 4, 2009
When I was a little boy, I was fascinated with birds. I really wanted to catch one. I don’t know why. Why does a five-year-old w... MORE >>

FTMC Day 3

By Al Menconi :: January 3, 2009
Here’s a simple illustration to show how we gradually learn to accept the false philosophies of this world—it comes to us ... MORE >>

FTMC Day 2

By Al Menconi :: January 2, 2009
What would you think of a man who spends his evenings prowling through neighborhoods, peeking into bedroom windows, watching couples h... MORE >>

FTMC Day 1

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2009
I have struggled with weight all my life. I have never been fat, but I have never been thin either. I was always told I was "stoc... MORE >>

Prince of Persia

By Matt Yaggi :: December 30, 2008
Prince of Persia is the second time the old Prince of Persia game has been rebooted. The first time was in the last generation of Xbox and PS2 in the form of ... MORE >>

PURE

By Matt Yaggi :: December 29, 2008
I would call PURE the SSX of four wheeler racing. Just like in the SSX series of games where you snowboard and do crazy insane tricks that would most likely get you killed in... MORE >>

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

By Rich Herrera :: December 26, 2008
Like a Scorpion teleportation punch to the head, I did not see this one coming. When I first heard the rumors, I thought, "There is no way that DC and Midway are going in on a ga... MORE >>

Resurrection Band

By Randy Brandt :: December 25, 2008
This definitive Resurrection Band box set is a must for anyone interested in the history of the pioneering Christian hard rock/blues metal band. While long-time fans will already have... MORE >>

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

By Rich Herrera :: December 24, 2008
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is an original Spider-Man game. It is neither based on any particular movie in the trilogy, nor is it based on a story line from the comic books. T... MORE >>

Animal Crossing City Folk

By Matt Yaggi :: December 24, 2008
Animal Crossing City Folk is the newest Animal Crossing game this time landing on the Nintendo Wii. If you are new to the Animal Crossing Universe, the game is quite... MORE >>

Legendary

By Rich Herrera :: December 24, 2008
In Legendary, you play the role of professional thief, Charles Deckard. You are hired by a secret organization known as the Black Order to steal an artifact from the New York... MORE >>

Need for Speed Undercover

By Dave Muschott :: December 24, 2008
Need for Speed Undercover is the next generation of racing games now playing on Xbox 360 as well as several other gaming platforms, including the Apple iPhone. The basic prem... MORE >>

MySims Kingdom

By James Trevillian :: December 24, 2008
MySims Kingdom is the sequel to a toned-down version of the hugely popular Sims series of games. In MySims Kingdom, you play as a character you have the opportunity ... MORE >>

Time Hollow

By Sam Gronseth :: December 24, 2008
Ethan Kairos is a bit thrown off. For one, he woke up this morning to the news that his parents have been missing for 12 years; but he knows he ate dinner with them just the evening b... MORE >>

Tomb Raider Underworld

By Matt Yaggi :: December 24, 2008
Tomb Raider Underworld is the sequel to the game Tomb Raider Legend with tie-ins to ... MORE >>

Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon

By Nathan Swartz :: December 24, 2008
Afros, disco balls, roller skates and funky music are all found in the seventies. That is also where we find our character Crypto living it up in Los Paradiso as a lucrative casino ow... MORE >>

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

By - Guest Author - :: December 24, 2008
Reviewed by Troy Ossey Wrath of the Lich King sold 2.8 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release. It broke the record of sales in a single da... MORE >>

Ten Steps To Control TV In Your Home

By Al Menconi :: December 19, 2008
A Rand Corporation study published in the November 2008 edition of the journal Pediatrics, establishes a link between teenagers' exposure to sexual content on TV and either pre... MORE >>

LittleBigPlanet

By Matt Yaggi :: December 11, 2008
There is a place where people's dreams go to have fun, that place is called LittleBigPlanet. In LittleBigPlanet you take control of a character known as a sackboy (c... MORE >>

Randall Goodgame

By Randy Brandt :: December 10, 2008
Randall Goodgame is one of those singer/songwriters who tends to fly under the radar. Best known for his work with Andrew Peterson and his numerous contributions to Caedmon's Call, es... MORE >>

Resistance 2

By Shaun Graves :: December 9, 2008
Resistance 2 picks up right where Resistance: Fall of Man leaves off. Nathan Hale is taken back... MORE >>

You Know That You're Watching Too Much TV When:

By Al Menconi :: December 8, 2008
Many parents that I talk to believe their children are too involved with their entertainment. That may be true; but you have to remember they are looking to you for ... MORE >>

Skillet

By Randy Brandt :: December 8, 2008
Skillet's first live DVD features a 15-song live performance from the Comatose tour, plus four concept videos. This DVD e... MORE >>

FTMC Day 6

By Al Menconi :: December 6, 2008
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Alli Rogers

By Randy Brandt :: December 6, 2008
I reviewed Alli Rogers' You and the Evening Sky shortly after seeing her perform at GMA in the Rockies last fal... MORE >>

Fable II

By Shaun Graves :: December 4, 2008
Note: This game is not intended for children in any respect. Game SummaryYou are born a Hero, a person who is destined to save the world ... MORE >>

Midnight Club: Los Angeles

By Matt Yaggi :: December 3, 2008
Midnight Club: Los Angeles is the first installment of the popular Midnight Club racing franchise to release for the PS3 and Xbox 360 game systems. Unlike past installments o... MORE >>

Gears of War 2

By Sam Gronseth :: December 3, 2008
In Gears of War, the Locust Horde (a society of genocidal aliens that emerged from the ground years beforehand) was nearing victory in their war to wipe mankind from the face... MORE >>

SimCity Creator

By James Trevillian :: December 3, 2008
SimCity Creator is one of the latest releases in the SimCity franchise. Since the series was released in 1989, nearly every gaming system has had its own incarnation of the f... MORE >>

World of Goo

By Matt Yaggi :: December 3, 2008
When it comes to the Wii, I have often felt that some of the best games available were the ones you could download from the Wii Shop Channel (I know that part of that is due in part t... MORE >>

Hasbro Family Game Night

By Matt Yaggi :: December 3, 2008
Hasbro Family Game Night is just as the title says. A bunch of Hasbro games, 6 to be exact, brought to video game form for your Wii and PS2. The 6 games offered are: Yahtzee,... MORE >>

Guitar Hero World Tour

By Dave Muschott :: December 2, 2008
Guitar Hero World Tour is the fourth installment of the hugely popular GH series (not counting the add-on games like Rock the 80's and Aerosmith). ... MORE >>

Fallout 3

By Matt Yaggi :: December 1, 2008
Reviewers Note: Because of the large amount of content contained within this game, this review is based on partial play-through of the game. Game Summar... MORE >>

Resistance: Fall of Man

By Rich Herrera :: December 1, 2008
Resistance: Fall of Man was one of first launch titles when the PS3 went on sale back in November of 2006. It received great reviews regarding graphics and gameplay. Just in ... MORE >>

Call of Duty: World at War

By Shaun Graves :: December 1, 2008
Call of Duty: World at War goes back to its World War II roots, focusing on the war in the Pacific Theater and the fall of Germany to Russia. There are two camp... MORE >>

Wii Music

By Brian Gillespie :: December 1, 2008
Do you remember the first time you sat behind a set of drums? Or do you remember the first time you held a guitar or sat at a piano? I think most everyone gets that feeling of excitin... MORE >>

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Lightsaber Duels

By James Trevillian :: December 1, 2008
Since the Wii was first released, Star Wars fans have been dreaming about wielding their Wii remote as one of the series' infamous lightsabers. Fans got a taste of what that was like ... MORE >>

007: Quantum of Solace

By Nathan Swartz :: December 1, 2008
BOND, JAMES BOND. You know you just read that out loud, one of the most spoken movie lines of all time. Even my Administrative Assistant who has not seen a Bond movie in years new it.... MORE >>

Mirror's Edge

By Sam Gronseth :: December 1, 2008
Faith is a Runner. In an oppressive society run by a corrupt government, a group of people known as Runners are the only means of some information being communicated. These people rac... MORE >>

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

By Matt Yaggi :: December 1, 2008
Warhammer Online is a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) that is based off of the popular Warhammer tabletop war game created by Games Workshop. Like man... MORE >>

Blast Works

By Brian Gillespie :: December 1, 2008
Blast Works is a side scrolling shooter at the core where you pilot a small airplane through scrolling levels blasting oncoming enemies (distinct only because they are firing... MORE >>

Fracture

By Nathan Swartz :: November 30, 2008
The Midwest of the United States has flooded due to changes in the climate. This has caused the citizens to be divided into two factions, the Pacificans (genetically enhanced humans) ... MORE >>

Glenn Kaiser Band

By Randy Brandt :: November 29, 2008
The Glenn Kaiser Band has dominated Christian blues rock since they released Winter Sun in 2000. It's hard to believe that this amazing power trio hasn't put out a studio rel... MORE >>

Wario Land Shake It

By James Trevillian :: November 26, 2008
"Wario Land: Shake It!" is a throwback to the platform adventure origins of Wario (Nintendo's anti-Mario). Wario is best known as the heavyset, rude addition to Nintendo's c... MORE >>

Too Human

By Shaun Graves :: November 24, 2008
In an eternal winter the last of mankind struggles to survive against the ruthless onslaught of the Machines. Man's hope for the future solely rests in the hands of Baldur, a cybernet... MORE >>

Crysis: Warhead

By Matt Yaggi :: November 23, 2008
In November of 2007 a game for the PC was released called Crysis which went on to win "game of the year" by PC Gamer. Crysis: Warhead is a sort of expansion to that game in ... MORE >>

Third Day

By Randy Brandt :: November 22, 2008
Third Day has a rich history of live DVDs showcasing the band's history and live performances. Now comes Christmas Offerings: Live in Concert. This is not a clone of the 2006... MORE >>

Fernando Ortega

By Randy Brandt :: November 20, 2008
Christmas Songs offers a peacefully mellow CD for those looking for simple piano arrangements with minimal strings. John Andrew Schreiner and Ortega produced this thirteenth ... MORE >>

Final Fantasy IV

By Sam Gronseth :: November 19, 2008
Cecil faced his king: or at least, the image of him. The king had changed as of late: ordering him to take his Red Wings squadron to Mysidia, kill the people and take their crystal by... MORE >>

Teens and Sex

By Al Menconi :: November 19, 2008
We have three news items about teen sex for you to see. If you didn't believe before that we were in a spiritual war for our children, you will after watching these ... MORE >>

Strategies for Winning the Spiritual War

By Al Menconi :: November 18, 2008
The Bible teaches that we are in a spiritual war (Eph. 6:12). We know that’s true, but have you ever thought about where this war is taking place? Scripture is very clear when i... MORE >>

Lego Batman

By Nathan Swartz :: November 17, 2008
Lego has captured the very best of classic Batman and put it together in an action packed game. All of Batman's famous villains have escaped Arkham Asylum and are causing havoc in Got... MORE >>

Jimmy Needham

By Ginny McCabe :: November 13, 2008
 Houston-based singer/songwriter Jimmy Needham’s sophomore Inpop Records effort, Not Without Love, combines faith-inspi... MORE >>

Naruto: Rise of a Ninja

By Sam Gronseth :: November 11, 2008
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is based on the first 80 or so episodes of the popular anime, Naruto. Many years ago, a nine-tailed demon fox was attacking the ninja village... MORE >>

How Should a Christian Respond to the Recent Elections?

By Al Menconi :: November 11, 2008
How Should a Christian Respond to the Recent Elections? Webster’s Dictionary defines epiphany as a moment of sudden revelation ... MORE >>

GRID

By Matt Yaggi :: November 10, 2008
GRID is a racing game in which the player starts off a racing career by driving for other teams while earning money and reputation points. Earn enough money and you can start a team o... MORE >>

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

By Brian Gillespie :: November 10, 2008
Reviewer's Note: This review is based on partial gameplay. Ace Combat proudly holds the title for the best series of flight arcade action games. This sixth iter... MORE >>

Samba De Amigo

By Matt Yaggi :: November 10, 2008
Samba De Amigo is a music party game very similar in style to Dance Dance Revolution, but instead of dancing with your feet, you dance with your hands. This is done by holding two Wii... MORE >>

Infinite Undiscovery

By Nathan Swartz :: November 10, 2008
Infinite Undiscovery (I know potentially confusing name) centers on the adventurous journey of Capell. Capell is a reluctant participant in this story. He gets dragged into saving the... MORE >>

Have You Been Brainwashed?

By Al Menconi :: November 5, 2008
A young woman wrote me about her desire to live for Jesus, but she wanted to know if she would have to change her entertainment first.  She had other questions ... MORE >>

Our Readers Recommend Their Favorite Movies and DVDs Vol 2

By Al Menconi :: November 5, 2008
Movies today are made for adults, teens, and children – but rarely for the whole family.  Families are rarely able to watch a movie as a family.  That is why many fami... MORE >>

LostWinds

By Brian Gillespie :: November 4, 2008
Original game ideas and concepts are increasingly hard to come by. Utilizing the unique gameplay set-up offered by the Wii Console, LostWinds takes the Wii Remote and its' IR pointer-... MORE >>

Joy Whitlock

By Ginny McCabe :: November 2, 2008
Joy Whitlock’s Ardent/INO Records debut, God And A Girl delivers a collection of solid, acoustic-based, pop songs that are r... MORE >>

Our Readers Recommend Their Favorite Movies Vol 1

By Al Menconi :: November 1, 2008
When I asked for movie recommendations from my readers last year, I had no idea how many responses I was going to get.  I was overwhelmed with the amount of email I received.... MORE >>

A Hill Worth Dying On

By Al Menconi :: November 1, 2008
The longer you are a parent, the more you realize there are fewer and fewer “hills to die on.” I received the following letter from a concerned parent. I bel... MORE >>

Riding Elevators

By Al Menconi :: November 1, 2008
When I spoke at a convention in a fancy hotel with glass elevators, I looked out and down while riding the 20 plus floors to my room. Watching the ground get further and further away ... MORE >>

TNA Impact

By Rich Herrera :: October 30, 2008
TNA Impact is the first video game released from fledgling pro wrestling company, TNA Wrestling. Before delving into the review, let me give you a very brief history of TNA. ... MORE >>

Does Love=Sex?

By Al Menconi :: October 28, 2008
A few years back, I was driving in the car with my younger daughter listening to a radio station playing “Big Band” music. At one point, they played a so... MORE >>

Mario Super Sluggers

By Matt Yaggi :: October 28, 2008
Mario and his friends are together again to play baseball, this time on the Wii. This time Mario and his friends have to stop Bowser and Jr. Bowser from taking over all the ball parks... MORE >>

Okami

By Sam Gronseth :: October 26, 2008
In the land of Nippon lies the humble Kamiki Village. A small and peaceful village, their one fear takes place once a year, when the great Orochi fires a white arrow onto the roof of ... MORE >>

Mercenaries 2 World in Flames

By Matt Yaggi :: October 24, 2008
Mercenaries 2 World in Flames is the highly anticipated sequel to the hit game Mercenaries Playground of Destruction. There are three different mercenaries that the player can choose ... MORE >>

Don't Believe The Lie; There Is Hope

By Al Menconi :: October 22, 2008
It saddens me to see the majority of our young people accepting, without hesitation, the philosophy of hopelessness presented by so much of today's entertainment med... MORE >>

Star Wars The Force Unleashed

By Matt Yaggi :: October 22, 2008
Game Summary: (Warning: This Review Contains Story Spoilers)Star Wars The Force Unleashed is a third person action game with a ... MORE >>

Spore

By James Trevillian :: October 20, 2008
Spore is the latest, long-awaited simulation game from Maxis, the same developer who essentially defines the simulation genre of games. Spore is a video game adaptation of evolutionar... MORE >>

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People

By James Trevillian :: October 18, 2008
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (abbreviated SBCG4AP) is a series of downloadable games based off the homestarrunner.com website. The cartoons on this site are based off ... MORE >>

Braid

By Jason White :: October 16, 2008
Braid is a 2-D Platformer in which you are able to alter time in order to solve puzzles. You play as a character named Tim, journeying from your apartment in the city to strange and u... MORE >>

The Bourne Conspiracy

By Rich Herrera :: October 14, 2008
The Bourne Conspiracy is loosely based on the trio of movies based on the Robert Ludlum's books featuring protagonist, Jason Bourne. In the game, you fill the shoes of Jason ... MORE >>

Johnny Cash

By Randy Brandt :: October 11, 2008
Johnny Cash passed away five years ago, but like Elvis Presley, his popularity and record sales continue unabated. I was thrilled recently to discover Ultimate Gospel on iTun... MORE >>

Are You Winning The Battle and Losing The War for Your Kids?

By Al Menconi :: October 8, 2008
I once believed one advantage of having daughters was my clothes would be safe. After all, girls don't wear boys' clothes, do they? Girls wear dresses and ribbons an... MORE >>

Disciple

By Randy Brandt :: October 7, 2008
The Knoxville, TN good old boys of Christian hard rock are back with a scorching album featuring enough guitar solos to satisfy any fan of the 80s. Although lead guitarist Brad Noah n... MORE >>

It’s Fun to Watch God Work a Miracle!

By Al Menconi :: October 1, 2008
A concerned mother was surveying our display table after a seminar, looking for an appropriate CD for her adult son who wasn’t living for Jesus. "What kin... MORE >>

Sarah MacIntosh

By Randy Brandt :: October 1, 2008
Sarah MacIntosh, last seen fronting Chasing Furies almost a decade ago, is back with a stunning project produced by her husband Jonathan (Luna Halo), who plays guitars. He's joined by... MORE >>

Since October

By Randy Brandt :: September 27, 2008
Since October immediately reminded me of Red and therefore of bands like Thousand Foot Krutch and Disciple. They feature plenty of... MORE >>

Are You Nagging or Communicating?

By Al Menconi :: September 25, 2008
How is your communication with your children? Is there a strong connection or does something seem to be missing? Are your kids drawn to talk to you, or do your child... MORE >>

Hello Kelly

By Randy Brandt :: September 20, 2008
Hello Kelly is the latest in the line of Ontario, Canada bands that includes Hawk Nelson, Thousand Foot Krutch, Red Umbrella and Manic Drive. This label debut includes some of their p... MORE >>

Are You Just the Chore-Giver?

By Al Menconi :: September 17, 2008
Often parents to approach me for advice about their children's entertainment choices. I remember one mother at a recent convention who was concerned about her daught... MORE >>

Civilization Revolution

By Sally Ferguson :: September 17, 2008
Game SummaryAh, the many joys of history. The world's various accomplishments and mistakes, all recorded in a textbook for my reading pleasure. The gaming indus... MORE >>

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon

By James Trevillian :: September 16, 2008
Game SummaryChocobo and Cid are treasure hunters who are trying to find a powerful gem that will allow Cid to fulfill his life's dream to construct... MORE >>

Bart Millard

By Randy Brandt :: September 14, 2008
Bart Millard's Hymned No. 1 was a successful hymn project featuring special guests and well-known hymns. Three years later, the Merc... MORE >>

Disney Princess Enchanted Journey

By Matt Yaggi :: September 13, 2008
Game SummaryDisney Princess Enchanted Journey as you can probably guess is a game designed and best suited for girls between the ages of 5 and 9. The premise is... MORE >>

Boom Blox

By Shaun Graves :: September 11, 2008
Game SummaryBoom Blox is such a great game that I can see why Steven Spielberg attached his name to it. I popped this game in not really knowing what to expect,... MORE >>

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

By Al Menconi :: September 10, 2008
What you do speaks so loudly; I cannot hear what you say. A few years ago, I received a valuable lesson by learning my actions really... MORE >>

The World Ends With You

By Sam Gronseth :: September 10, 2008
Game SummaryNeku is a loner. Anyone he has ever known has done nothing but hold him back. What does he need other people for? Trust is for fools, friends for th... MORE >>

Alli Rogers

By Randy Brandt :: September 8, 2008
I first heard Alli Rogers at GMA in the Rockies this summer. She immediately reminded me of Sara Groves, and that's a good thing. Alli is a talented songwriter who sings beautifully a... MORE >>

Cranium Kabookii

By Matt Yaggi :: September 7, 2008
Game SummaryCranium Kabookii is based off of the popular board game Cranium. In this version, you need to have at least 4 players to play as you are required to... MORE >>

Ninja Gaiden 2

By Shaun Graves :: September 5, 2008
Game SummaryRyu Hayabusa, the ultimate Ninja action hero, is back with a vengeance! As Ryu, you must journey the world over to exact revenge on the ruthless Bla... MORE >>

Just A Little Poop!

By Al Menconi :: September 3, 2008
What is quality entertainment? What makes a TV program, video, or movie good? How would you answer these questions? The typical respo... MORE >>

Josh Wilson

By Ginny McCabe :: September 3, 2008
Josh Wilson's Sparrow Records debut, Trying To Fit The Ocean In A Cup delivers 11 catchy, yet meaningful songs that will appeal to diverse audiences. Trying... MORE >>

If It's Common, It's Acceptable, and If It's Acceptable, It Must Be Normal

By Al Menconi :: September 1, 2008
Politicians are asking the entertainment industry to be more responsible with what they produce. Responses have been mixed. Many agree, but others say the responsibi... MORE >>

Being Faithful Is More Important Than Being Successful

By Al Menconi :: September 1, 2008
A few years back I went to a funeral that affected me profoundly. Let me explain. This story actually goes back to the fall of 1993. I was asked to lead a Bible study on the book of P... MORE >>

Will I Ever Be Satisfied?

By Al Menconi :: September 1, 2008
The following is the article I wrote after my wife and I moved my older daughter, Ann, into her dorm for her first year of college (and her first year away fro... MORE >>

A Quick Fix or A Real Solution?

By Al Menconi :: September 1, 2008
I received a couple of calls recently from fathers which reminded me why it's so important to continue helping parents understand the influence of today’... MORE >>

Big Daddy Weave

By Randy Brandt :: August 30, 2008
What Life Would Be Like sees Big Daddy Weave return to more of an acoustic-driven sound, although the electric guitars haven't been unplugged. It's been a couple of years sin... MORE >>

Gaia 3D Puzzles

By Sally Ferguson :: August 29, 2008
Jigsaw puzzles have always been a pleasure to me. It vexes the mind, with each piece that belongs in its own spot, and delivers a sense of accomplishment when you see your hard work i... MORE >>

Remedy Drive

By David Smith :: August 27, 2008
Remedy Drive’s Daylight is Coming Word Records debut highlights the Zach brothers’ ability to write lyrically substantive songs fueled by driving guitars and dru... MORE >>

Who Are You, Why Are You Here, Where Are You Going?

By Al Menconi :: August 26, 2008
There is nothing more difficult than watching helplessly as your child is hurting. I recently had a conversation with a friend about his adult daughter. She had grow... MORE >>

Brian Welch

By Randy Brandt :: August 25, 2008
Brian "Head" Welch gained fame as a founding member and guitarist for Korn. The resulting wealth made it easy for him to slide into a life of addiction and debauchery, but G... MORE >>

This Beautiful Republic

By Randy Brandt :: August 23, 2008
Perceptions establishes This Beautiful Republic as one of the better young modern rock bands in Christian music. The growth since last year's debut, ... MORE >>

Soul Calibur IV

By Matt Yaggi :: August 22, 2008
Game Summary:Simply put, Soul Calibur IV is a fighting game. The player picks a character and then competes in a series of fights. There are, however, different... MORE >>

Warhawk

By Matt Yaggi :: August 20, 2008
Game Summary:Many times when a war game is released such as Call of Duty 4, ... MORE >>

Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar

By Matt Yaggi :: August 19, 2008
Game Summary:Lord of the Rings Online is an MMORPG that is played very similar in style to the game World of Warcraft. Anyone who has ever wanted to adventure i... MORE >>

Kutless

By Randy Brandt :: August 17, 2008
Kutless fans expect melodic rock that falls somewhere between Jeremy Camp and Disciple stylistically, characterized by plenty of guitar riffs and immediately identifiable due to Jon M... MORE >>

Space Invaders Extreme

By Matt Yaggi :: August 16, 2008
Game Summary:Square-Enix, a company usually known for its RPG games (most notably Final Fantasy), has taken an old favorite and given it a face-lift. The game i... MORE >>

Battlefield Bad Company

By Dave Muschott :: August 15, 2008
Game Summary:Battlefield Bad Company is the latest installment in the Battlefield series. You play as private Preston Marlow new recruit into "B" Comp... MORE >>

Junk Food For Your Soul

By Al Menconi :: August 14, 2008
A plague is sweeping across our country. It is destroying families, careers, ministries, and churches. The plague I’m speaking of is pornography, and if... MORE >>

WALL-E

By James Trevillian :: August 14, 2008
Game Summary:So what happens when we run out of landfill space and the Earth gets so polluted that it could be dangerous to live here? We evacuate and let robot... MORE >>

Lego Indiana Jones

By Matt Yaggi :: August 13, 2008
Game Summary:If you like Legos and you like Indiana Jones, then you will definitely want to check out Lego Indiana Jones The Original Adventures. The game casts... MORE >>

Superchick

By Ginny McCabe :: August 11, 2008
After three years since the release of the band's last album, Superchick is back with their latest Inpop Records effort, Rock What You Got. Rock What You Go... MORE >>

Charlie Hall

By Ginny McCabe :: August 2, 2008
Charlie Hall, one of the most talented singer/songwriter/worship leaders on the scene today, delivers his fourth album, The Bright Sadness,... MORE >>

EVE Online

By James Trevillian :: July 26, 2008
The EVE universe is set several thousand years in the future in a region of space far away from our current home (though no one knows exactly how far away). At some point in history, ... MORE >>

Article One

By Ginny McCabe :: July 26, 2008
Ontario-based Article One delivers an impressive sophomore effort that will appeal to wide-range alt/rock audiences with the release of Colors and Sounds on Inpop Records. ... MORE >>

Luminous Arc

By Sam Gronseth :: July 24, 2008
When I first fired up Luminous Arc, I was greeted with a beautifully done anime sequence that raised my hopes high. I went into the game enthusiastic for what it would bring me. Unfor... MORE >>

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

By Rich Herrera :: July 22, 2008
In the spirit of the 2008 Beijing Olympics beginning this August, Mario and Sonic put down their differences in the Video Game Mascot Wars to participate in friendly athletic competit... MORE >>

Third Day

By Randy Brandt :: July 19, 2008
When I reviewed Third Day's 2005 studio project, Wherever You Are, I wrote, "I'm among those who prefer an edgier Th... MORE >>

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

By Nathan Swartz :: July 18, 2008
The Strogg, part human, part machine have come to Earth to consume its resources. Their goal is to annihilate all and take what they need as they have been doing throughout the entire... MORE >>

Keith Green

By Randy Brandt :: July 16, 2008
Keith Green died tragically in a 1982 plane crash while I was in college, about a year after I saw him play live. Green was a child prodigy, signing a recording contract as an 11-year... MORE >>

Iron Man

By Mike Gardiner :: July 14, 2008
This game is based on the blockbuster Marvel movie of the same name. It follows the same general storyline as the film, but adds quite a few additions of its own and ties them in with... MORE >>

MercyMe

By Randy Brandt :: July 12, 2008
MercyMe spent a day in the studio doing interviews and recording half a dozen live songs for this special iTunes release. The dozen songs are preceded by brief words of explanation (t... MORE >>

Army of Two

By Dave Muschott :: July 10, 2008
Ao2 as it is called could be categorized as a typical third person shooter game; that is if the creators wanted you to play by yourself. That's the catch. There is no Co-op mode; Co-o... MORE >>

Wii Fit

By Rich Herrera :: July 8, 2008
Nintendo has always been about innovation. Now the Wii takes the next step in innovation with WiiFit. WiiFit is pricey at about $90, but it comes with the WiiFit game, the Wi... MORE >>

Catan

By Jason White :: July 7, 2008
Note: The Xbox Live Arcade offers games to download to your hard drive if you are connected to Xbox Live. These games are reasonably priced and most of them are very ... MORE >>

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

By Matt Yaggi :: July 6, 2008
I want to start off by saying that as a gamer and even more so as a huge fan of the Metal Gear Solid games that Metal Gear Solid 4 is everything I was hoping for and more. The game pl... MORE >>

Jon Foreman

By Randy Brandt :: July 5, 2008
Jon Foreman's seasonal EP set, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer, gave a new look at the Switchfoot frontman as it was released over the past few yea... MORE >>

Professor Layton and the Curious Village

By Sam Gronseth :: July 4, 2008
St. Mystere. A small town, though, admittedly, bigger than Professor Layton had expected by Lady Dahlia's message. From the hill his vehicle was parked at, he could see a tremendously... MORE >>

Speed Racer: The Videogame

By James Trevillian :: July 2, 2008
Anyone ever heard of "Car-Fu?" Neither had I until I started playing "Speed Racer: The Videogame." Very loosely based off the latest movie recreation of the classi... MORE >>

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

By Matt Yaggi :: June 30, 2008
The Gran Turismo series has been one of the most popular racing games on both the PS1 and PS2. So it should come as no surprise that one of the most anticipated games for the PS3 is G... MORE >>

Sega Superstars Tennis

By Matt Yaggi :: June 28, 2008
Sega Superstars Tennis takes some of the characters and environments from some of Sega's most popular games and has them play tennis against each other. You can play with popular Sega... MORE >>

Turok

By Nathan Swartz :: June 26, 2008
Turok takes place well into the future. A black-ops commando named Joseph Turok (the character the gamer will play) is now part of an elite unit known as Whiskey Company. The unit's t... MORE >>

Bible Minis

By Sam Gronseth :: June 24, 2008
Bible Minis is a fun little game in the spirit of Bejeweled. Essentially, there is a board full of various tiles with symbols on them. The goal is to switch out two adjoining... MORE >>

Open Letter to Entertainment Weekly

By Al Menconi :: June 24, 2008
This section is usually reserved for examples of how to keep your kids safe in this Internet age, but I thought you would be interested interested in this "open letter" I se... MORE >>

Capital Lights

By Randy Brandt :: June 22, 2008
Capital Lights bursts onto the scene with this catchy debut, releasing July 8. Sounding like a cross between Relient K and Hawk Nelson, the Tulsa quartet formerly known as afterEIGHT ... MORE >>

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2

By Dave Muschott :: June 20, 2008
Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 is the ninth installment in the Rainbow six saga. This is a tactical first person shooter style game. It contains a single player, multiplayer option and online opti... MORE >>

Amy Courts

By Randy Brandt :: June 18, 2008
Integrity in reviewing requires me to point out that I've known Amy Courts since she was a kid and I was playing softball on our church team with her father. Now I stay with her and h... MORE >>

Mario Kart Wii

By Matt Yaggi :: June 16, 2008
Mario Kart Wii brings the famous Mario Kart racing franchise to the Nintendo Wii. The gameplay is pretty much the same as past Mario Kart games with Mario and his friends competing ag... MORE >>

Seventh Day Slumber

By Randy Brandt :: June 14, 2008
Seventh Day Slumber has been one of the most ministry-oriented Christian hard rock bands for the past few years. They expand their ministry as frontman Joseph Rojas returns to his His... MORE >>

Adding To Scripture

By Al Menconi :: June 9, 2008
My friend Jonathan McKee, who has a wonderful ministry for youth leaders at www.TheSource4YM.com, asked me to respo... MORE >>

Quiz for June 9 to 13, 2008

By Al Menconi :: June 6, 2008
The winner for June 11 was Johanna Boman who  receives the game  ... MORE >>

Starfield

By Randy Brandt :: June 2, 2008
Starfield remains the most popular worship band from Canada, although they're based in Nashville these days. I Will Go delivers the expected sound, similar to Leeland, By The... MORE >>

Learn How To Protect Your Family

By Al Menconi :: June 1, 2008
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NBA Ballers: The Chosen One

By Rich Herrera :: May 29, 2008
At the end of every summer, when the hustle and bustle of the NBA Playoffs finally dies down, NBA rookies and veterans alike travel the country in a fictional street ball style tourna... MORE >>

Sex and the City Turned Me Into Samantha

By - Guest Author - :: May 29, 2008
Entertainment can't MAKE you do anything that you don't want to do, but can it make inappropriate behavior seem attractive? As I read the ABC news article below, I couldn't help but a... MORE >>

Viva Pinata

By Sally Ferguson :: May 27, 2008
Everyone, at some point in his or her life has smacked a pinata. It's very simple -- split the brightly colored animal open and go after the abundance of candy inside. Few people dwel... MORE >>

Cell Phones: Who Needs Them?

By Brooks Gibbs :: May 26, 2008
Cell Phones: Today, teens seem to communicate more through cell phones than face to face. If... MORE >>

1) Praying Against Satan

By Al Menconi :: May 24, 2008
Have you ever run into a Christian who can’t seem to get victory over a sin in his or her life? Even though they pray for strength, they can’t seem to overcome their probl... MORE >>

Chris Sligh

By Randy Brandt :: May 24, 2008
In honor of American Idol ending this week, I decided to review the new release by former contestant Chris Sligh. Running Back to You shows us that the goofball jokester has ... MORE >>

Motor Storm

By Matt Yaggi :: May 23, 2008
Note: This review is based off of a partial playthrough of the game. If you like racing games and you like to race in the mud, on mesas, in the desert, ... MORE >>

Is the entertainment industry negative influence on your children?

By Al Menconi :: May 21, 2008
Do you believe that the entertainment industry is a negative influence on your children?Sixty-four percent of parents believe that the con... MORE >>

Metal Gear Solid The Essential Collection

By Matt Yaggi :: May 21, 2008
I have been a fan of the Metal Gear games ever since the original Metal Gear came out on the original 8-bit Nintendo. With that said, more than any other game coming out this year, I ... MORE >>

Letter from a porn addict

By Brooks Gibbs :: May 20, 2008
Recently Al and I received a letter from a porn addict looking for help. We thought that we should post my response to him. Maybe it... MORE >>

Lair

By Matt Yaggi :: May 19, 2008
Reviewers Note: This review is based off of a partial play through of the game. Lair comes to us from game developer Factor 5, the developers of the fam... MORE >>

Endless Ocean

By James Trevillian :: May 17, 2008
The game Endless Ocean is just what the name implies: a massive underwater playground for you to explore. You play a professional diver funded by a scientific foundation. Your objecti... MORE >>

1) Without Boundaries, It's Impossible To Go Too Far

By Al Menconi :: May 16, 2008
A short while ago, I got a call from a panicked father. He had been in his daughter's bedroom and found a half dozen CDs that were obviously immoral. "What can you tell me about ... MORE >>

It's More Than a Game

By Brooks Gibbs :: May 15, 2008
"It's More Than a Game"-Brooks GibbsIt was a rainy Christmas morning in South Texas. I could hear the rain tap rhythmically on the window next to my bed. I was i... MORE >>

Burnout Paradise

By Rich Herrera :: May 13, 2008
If you are ever driving around one day and you happen to see a sign that says, "Welcome to Paradise City," you may want to make sure that your seatbelt is on, your airbags w... MORE >>

QUIZ

By Al Menconi :: May 12, 2008
The correct answers from last week: Last week's Trivia winner is Christi Spear with The correct answers of 1. The Addams Family 2. Cheers 3. Detroit Tigers... MORE >>

Have you gained weight and don't know why?

By Al Menconi :: May 11, 2008
Have you gained weight and don’t know why?Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health spent 19 months studying the correlat... MORE >>

Do You Know the Score?

By Al Menconi :: May 11, 2008
When I committed my life to Christ, I didn’t simply follow a new set of rules, which is the way the world tends to portray Christianity. No, my whole nature changed. Ephesians 5... MORE >>

I'm So Proud of My Humility: What Does Being Humble Really Mean?

By Al Menconi :: May 11, 2008
Since the disaster of September 11, many Christians have quoted 2 Chronicles 7:14 as if it were a mantra: “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves an... MORE >>

Are You Getting Used To Sin?

By Al Menconi :: May 11, 2008
What would your opinion be of a man who spends his evenings prowling through neighborhoods peeking into bedroom windows, watching couples having sex? What if he shares his voyeuristi... MORE >>

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

By Matt Yaggi :: May 11, 2008
Back in 1997 Final Fantasy VII was released for the PS1 and quickly became not only one of the most popular RPG games of all time, but to many gamers it became one of the most popular... MORE >>

1) Is Prayer Your First Step? Or A Last Resort?

By Al Menconi :: May 6, 2008
"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it. "  I had an interesting thing happen recently as I was d... MORE >>

Best Live Showcase Performances at GMA 2008

By David and Aaron Smith :: May 6, 2008
Best Live Showcase Performances at GMA 2008 Aaron and I attended the 2008 Gospel Music Association’s Musi... MORE >>

Grand Theft Auto 4 Review

By Al Menconi :: May 6, 2008
The makers of Grand Theft Auto IV have gathered together all the possible social evils they could come up with. Prostitution. Illegal drugs. Drive-by-shootings. Cop-killings. Carjacki... MORE >>

Ever Stays Red

By Randy Brandt :: May 3, 2008
On The Brink of It All is the third release from Ever Stays Red, a hard-driving alt-rock band that should appeal to fans of bands like Anberlin. As with many of... MORE >>

Grand Theft Auto

By Al Menconi :: May 1, 2008
The extremely popular and also very controversial game Grand Theft Auto 4 is being released at the end of April. Grand Theft Auto 4 is designed for mature adult audiences. The violenc... MORE >>

Is Porn Acceptable?

By Brooks Gibbs :: April 30, 2008
Believe it or not, some parents believe that viewing pornography is a part of "growing up" and becoming an adult. These foolish parents don't understand the addictive nature... MORE >>

1) Society's Moral Dichotomy

By Al Menconi :: April 29, 2008
Did you realize that Don Imus is back with his national radio program after being fired by CBS in April 2007 when he made crude and rude remarks about the Rutgers gi... MORE >>

1) What is Causing School Violence?

By Al Menconi :: April 27, 2008
In February of 2008, our nation experienced another school shooting.  This is not an uncommon occurrence as you can see from this ... MORE >>

Pillar

By Randy Brandt :: April 25, 2008
Pillar is my favorite hard rocking Christian band these days. For The Love of The Game only enhances that position, as it showcases the arena rock that they do best. Its Gram... MORE >>

1) Fix My Kid

By Al Menconi :: April 24, 2008
"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it. "  This verse from P... MORE >>

Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

By Dave Muschott :: April 23, 2008
Imagine if you will that the United States never entered World War II. Many questions immediately come to mind......What would have happened to Europe, or England? The premise of this... MORE >>

Expelled

By Al Menconi :: April 22, 2008
I just got back from watching Expelled with Ben Stein and I highly recommend it for believers and skeptics alike. I was pleasantly surprised that it was thoroughly researched... MORE >>

Avatar The Last Bender - The Burning Earth

By Matt Yaggi :: April 21, 2008
Avatar The Last Air Bender -- The Burning Earth is based off of the popular cartoon Avatar that airs on Nickelodeon. Personally I have never watched an entire episode, but my son gets... MORE >>

Is Homosexuality Normal?

By Al Menconi :: April 21, 2008
Last week we posted my article from a few years back titled, "I Can't Tolerate Intolerance" ... MORE >>

Bee Movie Game

By Matt Yaggi :: April 19, 2008
Bee Movie is based off the movie of the same name. You the player will control the movie's main character, Barry B. Benson, through different levels based off of the movie. These leve... MORE >>

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

By James Trevillian :: April 17, 2008
Five years ago, the evil Xiphos was destroyed, and peace returned to the kingdom of Avelonia. At the five-year jubilee celebrating this victory, monsters return and plague the kingdom... MORE >>

Resources To Equip You

By Al Menconi :: April 16, 2008
What's a Parent To Do? The Teeter Totter Principle10 Steps to Talk to... MORE >>

*I Can't Tolerate Intolerance!

By Al Menconi :: April 16, 2008
Why is it that so many social/political interest groups promote pluralism, until you disagree with THEM?!?! Our founding fathers promoted a society that could tolerate many views and ... MORE >>

Lost Odyssey (Disks 1 and 2)

By Matt Yaggi :: April 16, 2008
Reviewers Note:Lost Odyssey is contained on 4 disks. This review is based off of the first two disks of the game and not the entire game. Still, we felt that th... MORE >>

Need For Speed: Pro Street

By Rich Herrera :: April 15, 2008
Need For Speed: ProStreet takes street racing out of the Underground and puts in a more "legal" format. Instead of racing at night and away from police, Pro Street ... MORE >>

Delirious?

By Randy Brandt :: April 12, 2008
Delirious? once again delivers a quality project in Kingdom of Comfort, their final CD with a lineup that remained constant for well over a decade. Drummer Stew Smith has ret... MORE >>

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08

By Dave Muschott :: April 11, 2008
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 is the latest edition to the line of video golf games made by EA Sports. If you are an avid golfer or weekend hacker, you have probably dreamt about playing Pe... MORE >>

Tommy Walker

By Ginny McCabe :: April 10, 2008
Veteran worship leader Tommy Walker delivers a collection of ten heartfelt, sincere worship songs on his Maranatha Music debut, I Have A Hope. Walker's 15 years... MORE >>

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

By Sam Gronseth :: April 9, 2008
IT's FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, sorry: had to get that out of my system. This is quite possibly the single most anticipated Wii game to ever... MORE >>

Lost: Via Domus

By Nathan Swartz :: April 7, 2008
Game Reviewed: LOST: VIA DOMUS Publisher:  UBISOFT Reviewer:  NATHAN SWARTZ ... MORE >>

NewWorldSon

By David and Aaron Smith :: April 5, 2008
Joy, fun, honesty, refreshingly new, and old-time Gospel are all words that describe NewWorldSon’s Salvation Station. NewWorldSon̵... MORE >>

Media Literacy? Who Needs It?

By Phillip Telfer :: March 31, 2008
Media Literacy? Who Needs It?  By Phillip Telfer       ... MORE >>

Hawk Nelson

By Randy Brandt :: March 29, 2008
See my Hawk Nelson interview from 2006. Hawk Nelson Is My Frie... MORE >>

Skate

By Rich Herrera :: March 22, 2008
For the past 10 to 12 years or so, if you wanted to play a good skateboarding game, it was Tony Hawk or nothing. And for good reason. His games are fun, had tight controls an... MORE >>

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

By Sam Gronseth :: March 20, 2008
I went into Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker having no idea what the game was like. So I went in and was introduced to my character, a confident kid with crazy blue hair and an apparent i... MORE >>

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

By Sam Gronseth :: March 18, 2008
Will has a father he rarely ever sees. He often wonders why, and thinks that his father has abandoned him. Helen is a little girl who does not spend nearly as much time with her mothe... MORE >>

The Golden Compass

By Sam Gronseth :: March 16, 2008
Matching the controversial film based on Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials books (in which the first entry was actually called Northern Lights), The Golden Co... MORE >>

Sarah Kelly

By Randy Brandt :: March 15, 2008
Sarah Kelly returns to her worship roots with Born to Worship, a quality worship CD in a world of sound-alikes. The Grammy-nominated singer's distinctive blues voice eliminat... MORE >>

Trauma Center: New Blood

By James Trevillian :: March 14, 2008
"Trauma Center: New Blood" takes you 40 years into the future, where you follow the stories of two young surgeons who end up on the front lines of a battle against bioterror... MORE >>

Medal of Honor: Heroes 2

By Shaun Graves :: March 12, 2008
There is an air of familiarity when loading up Medal of Honor: Heroes 2. I guess it could be the familiar sounds of war; assault rifles firing, grenades exploding, or maybe that same ... MORE >>

1) Seize the Day!

By Al Menconi :: March 11, 2008
I recently saw the Robin Williams' movie Dead Poets Society from the 1990s. It was a challenge to "seize the day." There have been a number of recent movies with the ... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: March 11, 2008
The Grand Ole Opry has been a legendary show since before World War II. While most people automatically think "country music" when they hear the words "Grand Ole Opry,&... MORE >>

Cyberbullying

By - Guest Author - :: March 11, 2008
Cyberbullying by: Brooks Gibbs Recently I was invited to speak at a school in Texas on the issue of Bullying. This issue has been a long... MORE >>

And it doesn't influence us.

By Al Menconi :: March 11, 2008
Would you rather go to Yosemite or play video game? According to a 2006 paper by University of Chicago conservation biologists Oliver Pergams and Patricia Zaradic, Americans' particip... MORE >>

TV in your kid's bedroom?

By Al Menconi :: March 11, 2008
Do you believe that we are in a spiritual war?  Yes?  Would you agree with me that the vast majority of ammunition aimed at our children comes from today’s entertainme... MORE >>

Rock Band

By Rich Herrera :: March 10, 2008
When Harmonix was not asked to help develop Guitar Hero III, it seems they took it personally, because they turned around and created, quite possibly, the best music game eve... MORE >>

Avalon

By Ginny McCabe :: March 8, 2008
Avalon's latest project, Another Time, Another Place: Timeless Christian Classics, reflects upon nearly three decades of Contemporary Christian music classics. ... MORE >>

Viva Piñata Party Animals

By Matt Yaggi :: March 5, 2008
Viva Pinata Party Animals is a party game, much like Mario Party, based off the popular kids show Viva Pinata. The game play is pretty simple. Pick a pinata and then compete in a seri... MORE >>

WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 featuring ECW

By Rich Herrera :: March 3, 2008
The WWE Smackdown vs. Raw series is quickly becoming the "Madden" of the Wrestling game business. By that I mean that there is no other decent wrestling/football ga... MORE >>

Proven beyond a doubt

By Al Menconi :: March 1, 2008
QUOTE: “It has been proved beyond dispute that people who watch a lot of violence on television develop aggressive behavior. They run a very high risk of criminal be... MORE >>

Psalms, Hymns, or Spiritual Songs?

By Al Menconi :: March 1, 2008
For many years now, churches have been debating and struggling with the issue of hymns and choruses. Which is better for the church to use? Typically, the older generation believes th... MORE >>

Ghost Squad

By Sam Gronseth :: March 1, 2008
Apparently, some people go to the arcade for some gaming fun now and then. I do not really know what that is like, as the only thing we have that resembles an arcade in my town is a s... MORE >>

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men

By Dave Muschott :: February 28, 2008
Reviewer's Note (Why our M rated reviews look different): M rated games are not designed with teens or children in mind and therefore usually (but not always) get a l... MORE >>

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All

By Sam Gronseth :: February 26, 2008
I never was one for legal process. Court dramas never interested me, and I tend not to enjoy things based on process and rules (why do you think I am a writer instead of a mathematici... MORE >>

Watching Professional Wrestling Leads to Unprotected Sex?

By Al Menconi :: February 25, 2008
As reported in Culture Clips (2/25/08), young people ages 16 to 20 who watch professional wrestling are more likely to have unprotected sex or be overly aggressive, according to a new... MORE >>

Crash of the Titans

By Matt Yaggi :: February 24, 2008
Crash of the Titans is the latest Crash Bandicoot game and the first to come to the Xbox 360 and Wii. The game is very simple. The evil Dr. Neo Cortex has once again kidnapped Crash's... MORE >>

Passion

By Randy Brandt :: February 23, 2008
God of This City adds a quality disc to the growing collection of live worship projects from the Passion movement. Chris Tomlin leads the way with four tracks, Matt Redman contributes... MORE >>

Final Fantasy XI Online

By Matt Yaggi :: February 22, 2008
Final Fantasy XI Online is an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) very similar to the popular game World of Warcraft. I have been playing FFXI off and on over the ... MORE >>

Study on Sex and Pop Media

By Al Menconi :: February 20, 2008
A study conducted by the Medical Institute for Sexual Health and funded by the Centers for Disease Control indicates the obvious: Teens are bombarded with sexual im... MORE >>

Rayman Raving Rabbids 2

By James Trevillian :: February 20, 2008
The Rabbids are back again! (Just in case you forgot, Rabbids are psychotic bunnies who cause lots of trouble and make funny noises.) This time, they are trying to invade... MORE >>

Do you know where your children are -- on the Internet?

By Al Menconi :: February 19, 2008
Do your children use the Internet? Do they have a "social network" account such as MySpace and Penguin Club? Do you know who they are talking to? Do th... MORE >>

Gears of War

By Dave Muschott :: February 18, 2008
Reviewer's Note (Why our M rated reviews look different): M rated games are not designed with teens or children in mind and therefore usually (but not always) get a l... MORE >>

Inhabited

By David Smith :: February 16, 2008
Inhabited's sophomore effort, Love, is a rocking CD with infectious hooks and challenging lyrics. Songs such as Hush and We Will Live have a No Doubt... MORE >>

Heavenly Sword

By Rich Herrera :: February 14, 2008
If Kratos from God of War had a daughter, her name would be Nariko and she would star in her own game called Heavenly Sword. The gameplay is very similar to God ... MORE >>

Britney Spears needs our prayers

By Al Menconi :: February 13, 2008
Recently while I was meditating on Scripture, I started to think about how Britney Spears is caught in a downward spiral of hopelessness. God put her on my heart and I have been prayi... MORE >>

Sanctus Real

By Randy Brandt :: February 12, 2008
Sanctus Real has matured into one of the top rock bands in Christian music, putting on quality live shows and getting plenty of Christian radio airplay. Their fourth label project, re... MORE >>

Nearly 50% of all popular songs today give a positive view of drugs, alcohol and/or tobacco

By Al Menconi :: February 12, 2008
Nearly 50% of all popular songs today give a positive view of drugs, alcohol and/or tobacco. A new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicin... MORE >>

1) Entertainment: Supplying The Ammunition In The Spiritual War

By Al Menconi :: February 11, 2008
It's not easy to be a Christian family in today's world. Drugs, sex, violence, and hopelessness tear at the fabric of our family values. Christian adults often struggle with their fai... MORE >>

1) Who Speaks For You?

By Al Menconi :: February 11, 2008
It was one of those question and answer sessions after my seminar and as usual, some young man was trying to justify his secular music choices. Every time I answered one of his excuse... MORE >>

A Day at the Beach

By Al Menconi :: February 11, 2008
When I was in college in the early '60s, our favorite place to surf was The Wedge in Newport Beach. The Wedge got its name from a unique sandbar that caused a single wave to break on ... MORE >>

The Afters

By Randy Brandt :: February 5, 2008
The Afters rode their "Beautiful Love" hit single a lot longer than they expected, which left us waiting unusually long for a sophomore label release. Never Going Back t... MORE >>

The Heart of Stephanie Smith

By David Smith :: February 5, 2008
The Heart of Stephanie Smith   This column is about getting to know the he... MORE >>

Thank you for all the questions

By Ray Causey :: February 5, 2008
Thank you all for all the questions. As I started to consider how to respond, I realized that answering questions about the internet requires some context and categories. Let's start ... MORE >>

1) Setting Guidelines #2

By Al Menconi :: February 1, 2008
Last time we discussed the need for you to set entertainment guidelines for your family. I was encouraged by the positive response we received, b... MORE >>

1) Do You Enjoy Your Children?

By Al Menconi :: February 1, 2008
A few years back, my favorite uncle died. Uncle Rocco was everybody's favorite uncle. In fact, ever since he taught my third grade Sunday School Class more than 50 years ago, everyone... MORE >>

Do you think myspace.com is okay for Christian Teenagers?

By - Guest Author - :: January 28, 2008
Brooks Gibbs, our friend and youth communications expert, has graciously answered the following “My Space” question from a concerned mother.  Brooks speaks throughout... MORE >>

Assassin's Creed

By Shaun Graves :: January 27, 2008
Reviewer's Note (Why our M rated reviews look different): M rated games are not designed with children in mind and therefore usually (but not always) get a low score ... MORE >>

Fee

By Ginny McCabe :: January 26, 2008
Fee’s debut release, We Shine, from INO Records delivers a collection of 12 original, uplifting worship songs that will appeal to wide-range audiences. From beginnin... MORE >>

Dave Matthews and Christianity

By Al Menconi :: January 22, 2008
What we believe influences everything that we do. It is especially true with today’s musicians. That’s why we believe you will be interested in this Da... MORE >>

1) Do You Understand Your Children?

By Al Menconi :: January 15, 2008
I got a couple of calls recently from fathers that reminded me why it's so important to keep doing this ministry. One call was frustrating; the other was encouraging. Th... MORE >>

Electronic Bling

By Al Menconi :: January 15, 2008
Al’s column above, “Spiritual War,” is designed to help you understand how much of today’s entertainment is ammunition aimed at our families in the spiritual w... MORE >>

Don't Get Skunked

By Phillip Telfer :: January 14, 2008
            Do you know the difference between knowledge and wisdom?  Imagine that you are a foreign exchange student visit... MORE >>

1) Praising God should be done audibly

By Al Menconi :: January 11, 2008
Have you ever realized how important godly music is to God? The Bible is filled with examples of how believers in the Living God sung His praises. So why don't we do the same? ... MORE >>

It Could Be Your Teen

By Al Menconi :: January 11, 2008
I'm certain that you heard horror stories of young teens who have run away or were kidnapped by "someone" they had met online. How can this happen?... MORE >>

Manic Drive

By Randy Brandt :: January 9, 2008
Brothers Michael (guitars) and Shawn (vocals, keys, sometimes drums) Cavallo have been together in bands since their early elementary school days in Ontario, Canada. Their many years ... MORE >>

A Christmas Reflection

By - Guest Author - :: January 7, 2008
A Christmas Reflection by Stewart Montgomery Something happened to Christmas this year. I know it has passed: the red cups are gone at Starb... MORE >>

Mass Effect

By Matt Yaggi :: January 4, 2008
Reviewer's Note (Why our M rated reviews look different): M rated games are not designed with children in mind and therefore usually (but not always) get a low score ... MORE >>

Folklore

By Matt Yaggi :: January 2, 2008
Folklore is a very interesting game; I have never played a game quite like it. The game revolves around two main characters named Ellen and Keats who both get drawn to a European Vill... MORE >>

Quotes & Comments

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2008
Here are some news/quotes that I thought you would find interesting: "Children who watch a lot of television—especially at bedtime or on a T... MORE >>

1) Our Hope Is In Him

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2008
A recent poll found that the majority of Americans believe our country is getting worse instead of better Are these people right? Is our country really getting worse? Here are some of... MORE >>

Cheering for the Enemy

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2008
We are in a spiritual war, and I believe the entertainment industry is supplying the majority of ammunition aimed at our families. This thought was hammered home while I... MORE >>

1) I Want to Be a Hero

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2008
Roy Rogers, Sheri Lewis, Robert Young of Father Knows Best, and Buffalo Bob of The Howdy Doody Show have all passed away in the past few years. Some would say... MORE >>

1) Don't Become a Target in the Spiritual War

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2008
We're in a spiritual war. This war is not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual powers of Satan and his demons (Eph. 6:12). For most Christians it's a little hard to get ... MORE >>

1) Do You Care About Your Children

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2008
A young mother expressed to me that she was worried about her son's choices in music. He continued to listen to it after she and her husband expressed their displeasure. She didn't kn... MORE >>

Does Your Rock Star Have Any Answers?

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2008
A short while ago, I got a call from a young man who used to go to high school with my older daughter. Our house has always been open to my daughters' friends, and this young man used... MORE >>

1) Is Everything About Sex?

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2008
His question startled me but this young man, who I guessed to be about 12 years old, was serious. I had just finished speaking at his church and was impressed with his innocence and h... MORE >>

1) Setting Guidelines #1

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2008
After church one Sunday, a young mother asked me how we kept our daughters from listening to secular rock music when they were growing up. My response shocked her. I told... MORE >>

Are You A Disciple of Jesus?

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2008
I've always found it interesting the way Jesus relates to Peter in Matthew 16:13-24. In the first part of this passage, Jesus asks His disciples what the people were saying about Him:... MORE >>

1) Life is a Series of Choices

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2008
A short while ago my wife and I were on a "date" in downtown San Diego. We figure that millions of people from all over the world spend a lot of money to visit our beautiful... MORE >>

How Do You Catch a Bird?

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2008
When I was a little boy, I had a fascination with birds. I didn't know what I would do with it, but I really wanted to catch one. I don't know why. Why does a five-year-old want to do... MORE >>

1) Is Rock Music Killing Your Kids?

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2008
We just "celebrated" the fourteenth anniversary of the biggest rock music story of 1994. It was the death of Kurt Cobain. The lead singer of the popular Seattle grunge-rock ... MORE >>

Stranglehold

By Shaun Graves :: January 1, 2008
Reviewer's Note (Why our M rated reviews look different): M rated games are not designed with children in mind and therefore usually (but not always) get a low score ... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: December 27, 2007
Songs 4 Ever chronicles Christian pop and adult contemporary history over the past three decades. That's fine, as you get a box of ten CDs packed with 150 songs, but to call ... MORE >>

Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron

By Sam Gronseth :: December 26, 2007
It has been years since the climactic battle of Return of the Jedi. Luke Skywalker's New Jedi Order is starting to grow, and Jedi Master Tionne is researching the history of the Rebel... MORE >>

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

By Matt Yaggi :: December 24, 2007
The Ratchet and Clank series was a big hit on the PS2 and now comes their first adventure on the PS3. Tools of Destruction was my first experience playing a Ratchet and Clank game and... MORE >>

What the entertainers are saying!

By Al Menconi :: December 23, 2007
Entertainment NewsDecember 23, 2002You think you're surprised by wha... MORE >>

Project Gotham Racing 4

By Nathan Swartz :: December 23, 2007
Project Gotham Racing 4 is exactly what you would expect from a quality racing game series. The majority of this game is based around completing objectives as opposed to being story b... MORE >>

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

By Shaun Graves :: December 22, 2007
Reviewer's Note (Why our M rated reviews look different): M rated games are not designed with young teens in mind and therefore usually (but not always) get a low sco... MORE >>

Medal of Honor Airborne

By Nathan Swartz :: December 21, 2007
Medal of Honor Airborne continues the successful line of World War II games. This game is done from the perspective of a soldier in the inaugural Airborne Unit of WWII. Each mission s... MORE >>

Soul Calibur Legends

By James Trevillian :: December 21, 2007
Soulcalibur Legends takes a classic game franchise that has been around for a while and gives it an overhaul for the Wii. The story takes place in a fictional rendition of the 16th ce... MORE >>

Spider-Man: Friend or Foe

By Rich Herrera :: December 21, 2007
Marvel Comics basically has three types of comics; the Marvel Knights and Marvel MAX lines are oriented more for the adult comic reader, the regular Marvel line for ... MORE >>

Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training

By Sam Gronseth :: December 21, 2007
The Wii Zapper has been released, and, as per Nintendo's tradition with the Wii, its purchase includes a game to get us used to the feel of this new controller peripheral. The Zapper ... MORE >>

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

By Matt Yaggi :: December 21, 2007
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is the first game to come to the PS3 from Naughty Dog (the game designers behind the original Crash Bandicoot games for the PS1 and the Jak and Daxter games... MORE >>

TimeShift

By Shaun Graves :: December 21, 2007
Reviewer's Note (Why our M rated reviews look different): M rated games are not designed with children in mind and therefore usually (but not always) get a low score ... MORE >>

Mercy Me

By Ginny McCabe :: December 20, 2007
All That Is Within Me, the latest offering from Mercy Me, is a collection of pop/rock songs, which aim to encourage and edify believers. Produced by Contemporar... MORE >>

Super Mario Galaxy

By Sam Gronseth :: December 19, 2007
Since before the Wii was released, Nintendo has been talking about its newest traditional Mario game. This entire time, fans of the wildly popular mascot have been waiting eagerly, an... MORE >>

Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

By Sam Gronseth :: December 12, 2007
After the events of The Wind Waker, Link and Tetra, also known as Princess Zelda, sail the seas with their pirate crew. L... MORE >>

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

By James Trevillian :: December 10, 2007
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn is the latest in a long line of games that originated back in Japan on the Japanese equivalent of the original Nintendo. The story picks up right where the l... MORE >>

Do computer games influence the game player?

By Al Menconi :: December 8, 2007
Do computer games influence the game player?During his trial, the defense team of Lee Boyd Malvo (the 18-year-old who has now been convicted of ... MORE >>

Demon Hunter

By Randy Brandt :: December 8, 2007
Storm The Gates of Hell is the first Demon Hunter release in two years, following The Triptych with more of the expected melodic hardcore that has Ryan Clark mixing ... MORE >>

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

By Rich Herrera :: December 6, 2007
GH3 is actually the fourth game in the Guitar Hero series (Rock the 80's doesn't really count as a sequel. Still fun, but not a sequel). Neversoft of Tony Hawk P... MORE >>

Ten Video Games Kids Should Avoid

By Al Menconi :: December 5, 2007
Family Group Lists Ten Video Games Kids Should Avoid Wednesday, December 05, 2007 FoxNews.com and Associated Press WASHINGTON —... MORE >>

Video Games For the Whole Family

By Al Menconi :: December 5, 2007
Family Games Recommendations by the Al Menconi Ministries Review Team We have nearly 300 game reviews on our site which may overwhelm parents looki... MORE >>

Stars

By Phillip Telfer :: November 28, 2007
“Stars” by Phillip Telfer              It was a big adjustment when I moved to Chicago right out ... MORE >>

The Golden Compass

By Al Menconi :: November 24, 2007
            I have received dozens of inquiries about the new big budget movie; The Golden Compass, staring Nicole Kidman and ot... MORE >>

Entertainment is Destroying the Family

By Al Menconi :: November 24, 2007
      I believe entertainment is a major factor in the destruction of the family unit.  No, I don’t believe that entertainment is the ONLY cause fo... MORE >>

Daxter

By Sam Gronseth :: November 22, 2007
When the Playstation 2 was first released, along with it came a game that helped define the adventure genre for the new generation. Coming from Crash Bandicoot developer Naughty Dog S... MORE >>

Kevin Max

By Randy Brandt :: November 21, 2007
The Blood is undoubtedly my favorite Kevin Max solo project. The gospel/spiritual stylings and message are powerfully conveyed by Max's expressive voice, still impressive in ... MORE >>

Thrillville: Off the Rails

By Rich Herrera :: November 20, 2007
When I first got my hands on Thrillville: Off the Rails, I took one look at the cover and thought, "Oh, great, a kiddie game. How much fun it this going to be?" Now... MORE >>

Blue Dragon (Disk 1)

By Matt Yaggi :: November 19, 2007
Reviewer's Note:Blue Dragon is the first game to be released on the Xbox 360 to need more than one disk. The game is actually contained on 3 disks. This review ... MORE >>

Phil Keaggy

By Randy Brandt :: November 17, 2007
Phil Keaggy has been one of my favorite artists since the 70s, and has become a friend over the past few years. While I could never get enough of his instrumental work live, on albums... MORE >>

TV teaches USA teens about sex

By Al Menconi :: November 16, 2007
A recent RAND Corp. study concluded that "watching TV is a highly effective means of teaching teenagers about sensitive sexual issues." Do you believe th... MORE >>

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords

By Sam Gronseth :: November 16, 2007
There is something strange going on in the land of Etheria. People are disappearing. Undead are starting to appear, something that has not happened in a hundred years. A disturbing co... MORE >>

Adventures in Odyssey and the Treasure of the Incas

By Sam Gronseth :: November 14, 2007
Eugene is still asleep the morning that a rock careens through his bedroom window. He wakes with a start, wondering what is going on as he reaches down and unties a piece of paper fro... MORE >>

Adventures in Odyssey and the Great Escape

By Sam Gronseth :: November 12, 2007
From on Focus on the Family's popular radio series, Adventures in Odyssey and the Great Escape is an arcade-like game loosely based on the radio episode Gloobers. In the game... MORE >>

1) Spammed By Porn

By Al Menconi :: November 11, 2007
You may have heard or seen some reports recently about the incredible increase in porn sites on the Internet tempting innocent Web surfers. Let me tell you what happened to my family.... MORE >>

Phil Wickham

By Randy Brandt :: November 10, 2007
Phil Wickham's follow-up to his successful label debut moves from acoustic worship to more of a Brit-pop rock sound for which his strong voice is ... MORE >>

Dance Praise

By Sam Gronseth :: November 8, 2007
Ever played Dance Dance Revolution? Seen kids that can do the hardest dances backwards on their hands? Have you also noticed that the popular dance series does not exactly pr... MORE >>

The Orange Box

By Matt Yaggi :: November 6, 2007
Reviewer's Note (Why our M rated reviews look different): M rated games are not designed with children in mind and therefore usually (but not always) get a low score ... MORE >>

Resident Evil 4

By Shaun Graves :: November 4, 2007
Reviewer's Note (Why our M rated reviews look different): M rated games are not designed with children in mind and therefore usually (but not always) get a low score ... MORE >>

Guild Wars (Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall, Eye of the North)

By James Trevillian :: November 2, 2007
The original Guild Wars (also known as Guild Wars: Prophecies within the game) has been around since 2005. Over the past couple of years, this internet-based game has acquired several... MORE >>

“Manhunt 2:” Most Violent Game Yet?

By Al Menconi :: November 2, 2007
“Manhunt 2:” Most Violent Game Yet? Critics Say New Video Game Is Too Realistic; Players Must Torture, Kill October 30, 2007 ... MORE >>

Thou Shalt Laugh, The Deuce

By Al Menconi :: October 31, 2007
This second installment of the Thou Shalt Laugh series is laugh out loud funny.  With more and more movies and videos leaning toward gross humor it is refreshing to know t... MORE >>

AJ+CPO

By Al Menconi :: October 27, 2007
Do you enjoy traditional hymns?  Do you like your music raw and unadulterated?  If so, you are going to love this album.  How this album came about is a story in itself... MORE >>

San Diego Fires

By Al Menconi :: October 24, 2007
Watch a slide presentation of ... MORE >>

Numb

By Phillip Telfer :: October 18, 2007
Media Talk 101 “Numb” By Phillip Telfer Imagine for a moment that you woke up one morning and you noticed that your fingers felt ... MORE >>

Jars of Clay

By Randy Brandt :: October 17, 2007
Jars of Clay makes another foray into Christmas music with Christmas Songs. Their Drummer Boy EP came out in 1995, followed by a re-release with different songs in 1... MORE >>

What's in the heart of Our Heart's Hero?

By David Smith :: October 16, 2007
Our Heart’s Hero In my first column, I wrote that one of the purposes of this column was to expose you to the hearts of the artists. Co... MORE >>

Boy did I learn the hard way...

By Phillip Telfer :: October 15, 2007
Media Talk 101 “Fuel” by Phillip Telfer When I moved from Chicago out to a small farm, I learned the importance of keeping a container o... MORE >>

Nintendo Wii takes a murderous turn

By Al Menconi :: October 15, 2007
Nintendo Wii takes a murderous turn By Mi... MORE >>

Stuntman: Ignition

By Rich Herrera :: October 13, 2007
By default, because I'm a guy, my favorite movie genre is Action Adventure. My favorite part of Action Adventure movies? The car chases, of course. Some of my favorite car chase scene... MORE >>

Heavenly Harmony

By Al Menconi :: October 12, 2007
Do we have a game for you!! To be honest when we received a review copy of Heavenly Harmonies -- a karaoke game, I was embarrassed to give it to our review team. Instead, I asked Kim ... MORE >>

~Whom Do You Serve?

By Al Menconi :: October 11, 2007
I've always found it interesting the way Jesus relates to Peter in Matthew 16:13-24. In the first part of this passage, Jesus asks His disciples what the people were saying about Him:... MORE >>

Halo 3

By Matt Yaggi :: October 10, 2007
Reviewer's Note (Why our M rated reviews look different): M rated games are not designed with children in mind and therefore usually (but not always) get a low score ... MORE >>

All Pro Football 2K8

By Nathan Swartz :: October 9, 2007
It has been three years since the previous 2K version of football was released. It is obvious that the time was not spent on the adequate graphics of the game, it was put into some mu... MORE >>

Virtua Fighter 5

By Matt Yaggi :: October 8, 2007
Sega brings its popular fighting game to next generation consoles with Virtu Fighter 5. The game is very simple (although it can take some time and patience to master the controls). Y... MORE >>

Falling Up

By Randy Brandt :: October 6, 2007
See my 2006 interview with Falling Up. Falling Up moves to a bit more... MORE >>

Storyside B

By David and Aaron Smith :: October 5, 2007
Storyside B recently released its sophomore effort, We are Not Alone. The CD starts off with a great song, Fall Down, that speaks to our need for God in our lives. T... MORE >>

Madden NFL 08

By Nathan Swartz :: October 4, 2007
The latest installment of the football juggernaut that is Madden NFL 08 has returned with some spectacular upgrades. This realistically animated game is filled with option after optio... MORE >>

Tree 63

By Randy Brandt :: October 3, 2007
South Africa's Tree 63 has produced some big Christian radio hits with "King" and their cover of the Matt Redman worship standard, "Blessed Be Your Name." Their so... MORE >>

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

By Shaun Graves :: October 2, 2007
Well the moment Metroid and Wii fans have been waiting for is here, Metroid Prime 3 has finally arrived. And I can say after thoroughly playing this game that in my opinion this is th... MORE >>

Raising Deliberate Kids

By David Smith :: October 2, 2007
Raising DeliberateKids My seven year old son Isaac likes music, and in particular, rock music. He does not, however, necessarily enjoy the same roc... MORE >>

Aaron Shust

By Ginny McCabe :: October 1, 2007
Aaron Shust's sophomore release, Whispered and Shouted is a solid follow-up to his successful debut Anything Worth Saying. Listeners can expect honest ... MORE >>

Hot Shots Tennis

By Rich Herrera :: September 30, 2007
The very popular Hot Shots series takes some time off the golf course and picks up the racquet for a few rounds of tennis. In real life I could not hit a tennis ball if my li... MORE >>

Britt Nicole

By David Smith :: September 29, 2007
Britt Nicole's debut CD, Say It, is a power pop/rock offering with catchy beats backed by dynamic lyrics and sung by a remarkable female vocalist. Britt's CD draws comparison... MORE >>

Convictions or Compromise?

By Phillip Telfer :: September 29, 2007
A man walked into a Christian bookstore and saw a display of hats with the letters WWJD on them.  He was unaware of what the letters stood for so he asked the lady at the counter... MORE >>

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's

By Rich Herrera :: September 28, 2007
Ah, the 80's. A kid named Ferris had a Day Off; an actor was Leader of the Free World and the only thing bigger than the music was the hair of those that played the music. The 80's we... MORE >>

Heatseeker

By Sam Gronseth :: September 26, 2007
You are a rookie pilot in the air force. Known to your fellow pilots and commanders as Downtown, you are stationed at a training base: until it is attacked by an unknown force. This i... MORE >>

Music Opens a Window into Almost Every Aspect of Life

By Al Menconi :: September 26, 2007
WIRED MAGAZINE: ISSUE 15.10 ... MORE >>

Mario Strikers Charged

By James Trevillian :: September 24, 2007
Take a hint of soccer, mix in a hefty dose of Mario and some cool special moves and you come up with Mario Strikers Charged. If you understand soccer, then this game is relatively eas... MORE >>

The Latest Attack on Christianity by Hollywood

By Al Menconi :: September 24, 2007
Kathy Griffin's Jesus Remark is the latest Attack on Christianity by Hollywood By Katherine T. Phan Chri... MORE >>

Mitch McVicker

By Ginny McCabe :: September 23, 2007
Mitch McVicker's latest solo effort, Love Will Rise is a brilliant piece of work. What makes this project so special is the combination of its outstanding songw... MORE >>

SimCity DS

By Sam Gronseth :: September 22, 2007
I think we have all had dreams about ruling a city (or the world, but let us think smaller for a second). Gamers got a chance to when Maxis released Simcity in 1989. The player could ... MORE >>

Pocket Full of Rocks

By Ginny McCabe :: September 21, 2007
Pocket Full of Rocks delivers a collection of heartfelt praise and worship tunes with a rock edge on their latest Word/Myrrh Records release, Manifesto. The ban... MORE >>

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

By Matt Yaggi :: September 20, 2007
Reviewer's Note (Why our M rated reviews look different): As a general rule we do not review M rated games because M rated games are not designed with children in min... MORE >>

David Crowder*Band

By Randy Brandt :: September 19, 2007
It's been about two years since the David Crowder*Band released the all-new innovative A Collision Or (3+4=7). Since then t... MORE >>

Bioshock

By Matt Yaggi :: September 18, 2007
Reviewer's Note (Why our M rated reviews look different): As a general rule we do not review M rated games because M rated games are not designed with children in min... MORE >>

Is your teen using MySpace? Here’s how to keep them safe.

By Brian J. Dixon :: September 17, 2007
Is your teen using MySpace? Here’s how to find out. No doubt you’ve heard the horror stories of MySpace and other social networking sites such as Xanga and F... MORE >>

MTV to Air Bisexual Dating Reality Series

By Al Menconi :: September 17, 2007
MTV to Air Bisexual Dating Reality Series MTV has given the green light for a new reality show starring a bisexual woman dubbed "the Madonna of MySpace.&q... MORE >>

Keeping Up With My Grandson

By Al Menconi :: September 17, 2007
We got so much positive response about my grandson last time that we've attached the blog his father has been writing ... MORE >>

No Motive Needed to Kill Christians

By Al Menconi :: September 16, 2007
The shooting at Wedgwood Baptist Church in Texas a few years ago is another vivid illustration of what an evil age we are living. It's not even safe to be in a house of worship withou... MORE >>

Thousand Foot Krutch

By Randy Brandt :: September 15, 2007
Thousand Foot Krutch gained national attention with the nu-metal Phenomenon and the hit "Rawkfist," which made it on to ESPN an... MORE >>

Britt Nicole

By David Smith :: September 13, 2007
Britt Nicole – An Artist With Something to Say by Dave and Aaron Smith During the Dove Awards, Aaron ... MORE >>

Mark Roach

By Ginny McCabe :: September 13, 2007
St. Louis-based singer/songwriter/worship artist, Mark Roach delivers a solid collection of worship songs on his debut effort, Every Reason Why on Myrrh/Word Records. ... MORE >>

Does Entertainment Influence Behavior?

By Al Menconi :: September 11, 2007
We are told constantly by the entertainment industry that television and motion pictures don't have any significant influence on our society. They say that it's just entertainment, no... MORE >>

Is There Evidence To Convict You For Your Faith?

By Al Menconi :: September 11, 2007
I was on a plane the other day thinking how "spiritual" I was because I bowed my head and thanked God for the food I was about to eat. Actually, I rested my head on my hand ... MORE >>

Spice is the Variety of Life

By Al Menconi :: September 10, 2007
It was one of those rare occasions when some friends and I went out to dinner and ordered steak. As the waiter took our order, I was struck by my friends' selections. We all wanted st... MORE >>

Caedmon's Call

By Randy Brandt :: September 8, 2007
All die-hard Caedemon's Call fans had to be thrilled upon hearing that Derek Webb was joining with the folk-pop band for another project, and one second into Overdressed, his... MORE >>

Casting Crowns

By David and Aaron Smith :: September 1, 2007
Casting Crowns' third CD, The Altar and the Door, continues the band's strong emphasis on inward looking lyrics and catchy melodies. The band also expands beyond its previous... MORE >>

Have you seen my grandson?

By Al Menconi :: August 31, 2007
On August 14 our older daughter Annie gave birth to a son - Isaac Alfred Montgomery, 6 pounds, 13 ounces and 19 inches tall. Mother and child are healthy and doing great. Mother is lo... MORE >>

BarlowGirl

By Ginny McCabe :: August 31, 2007
Barlow Girl's latest effort, How Can We Be Silent, showcases the band's talent with a fresh collection of ten songs that make a bold statement about their faith. Barlow Girl,... MORE >>

Robbie Seay Band

By Ginny McCabe :: August 29, 2007
Robbie Seay Band delivers a collection of modern rock/worship tunes with their sophomore release, Give Yourself Away. Give Yourself Away is a follow-up to 2005's Sparro... MORE >>

Stories

By David Smith :: August 26, 2007
            As I sit here writing this column, it was 30 years ago today that Elvis Presley died. Today, I’ve been listeni... MORE >>

needtobreathe

By Randy Brandt :: August 26, 2007
Read my interview with needtobreathe. The Heat establish... MORE >>

Kids in the Way

By Randy Brandt :: August 20, 2007
Kids in the Way is back with their first new studio project in two years. They've added bassist Wille Bostic (formerly of Sky Harbor) and the combination is working. A Love Hate M... MORE >>

Overlord

By Matt Yaggi :: August 13, 2007
Overlord reminded me a lot of the game Fable, except where in Fable you make choices between being good and evil; in Overlord you make choices between being evil with a good conscious... MORE >>

Audio Adrenaline

By Randy Brandt :: August 12, 2007
Audio Adrenaline called it quits after a successful decade and a half because lead singer/songwriter Mark Stuart's voice broke down. I was no fan of the band in the early hip hop-flav... MORE >>

Odin Sphere

By Shaun Graves :: August 11, 2007
Odin Sphere proves that 2-D gaming and the PS2 for that matter are far from dead. This game is probably the best looking 2-D game I have ever played period. The animation technique is... MORE >>

Transformers: The Game

By Rich Herrera :: August 10, 2007
Some of my greatest childhood memories were of when I used to live in Michigan. My aunt and uncle would come and visit every summer from New York and they always brought me a new Tran... MORE >>

Third Day

By Randy Brandt :: August 8, 2007
Chronology: Volume Two continues the Third Day journey began by Chronology: Volume One. Like its predecessor, the ... MORE >>

Rogue Galaxy

By Matt Yaggi :: August 7, 2007
Rogue Galaxy tells the story of a young man named Jaster who dreams of exploring the universe. Jaster is given that opportunity when through a mistaken identity he is recruited aboard... MORE >>

Ratatouille

By James Trevillian :: August 5, 2007
Remy is a rat with an unusually great sense of smell. The rats he lives with have given him the task of smelling the food they eat to make sure there's no poison. Remy's passion, howe... MORE >>

High Flight Society

By Randy Brandt :: August 4, 2007
High Flight Society rocks with lots of high-energy guitars and a hint of 80s metal. The vocals are clear and the message is plain, although not blatantly Christian most of the time. P... MORE >>

Jake Smith

By Ginny McCabe :: August 3, 2007
New Orleans native Jake Smith delivers a collection of jazz and blues influenced songs that are mixed with positive and inspiring lyrics on Real, his debut on Rocketown Recor... MORE >>

Project Slypheed: Arc of Deception

By Nathan Swartz :: August 2, 2007
This Xbox 360 exclusive game is based around flying a space craft in an outer space setting during war scenarios. As you progress through the missions the gamer will have to earn the ... MORE >>

Everyday Sunday

By Ginny McCabe :: August 1, 2007
Columbus, Ohio-based Everyday Sunday returns with the band's third and latest effort Wake Up! Wake Up! which offers an energetic collection of rock/punk rock tunes. ... MORE >>

Is Homosexuality An Alternative Lifestyle?

By Al Menconi :: August 1, 2007
There were a lot of responses to an article I wrote about "Ellen" coming out of the closet on her television series. On the one hand, many people were critical, saying I was... MORE >>

Christian Music=Soul Food

By Al Menconi :: July 31, 2007
When I was a little boy, I couldn't swallow my vitamins. My mother tried all kinds of things to get me to take them. I tried chewing them.. Did you ever try to chew a vitamin pill? Yu... MORE >>

Article One

By Ginny McCabe :: July 30, 2007
Canadian-based Article One's self-titled debut, Article One on Inpop Records offers listeners a solid collection of pop/rock songs that will encourage and inspire them to liv... MORE >>

Forza Motorsport 2

By Nathan Swartz :: July 29, 2007
This Xbox 360 exclusive game is a sequel to the highly touted Forza Motorsport for the Xbox. This takes racing to the next level because it puts everything in the control of the gamer... MORE >>

Mandisa

By Randy Brandt :: July 28, 2007
True Beauty marks the label debut of Mandisa Hundley, who rose to national prominence during the 2006 American Idol season. The viewing audience quickly discovered she was a ... MORE >>

Spider-Man 3

By Mike Gardiner :: July 27, 2007
Based on the blockbuster film of the same name, Spider-Man 3 follows the general storyline of the movie, as well as throwing in a few new bosses to keep the player interested. The mov... MORE >>

MySpace is Not Your Space, It's Everybody's Space

By Brian J. Dixon :: July 25, 2007
Lindsey, a 7th grade student, was just wasting time online when shesurfed over to her friend Amy's MySpace profile. "Amy is my friend fromschool. I just wanted to che... MORE >>

Mario Party 8

By James Trevillian :: July 25, 2007
Mario and the gang are back in this latest installment in the Mario Party series. The game's main mode is what every Mario Party player expects of the game: a board game mixed with mi... MORE >>

This Beautiful Republic

By Randy Brandt :: July 23, 2007
I saw This Beautiful Republic play in Nashville this spring and enjoyed their live sound. Their cleverly-titled debut, Even Heroes Need a Parachute, establishes them as anoth... MORE >>

Prince of Persia: Rival Swords

By Sam Gronseth :: July 22, 2007
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR THE SANDS OF TIME AND WARRIOR WITHIN FOLLOW! The Prince is on his way back home. Essentially, after his time-warping victory in ... MORE >>

The Send

By Randy Brandt :: July 19, 2007
Read my interview with Joseph Kisselburgh. Former Falling Up guitarist ... MORE >>

Cooking Mama: Cook Off

By Matt Yaggi :: July 18, 2007
Cooking Mama is a simple little game for the Wii where you, the player, use the Wii-Mote to cook things. The gameplay is very simple; you pick a recipe and then in a series of mini-ga... MORE >>

Rush of Fools

By Ginny McCabe :: July 17, 2007
Birmingham, Alabama-based Rush of Fools delivers a collection of striking pop/rock, worship tunes on the band's self-titled debut, Rush of Fools from Midas Records. ... MORE >>

Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree

By Sam Gronseth :: July 16, 2007
The latest entry in Nintendo's quirky and beneficial Brain Age games has arrived on the Wii. Essentially, this game follows the same concept of Big Brain Academy and... MORE >>

Dizmas

By Randy Brandt :: July 14, 2007
Dizmas showed promise with On a Search in America, but they take a big leap forward with Tension. There's less screaming and more singing, combined with improved son... MORE >>

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales

By Sam Gronseth :: July 13, 2007
Chocobos, giant birds that look like half chicken/half ostrich and are ridden like a horse. Possibly the single most loved animals in video game history. So imagine this: a small, pea... MORE >>

Tifah

By Randy Brandt :: July 11, 2007
Tifah is a five-piece band from Boulder, Colorado. I'll admit up front that they play a lot at my church and I'm not a dispassionately objective reviewer. That said, they're a good up... MORE >>

1) The Wrong Impression

By Al Menconi :: July 11, 2007
The first time I realized I might be giving the wrong impression about the Christian life was nearly twenty years ago, when I was a counselor at a Christian high school. ... MORE >>

Tomb Raider Anniversary

By Matt Yaggi :: July 9, 2007
In 1996 the video game world was introduced to who would become one of the most famous video game heroines ever, Lara Croft. Over the past eleven years Lara has seen here share of bot... MORE >>

Todd Agnew

By Randy Brandt :: July 8, 2007
Todd Agnew reminds me of Rich Mullins with his ability to write incisive songs while coming up with some observations that bring a smile to your face. Better Questions may be... MORE >>

Half Past Forever

By Randy Brandt :: July 4, 2007
Half Past Forever is the band Chris Sligh fronted before finding national fame on American Idol in 2007. Once he was eliminated after finishing in the top ten, Sligh rejoined the band... MORE >>

Common Sense

By Al Menconi :: July 1, 2007
I ran across an interesting comment in an article from an old TV Guide (July 24-30, 1999) dispelling rumors and myths about television stars. One of the most persistent rumors ... MORE >>

dc Talk

By Randy Brandt :: June 30, 2007
Greatest Hits from dc Talk looks back at the music that allowed three friends from Jerry Falwell's Liberty University to sell over 6 million records. The hip hop/rap core art... MORE >>

Ron Block

By Randy Brandt :: June 27, 2007
Ron Block has spent 15 years as part of Alison Krauss & Union Station and has recorded with country stars such as Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, Clint Black and Brad Paisley. Doorw... MORE >>

Derek Webb

By Randy Brandt :: June 23, 2007
Derek Webb has been productive in 2007, releasing The Ringing Bell and completing a new CD with his old band, Caedmon's Call. As expected, the new project has incisive lyrics... MORE >>

Building 429

By Randy Brandt :: June 16, 2007
Less than two years ago, Building 429's debut called Space In Between Us featured two top 5 Christian music hits, "G... MORE >>

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: Rise of the Witch-King

By James Trevillian :: June 12, 2007
If you're familiar with The Lord of the Rings movies or the books, you probably remember the Witch-King. The Witch-King was the leader of the Nazgûl, the chief servants ... MORE >>

Drew Cline

By Randy Brandt :: June 11, 2007
Drew Cline is an opinion page editor in New Hampshire. However, this review is for a new CD by quite another Drew Cline. The latter Cline has been a worship leader in Nashville, and m... MORE >>

1) There Is More To Sin Than Satanism

By Al Menconi :: June 11, 2007
A few ago I went to a Marilyn Manson concert. This drug-using, bi-sexual rocker is still one of the most demented artists to hit the scene in the history of rock music. His songs dwel... MORE >>

Ratchet & Clank

By Jeremy Williamson :: June 10, 2007
Ratchet is a mechanic of sorts, and is looking to explore the galaxy. One day while trying to get his space ship started, he sees a meteor strike and goes to investigate. He finds cla... MORE >>

Does the entertainment industry influence your child?

By Al Menconi :: June 9, 2007
A study conducted by scientists at Dartmouth Medical School provides the strongest evidence to date linking Hollywood and adolescent smoking. It is the first to begin assessing childr... MORE >>

Meteos: Disney Magic

By Sam Gronseth :: June 8, 2007
Meteos was one of the more innovative and addicting games in the DS's early life. Who else to pick up and... MORE >>

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

By Nathan Swartz :: June 6, 2007
The year is 2047; an alien substance that replicates itself called Tiberium has infected the Earth. The Global Defense Initiative (GDI) is fighting against The Brotherhood of Nod for ... MORE >>

Super Paper Mario

By Sam Gronseth :: June 4, 2007
"Princess Peach has been captured!" I know, I start out all my Mario reviews that way. That is only because that usually summarizes the entire plot of the game... MORE >>

Red – The Color of Life

By David Smith :: May 30, 2007
            End of Silence is an intense musical listening experience. It is the first major release by the band Red... MORE >>

Travis Cottrell

By Ginny McCabe :: May 27, 2007
Travis Cottrell's latest release, Found delivers a unique mix of worship and classic pop music that will appeal to diverse audiences. Best known as the worship ... MORE >>

What do most parents believe

By Al Menconi :: May 21, 2007
What do most parents believe about the influence of today’s entertainment on their children? Sixty-four percent of parents believe that th... MORE >>

The Almost

By Randy Brandt :: May 19, 2007
Aaron Gillespie is the drummer/vocalist for Underoath. In his spare time, he's the frontman for The Almost. With the success of Southern Weather, he can certainly quit his da... MORE >>

Star Trek Legacy

By Nathan Swartz :: May 16, 2007
Star Trek Legacy covers and includes storylines from the entire Star Trek universe. In the game you will start off with one Starship and progress through various tasks in each level. ... MORE >>

Third Day

By Randy Brandt :: May 15, 2007
My first ever review was Third Day's Come Together, back in 2002. Half a decade later, they're releasing older m... MORE >>

TMNT

By Matt Yaggi :: May 14, 2007
TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is a platform action game based upon the movie of the same name. Each level has you the player, controlling at least one of the teenage mutant ninj... MORE >>

Phil Joel

By Ginny McCabe :: May 12, 2007
Phil Joel's third latest solo effort, The Deliberate People Album is a sincere and quality musical effort that supports the work of Deliberate People, a new ministry launched... MORE >>

Lost Magic

By Jeremy Williamson :: May 9, 2007
Lost Magic starts, (like so many other games) with the main character having a nightmare about the night his village was invaded by monsters. That night both his parents disappeared, ... MORE >>

Left Behind: Eternal Forces

By James Trevillian :: May 7, 2007
Left Behind: Eternal Forces is the game based off of the "Left Behind" series of books. "Eternal Forces" takes place in New York City several months after the rapt... MORE >>

DAUGHTRY

By Randy Brandt :: May 5, 2007
America discovered Chris Daughtry during the 2006 season of American Idol. Many viewers expected to see him in the top two or three along with Christian singer Mandisa, but both were ... MORE >>

Wii Play

By Sam Gronseth :: May 2, 2007
Wii Play is basically the successor to Wii Sports. It's a collection of a few basic, simple minigames that serve as a goo... MORE >>

Hotel Dusk: Room 215

By Sam Gronseth :: April 30, 2007
Kyle Hyde is a former policeman, disgraced and broken by his former partner's betrayal. Brian Bradley, Hyde's partner, collaborated with a smuggler's organization to steal a valuable ... MORE >>

All Star United

By Randy Brandt :: April 28, 2007
Ian Eskelin has released three original albums through his band called All Star United. Their Brit-flavored pop rock exploded onto the Christian music scene with the "Bright Red ... MORE >>

Romancing Saga

By Jeremy Williamson :: April 26, 2007
Eight different people, all with different backgrounds. From pirates to entertainers, what could they have in common? How can seemingly insignificant encounters be signs of an epic ad... MORE >>

Trauma Center: Second Opinion

By Matt Yaggi :: April 25, 2007
Reviewers Note: This review is only based on about 50% of the game. If you have played the game in its entirety and feel something should be added, please e-mail us a... MORE >>

Mike Farris

By Randy Brandt :: April 23, 2007
The first time I listened to Salvation in Lights, I thought it was pretty good, but I wasn't paying very close attention. Then I listened to it again and changed my mind--I r... MORE >>

LA Symphony

By David and Aaron Smith :: April 22, 2007
LA Symphony's Disappear Here is a pointed look at life on the streets and God's grace among that turmoil. LA Symphony holds no punches, and some of the lyrics are extremely direct. Th... MORE >>

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls/Final Fantasy: Origins

By Jeremy Williamson :: April 20, 2007
Final Fantasy I & II, the beginnings of a legacy. Why else would the collections get names like "Dawn of Souls", or "Origins"? Final Fantasy, originally born o... MORE >>

Modesty -- Who Needs It?

By David Smith :: April 19, 2007
You don’t normally see Madonna in the same sentence as Barlow Girl and Superchic[k]. Recently, however, Madonna sounded like she was quoting the Christian bands Superchic[k] and... MORE >>

Geoff Moore

By Ginny McCabe :: April 18, 2007
Geoff Moore’s latest solo effort, Speak To Me on Rocketown Records delivers a collection of contemporary pop numbers that will appeal to diverse audiences. After two decades in ... MORE >>

Elebits

By Matt Yaggi :: April 16, 2007
Reviewers Note: This review is based on only part of the game. I did do a lot of research on the game, however, if you have played the game in its entirety and feel s... MORE >>

Leeland

By David and Aaron Smith :: April 14, 2007
Leeland's first album, Sound of Melodies, has received numerous accolades and was nominated for Grammy and Dove Awards—quite a feat for a new five-piece band fronted by... MORE >>

Relient K

By Randy Brandt :: April 12, 2007
Relient K has long been the court jester of Christian pop punk. When you see a song title like "The Only Thing Worse Than Beating A Dead Horse Is Betting On One," your mind ... MORE >>

Jeremy Riddle

By Randy Brandt :: April 8, 2007
Jeremy Riddle brings a refreshing sound to modern worship. His voice has a raspy intensity, and most of his lyrics aren't the bland "we worship you" cliches. Rather, he deal... MORE >>

Liquid

By David and Aaron Smith :: April 6, 2007
Liquid's Dove Award nominated debut, Tales from the Badlands, combines smooth Latin and jazz sounds with tight urban beats, rock and reggae to tell the story of the Badlands. The Badl... MORE >>

Final Fantasy XII

By Shaun Graves :: April 5, 2007
As a huge Final Fantasy fan I was a bit skeptical about Final Fantasy XII before playing it. I mean come on real time battles? This is Final Fantasy not Dynasty Warriors! But alas, be... MORE >>

U2 Sings Outside the Box

By David Smith :: April 4, 2007
I’ve been a big U2 fan for many years, yet only recently saw them in concert on their 2006 Vertigo Tour.  After an amazing near 2-hour set and its first curtai... MORE >>

Lost Planet - Extreme Condition

By Matt Yaggi :: April 1, 2007
Extreme Condition is a sci-fi third person action shooter that follows the story of a young man named Wayne who lives on an ice planet that is infested with giant in... MORE >>

The Brothers Martin

By Randy Brandt :: March 30, 2007
What do Joy Electric and Starflyer 59 have in common? The creative force behind both is a Martin--Ronnie in Joy Electric and Jason in Starflyer 59. As you might guess from the title ... MORE >>

Guitar Hero II

By Rich Herrera :: March 28, 2007
C'mon, admit it, you know you've done it. That certain song comes on the radio and the next thing you know; you're air guitar-ing like there's no tomorrow. Well, now with RedOctane's ... MORE >>

Final Fantasy VI Advance

By Jeremy Williamson :: March 26, 2007
A young girl, enslaved by a machine on her head, is forced to take a small amount of soldiers into a remote mining village in order to acquire an ancient frozen beast. A treasure hunt... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: March 24, 2007
The WOW series has been a smashing success, collecting radio favorites into sampler projects that appeal to a wide range of audiences. WOW Hymns primarily features classic hy... MORE >>

A Collision of Thematic Rock

By David Smith :: March 22, 2007
           When I was in college, I was a big Pink Floyd fan and its album The Wall, was one of my favorites... MORE >>

Elite Beat Agents

By Sam Gronseth :: March 21, 2007
Sometimes, the world just needs heroes.  When a film production goes awry, plans for a new car model get stolen, and a pirate needs to find treasure, who to call but… THE E... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: March 17, 2007
Glory Revealed: The Word of God in Worship might surprise you with its rootsy, acoustically-oriented Americana sound. Producer Mac Powell (Third Day) is joined by an impressi... MORE >>

Rayman Raving Rabbids

By James Trevillian :: March 15, 2007
Rayman Raving Rabbids is basically a collection of mini-games similar to games like Mario Party. Only difference is these games involve a rather sadistic group of bunnies known as rab... MORE >>

Grits

By David and Aaron Smith :: March 14, 2007
Redemption, Grits most recent CD, continues this hip-duo’s relentless charge on the musical senses.  Redemption mixes driving Southern urban beats with crunk, jazz a... MORE >>

GRITS

By David Smith :: March 13, 2007
GRITS – It Sticks to Your Ribs       Hip-hop, or rap to many people, is a wildly successful musical style in mainstream media.  ... MORE >>

Craig Crawford Players

By Al Menconi :: March 9, 2007
Since we have such an excellent review team, I seldom get to review albums anymore.  I told my team that I had to do this review because I love the album so much.  Before yo... MORE >>

Seventh Day Slumber

By Randy Brandt :: March 3, 2007
Finally Awake, the third project from ministry-oriented rockers Seventh Day Slumber continues their expected sound while showing the expected maturation as a band. Newest ban... MORE >>

Anberlin

By Randy Brandt :: February 24, 2007
Anberlin storms back with their third CD, continuing their catchy emo/alt rock sound augmenting poetic (deep, but sometimes obscure) lyrics, adding a little more power and polish deri... MORE >>

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

By Shaun Graves :: February 23, 2007
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is an excellent action-rpg from Konami. Fans of the series know exactly what to expect, basically more of the same gameplay that Castlevania: Symphony of... MORE >>

Gotee – A Look and a Label

By David Smith :: February 22, 2007
Gotee -- A Look and a Label.  San Diego’ Christian music scene is not great.  That’s not to say that we have not produced our ... MORE >>

Michael Olson

By Ginny McCabe :: February 22, 2007
Michael Olson's sophomore effort, Where Fear And Faith Collide on Rocketown Records delivers an up-beat, pop/rock influenced collection of ... MORE >>

Metroid Prime Pinball

By Sam Gronseth :: February 21, 2007
I am sure I was not the only one who felt like going on strike when I heard they were going to desecrate one of my favorite video game franchises.  I was all fo... MORE >>

Joanne Cash

By Randy Brandt :: February 20, 2007
Joanne Cash, the younger sister of the legendary Johnny Cash, releases her new Gospel CD today. It includes the last duets Johnny performed with her before his death, as well... MORE >>

Clubhouse Games

By Sam Gronseth :: February 18, 2007
I have always had a bias against games that try to take board games and card games and make a full-fledged video game out of them.  If I want to play a board ga... MORE >>

TobyMac

By Randy Brandt :: February 17, 2007
TobyMac's third original project, Portable Sounds, may be his best yet. Momentum and DiverseCity both went gold and featured multiple hits and movie/TV placements, but I... MORE >>

Mario Hoops: 3 on 3

By Sam Gronseth :: February 15, 2007
Let’s play basketball! Now that the storyline’s covered, let us get on to the gameplay.  A game consists of two roun... MORE >>

Baten Kaitos: Origins

By Jeremy Williamson :: February 13, 2007
"Baten Kaitos: Origins", much like its predecessor, "Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean", is an RPG (Role Playing Game). What makes these two games uni... MORE >>

I Don’t Like the Sound of That

By David Smith :: February 12, 2007
My boys are lucky, or at least I’d like to think they are. My musical tastes are similar to theirs. I’ll listen to about any style (except perhaps countr... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: February 12, 2007
Songs of Deliverance is a collection tied to Beth Moore's book, "Get Out of That Pit." While some of the songs have been recorded before, others such as Sara Groves... MORE >>

Passion

By Randy Brandt :: February 10, 2007
The Best of Passion {So Far} collects highlights from almost a decade (it's really been that long?) of Passion conference musical highlights. The movement began with then obs... MORE >>

Magnetica

By Sam Gronseth :: February 9, 2007
Yet another innovative puzzler on the DS. The way the game works is that there is a bunch of different colored marbles, which run on a track. You have a ma... MORE >>

Matt Redman

By Ginny McCabe :: February 8, 2007
Matt Redman's ninth solo effort, Beautiful News on Sixstepsrecords is a collection of anthems geared toward the church, which are penned to glorify God and edify, uplift and encourage... MORE >>

Sid Meier's Railroads

By Shaun Graves :: February 7, 2007
Every PC gamer should remember some of Sid Meier's earlier PC classics, Civilization and the immensely popular Railroad Tycoon. These games sparked the strategy and simulation market ... MORE >>

The Axys Adventures: Truth Seeker, Battle Against the Lies

By Matt Yaggi :: February 4, 2007
You play the game as a young hero named Axys who lives on Pacifico Island.  It is a peaceful place but someone has come and planted weeds on the island as well ... MORE >>

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

By Matt Yaggi :: February 1, 2007
*Game Reviewed by Matt Yaggi with Samuel Gronseth Link is a ran... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: January 27, 2007
X Worship 2007 brings together a diverse collection of rock songs that few people would classify as worship. In the sense that any creative edeavor by Christians can be construed as w... MORE >>

Jesus Freaks

By David Smith :: January 26, 2007
Last time, I told you a bit about my story. This column follows that story with dc Talk, the unlikely hip-hop, turned grunge, turned rock innovators that released in 1996 what many co... MORE >>

U2

By Randy Brandt :: January 21, 2007
A couple of years ago, U2 released a combo CD/DVD called How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. It's their only official release of new material since 2000, and it stands as a stro... MORE >>

WWE: Smackdown vs. Raw 2007

By Rich Herrera :: January 19, 2007
I’ve been a wrestling fan as far back as I can remember. I remember watching the classics - Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka flying off the top rope, Hu... MORE >>

Need For Speed: Carbon

By Rich Herrera :: January 18, 2007
Here again is yet another tuner car racing game. You’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all, right? Well, not quite. Electronic Arts has a knack of turni... MORE >>

Sara Groves

By Randy Brandt :: January 17, 2007
Sara Groves takes us into her world with this honest project. We get an enjoyable 39-minute concert, but what really sets this DVD apart is seeing Groves' emotion as she visits a mass... MORE >>

Deliverance: Moses in the Pharaoh’s Courts

By James Trevillian :: January 16, 2007
Ever wished you could have been there when Moses stood in front of the Pharaoh and told him to release God’s people? “Deliverance: Moses in the Pharaoh&#... MORE >>

ApologetiX

By Randy Brandt :: January 15, 2007
ApologetiX last released an all-new project three years ago--then again, can you say "all-new" for a parody band? Lyrically, at least, ... MORE >>

My Dad, Norm

By David Smith :: January 13, 2007
My teen years were in the mid-1980s and I grew up in a conservative Christian family. We attended church on Sunday mornings and evenings, Wednesday night, and any other time the doors were o... MORE >>

Eragon

By Nathan Swartz :: January 13, 2007
Eragon is based off the movie of the same name. You start off as the main character (Eragon) who is a simple farm boy who stumbles across an egg. It turns ... MORE >>

Superman Returns

By Nathan Swartz :: January 11, 2007
Superman Returns is a third person game based around the universe that is Metropolis. Superman has returned from a five-year absence to a city in need of his un... MORE >>

Justice League Heroes

By Rich Herrera :: January 9, 2007
A mysterious meteor crash-lands on earth. Does the meteor hold great power? It is meant for evil or good? Braniac, one of Superman’s most powerful enemies... MORE >>

Final Fantasy III

By Jeremy Williamson :: January 7, 2007
Final Fantasy III, the missing piece to the puzzle. The only Final Fantasy game, up to this point, that had never been released in North America. (Final Fantasy III ... MORE >>

Scurge: Hive

By Jeremy Williamson :: January 5, 2007
An alien virus has broken free from its containment in a remote lab, and you have been hired to investigate, and bring back any technology you find, a pretty standar... MORE >>

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

By Rich Herrera :: January 3, 2007
Doctor Doom has attacked a SHIELD Helicarrier and Nick Fury, Director of SHIELD or Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-enforcement Division, calls upo... MORE >>

Avalon

By Ginny McCabe :: December 28, 2006
Avalon delivers up a collection of timeless hymns with their latest Sparrow Records effort, Faith: A Hymns Collection.  There ar... MORE >>

Red Steel

By Sam Gronseth :: December 26, 2006
Scott shakes his head, resting against the wall as he catches his breath. He was either the luckiest guy in L.A. or the most unlucky. Lucky, because he is engaged to the most wonderfu... MORE >>

Sonic Advance & Pinball Party

By Jeremy Williamson :: December 24, 2006
For you parents who played video games when you were younger, you probably remember the original Sonic the Hedgehog on Sega Genesis. Sonic Advance is virtually identical. They have ad... MORE >>

Switchfoot

By Randy Brandt :: December 23, 2006
Switchfoot takes a more rocking approach than usual on their lastest effort, Oh Gravity! It's hard to believe this is the sixth Switchfoot project. Jon Foreman's contemplativ... MORE >>

Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerebus

By Rich Herrera :: December 21, 2006
Dirge of Cerberus is the oft rumored, long-awaited, highly anticipated, now finally released sequel to Final Fantasy VII. But Final Fantasy it is not. Instead of a t... MORE >>

Pivitplex

By Randy Brandt :: December 20, 2006
The King in a Rookery will surely be considered one of the top 2006 releases in Christian music. While musical skill can "make" a project, I believe vocals are what... MORE >>

Bully

By Matt Yaggi :: December 19, 2006
Rockstar Games, the company that brought us Grand Theft Auto has released another controversial title, this time about life in high school. The critics have been harsh, calling Bully ... MORE >>

Michael W. Smith

By Ginny McCabe :: December 18, 2006
Michael W. Smith's latest CD and 19th studio recording,Stand, is probably the most anointed and brilliant project of his career.Not that I don't love all of his oth... MORE >>

Wii Sports

By Sam Gronseth :: December 17, 2006
Wii Sports is basically an introduction to the Wii's innovative motion control scheme. It includes five sports-themed mini-games, all of which use the Wii Remote (and Nunchuck, in the... MORE >>

Excite Truck

By James Trevillian :: December 15, 2006
Have you ever seen someone really get into a racing game? As they control their vehicle on the screen, they start to lean into the turns and move their controller around like they cou... MORE >>

Phil Keaggy

By Randy Brandt :: December 13, 2006
See my GMA interview with Phil. Phil Keaggy's recorded career has s... MORE >>

World of Warcraft

By Mike Gardiner :: December 12, 2006
The Warcraft series began in 1994, setting the tone for any strategy game daring to follow, with the original story of a war between the races of the noble Humans, and the evil Orcish... MORE >>

Animal Crossing

By Sam Gronseth :: December 11, 2006
Ever heard of The Sims? If you're at all involved in the industry, you are aware of EA Games' popular franchise in which you create your character and control him/her as he/she goes t... MORE >>

Delirious?

By Randy Brandt :: December 9, 2006
Now is the Time works as a live CD to showcase Delirious? at this stage of their career, but a much fuller experience comes with viewing the DVD. Shot with a dozen cameras at... MORE >>

NHL 2K7

By Matt Yaggi :: December 8, 2006
It is that time of year and hockey is back. It has been a couple of years since our last hockey review and, I figured it was time to see what the next generation hockey looks lik... MORE >>

Enchanted Arms

By Nathan Swartz :: December 6, 2006
Enchanted Arms is a Role-Playing Game (RPG) based around a character named Atsuma. His world has lived in a 1,000 years of peace since a war called the Golem War. The Golems are creat... MORE >>

Amy Grant

By Ginny McCabe :: December 4, 2006
 In the midst of earning a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, among numerous other accolades, and as Amy Grant approaches her 30th an... MORE >>

New Super Mario Bros.

By Sam Gronseth :: December 3, 2006
Bowser kidnapped Princess Peach! Seriously, how overused is that statement? But, in this case, it's exactly what's called for. New Super Mario Bros. takes the series back to its roots... MORE >>

Todd Agnew and Friends

By Randy Brandt :: December 1, 2006
Todd Agnew anchors one of the more creative Christmas collections I've seen this season. Agnew attempted to visualize the first Christmas from the perspective of the original particip... MORE >>

Star Fox: Command

By Sam Gronseth :: November 30, 2006
It has been many years since the Star Fox team's defeat of Andross on Venom. For all the time since, Venom has been a quarantine planet. Unfortunately, the absence of life on Venom ha... MORE >>

Kameo

By Nathan Swartz :: November 29, 2006
Kameo is a third person perspective game based around an elf character named Kameo.  Her world has been tossed into chaos by Thorn, the Troll King.  Thorn has partnered with... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: November 28, 2006
If I had to describe Christmas Treasures in one word, it would be "peaceful." A gentle acoustic project, it features eight superb guitarists each performing at leas... MORE >>

Disciple

By Michael Brandt :: November 26, 2006
Scars Remain ratchets up the intensity as Disciple takes a harder approach on their second label release. This new intensity is seen not only in the music, but in the lyrics ... MORE >>

Annie Moses Band

By Randy Brandt :: November 24, 2006
As expected, Bethlehem: House of Bread by Annie Moses Band offers unparalleled strings and creative arrangements. More than half of the songs are originals by the Wolaver fam... MORE >>

Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

By Matt Yaggi :: November 24, 2006
The original Lego Star Wars came out n spring of 2005 that covered Episodes I-III.  This was a great family game for any one who is a fan of Legos and Star Wars.  Now a litt... MORE >>

Go Fish

By Randy Brandt :: November 18, 2006
Go Fish is known for children's music, but Snow, their new Christmas record will appeal to adults. It may be the most creative Christmas project of 2006. The bands disti... MORE >>

Matthew Ward

By Randy Brandt :: November 16, 2006
Matthew Ward and his sisters Annie Herring and Nelly Ward (Greisen) made up 2nd Chapter of Acts, a leading Christian group in the 70s that lasted for about two decades. Songs like their &quo... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: November 14, 2006
Joy to the World is billed as "The Ultimate Christmas Collection." That seems a bit optimistic, although the project has plenty of talent. Nothing says that a collection has... MORE >>

Jeremy Camp

By Randy Brandt :: November 11, 2006
Jeremy Camp's Beyond Measure displays his continued development as an artist, even after winning GMA Awards. The project is polished, with strong lyrics and good musical vari... MORE >>

Charlie Church Mouse Bible Adventures (Preschool & Early Elementary)

By Matt Yaggi :: November 8, 2006
If you are looking for a good educational game for your young child then I highly recommend Charlie Church Mouse Bible Adventures. Charlie Church Mouse will use Bible stories such as ... MORE >>

Third Day

By Randy Brandt :: November 6, 2006
The Christmas season is well underway, and as usual, I have numerous Christmas CDs to review. I'll be posting reviews throughout November, and sometime around December 1 I'll select my top c... MORE >>

newboys

By Randy Brandt :: November 4, 2006
Go will surely be considered one of the finest newsboys records of all time. The boys from Australia are always at their best when teaming with Steve Taylor, and it's obvious... MORE >>

Christian Founders

By Matt Yaggi :: November 3, 2006
Christian Founders is an educational computer game that teaches the player about the Christian Faith of our Founding Fathers. There are 24 lessons that can be played in 20 game levels... MORE >>

Glass Harp

By Randy Brandt :: November 1, 2006
Note: See my interviews with Phil Keaggy, Dan P... MORE >>

Robert Randolph & The Family Band

By Randy Brandt :: October 30, 2006
Robert Randolph & The Family Band has come a long way in a short time. Starting as a church worship band, they skyrocketed to mainstream recognition when Eric Clapton selected them to op... MORE >>

Scripture Solitaire

By Matt Yaggi :: October 29, 2006
The game is solitaire. Anyone who runs Windows on their computer is probably very familiar with the game. What makes Scripture Solitaire different is that instead of counting down num... MORE >>

The Trust Project

By Ginny McCabe :: October 27, 2006
The Trust Project’s five-song EP, Breaking the Silence, delivers a collection of songs that will appeal to diverse audiences... MORE >>

Game Wave

By Randy Brandt :: October 25, 2006
ZAPIt Games is a Canadian company that developed Game Wave, a family-oriented gaming console. What sets it apart from the Pla... MORE >>

Titan Quest

By Shaun Graves :: October 23, 2006
Anyone who remembers Diablo 1 or 2 should be instantly familiar with Titan Quest. At least in one respect, Titan Quest doesn't try to sell itself as some new way to play RPGs. But as ... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: October 21, 2006
oseven: The Year's Best Christian Rock Hits offers an enjoyable sampling of songs from recent albums by bands as diverse as the hard-rocking Kids in the Way ("Breaking T... MORE >>

Backyard Sports Baseball 2007

By Matt Yaggi :: October 20, 2006
Backyard Sports Baseball 2007 is a fun version of baseball designed for young gamers. What makes this baseball game unique from other baseball games is that the players are MLB pros, ... MORE >>

JJ Heller

By Ginny McCabe :: October 18, 2006
 JJ Heller offers up an acoustic folk/rock flavored effort on her third independent release, Only Love Remains. What sets this project apart is the strong songwriting and solid... MORE >>

Texas Hold 'em

By Matt Yaggi :: October 16, 2006
Note: The Xbox Live Arcade offers games to download to your hard drive if you are connected to Xbox Live. These games are reasonably priced and most of them are very family fri... MORE >>

Pillar

By Randy Brandt :: October 14, 2006
The Reckoning shows Pillar at their polished best. The record offers up appealing variety, often in the same song. Travis Wyrick and the band combined to produced the songs w... MORE >>

Fate

By James Trevillian :: October 12, 2006
Fate is a single-player role-playing game that is similar to several of the MMORPG's (Massively-Multiplayer Online Role Playing-Game) currently available, such as World o... MORE >>

Super Princess Peach

By Jeremy Williamson :: October 10, 2006
What's this? Mario has been kidnapped, and Princess Peach has to save him? What is the world coming to? Super Princess Peach is a platformer like Super Mario Bros., the only differenc... MORE >>

Ashley Cleveland

By Randy Brandt :: October 7, 2006
Note: Before The Daylight's Shot won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album. Read ... MORE >>

Larry Boy and the Bad Apple

By Matt Yaggi :: October 6, 2006
The world needs a hero and now you can be that hero! There have been a few Veggietales games to hit the PC, but Larry Boy and The Bad Apple is the first Veggietales game to hit a majo... MORE >>

Jars of Clay

By David and Aaron Smith :: October 4, 2006
Starting a review with a simple directive to “Go buy this CD” may seem a bit brash, but after listening to Jars of Clay’s most recent offering, those four words best... MORE >>

Skillet

By Michael Brandt :: October 2, 2006
Read an interview with John Cooper. Tomorrow, Skillet releases C... MORE >>

Kim Hill

By Ginny McCabe :: September 30, 2006
Kim Hill's latest effort, Broken Things, delivers a roots/rock collection of songs that talk about freedom, grace and forgiveness. As a Grammy nominated and Dove Award winni... MORE >>

Tetris DS

By Sam Gronseth :: September 29, 2006
Dude!  It’s Tetris!  Enough said.  Anyone who has been aware of the gaming industry for a while has played this classic game.  And anyone who has played it h... MORE >>

Hank Locklin

By Randy Brandt :: September 27, 2006
Grand Ole Opry legend Hank Locklin is still going strong at 88 years young. Although Mick and Keith look old enough, not even they can claim airplay in eight different decades. Locklin's 196... MORE >>

Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time

By Sam Gronseth :: September 26, 2006
“Mario!  The princess has been captured!” All gamers know that this line basically summarizes the entire Mario series (that and, “Sorry, Mario, bu... MORE >>

John Reuben

By David and Aaron Smith :: September 24, 2006
If you're looking for an album that affirms the hope we have because of God's grace, but challenges how we as individuals and as a country relate to the world around us, then this album is f... MORE >>

Sonic Riders

By James Trevillian :: September 22, 2006
“Sonic Riders” is a racing game featuring Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog. It came out to celebrate the Sonic franchise’s 15th anniversary. Sonic and his ... MORE >>

Redefining What is Acceptable

By Al Menconi :: September 20, 2006
Redefining What Is Acceptable (originally published in 1999) by Al Menconi Recently, I was asked to sign An Appeal to Hollywood (www.m... MORE >>

Searching For Spiritual Renewal In Our Nation

By Al Menconi :: September 20, 2006
Searching For Spiritual Renewal In Our Nation by Al Menconi (orginally published in 1999) Because of the public response to the rec... MORE >>

Falling Up

By Michael Brandt :: September 19, 2006
A week ago, just over a year after the release of Dawn Escapes, Falling Up released Exit Lights, featur... MORE >>

Nevertheless

By Randy Brandt :: September 17, 2006
Nevertheless offers up a catchy debut with Live Like We're Alive. The latest Flicker release features a fun indie pop rock sound without being trite. Frontman Josh Pearson's voice fit... MORE >>

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

By Sam Gronseth :: September 17, 2006
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow is the first installment of the classic Castlevania series to appear on the Nintendo DS, as well as one of the better games in the series. It is a direct s... MORE >>

KJ-52

By David and Aaron Smith :: September 13, 2006
KJ-52 returns with this introspective and autobiographical album that tells the story of KJ-52's life, including his birth into this world and his rebirth in Christ. The album is inte... MORE >>

Kim Dexter

By Ginny McCabe :: September 11, 2006
Kim Dexter’s debut solo effort, So This Is It, combines outstanding songwriting with her dynamic vocal ability on this 11-track album, which results in an energetic, reve... MORE >>

Passion

By Ginny McCabe :: September 7, 2006
Sixstepsrecords latest release and ninth Passion project, Passion: Everything Glorious, (releasing April 4th) features new music and was recorded live at the Passion 06 gathering,... MORE >>

Flatfoot 56

By Michael Brandt :: September 4, 2006
When someone thinks of punk rock, he or she probably doesn't think of bagpipes or mandolins, but that's what makes Flatfoot 56 special. On their Flicker debut album, Knuckles Up... MORE >>

Jonny Lang

By Randy Brandt :: September 2, 2006
I first heard of Jonny Lang when he burst onto the blues scene as a 15-year-old prodigy. With a second plantinum album before he was 20 and tours with artists like Aerosmith, the Roll... MORE >>

Cloning Clyde

By Matt Yaggi :: August 31, 2006
Note:  The Xbox Live Arcade offers games to download to your hard drive if you are connected to Xbox Live.  These games are reasonably priced and most of them are ver... MORE >>

Blazing Angels

By Matt Yaggi :: August 29, 2006
If you enjoy games that revolve around WWII, you enjoy movies like Pearl Harbor or you just enjoy a good flight battle game then you might want to check out Blazing Angels.  ... MORE >>

Ana Laura

By Ginny McCabe :: August 28, 2006
      Ana Laura’s self-titled Reunion Records debut speaks volumes about faith, grace and fear with a powerful eleven-song CD that will appeal to d... MORE >>

Michael Sweet

By Randy Brandt :: August 26, 2006
See my interview with Michael. Michael Sweet gained fame (and infa... MORE >>

Russ Lee

By Ginny McCabe :: August 25, 2006
Russ Lee’s latest effort, “Pictures on Mantles” is a collection of 12 tracks that mix a few of the best songs from his solo career with some of Newsong’s most-... MORE >>

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

By James Trevillian :: August 24, 2006
“The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures” is another installment in the extremely popular Legend of Zelda series published by Nintendo. In this game, the evil wind sor... MORE >>

Super Smash Bros. Melee

By Sam Gronseth :: August 22, 2006
The well-loved characters from Nintendo’s expansive library decide to fight.  That is basically it.  Like most Nintendo party games, Super Smash Bros. Melee lacks anyt... MORE >>

Metroid Prime: Hunters

By Sam Gronseth :: August 20, 2006
“The secret to ultimate power lies in the Alimbic Cluster.”  This is the telepathic message that has been received by many beings across our galaxy, tra... MORE >>

The Turning

By Ginny McCabe :: August 19, 2006
The Turning’s debut, Learning to Lose on Rocketown Records imprint, RKT Music delivers a modern rock blend of worship anthem... MORE >>

Odama

By James Trevillian :: August 18, 2006
“Odama” is a game that combines pinball and military strategy. You are a Japanese general in the year 1539. Your father was the emperor, but was overthrown by his most tru... MORE >>

Marble Blast Ultra

By Matt Yaggi :: August 16, 2006
Marble Blast Ultra is another game available on the Xbox 360 Live Arcade and in my opinion one of the most fun games available on the Live Arcade.  The object is simple, roll you... MORE >>

Medal of Honor: Frontline

By James Trevillian :: August 14, 2006
In “Meal of Honor: Frontline”, you play as Lt. Jimmy Patterson, an agent of the Office of Strategic Services. Military intelligence has found out about a secret jet plane ... MORE >>

Phil Keaggy

By Randy Brandt :: August 12, 2006
Roundabout uniquely captures Phil Keaggy at his live improvisational best. With one home studio exception, the 18-track CD is made up of soundcheck snippets ranging from just over a m... MORE >>

Kids In The Way

By Michael Brandt :: August 8, 2006
Today, Kids In The Way re-releases Apparitions of Melody, not with a "special edition", but with T... MORE >>

Studies show entertainment influence us

By Al Menconi :: August 7, 2006
Earlier this month two major research studies were published that shed light on the dramatic effects of today's entertainment on teenagers. The first was released by the... MORE >>

Sarah Kelly

By Randy Brandt :: August 5, 2006
Read my interview with Sarah.Sarah Kelly became an instant favorite of mine when I heard ... MORE >>

Cindy Morgan

By Ginny McCabe :: July 29, 2006
Postcards, the latest project from award-winning and veteran Contemporary Chris... MORE >>

Foolish Things

By Randy Brandt :: July 25, 2006
Foolish Things is one of those rare bands that persevered through many years as an indie band while maintaining the same lineup. Starting as youngsters eight or nine years ago, the five frie... MORE >>

Hyper Static Union

By Ginny McCabe :: July 17, 2006
Hyper Static Union’s debut Lifegiver is a 11-track collection of songs that cover the gamut both musically and lyrically, and will appeal to diverse listeners. ... MORE >>

Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix

By Matt Yaggi :: July 14, 2006
Game SummaryDance Dance Revolution Mario Mix takes the popular dance game DDR and gives a Mario spin to it. Just like in other DDR games the object of the game is to simp... MORE >>

Bankshot Billiards 2

By Matt Yaggi :: July 12, 2006
Note: The Xbox Live Arcade offers games to download to your hard drive if you are connected to Xbox Live. These games are reasonably priced and most of them are very family fri... MORE >>

Hexic

By Matt Yaggi :: July 10, 2006
Note: The Xbox Live Arcade offers games to download to your hard drive if you are connected to Xbox Live. These games are reasonably priced and most of them are very family fri... MORE >>

Amy Courts

By Randy Brandt :: July 8, 2006
I must confess that I've known Amy Courts since she was in elementary school, and even chipped in a few bucks toward her first "quality" guitar. The potential I believed in ... MORE >>

Uno

By Matt Yaggi :: July 8, 2006
Note: The Xbox Live Arcade offers games to download to your hard drive if you are connected to Xbox Live. These games are reasonably priced and most of them are very family fri... MORE >>

Jessie Daniels

By Ginny McCabe :: July 3, 2006
 Teenager Jessie Daniels' self-titled debut is packed with positive messages that will appeal to her peers.   
... MORE >>

Video Games Influence Us Part 1

By Al Menconi :: June 27, 2006
  Research Concludes Video Games Influence Us The National Institute on Media and the Family has been studying and reporting on the inf... MORE >>

Video Games Influence Us Part 2

By Al Menconi :: June 27, 2006
What is a parent to do? As research indicates, video games can and do influence us. Now the only question for the concerned parent is how to minimize the negative... MORE >>

David Crowder*Band

By Randy Brandt :: June 16, 2006
David Crowder*Band released A Collision in the fall of last year. Acclaimed by critics and fans alike, it led to the inevitable follow-up, B Co... MORE >>

Starfield

By Ginny McCabe :: June 10, 2006
Following Starfield's critically-acclaimed self-titled debut comes the band's sophomore effort,Beauty in the Broken, which offers listeners 11 original songs that are packed ... MORE >>

Day of Fire

By Randy Brandt :: June 2, 2006
The self-titled debut album from Day of Fire was a smashing success, earning them the Hard Rock GMA award... MORE >>

Should I Embrace Others' Religions?

By Al Menconi :: June 1, 2006
Comment from a reader Your article calling The DaVinci Code hogwash is dis... MORE >>

Red

By Randy Brandt :: May 27, 2006
Red's End of Silence has rightfully drawn comparisons to bands like Linkin Park, Blindside and Chevelle, but I'm immediately reminded of Thousand Foot Krutch augmented by more strings... MORE >>

Kingdom Hearts 2

By Matt Yaggi :: May 23, 2006
Kingdom Hearts 2 has you starting the game off playing as a new character to the story named Roxas. However, you will only play as Roxas for about the first 3 or 4 hours of the game w... MORE >>

Underoath

By Michael Brandt :: May 21, 2006
Underoath's fourth album (the first CD with lead screamer Spencer Chamberlain) has been the band's most successful. I haven't heard their earlier stuff, so I can't exactly compare it ... MORE >>

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

By James Trevillian :: May 18, 2006
In The Battle for Middle Earth II, you have the opportunity to further explore the world of Middle-Earth. This game goes beyond the movie trilogy and focuses on the battles tha... MORE >>

Downhere

By Randy Brandt :: May 14, 2006
Downhere has been under the radar for some time, cutting back on touring over the three years since their last record, So Much For ... MORE >>

The Da Vinci Code: A Quest For Answers

By Josh McDowell :: May 12, 2006
Get a free copy for any donation!Literally millions of people are hearing about Jesus. But strange as this may sound, this may not be... MORE >>

Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie

By Nathan Swartz :: May 11, 2006
The point of this game is very similar to the movie. You must explore Skull Island as Jack Driscoll. You can also play as the massive Kong. Each character has its own unique abilities... MORE >>

Star Fox Adventures

By Jeremy Williamson :: May 8, 2006
There is trouble in the Lylat system. General scales has taken the spirit stones from Krazoa Palace, and Dinosaur planet is destroying itself. It is up to Fox McCloud to save the plan... MORE >>

Lara Croft Tomb Raider Legend

By Matt Yaggi :: May 8, 2006
After the awful last Tomb Raider game (The Angel of Darkness), Eidos hired a new game developer, Crystal Dynamics, to take over the Tomb Raider franchise and the result is Lara Croft ... MORE >>

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

By Nathan Swartz :: May 8, 2006
This game is along the lines of the fast and furious movement of street racing that has resurged in recent years. The characters are so life like that you feel like you are watching a... MORE >>

Phil Wickham

By Randy Brandt :: May 7, 2006
One of my favorite albums of the mid-70s was Illustrations by Parable. Frontman Chuck Butler had a toddler son named Chad at that time; he grew up to be the drummer of Switchfoot. Two... MORE >>

Stryper

By Randy Brandt :: May 4, 2006
Stryper is back with their first full-length studio album in well over a decade. They still sound like Stryper thanks to Michael Sweet's vocals and guitar playing, Robert Sweet's drumming an... MORE >>

Hawk Nelson

By Randy Brandt :: April 29, 2006
See my interview with Hawk Nelson. Hawk Nelson's debut was a hit, selling ove... MORE >>

Red Umbrella

By Randy Brandt :: April 23, 2006
See the Red Umbrella interview by Erika Brandt. Hooks, melodies and Brit-pop rock flav... MORE >>

Various

By Ginny McCabe :: April 16, 2006
           Sixstepsrecords latest release and ninth Passion project, Passion: Everything Glorious, (releasing April 4th) ... MORE >>

Fight Night 3

By Rich Herrera :: April 14, 2006
Fight Night: Round 3 is the 3rd boxing game from EA Sports since they changed the name from Knockout Kings to Fight Night. The sport of Boxing has always been called the “sweet ... MORE >>

Full Auto

By Matt Yaggi :: April 13, 2006
Do you like racing games? Do you like to blow stuff up? If the answer is yes and yes, then you might want to check out Full Auto. Simply put, Full Auto is a racing game with weapons a... MORE >>

Ape Escape 3

By Shaun Graves :: April 13, 2006
Three types of people will like this game; Monkey fans, people who like anything weird from Japan and fans of platforming games. Having never played Ape Escape 1 or 2, I can certainly... MORE >>

Call of Duty 2

By Matt Yaggi :: April 11, 2006
Reviewer's Note: Call of Duty 2 for the Xbox 360 and PC is not the same game as Call of Duty 2 Big Red One that is... MORE >>

Various

By Michael Brandt :: April 9, 2006
I picked up this compilation disc at a recent show on the Tooth & Nail Tour. It has songs from 19 different bands, ranging from big bands like Thousand Foot Krutch to up-and-comin... MORE >>

Kya Dark Lineage

By Jeremy Williamson :: April 8, 2006
Kya is a teenage girl, who’s biological father abandoned her. One night after falling asleep at her desk, a strange wind wakes her up, and after investigating; she finds that he... MORE >>

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

By Shaun Graves :: April 8, 2006
Ever since Steven Spielberg unleashed the original Medal of Honor on the PSX, there has been a plethora of World War 2 shooters. No other historical setting has been used more in vide... MORE >>

MercyMe

By Randy Brandt :: April 5, 2006
In just one listen, Coming Up to Breathe became my favorite MercyMe album. With lyrical and musical variety, passionate vocals and plenty of guitars, this project will win ov... MORE >>

Meteos

By Paul Bury :: March 24, 2006
Meteos has to be the most unique puzzle game that has come across my desk in a very long time. Blocks are raining down (one at a time) onto the screen. The stylus is used to move bloc... MORE >>

From Russia With Love

By James Trevillian :: March 24, 2006
The latest in the James Bond series of games allows you the opportunity to enter the 1960's world of the original James Bond played by Sean Connery. The game is essentially a video ga... MORE >>

Animal Crossing Wild World

By Paul Bury :: March 24, 2006
Animal Crossing Wild World was one of the most anticipated games to come out at the end of 2005 on the Nintendo DS. I have been playing it daily since its release. The player is in th... MORE >>

Arena Football

By Rich Herrera :: March 24, 2006
You think you know a game. Professional football has been around for 40-plus years, and it always has been 11 guys fighting for field position on a 100 yard piece of real estate. Some... MORE >>

Mega Man Anniversary Collection

By Jeremy Williamson :: March 24, 2006
Mega Man is a robot with a conscience, who fights for justice, and the protection of the innocent. He is also always willing to lend a hand. The Mega Man Anniversary Collection is a c... MORE >>

The Matrix: Path of Neo

By Mike Gardiner :: March 22, 2006
The Path of Neo is based on the full Matrix trilogy. In the game, you follow Neo, the main character of the films, as he discovers his “true self” and the fact that he is ... MORE >>

Kutless

By Randy Brandt :: March 21, 2006
Kutless established themselves as one of the top rock bands in Christian music with the release of Sea of Faces two years ago. They followed that ... MORE >>

Urban Reign

By Rich Herrera :: March 19, 2006
Urban Reign takes place in the fictional city of Green Harbor. The city is so riddled with violence and crime that the mayor of the city has sealed in the downtown area with huge fenc... MORE >>

Jennifer Knapp

By Randy Brandt :: March 14, 2006
I was watching a music video show one day in 1998 when I saw an incredible female rocker doing a gritty song called Undo Me. When the video ended and I saw the artist was Jennifer Kna... MORE >>

needtobreathe

By Randy Brandt :: March 10, 2006
It's not often that a band makes a joint label debut with both mainstream and Christian labels, but needtobreathe is doing just that. It's even rarer that a band features brothers named afte... MORE >>

House of Heroes

By Randy Brandt :: March 6, 2006
House of Heroes delivered one of the best albums of 2005. In a world of cloned sound, they managed to put a creative and personal stamp on their self-titled label debut. With a Brit pop/rock... MORE >>

Baten Kaitos

By Jeremy Williamson :: March 3, 2006
Baten Kaitos is a very unique game, with a unique playing experience. To start off, the characters talk to you the player, well….sort of. The story of Baten Kaitos is a mystery,... MORE >>

Eleventyseven

By Michael Brandt :: February 22, 2006
When I think of Flicker Records, I usually think of hard rock bands, such as Pillar, ... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: February 20, 2006
Absolute Modern Worship for Kids 2 features children singing several well-known songs from the past half decade. Major artists such as David Crowder Band (No One Like You), Del... MORE >>

Rebecca St. James

By Ginny McCabe :: February 17, 2006
If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something, the latest effort from Rebecca St. James finds the songstress branching out - both with her depth lyrically and with a more edgier, rock sou... MORE >>

Sanctus Real

By Randy Brandt :: February 11, 2006
Sanctus Real has been a popular high-energy rock band since they hit the national scene a few years ago with Say It Loud. Their prominent guitars, courte... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: February 9, 2006
Absolute Modern Worship 2 offers two CDs filled with 25 worship songs, ranging from the well-known to some I'd never heard before. Many of the tracks are simply lifted from e... MORE >>

Building429

By Randy Brandt :: February 4, 2006
See my interview with Building 429.Building 429's sophomore effort, Rise, features plen... MORE >>

SSX On Tour

By Matt Yaggi :: February 3, 2006
SSX On Tour is the 4th SSX game and I have to admit I thought that SSX 3 would be hard to beat, but SSX On Tour makes several improvements to an already great snowboarding series. Fir... MORE >>

Ginny Owens

By Ginny McCabe :: January 28, 2006
Ginny Owens fourth Rocketown Records release, Long Way Home, is a 10-track project that showcases her insightful songwriting combined with a contemporary, pop-based musical delivery t... MORE >>

Relient K

By Michael Brandt :: January 25, 2006
Relient K's Apathetic EP is far from a pathetic one, with four new good songs and three new acoustic recordings of older songs. The re-recordings are of Relient K's biggest h... MORE >>

Light Rangers: Mending the Maniac Madness

By Matt Yaggi :: January 24, 2006
Light Rangers tells the story of 3 kids, Amos, AJ and Angel, who live in Angeltown and fight crime against villains who cause children to break Biblical values. The game is divided in... MORE >>

The Bible Game GBA

By Paul Bury :: January 23, 2006
The BIBLE Game on the Gameboy Advance (GBA) is a drastically different game from the one of the same name on the Playstation 2 and Xbox. The GBA version of The BIBLE Game starts out w... MORE >>

Sword of Mana

By Jeremy Williamson :: January 22, 2006
Sword of Mana is a remake of a classic game boy game called, Final Fantasy Adventure, or perhaps a better word would be rethinking of the classic game boy game. Sword of Mana takes th... MORE >>

Derek Webb

By Randy Brandt :: January 21, 2006
Derek Webb's 2004 INO Records release, I See Things Upside Down was an edgy indictment of complacent Christianity--his new record Mockingbird cont... MORE >>

Final Fantasy IV Advance

By Jeremy Williamson :: January 19, 2006
Cecil, the commander of the Baron Air force, is ordered to steal the water crystal from the Mysidian people. While following orders, he is forced to kill many innocent people. This st... MORE >>

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects

By Mike Gardiner :: January 17, 2006
Marvel Nemesis has the basic plot of an alien scientist who wants to destroy the earth by taking humans and trying to make the ultimate killing machine out of them. He tries 7 times, ... MORE >>

The Katinas

By Ginny McCabe :: January 14, 2006
Eight-time Dove award nominees, The Katinas, deliver a collection of covers that are some of the best-loved Christian classics with the group's latest effort, Timeless. ... MORE >>

Mario Kart DS

By Paul Bury :: January 9, 2006
What makes Mario Kart DS different from the other Mario Kart games other reviewers have reviewed? Online play. That is right; through their wifi setup, players are now able to test th... MORE >>

Flyleaf

By Randy Brandt :: January 7, 2006
The self-titled debut by Flyleaf is short, but not exactly sweet. When Lacey Mosley screams "I'm so sick," she's not attempting to convey sugar and spice, but the gritty realities of life. U... MORE >>

Kent Bottenfield

By Randy Brandt :: January 4, 2006
Kent Bottenfield made a name for himself in major league baseball, pitching for several teams including my hometown Colorado Rockies. He was an All-Star in 1999 before retiring in 2001, and ... MORE >>

Advanced Wars Dual Strike

By Paul Bury :: January 2, 2006
Advance Wars Dual Strike is the first Advance Wars for the Nintendo DS (the Gameboy Advance had two Advance Wars games). This is a strategy, war simulator done in a cartoon like manne... MORE >>

Vicki Yohe

By Ginny McCabe :: January 1, 2006
Vicki Yohe's latest release, He's Been Faithful, is geared toward both Contemporary and Gospel audiences as it delivers a collection of 11 inspiring songs. Produced by Sanchez Harley ... MORE >>

Superman: The Shadow of Apokalips

By Mike Gardiner :: December 28, 2005
Based on the animated television series, The Shadow of Apokalips takes you through an engaging storyline that involves the collaboration of two of Superman’s arch enemies: Lex L... MORE >>

Delirious?

By Randy Brandt :: December 26, 2005
The Mission Bell tolls today, a little late for Christmas, but a good head start on the new year. Modern worship is dominated by bands from outside of the USA, with the UK's Delirious... MORE >>

subseven

By Michael Brandt :: December 24, 2005
subseven's music is hard to categorize. Flicker Records' site describes it the best: "It's not emo, not punk, not hardcore..... MORE >>

Sky Bubbles

By Matt Yaggi :: December 23, 2005
The story in Sky Bubbles has to do with an evil wizard who has entrapped people’s souls in the land of Tir-O-Ding and you are the only wizard that has the strength to defeat him... MORE >>

Shadow of the Colossus

By Matt Yaggi :: December 23, 2005
Shadow of the Colossus opens with a young man on horseback carrying a dead girl into a temple. It is believed that there is a power in the temple that can bring the dead girl back to ... MORE >>

Radiata Stories

By Shaun Graves :: December 22, 2005
Radiata Stories is one of those rare gems of a game that come in under the radar. With hardly any publicity except for ads in video game magazines, it's a wonder that anyone knows abo... MORE >>

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

By Mike Gardiner :: December 21, 2005
The Third Age is based on the blockbuster movie trilogy, ‘The Lord of the Rings.’ In the game, you are always one step behind the fellowship of the ring as they progress t... MORE >>

Nintendogs

By Paul Bury :: December 20, 2005
Nintendogs has not only taken Japan by storm, it has also taken America as well.  In this game you pick a puppy from a choice of five different breeds (there a... MORE >>

Worms 3D

By James Trevillian :: December 17, 2005
The “Worms” game franchise was originally started in 1995 with a very simple but successful version of what has developed into Worms 3D. Worms 3D is a turn-based strategy ... MORE >>

Burnout Revenge

By Nathan Swartz :: December 14, 2005
Burnout Revenge is all out who can crash their car and other cars the best.  The story line is that the gamer controls various cars through multi-level tracks smashing things as ... MORE >>

Jonah33

By Randy Brandt :: December 11, 2005
It's been a long couple of years, but Jonah33 is finally back with their sophomore release, The Strangest Day, originally targeted for a May 2005 release. Frontman Vince Lichlyter sti... MORE >>

Musashi: Samurai Legend

By Shaun Graves :: December 10, 2005
Musashi, the Hero from Brave Fencer Musashi, returns once again in a brand new adventure.  Now older, Musashi is summoned by the Mystics to help them stop a horrible destructive ... MORE >>

Scott Wesley Brown

By Ginny McCabe :: December 9, 2005
Scott Wesley Brown's latest effort The Old Hymns Made New is an outstanding collection of hymns covered by one of Contemporary Christian music's finest voices. Ev... MORE >>

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

By John Wade IV :: December 8, 2005
I, John Wade, do hereby testify under oath that I am an absolute sucker when it comes to legal drama. Be it John Grisham's latest novel or a new episode of Law & Order, I go absol... MORE >>

Petra

By Brendt Waters :: December 7, 2005
There are those who would say that 1990'sBeyond Belief was Petra's last great album. (I've liked the band the whole time, but hopefully I won't be the only one reading this.) A... MORE >>

Batman Begins

By Mike Gardiner :: December 6, 2005
Based on the movie, the game (complete with clips from the film) follows Bruce Wayne as he journeys to Asia to discover what he needs to do for his Gotham City. Wayne discovers throug... MORE >>

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth

By Mike Gardiner :: December 5, 2005
This game is based off of the blockbuster movie trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. It encompasses all three of the films into one game, focusing on the major battles of the films, as wel... MORE >>

Gretzky NHL 2005

By Mike Gardiner :: December 4, 2005
Gretzky NHL 2005 is 989 Sports’ first hockey game since they ended their previous franchise with NHL Face-off 2003. As one can plainly see from the title, the game is very Wayne... MORE >>

Sandi Patty

By Ginny McCabe :: December 3, 2005
Sandi Patty's latest Christmas effort, Yuletide Joy, is a collection of 13 holiday gems, that prove to be some of the best-loved Christmas classics. The project's... MORE >>

Tales of Symphonia

By Paul Bury :: December 2, 2005
Tales of Symphonia is one of the few role-playing games (RPG's) on the Nintendo Gamecube.  The Tales series has been around for a while.  Like most role playing games Tales ... MORE >>

SNK vs. Capcom

By Shaun Graves :: December 1, 2005
SNK Vs. Capcom: Chaos is a decent fighting game for the Xbox, but pales in comparison to the very well done Capcom Vs SNK 1 and 2.  The graphics are still dated in classic SNK st... MORE >>

BIbleman: A Fight for Faith

By Paul Bury :: December 1, 2005
The Bibleman DVD series has been hugely successful in the Christian sci-fi superhero market. Bibleman, Cypher, and Biblegirl all stand up for the Word of God. They deflect the attacks... MORE >>

Truthfinders

By Matt Yaggi :: December 1, 2005
Simply put, Truthfinders is a Bible Trivia game.  A question will come on the screen and you answer it by multiple choice.  There is at least one question from every chapter... MORE >>

MLB 2005

By Mike Gardiner :: December 1, 2005
MLB 2005 continues the best-selling baseball series that 989 Sports began in the early stages of the first Playstation. With the quality of gameplay, graphics, and sound increasing wi... MORE >>

Yoshi Touch & Go

By Paul Bury :: December 1, 2005
Yoshi Touch & Go started out as a technical demo for the Nintendo DS.  It was so well received that Nintendo decided to flesh it out some and to make it a ... MORE >>

Archer Maclean’s Mercury

By Matt Yaggi :: December 1, 2005
Archer Maclean’s Mercury is a lot like the old board game Labyrinth, the game where you had to try and navigate a little ball through a maze without falling into any of the hole... MORE >>

Mario Party 6

By Jeremy Williamson :: December 1, 2005
Mario Party 6, like its many predecessors, is a board game style game where you collect stars that are randomly placed on the board. The number of turns to be taken is set at the begi... MORE >>

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

By Jeremy Williamson :: December 1, 2005
Sora, Donald, and Goofy are back in “Kingdom Hearts ~ Chain of Memories”. KH-COM takes place between “Kingdom Hearts”(KH1), and “Kingdom Hearts 2” ... MORE >>

The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction

By Rich Herrera :: December 1, 2005
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction is not a sequel to the Hulk game that was based on the 2003 Universal Pictures release.  These are two very different games.  With ... MORE >>

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

By Jeremy Williamson :: December 1, 2005
A new kid, who is trying to fit in., a boy who’s Mother has died and is ashamed of his father, a young girl who is made fun of by her peers because her hair is gray, and another... MORE >>

Darlene Zschech

By Ginny McCabe :: December 1, 2005
As a follow-up to Darlene Zschech's first solo effort in 2003, Kiss of Heaven, the world-renowned worship leader delivers her latest solo release Change Your World on IN... MORE >>

Ultimate Spiderman

By Mike Gardiner :: November 30, 2005
Ultimate Spider-Man is based on the comic series of the same name. With cool comic-like graphics and movie sequences, a free-roaming engine much like Spider-Man 2, and characters such... MORE >>

Jeremy Camp

By Randy Brandt :: November 29, 2005
Jeremy Camp has reached #1 on the Christian charts with eight songs already, so his new Live>>Unplugged>>Nashville, TN CD/DVD features plenty of familiar material... MORE >>

Tree63

By Randy Brandt :: November 28, 2005
When you think of Tree63, you automatically think of their praise anthem, King; naturally, their Worship Volume One: I Stand For You includes a live version of King, alo... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: November 27, 2005
Happy Christmas Vol. 4 offers a wide-ranging collection of new and old Christmas tunes, from the traditional sounds of Copeland's Do You Hear What I Hear and Spoken's ... MORE >>

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

By Rich Herrera :: November 26, 2005
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse picks up about a month after the events of X-Men Legends.  The X-men just saved the world from Magneto’s haven, Asteroid ... MORE >>

Third Day

By Randy Brandt :: November 25, 2005
Third Day's Wherever You Are targets the hurting, giving comfort with a sound geared towards adult pop/contemporary, as expected when Brown Bannister (Amy Grant) produces. Mac ... MORE >>

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

By Mike Gardiner :: November 24, 2005
The first installment in the Chronicles of Narnia film series is The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, which this game is based on. Traveller’s Tales, the publishers of Lego Sta... MORE >>

David Phelps

By Ginny McCabe :: November 23, 2005
David Phelps, of Gaither Vocal Band fame, third solo effort, Life Is A Church, delivers a collection of 11 inspiring songs that remind listeners that God is not only at work in... MORE >>

Mario Superstar Baseball

By Matt Yaggi :: November 22, 2005
Mario and his friends are at it again and this time they are playing baseball.  Play an exhibition game or take control of one of five teams in challenge mode led by Mario, Princ... MORE >>

Various

By Michael Brandt :: November 21, 2005
Whether you're into screamo, hip hop, pop-punk, or just straight rock, X 2005 has something you'll enjoy. Open Wounds was on the re-release of Collide, so Skillet fans that only have ... MORE >>

Bible Game, The

By Matt Yaggi :: November 20, 2005
Like its name suggests, The Bible Game is a game based on the Bible. The premise is actually quite good.  Four contestants (If less than 4 people are playing the computer will pl... MORE >>

Staple

By Michael Brandt :: November 14, 2005
Militant themed Of Truth and Reconciliation is a great follow-up to Staple's first... MORE >>

The Fray

By Randy Brandt :: November 13, 2005
The Fray is a Denver-area band, so I've known of them for some time. In fact, the members went to Faith Christian Academy, the school where my children attend and my wife teaches. How... MORE >>

Robbie Seay Band

By Ginny McCabe :: November 12, 2005
The Houston-based rock outfit Robbie Seay Band delivers up a solid collection of 11 original tracks on Better Days, which take listeners on a journey of sorts.Music... MORE >>

Mark Schultz

By Ginny McCabe :: November 5, 2005
Mark Schultz's fourth and latest project,Mark Schultz Live - A Night of Stories and Songs, encompasses some of his best-loved songs with two new ones, all performed in a live c... MORE >>

Brother's Keeper

By Ginny McCabe :: October 30, 2005
After a three-year hiatus, Brother's Keeper is back with the release of Beyond Beautiful, a ten-song project that showcases the trio's signature abilities to deliver pop-based ... MORE >>

Randy Travis

By Randy Brandt :: October 24, 2005
Country star Randy Travis serves up over an hour of wonderful acoustic songs on Glory Train. His distinctive voice is in fine form, singing everything from down home versions o... MORE >>

Aaron Shust

By Brendt Waters :: October 22, 2005
It takes guts for a songwriter to start his first album with a short track in which he admits, "I can't think of anything worth saying". But that's exactly what Aaron Shust ... MORE >>

Falling Up

By Michael Brandt :: October 20, 2005
Falling Up returns after their successful debut album, Crashings, with a strong sophomore effort. Like the first ablum, this CD offers plenty of variety. Some songs have more e... MORE >>

Chris Rice

By Ginny McCabe :: October 14, 2005
Chris Rice, a Rocketown Records artist since 1997 (he was the first artist the label signed), is shifting gears with his latest release,Amusing and now making his new label hom... MORE >>

MercyMe

By Randy Brandt :: October 11, 2005
After seven straight days of new Christmas CD reviews, the verdict is in--MercyMe'sThe Christmas Sessions gets the big prize. There was plenty of quality this year, but someone... MORE >>

Point of Grace

By Randy Brandt :: October 10, 2005
Point of Grace brings their usual outstanding harmonies and lush orchestral arrangments toWinter Wonderland. The project offers one original track, Let There Be Light, f... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: October 9, 2005
WOW Christmas for 2006 gives you 30 songs and nearly two hours of Christmas music from many of the same artists as the... MORE >>

Bryan Duncan and the Nehosoul Band

By Randy Brandt :: October 8, 2005
Bryan Duncan & The NehoSoul Band follow up their quality Music City Live project with a... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: October 7, 2005
Unlike most Christmas albums of the season, there are no well-known artists on Absolute Favorite Christmas For Kids. Rather, it's a collection of new songs with a few classics ... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: October 6, 2005
The popular City on a Hill series was produced by the guys from The Choir. Although they recently released ... MORE >>

Steven Curtis Chapman

By Randy Brandt :: October 5, 2005
I couldn't start reviewing Christmas CDs until the hockey season started, but with the National Hockey League finally back tonight, I can turn to wintery endeavors like Christmas albu... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: October 4, 2005
The X Series of Christian compilations now has a Worship division. The X Worship 2006 CD has a strong blend of big name rockers like Switchfoot, Thousand Foot Krutch, Kutless, ... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: October 3, 2005
The WOW Hits series continues to remain popular. As always, the 2006 edition offers plenty of variety, with well over two hours of music. There are quite a female artists or female-fr... MORE >>

Sara Groves

By Ginny McCabe :: October 2, 2005
Sara Groves' latest effort,Add to the Beauty, on INO Records continues to boast this prolific writer's talents in telling warm, heartfelt stories in a poetic and thoughtful manner.... MORE >>

Hawk Nelson

By Randy Brandt :: October 1, 2005
I've had the pleasure of getting to know Hawk Nelson over the past year and half. They're a bunch of hard-touring guys who love playing music and being positive role models for kids (... MORE >>

David Crowder*Band

By Randy Brandt :: September 27, 2005
Amazingly enough, it's been less than four years since the David Crowder Band's debut,Can You Hear Us? took the Christian music world by storm. I described ... MORE >>

BarlowGirl

By Randy Brandt :: September 26, 2005
Since reviewing the self-titled BarlowGirl debut release, I've had the opportunity ... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: September 25, 2005
Since Music Inspired By: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is just a little awkard, I'll refer to this compilation CD as Narnia. Eleven pop... MORE >>

Andy Hunter

By Ginny McCabe :: September 24, 2005
Andy Hunter's latest project, Life, is a six-song dance/techno EP that continues to bring listeners into the presence of God with a quality collection of upbeat, high-energy so... MORE >>

Lizza Connor

By Randy Brandt :: September 23, 2005
Lizza Connor's Runaway establishes her as a strong singer/songwriter reminiscent of Nanci Griffith and Emmylou Harris. She serves up her acoustic folk-flavored music with a das... MORE >>

Casting Crowns

By Ginny McCabe :: September 21, 2005
As a follow-up to Casting Crowns' overwhelmingly successful debut, their sophomore effort,Lifesong, had some pretty big shoes and expectations to fill.The good news... MORE >>

Various

By Brendt Waters :: September 19, 2005
As with any tribute album, there were three ways to record this. The artists could have stayed so close to the original recordings, that one would think they were trying to channel Sm... MORE >>

Staple

By Michael Brandt :: September 18, 2005
I first heard Staple when I saw their music video for Dictatorship vs. Democracy (DVD) on the Flicker Rocks Harder DVD. The song addresses the que... MORE >>

Spoken

By Randy Brandt :: September 17, 2005
Spoken's music can be described as emo/screamo, but they offer plenty of rock variety. I reviewed A Moment of Imperfect Clarity almost tw... MORE >>

Switchfoot

By Randy Brandt :: September 13, 2005
Switchfoot rodeThe Beautiful Letdown wave to mainstream success over the past few y... MORE >>

Danny Oertli

By Randy Brandt :: September 6, 2005
I recently reviewed Danny Oertli's biography,Mommy Paints The Sky. You could consider Everything in ... MORE >>

The Wedding

By Randy Brandt :: September 5, 2005
Move aside, Adam Sandler. Kevin Kiehn is The Wedding singer in real life, and his youthful band rocks hard with high-energy punk-flavored indie rock. No, they don't play a lot of wedd... MORE >>

Pat Boone

By Randy Brandt :: September 4, 2005
Pat Boone'sGlory Train was recorded in 1977 when he was with Motown Records. The label considered the album "too gospel," as Boone had covered songs by leading Christ... MORE >>

Bart Millard

By Randy Brandt :: September 3, 2005
Worship music has been all the rage for a few years, with seemingly every Christian artist at least covering a standard or two if not putting out a complete worship album. The trend h... MORE >>

Building 429

By Randy Brandt :: August 30, 2005
Read my interview with Building 429. I reviewed the original release of ... MORE >>

Audio Adrenaline

By Randy Brandt :: August 29, 2005
I've enjoyed Audio Adrenaline ever since they moved away from hip-hop with the release ofbloOm back in 1996. The next project, Some Kind of Zombie, set a standard that I... MORE >>

Monday Morning

By Randy Brandt :: August 27, 2005
Former Guardian bassist David Bach made Monday Morning the first act he signed to the new Selectric label started by the legendary Elephante brothers. Ironically, he had previously si... MORE >>

Glenn Kaiser Band

By Randy Brandt :: August 24, 2005
See my GKB concert photos. Glenn Kaiser is the granddaddy of Christian hard rock. Starting in the 70s, hi... MORE >>

Bethany Dillon

By Randy Brandt :: August 16, 2005
Bethany Dillon may still be young, but she's established herself as a mature artist. The 16-year-old even got the songHero from today's sophomore release, Imagination, i... MORE >>

The Choir

By Randy Brandt :: August 13, 2005
The Choir'sDiamonds and Rain was one of my first CDs back in 1986, and was one of the few CDs that my wife and I could enjoy together. I was more into hair metal bands like Bar... MORE >>

Todd Agnew

By Randy Brandt :: August 6, 2005
Read my 2004 interview with Todd Agnew. Todd Agnew's sophomore effort, Reflections of So... MORE >>

USMA Cadet Glee Club

By Randy Brandt :: August 4, 2005
The United States Military Academy Cadet Glee Club at West Point recently recorded a DVD and CD calledStand Ye Steady: Songs of Courage and Inspiration. Recorded in their centu... MORE >>

Thousand Foot Krutch

By Randy Brandt :: August 2, 2005
Thousand Foot Krutch threw up a rawkfist with the release of Phenomenon. Their music penetrated the mainstream market as Rawkfist blared ou... MORE >>

Casting Pearls

By Randy Brandt :: July 30, 2005
Casting Pearls is fronted by Bryan Olesen, the newsboys guitarist. It's no surprise, then, that their self-titled album features plenty of crunchy guitars. It's also no surprise that ... MORE >>

Super Mario 64 DS

By Paul Bury :: July 29, 2005
Super Mario 64 DS is a remake of the Nintendo 64 version of Super Mario 64. The game immediately starts out different. Instead of playing with Mario, you play with Yoshi (a cutesy din... MORE >>

Fantastic 4

By Rich Herrera :: July 29, 2005
Fantastic Four is the story of five astronauts sent to space to do experiments on how exposure to a cosmic radiation cloud can affect human DNA. Reed Richards is the scientific... MORE >>

Lumines

By Matt Yaggi :: July 29, 2005
Lumines is a puzzle game very similar to Tetris, yet unique enough to be in a category of its own. The concept is very simple, but a little tricky to explain without a picture. If you... MORE >>

MegaMan X8

By Shaun Graves :: July 29, 2005
MegaMan X, or just X, is back again on his 8th adventure in the X series. Once again he is teamed up with his trusted friend Zero, and the newest addition to the cast that was introdu... MORE >>

Metroid Prime 2 Echoes

By Shaun Graves :: July 29, 2005
Samus, the Galaxy's greatest bounty hunter, has an all-new mission, to save the planet Aether from being covered in darkness. Setting out the find a group of crashed Galactic Federati... MORE >>

Spider-Man 2

By Rich Herrera :: July 29, 2005
Spider-Man 2 is the continuing saga of our favorite neighborhood webhead and his fight against evil. For those that don't know, Peter Parker received his powers when a radioactive spi... MORE >>

TIger Woods PGA Tour

By Matt Yaggi :: July 29, 2005
Tiger Woods PGA Tour is a very fun golf game that works really well for the Playstation Portable. For fans of the series this game should not disappoint. There are 12 courses to play ... MORE >>

Matthew West

By Randy Brandt :: July 26, 2005
Matthew West burst into prominence with his hit More, which was #1 on the Christian charts for 9 weeks. His new album is called History, although he's still happy. There... MORE >>

Big Daddy Weave

By Randy Brandt :: July 16, 2005
Big Daddy Weave's third album has some unusual stories leading up to it. The band's home and office were hit hard by Hurricane Ivan, and on a positive note, frontman Mike Weaver was h... MORE >>

Eisley

By Randy Brandt :: July 15, 2005
Eisley is a family band with an ethereal pop sound reminiscent of Sixpence None the Richer, Radiohead or The Cranberries. Stacy, Chauntelle and Sherri DuPree handle vocals, guitars an... MORE >>

Avion Blackman

By Randy Brandt :: July 14, 2005
Avion Blackman Mohr is the bassist for Christafari, and the wife of band leader Mark Mohr. Her solo debut is calledOnyinye, Nigerian for "gift." It's a mellow, smooth... MORE >>

Shaun Groves

By Randy Brandt :: July 13, 2005
I've reviewed S. Groves before, but that was Sara. This time it's Shaun Groves (no relation as far as I know) crafting some quality songs. TheWhite Flag CD rocked harder than I... MORE >>

Kids in The Way

By Randy Brandt :: July 12, 2005
Kids in the Way are back with a strong sophomore effort. It took me too long to finally review ... MORE >>

Derek Webb

By Randy Brandt :: July 11, 2005
Derek Webb's first DVD is a treat for his many fans who haven't seen him play live since the Caedmon's Call days. After ... MORE >>

Annie Moses Band

By Randy Brandt :: July 9, 2005
The talented Wolaver family has recently released their most enjoyable project to date.Eden again features the songwriting of father Bill and mother Robin, with lead vocals by ... MORE >>

Pokemon Emerald

By Paul Bury :: June 29, 2005
Pokemon Emerald is the latest pokemon game from Nintendo. This game is a whole lot tougher than earlier pokemon games. Set in the Hoenn region, it is the follow up to Pokemon Ruby, an... MORE >>

Disciple

By Randy Brandt :: June 24, 2005
Disciple has been a hard rocking indie band for many years, but their best effort yet has surfaced with their label debut on INO Records. Produced by Travis Wyrick (Pillar), the self-... MORE >>

Pillar

By Randy Brandt :: June 20, 2005
A year afterWhere Do We Go From Here came out, Pillar has a re-release with plenty of goodies fo... MORE >>

Robert Randolph & the Family Band

By Randy Brandt :: June 18, 2005
Somehow I missedUnclassified when it was released a couple of years ago, but I sure am enjoying it now. Robert Randolph is an amazing guitar player. He specializes in the pedal... MORE >>

Krystal Meyers

By Randy Brandt :: June 11, 2005
Krystal Meyers is the next in a seemingly endless wave of female artists who are getting label deals around the time they get their driver's licenses, or maybe even earlier. The thing... MORE >>

The Kry

By Ginny McCabe :: June 10, 2005
With the release of "God of Infinite Worth," The Kry is also debuting their newly formed record label LeKri Music, and at the same time, celebrating 15 years in the music in... MORE >>

Heaven Bound

By Paul Bury :: June 6, 2005
Heaven Bound is an Action Adventure game with some light Role Playing Game elements. The game is set in third person mode (where you see your character in front of the camera). Heaven... MORE >>

Interactive Parables

By Paul Bury :: June 6, 2005
Graceworks Interactive recently released Interactive Parables. This is a difficult game to categorize. The presentation is in the First Person Mode, meaning you see in front of your c... MORE >>

Super Bubble Pop

By Paul Bury :: June 6, 2005
Super Bubble Pop is described on the box as: "Puzzle fun with wild music and crazy bubble action." The puzzle part of the game, and the techno music is pretty wild (loud wit... MORE >>

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition

By Rich Herrera :: June 6, 2005
The Midnight Club series began the street-racing craze on the PS2 with Midnight Club Racing when the console first launched. Since then, many game makers have been jumping on t... MORE >>

Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith

By Matt Yaggi :: June 6, 2005
Star Wars Revenge of the Sith is an action adventure game based off the movie of the same name. In this game you will progress through 16 levels playing as Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalk... MORE >>

Lego Star Wars

By Matt Yaggi :: June 6, 2005
Lego Star Wars is a Star Wars adventure game that covers Episodes I-III. The part of the game that makes this Star Wars title stand out from others is that just about everything in th... MORE >>

Kendall Payne

By Randy Brandt :: June 4, 2005
Read Erika Brandt's interview with Kendall Payne. Some artists have trouble translating their stu... MORE >>

Farewell June

By Randy Brandt :: May 30, 2005
Farewell June immediately brings to mind bands like Caedmon's Call, Dave Matthews Band and Blues Traveler, but there are hints of Daily Planet and even Rich Mullins, and not just beca... MORE >>

Circleslide

By Ginny McCabe :: May 28, 2005
Circleslide's debut, Uncommon Days delivers a solid collection of 11 modern rock gems that is sure to have youthful audiences talking.Prior to signing with indie la... MORE >>

ApologetiX

By Randy Brandt :: May 19, 2005
Just when you thought ApologetiX couldn't come up with anything new (other than great parodies), they've releasedApol-acoustix, wherein the parodudes grab a pair of acoustic gu... MORE >>

Buddy Miller

By Randy Brandt :: May 8, 2005
Buddy Miller is an amazing guitarist who toured for a decade with Emmylou Harris (she sings on one track) and has played on records with artists from Jim Lauderdale, Patty Griffin and... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: April 27, 2005
If you know a high school senior but you don't know what to get them for graduation, try the Congradulations! CD. There's a good variety of music, from the mellow adult contemporary s... MORE >>

Manic Drive

By Randy Brandt :: April 25, 2005
Reason for Motion may be the debut album from Manic Drive, but the Cavallo brothers who lead the band are seasoned recording and touring veterans despite their youth. Shawn--th... MORE >>

NBA Street Vol. 3

By Rich Herrera :: April 23, 2005
For basketball players who think that gravity just holds you down and the laws of physics are more like "guidelines" than actual laws, then this game is for you. NBA Street ... MORE >>

Star Wars Republic Commando

By Matt Yaggi :: April 23, 2005
Game Summary:Star Wars Republic Commando is a first person shooter where you play as Delta 38. You are the leader of the Delta Squad, which is a highly trained commando t... MORE >>

John Davis

By Randy Brandt :: April 16, 2005
Note: Read my interview with John.John Davis found mainstream success as the frontman for Superdrag... MORE >>

John David Webster

By Randy Brandt :: April 6, 2005
John David Webster's debut CD sat around my house unopened for awhile. I wasn't all that interested in hearing some mellow new piano player since I'm partial to guitar rock. Then a co... MORE >>

The O.C. Supertones

By Randy Brandt :: April 2, 2005
The O.C. Supertones have decided to call it quits this year and are on their farewell tour. However, they decided to release a worship project a couple of weeks ago that includes five... MORE >>

Bryan Duncan

By Randy Brandt :: March 28, 2005
I first heard Bryan Duncan back in the 1970s, singing on the Maranatha 5! album. I soon got the original Sweet Comfort Band record, and during the Breakin' the Ice tour of 1978, I tra... MORE >>

Jars of Clay

By Randy Brandt :: March 19, 2005
The liner notes forRedemption Songs state, "You have in your hands a collection of VERY OLD WORDS set to almost completely MODERN MUSIC. The music comes for a place of TRU... MORE >>

Star Fox: Assault

By Matt Yaggi :: March 17, 2005
Game Summary:Star Fox Assault is the second Star Fox game to come out on the Nintendo Gamecube. The story is pretty simple. Star Fox and his team have be... MORE >>

Metroid Zero Mission

By Paul Bury :: March 17, 2005
Game Summary:Metroid Zero Mission is a retelling of Super Metroid (on the Super Nintendo), which was a retelling of the original Metroid (on the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainm... MORE >>

Zoo Keeper

By Paul Bury :: March 17, 2005
Game Summary:Zoo Keeper is an Action Puzzle game very similar to the PC game Bejeweled. Instead of jewels, there are faces of certain animals (some examples are panda bea... MORE >>

Anberlin

By Randy Brandt :: March 15, 2005
Anberlin is not a Christian band per se--rather, it's a group of Christian musicians performing some great-sounding rock songs in the guitar-driven Brit-flavored alternative modern ro... MORE >>

Charlie Daniels

By Randy Brandt :: March 13, 2005
Charlie Daniels is a country legend, with over 40 albums to his credit. On Songs From The Longleaf Pines, Daniels is joined by country stalwarts such as Earl Scruggs and Ricky ... MORE >>

Steve Green

By Ginny McCabe :: March 12, 2005
Steve Green's latest Sparrow Records release, "Somewhere Between" marks his 25th studio release. The 10-song project showcases a collection of new, original material, which ... MORE >>

*Should I Allow My Child to Listen to Christian Rock Music?

By Al Menconi :: March 10, 2005
"Should I allow my child to listen to Christian rock music?" This is one of the questions I am most frequently asked by parents. This question is usually followed by somethi... MORE >>

Superchick

By Randy Brandt :: March 5, 2005
Superchick seems to be one of those "love'em or hate'em" kind of bands. Come to think of it, that description applies to most pop punk bands, so maybe it's the nature of the... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: March 4, 2005
Flicker serves up a tasty set of ten videos, and throws in a bonus concert as well on their Flicker Rocks Harder DVD. Seven bands are featured, and to add a little extra, the v... MORE >>

Kids in The Way

By Randy Brandt :: March 3, 2005
Yes, Kids in the Way debuted just over a year ago and their new CD (Apparitions of Melody) is coming soon, but after seeing them live and meeting vocalist Dave Pelsue, I realized that... MORE >>

The Afters

By Randy Brandt :: February 26, 2005
When I saw that The Afters were on the new "Mercy Me" label (Simple Records, owned by Bart Millard and producer Pete Kipley), I expected a mellower pop sound, but it was a p... MORE >>

Kara Williamson

By Ginny McCabe :: February 23, 2005
After touring with artists like Michael W. Smith, Vince Gill and CeCe Winans, singer/songwriter Kara Williamson is ready to let her own voice be heard on her INO Records debut "U... MORE >>

Fusebox

By Randy Brandt :: February 19, 2005
The biggest surprise for me when I listened to the new FuseboxOnce Again project was how much it rocked. We hear definite hints of Lenny Kravitz at times as bassist/singer Bill... MORE >>

Oddworld Stranger's Wrath

By Matt Yaggi :: February 19, 2005
Game Summary:Stranger's Wrath is the fourth game in the Oddworld series, but unlike the other Oddworld games, Stranger's Wrath is more First Person Shooter than Platforme... MORE >>

Metroid Fusion

By Paul Bury :: February 19, 2005
Game Summary:Metroid Fusion (which is also known as Metroid 4) is a sci-fi action adventure side scrolling game. Samus Aran (female hero of the Metroid series) went back ... MORE >>

Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

By Rich Herrera :: February 18, 2005
Game Summary:Mercenaries might as well have been renamed Grand Theft Auto: North Korea, minus the sex, drugs, and prostitution. The game mechanics are very ... MORE >>

Ever Stays Red

By Randy Brandt :: February 7, 2005
The first time I heard Ever Stays Red's debut,I'll Tell The World, I skipped around through the tracks and tossed the CD aside. Then when I realized they were coming to the Den... MORE >>

Jak 3

By Matt Yaggi :: February 7, 2005
Game Summary:A year has passed since Jak and his sidekick Daxter saved Haven City, but now there are three different groups trying to take control of the city. As the cit... MORE >>

Ace Combat 5: Unsung War- Namco

By Rich Herrera :: February 7, 2005
Game Summary:Before we continue with this review, I want you, as the reader, to do two things to prepare yourself: first, find a copy of Kenny Loggins single, “Dang... MORE >>

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords

By Matt Yaggi :: February 7, 2005
Game Summary:Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords takes place 5 years after the storyline of the first game. Like the first game you can choose whether... MORE >>

Alien Hominid

By Matt Yaggi :: February 7, 2005
Game Summary:Alien Hominid is a simple 2-D game (like the old Super Mario Bros. games) where you play as an alien who has crash-landed on Earth. Your mission is to fight ... MORE >>

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

By Paul Bury :: February 7, 2005
Game Summary:Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is set in the year 2035 at the time of an eclipse. An interesting part of this game is that Dracula’s castle is inside the ... MORE >>

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles

By Paul Bury :: February 7, 2005
Game Summary:Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is not your normal Final Fantasy game. In fact it is more similar to the Secret of Mana ( and Evermore) games. Long ago a s... MORE >>

Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap

By Paul Bury :: February 7, 2005
Game Summary:The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap is the latest in the continuing saga of Link saving Princess Zelda. The story starts with the evil wizard Vaati turning the f... MORE >>

Seventh Day Slumber

By Randy Brandt :: February 1, 2005
Note: See myconcert pictures.After their first project--Picking Up The Pieces... MORE >>

Salvador

By Randy Brandt :: January 29, 2005
Worship Live does a wonderful job of bringing Salvador's dynamic concert presence into your living room. Choose between Dolby Digital Stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1 and kick back... MORE >>

Stellar Kart

By Randy Brandt :: January 22, 2005
Student Driver kicks off Stellar Kart's energetic pop/punk CD, All Gas. No Brake., with a catchy admission that without Christ we are nothing. Second Chances is a... MORE >>

Olivia The Band

By Randy Brandt :: January 8, 2005
Olivia The Band Olivia The Band is a pop-punk group from Hawaii. Although they're surfers like Switchfoot, their sound is more like Relient K. They used to be known as Olivi... MORE >>

Matthew West

By Randy Brandt :: January 5, 2005
Matthew West is a household name in the Christian music world thanks to his hit pop songMore, the most played song on Christian radio in 2004. The Happy CD offers some s... MORE >>

Third Day

By Randy Brandt :: January 3, 2005
No Christian band puts out DVDs like Third Day. They've documented their last three major tours and provided their fans with enjoyable bonus footage as well as a chance to experience ... MORE >>

Video Game Terms & Definitions

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2005
Demo:A video game that is given out free by a Web site or magazine that is a limited portion of the full game. Demos are designed to let you play enough of the game to be... MORE >>

*What Video Games Would Jesus Play?

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2005
A young man recently asked me: "Can you help me decide on the games that a Christian should play? What games would Jesus play? I want to honor Him in eve... MORE >>

*New Computer and Video Game Grading Template

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2005
Grading Key:Instructions: Put an “X” in the spot next to the description under each category that best describes this game.Note: Examples ... MORE >>

*Sinatra Did It His Way

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2005
When I was growing up in the '50s, experiencing the beginnings of rock music, there were only two basic listening choices: you either listened to rock and roll or you listened to Fran... MORE >>

*The Sims: A Digitized Trojan Horse

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2005
When The Sims came along, we thought we had finally found a creative video game our whole family could play. It's the number one selling game in America. On the surface it looks harml... MORE >>

*One Song at a Time

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2005
The following is a simple illustration of how much emptiness we are willing to accept, if it comes to us in small bites. There are many songs that are more graphic, but each of the fo... MORE >>

*Confessions of a Former Record Burner

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2005
Click here for more info on Al's book, Staying in Tune. I stepped up on the chapel platform with eager anticipatio... MORE >>

*Spotlight on Kendall Payne

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2005
I normally use this space to "vent" on how something from the secular entertainment industry is undermining our value system. But I don't always want to talk about the "... MORE >>

*Brave New World

By John Gocke :: January 1, 2005
According to recent research, it is clear that teens (as well as adults) are spending more and more time immersed in video game worlds. These virtual worlds of fantasy can challenge o... MORE >>

*The New Style of Online Role Playing Games

By John Gocke :: January 1, 2005
There was a time when playing video games was a pretty lonely experience. Hunched over a computer screen in a semi-dark room, (mostly) adolescent boys could become lost in a virtual f... MORE >>

*Response to Jacob's Resignation

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2005
It saddens me to inform you that we just accepted the resignation of one of our game reviewers, Jacob Long. Jacob has been a faithful reviewer for us for more than two years and we ar... MORE >>

+Train Up a Child

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2005
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." This verse from Proverbs 22:6, is the desire of most of the... MORE >>

Things I've Learned From my Children

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2005
We couldn’t find the author of the following list, but I wish that I had written it. It has nothing to do with being spiritual or being a good parent, b... MORE >>

*10 Steps to Talk to Your Children About Values

By Al Menconi :: January 1, 2005
A very shy, young man about sixteen years of age approached our display table where we had books and compilation Christian music CDs for sale. When my assistant asked what kind of music he... MORE >>

Violent Video Games Teach Negative Behavior!

By John Gocke :: January 1, 2005
Two studies published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology on April 23, 2000 clearly demonstrate that violent video games DO negatively affect the behavior of th... MORE >>

Salvador

By Randy Brandt :: December 25, 2004
Salvador'sSo Natural is brought to you by the letter "s"--from sweet saxophone sounds to smooth guitar stylings, Salvador's spiritual songs about the Savior touch the... MORE >>

Relient K

By Randy Brandt :: December 22, 2004
See my interview with Relient K.When you hear a Christmas album title like Deck The H... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: December 20, 2004
The Absolute Favorite series has a well-earned reputation for quality compilations. Typically they combine some old favorites, current hits, and a few bonus cuts with previousl... MORE >>

Dragon's Lair 3D

By Paul Bury :: December 20, 2004
Game Summary:Back in 1983 there was a laser disc arcade game that became an instant success. That game was Dragon’s Lair. The game was more like watching a Bugs Bun... MORE >>

Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon

By Paul Bury :: December 19, 2004
Game Summary:Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon is a re-release of the old Sega Genesis game ‘Shining Force.’ This game is the grand-daddy of all ... MORE >>

Kim Hill

By Randy Brandt :: December 18, 2004
At the risk of making us both sound old, it's hard for me to believe that I got my first Kim Hill CD fifteen years ago. Although I enjoyed bands with electric guitars and just as much... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: December 10, 2004
Gloria was birthed by Charlie Peacock, who invited a group of his friends to join in creating a Christmas CD featuring original material along with a couple of traditional favo... MORE >>

Broken Walls

By Randy Brandt :: December 8, 2004
I reviewed Broken Wall's Rise up Mighty Warrior in 2003. Jonathan Maracle and his fri... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: December 6, 2004
Way back in 1998, Michael W. Smith's Rocketown Records released a pioneering album in the modern worship movement. Joined by artists such as DC Talk, Third Day, Sixpence None The Rich... MORE >>

PFR

By Randy Brandt :: December 4, 2004
It's hard to believe that PFR appeared on the Christian music scene back in 1992. The trio from Minnesota had six #1 Christian radio hits before taking a break around 1997. Drummer Ma... MORE >>

X-Men Legends

By Rich Herrera :: December 4, 2004
Game Summary:Children of the Atom. X-Gene positive. Homosuperior. Mutant. They are the X-men. A group of heroes who were born with super human, other worldly powers. No G... MORE >>

Sky Harbor

By Randy Brandt :: December 2, 2004
I receive numerous review CDs, and sometimes a good one slips through the cracks. When I went to look up my Sky Harbor review, I realized that I had never posted one. I saw the band n... MORE >>

Mario Power Tennis

By Paul Bury :: November 29, 2004
Game Summary:Mario Power Tennis is one hundred percent Mario, and it is one hundred percent tennis. Singles, and doubles play are both represented well. Classic Mario cha... MORE >>

Fire Emblem

By Paul Bury :: November 29, 2004
Game Summary:Fire Emblem is a strategy role playing game in the vein of the old Shining Force games (or Final Fantasy Tactics for younger gamers). The game plays out on m... MORE >>

Relient K

By Randy Brandt :: November 27, 2004
Read my interview with Relient K and see my concert photos... MORE >>

Denver & The Mile High Orchestra

By Randy Brandt :: November 26, 2004
There's never a shortage of seasonal CDs at Christmas, so it takes something special to stand out.Timeless Christmas does just that, as Denver Bierman and his Mile High Orchest... MORE >>

Jeremy Camp

By Randy Brandt :: November 20, 2004
Jeremy Camp's amazing debut,Stay, generated six hit singles. His worship project called... MORE >>

Andrew Peterson

By Randy Brandt :: November 16, 2004
Andrew Peterson has made his Christmas show an annual tradition in Nashville, and now the songs are finally on a CD for those of us who don't have the chance to see the program live. ... MORE >>

Fable (as Anti-Hero)

By Matt Yaggi :: November 16, 2004
Editor's Note: Here at AMM we decided a year ago that M rated games would no longer be reviewed, However, we have made an exception for Fable. It is bec... MORE >>

Fable (as Hero)

By Matt Yaggi :: November 16, 2004
Editor's Note: Here at AMM we decided a year ago that M rated games would no longer be reviewed, However, we have made an exception for Fable. It is bec... MORE >>

ESPN NBA 2K5

By Rich Herrera :: November 16, 2004
STORYLINEIf you happened to catch my review for ESPN NFL 2K5, you could pretty much replace the word “football” with “basketball,” you would have ... MORE >>

Paper Mario - The Thousand Year Door

By Matt Yaggi :: November 16, 2004
Warning: In order to give parents the best possible review of the content in this game. This review contains spoilers of the story. Please do not keep reading if you do not want th... MORE >>

Champions of Norrath

By Paul Bury :: November 16, 2004
Champions of Norrath is a hack and slash role playing adventure set in the Everquest universe. The game can hold up to four players at once, and is playable online. This game is compl... MORE >>

Burnout 3: Takedown

By John Wade IV :: November 16, 2004
Game Summary: A few weeks ago, the Wade household became a little less peaceful. Sounds of laughter and awe could easily be heard from the back of the house, and... MORE >>

Myst IV Revelation

By Matt Yaggi :: November 16, 2004
Game Summary: In MYST IV Revelation, Atrus once again calls upon you for help. It seems that Atrus and his wife Catherine are thinking about releasing their sons... MORE >>

Third Day

By Randy Brandt :: November 14, 2004
See my Third Day concert photos.Third Day has been one of the top bands in Christian music for the past few year... MORE >>

Derek Webb

By Randy Brandt :: November 13, 2004
Read my interview with Derek.Derek Webb grew to prominence in the Christian music world during his decade i... MORE >>

Finding Nemo

By Paul Bury :: November 12, 2004
Finding Nemo is based on the Disney Pixar movie of the same name. The camera angles are different depending on the level being played. The character(s) you play also changes on many o... MORE >>

Tony Hawk's Underground 2

By John Wade IV :: November 12, 2004
Whenever someone thinks of skateboarding, the name Tony Hawk most always comes to mind. Arguably the most influential skater in the world, and definitely responsible for bringing into... MORE >>

Erin O'Donnell

By Randy Brandt :: November 6, 2004
I reviewed Erin O'Donnell's Wide Wide World in January of this year. It was a decent enough pop alb... MORE >>

Newsboys

By Randy Brandt :: November 2, 2004
After over five million albums sold, with 19 chart-topping singles in the past decade and a half, the sometimes quirky and always entertaining newsboys are establishing themselves as ... MORE >>

Thousand Foot Krutch

By Randy Brandt :: October 31, 2004
Set It Off was the second Thousand Foot Krutch CD, originally released back in 1999. Now, due to the popularity of ... MORE >>

Michael W. Smith

By Randy Brandt :: October 30, 2004
Michael W. Smith has been a major player in Christian music for over two decades. ForHealing Rain, Smitty returned to his pop roots as he collaborated with some old friends lik... MORE >>

Halo 2

By Matt Yaggi :: October 29, 2004
Editor note: Even though this game receives a passing grade, parents should proceed with extreme caution. There is evidence that the "thrill of the kill" can be very addicti... MORE >>

Day of Fire

By Randy Brandt :: October 27, 2004
See my interview with Josh Brown. Day of Fire offers up aggressive rock, no su... MORE >>

Smalltown Poets

By Randy Brandt :: October 26, 2004
I'm one of those rare reviewers that owns all five Smalltown Poets CDs. Most will tell you that It's Later Than It's Ever Been is their fourth album, but back in 1995 they had ... MORE >>

Matt Redman

By Randy Brandt :: October 24, 2004
TheFacedown CD was a live recording made by respected worship leader Matt Redman and friends ... MORE >>

Shane & Shane

By Randy Brandt :: October 23, 2004
Shane & Shane have been busy lately, following up their late 2003 fan-oriented collection,Upstairs, with a new studio project called Clean. While their typical acous... MORE >>

TobyMac

By Randy Brandt :: October 16, 2004
Two years after the Momentum DVD, Toby McKeehan returns to the music charts with another quality hip hop/pop rock CD. Guests include his son Truett (... MORE >>

J Moss

By Randy Brandt :: October 15, 2004
J Moss has been a force in gospel/soul music for over a decade as one-third of the PAJAM production team (also working with mainstream stars like Patti LaBelle and Boyz II Men), but... MORE >>

Sixpence None The Richer

By Randy Brandt :: October 14, 2004
I've been a Sixpence None The Richer fan since the early days and saw them live in 1996 when they were struggling to complete a financially damaging tour that saw bassist J. J. Plasen... MORE >>

MuteMath

By Randy Brandt :: October 13, 2004
When Earthsuit folded in 2002, Paul Meany decided to take some recently-written songs and form a new band. The result was MuteMath, a band that caught my ear during GMA week in Nashvi... MORE >>

Caedmon's Call

By Randy Brandt :: October 12, 2004
It's hard to believe that Caedmon's Call has been around for a decade. The folk rock darlings of the college crowd have always had a more loyal following than even their seven #1 radi... MORE >>

Praise Baby Collection

By Randy Brandt :: October 11, 2004
The Praise Baby Collection is billed as "Music for Baby's Spirit and Mind," and targets ages 1 to 36 months. I reviewed the first DVD in Aug... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: October 9, 2004
The WOW Hits series has proved to be very popular--that's no surprise, considering how many true hits are packaged in each set. The 2005 edition offers great variety, with well over t... MORE >>

Chris Tomlin

By Randy Brandt :: October 7, 2004
Chris Tomlin's modern worship songs such as Famous One and Enough have been popularized through the ... MORE >>

Shining Soul

By Paul Bury :: October 5, 2004
STORYLINEShining Soul is a hack and slash adventure where you play one of the four heroes of light trying to defeat the Dark Dragon and his five generals of darkness. The... MORE >>

FFH

By Randy Brandt :: October 2, 2004
FFH (originally Far From Home) has been established as one of the top pop/adult contemporary groups in Christian music for a few years. Jeromy & Jennifer Deibler deliver the expec... MORE >>

DDR Max: Dance Dance Revolution

By Rich Herrera :: October 1, 2004
First released in Japan a few years back, this game was then released in America in the late 90's and early 00's and has single handedly brought Arcades back from the brink. Dance Dan... MORE >>

Megaman Network Transmission

By Paul Bury :: September 28, 2004
Megaman Network Transmission is a 2D side scrolling shooter set in the Megaman Battle Network universe between the first, and second game. Cel-shading is the art style. Lan, and Megam... MORE >>

Megaman Battle Network 3 Blue (or White) Capcom

By Paul Bury :: September 27, 2004
Megaman Battle Network 3 Blue is a RPG where you play as Lan (an elementary school kid). Lan in turn jacks into the net with his Navi - Megaman. Battles are fought on a six by three g... MORE >>

Monk & Neagle

By Randy Brandt :: September 25, 2004
When I got the pre-releaseMonk & Neagle CD with little more than the title printed on the disc, my first thought was that it was something new from VeggieTales--a story a m... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: September 18, 2004
Flicker Records began several years ago when members of Audio Adrenaline decided to form a label. Soon Bob Herdman left Audio A to work fulltime with Flicker, and they've since quickl... MORE >>

Steven Curtis Chapman

By Randy Brandt :: September 14, 2004
If you expectAll Things New to herald a whole new sound and approach for Steven Curtis Chapman, you'll be disappointed. After all, Chapman is referring to God's ability to make... MORE >>

Derek Webb

By Randy Brandt :: September 11, 2004
I like writing reviews, so when Al Boyce asked if I'd be interested in printing his review of the second solo project from former Caedmon's Call stalwart Derek Webb, I was somewhat do... MORE >>

ESPN NHL 2K5

By Matt Yaggi :: September 10, 2004
Game Summary: ESPN NHL 2K5 is by far the best NHL game I have ever played. (And I have played a lot.) The basic hockey part is a lot of fun. You can play an exhi... MORE >>

ESPN NFL 2K5

By Rich Herrera :: September 10, 2004
STORYLINEESPN NFL 2K5 has always played second string to the Madden Series, but Madden has many years of experience behind it. With this year's version, ESPN NFL 2K5 may ... MORE >>

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

By Jon Walker :: September 10, 2004
Condition Zero consists of three game modes and if you're new to the whole Counter-Strike scene, the first is essential: It's a single-player, extra-goal-oriented version of Counter-S... MORE >>

Minnesota Cuke and the Coconut Apes

By Paul Bury :: September 10, 2004
STORYLINEMinnesota Cuke and the coconut apes is a side scrolling action adventure game set in the Veggie Tales universe. You play Minnesota Cuke who is played by Larry th... MORE >>

Ian Eskelin

By Randy Brandt :: September 4, 2004
There's no doubt that Ian Eskelin, the formerAll Star United frontman, is the most entertaining o... MORE >>

Bebo Norman

By Randy Brandt :: August 28, 2004
Bebo Norman kicks offTry with Finding You, a song that might fit on a Jars of Clay album. That's no surprise, since Charlie Lowell and Steve Mason contributed background... MORE >>

Tim Hughes

By Randy Brandt :: August 24, 2004
Tim Hughes established himself as a leading songwriter with his Dove Award-winning worship song,Here I Am To Worship. His Maker Of All Things and May The Words Of My ... MORE >>

Jeremy Camp

By Randy Brandt :: August 21, 2004
Dove Award-winning artist Jeremy Camp gives us a taste of life behind the scenes as he takes us on the road for a day with hisIn 24 DVD. This is one of the longest music DVDs I... MORE >>

Shawn McDonald

By Randy Brandt :: August 17, 2004
Shawn McDonald made a big impression on me at GMA (Gospel Music Association week in Nashville). He played at a luncheon with ... MORE >>

The Swift

By Randy Brandt :: August 14, 2004
The sophomore release by The Swift brings us more piano-rock pop tunes that convey an unambiguously Christian message utilizing catchy pop melodies. Their first CD was called one of t... MORE >>

Fernando Ortega

By Randy Brandt :: August 7, 2004
Fernando Ortega crafts folksy musical stories, drawing you in as he paints the word pictures that only true artists are capable of producing. His self-titled release may well be his b... MORE >>

Bethany Dillon

By Randy Brandt :: August 3, 2004
Troubling as it may be, picture a man in his 40s loading sweaty hockey equipment into his van, then driving off to the ice rink for a tough game plaintively singing, "I want to b... MORE >>

Praise Baby Collection

By Randy Brandt :: August 1, 2004
The Praise Baby Collection is billed as "Music for Baby's Spirit and Mind," and targets ages 1 to 36 months. Ten popular praise songs such asI Could Sing of Your Love For... MORE >>

Jadon Lavik

By Randy Brandt :: July 31, 2004
Jadon Lavik is a new artist whose simple melodic acoustic style is reminiscent of an earlier era of guitar troubadours. I first heard his music at GMA (Gospel Music Association) week ... MORE >>

Something Like Silas

By Randy Brandt :: July 27, 2004
Something Like Silas makes music for a postmodern generation. The "house" band at a San Diego church called Flood, they have broadened their impact by recording and touring,... MORE >>

Sims Bustin Out

By Matt Long :: July 26, 2004
STORYLINEThe Sims Bustin’ Out has a lot of improvements over its predecessors. New 3D graphics, new interactions, objects, and game play options. You can create you... MORE >>

Ikaruga

By John Beety :: July 26, 2004
Ikaruga is a stylish shoot-‘em-up game in the same vein as classic shooters such as the classic arcade game Galaga. In the game, the player controls a fighter plane named the Ik... MORE >>

James Clay

By Randy Brandt :: July 24, 2004
I experienced some delays in getting the full debut CD by James Clay Tillett, but it was worth the wait. The early demo was okay, but as soon as I heard the entire CD, I was hooked. H... MORE >>

Building 429

By Randy Brandt :: July 15, 2004
Building 429's first single,Glory Defined, has been a major hit, reaching #1 on eight different charts in the few months that their EP has been out. Space In Between Us-... MORE >>

Hawk Nelson

By Randy Brandt :: July 10, 2004
Hawk Nelson is the latest Canadian musical export. Growing up in the same region of Ontario as the guys from Thousand Foot Krutch/FM Static, they worked hard at perfecting their pop p... MORE >>

The O.C. Supertones

By Randy Brandt :: July 3, 2004
Note: See my interview with the Supertones. My third year of reviewing kicks off with ... MORE >>

Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga

By Zach Doe :: June 29, 2004
STORYLINEvoice from the evil Cackletta. This game is packed full of jokes, mini-games, Mario action, and plot twists. The game has a Mario feel, but the fighting has an u... MORE >>

Pillar

By Randy Brandt :: June 24, 2004
Pillar's third full-length project finds them leaving the rap elements behind and going for a straight-ahead hard rock sound, albeit with a variety of styles. Where Do We Go From H... MORE >>

Artists United For Africa

By Randy Brandt :: June 21, 2004
In The Name of Love In The Name of Love is a Sparrow/EMI/World Vision project to raise money for AIDS-ravaged African villages by having Christian artists cover U2 hits.... MORE >>

BarlowGirl

By Randy Brandt :: June 12, 2004
BarlowGirl is a unique band for several reasons--they're an all-girl band, and also an all-sister band. They despise the typical current fashions, encouraging modesty and purity. Perh... MORE >>

Jak II

By John Wade IV :: June 9, 2004
STORYLINEReleased in late 2001, Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy released with widespread acclaim, yet there was one problem: it simply didn't sell well in a market... MORE >>

Sanctus Real

By Randy Brandt :: June 8, 2004
Note: I decided that my 150th review should be special, so I picked Sanctus Real's Fight The Tide. I reviewed ... MORE >>

Starfield

By Randy Brandt :: June 5, 2004
I'll admit upfront to an inherent bias; Tim & Jon Neufeld--the founding brothers of Starfield--hail from Winnipeg, Manitoba, less than an hour from my birthplace. Like me, they're... MORE >>

Matt Redman

By Randy Brandt :: June 1, 2004
Matt Redman is best-known as the composer of modern worship classics likeWhen The Music Fades (The Heart Of Worship) and How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place (Better Is One Day... MORE >>

Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

By John Wade IV :: May 30, 2004
STORYLINETom Clancy's Splinter Cell was one of the runaway hits of 2003, and for good reason: it took the excellent stealth action of the Metal Gear series and managed to... MORE >>

Everyday Sunday

By Randy Brandt :: May 29, 2004
Everyday Sunday's sophomore release,Anthems For The Imperfect, shows why the band was named one of the "Favorite New Artists of 2003" by readers of CCM Magazine... MORE >>

Anthony Evans

By Randy Brandt :: May 23, 2004
While the name of Dr. Tony Evans is instantly recognizable in evangelical circles, he soon may become known as Anthony Evans' father. The younger Evans brings his soulful pop to the m... MORE >>

David Crowder*Band

By Randy Brandt :: May 22, 2004
David Crowder Band has been busy, releasing Illuminate, appearing on the ... MORE >>

Jeff Deyo

By Randy Brandt :: May 20, 2004
Jeff Deyo's energetic worship style has been popular since his SONICFLOOd days. His band onLight has one change since ... MORE >>

Syberia 2

By Matt Yaggi :: May 18, 2004
Game Summary: STORYLINESyberia 2 picks up right where the first game left off. After finding the eccentric old Hans Voralberg, Kate Walker decides t... MORE >>

Syberia

By Matt Yaggi :: May 18, 2004
Game Summary: STORYLINESyberia is the story about a New York lawyer named Kate Walker who has gone to Europe to get some paperwork signed so her cli... MORE >>

Third Day

By Randy Brandt :: May 15, 2004
Once again it's time for my annual Third Day review.Come Together was my first-ev... MORE >>

Demon Hunter

By Randy Brandt :: May 12, 2004
Those who relish sweet pop songs will only enjoy Demon Hunter's second release if it's in a CD player far, far away. However, fans of what Christian metal pioneer Glenn Kaiser calls c... MORE >>

Kutless

By Randy Brandt :: May 8, 2004
Sophomore releases are always revealing--will the band grow as artists, or did they spend years getting all of their best material on the first project, leaving the creative tank dry?... MORE >>

Thousand Foot Krutch

By Randy Brandt :: May 6, 2004
Thousand Foot Krutch has kicked in a few mainstream doors with theirPhenomenon CD, released half a year ago. A couple of months ago I took my son to a Colorado Avalanche (profe... MORE >>

Switchfoot

By Randy Brandt :: May 4, 2004
Switchfoot: Live in San Diego is actuallyThe Beautiful Letdown live, other than replacing ... MORE >>

Trevor Morgan

By Randy Brandt :: May 1, 2004
I had planned to review Trevor Morgan's debut album earlier, but when the opportunity arose to hear him play and interview him at Gospel Music Association week in Nashville, I decided... MORE >>

Samurai Jack The Shadow of Aku

By Matt Yaggi :: April 28, 2004
Game Summary: STORYLINESamurai Jack The Shadow of Aku is based off of the popular cartoon series, Samurai Jack, which airs on Cartoon Network. The g... MORE >>

MercyMe

By Randy Brandt :: April 24, 2004
MercyMe has always had the ability to create catchy pop songs with strong lyrics, but I've enjoyedUndone more than their previous projects. It's a little less country and a lit... MORE >>

Megaman Battle Network 4 Red Sun (or Blue Moon)

By Paul Bury :: April 23, 2004
Megaman Battle Network 4 Red Sun is the continuing RPG saga of Lan (an elementary school kid); and his Navi - Megaman. Battles are still fought on a six by three grid; with Megaman on... MORE >>

Xenosaga Episode 1: Der Wille zur Macht

By John Beety :: April 20, 2004
STORYLINEIn the far future, a female scientist, Shion Uzuki, is feverishly working on her latest project, a battle android designed to combat a ghostly alien menace known... MORE >>

Broken Sword, The Sleeping Dragon

By Matt Yaggi :: April 20, 2004
Game Summary: Broken Sword The Sleeping Dragon is part 3 in the Broken Sword series. This was the first Broken Sword game I have played, but not playing games 1 ... MORE >>

Delirious?

By Randy Brandt :: April 17, 2004
Delirious? virtually created the modern worship category; their World Service CD is hailed as their return to that genre, although I never thought they drifted that far away, a... MORE >>

Wario Ware

By Zach Doe :: April 12, 2004
STORYLINEWario Ware is one of the first mini-game based GBA games.The cheating Wario has yet another get-rich-quick scheme. This time he has his friends design vide... MORE >>

Sarah Kelly

By Randy Brandt :: April 10, 2004
A few days ago I received a huge mailer full of CDs from Gotee Records. Several looked interesting, but one of the first CDs I popped into my player was Sarah Kelly's debut. Long befo... MORE >>

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

By Matt Yaggi :: April 5, 2004
Game Summary: STORYLINEMGS The Twin Snakes is a remake of the old PS1 hit Metal Gear Solid. The story stays pretty much the same from the original g... MORE >>

Caedmon's Call

By Randy Brandt :: April 3, 2004
Caedmon's Call is celebrating a decade of making college-friendly organic folksy pop-rock by releasingChronicles on Monday. Unlike some collections, this is a worthwhile "... MORE >>

Midway Arcade Treasures

By Matt Yaggi :: April 2, 2004
Game Summary: STORYLINEMidway Arcade Treasures is a collection of over 20 classic arcade games that include such classics as Defender, Joust, Paperb... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: March 31, 2004
Veggie Tales dominated our VCR for many years. Now that my youngest children (boy-girl twins) are almost 10, I don't really remember the last time they watched the talking vegetables ... MORE >>

Sara Groves

By Randy Brandt :: March 27, 2004
Sara Groves has established herself as a leading Christian artist with her most recent albums. Compared in the past to folksy artists like Bebo Norman or Sarah McLachlan, Groves adds ... MORE >>

Phil Keaggy

By Randy Brandt :: March 22, 2004
Click to read my interview with Phil Keaggy. Phil Keaggy has been one of the most prolific Christian ar... MORE >>

Tron 2

By John Wade IV :: March 22, 2004
STORYLINEMost geeks over twenty today crack a wide grin when someone mentions the name Tron. Tron was a groundbreaking movie in the early 80's that featured a man that wa... MORE >>

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

By John Wade IV :: March 22, 2004
STORYLINEPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time is the newest in the Jordan Mechner's long running series. It is the tale of a prince that is tricked into unleashing the San... MORE >>

Switchfoot

By Randy Brandt :: March 20, 2004
One of my favorite bands in the 70s and 80s was Parable, led by Chuck Butler. He's now a Calvary Chapel pastor and his son Chad is the drummer for one of my favorite bands of the pres... MORE >>

City On A Hill

By Randy Brandt :: March 16, 2004
The Christ - His Passion introduces a trilogy from the City on a Hill worship community. It's not exactly a new trilogy, as most of the songs are repackaged from prior City on ... MORE >>

Call of Duty

By Jon Walker :: March 9, 2004
Call of Duty is a World War II-themed game from many of the same minds that gave gamers the Medal of Honor series. The single player side consists of three multi-leveled campaigns, fi... MORE >>

Pivitplex

By Randy Brandt :: March 6, 2004
When Under Museum Quality Glass arrived, I was prepared to dismiss Pivitplex as another run-of-the-mill hard rock/rapcore band. Then I actually listened to it and was surprised... MORE >>

Tree63

By Randy Brandt :: March 2, 2004
I reviewed Tree63's Life and Times of Absolute Truth in late 2002. That project was more of a "regular" album, but with The Answer To The Questio... MORE >>

Final Fantasy X-2

By John Beety :: March 2, 2004
In this sequel (a first for the Final Fantasy series) to Final Fantasy X, former summoner Yuna teams up with a former guardian, Rikku, and newcomer Paine to make a living finding and ... MORE >>

Beyond Good and Evil

By John Beety :: March 2, 2004
In a Zelda-like fantasy environment, a young photographer named Jade takes on odd jobs to support her uncle's orphanage. One day, one of her freelance missions brings her into contact... MORE >>

Intellivision Lives

By Matt Yaggi :: March 1, 2004
Game Summary: Before Playstation, Nintendo or Xbox there was Intellivision. Intellivision Lives brings us over 60 classic games from a classic system, including ... MORE >>

Spy Hunter 2

By Matt Long :: February 24, 2004
STORYLINESpy Hunter 2 is the second in the series of the "James Bond" like action games. This edition adds more animated cut-scenes but the game play and graphi... MORE >>

Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past

By Zach Doe :: February 24, 2004
STORYLINELegend of Zelda: Link to the Past takes place in a land called Hyrule which was recently ruled by a good king. You take on the role of Link. One rainy night you ... MORE >>

Rebecca St. James

By Randy Brandt :: February 22, 2004
Perennial-Dove Award nominee Rebecca St. James finally allows everyone to share the experience of worshipping live at one of her concerts, as she releasesLive Worship: Blessed Be Y... MORE >>

Passion

By Randy Brandt :: February 14, 2004
The Passion conferences and artists have lead the way in modern worship for the past couple of years. TheHymns Ancient & Modern-Songs of Our Faith project hearkens back to ... MORE >>

The Swift

By Randy Brandt :: February 12, 2004
The Swift brings the Keith Green piano-rock sound of the 70s to a new generation. In fact, they even cover Green's Soften Your Heart without changing the original arrangement. ... MORE >>

Victory at Hebron

By Matt Yaggi :: February 11, 2004
Game Summary: STORYLINEVictory at Hebron is based off the popular Christian card game Redemption. The plot of the story is that you are a Member of ... MORE >>

Jeremy Camp

By Randy Brandt :: February 7, 2004
Jeremy Camp's debut, Stay, catapulted him to Christian music prominence in 2002. Carried Me is a... MORE >>

Stereo Motion

By Randy Brandt :: January 31, 2004
If you've been waiting for some good guitar rock that hearkens backs to the 70s and 60s, and if a sound like The Who, the Rolling Stones, Beatles or Cream catches your ear, then Stere... MORE >>

ApologetiX

By Randy Brandt :: January 29, 2004
That Christian parody band from Pittsburgh is back with another CD packed with hits. Whether you've raised a lighter while Skynard played, banged your head to Ozzy, or prefer a more m... MORE >>

See Spot Rock

By Randy Brandt :: January 24, 2004
The See Spot Rock tour was one of the more aggressive tours of 2003. It teamed popular ska veterans, the O. C. Supertones, with several young bands. If the Denver concert I attended w... MORE >>

Need for Speed Underground

By Matt Long :: January 18, 2004
STORYLINEThis game was a step in a different direction for the Need for Speed series. Underground puts you in the illegal street racing scene as a newcomer who must work ... MORE >>

Gladius

By Matt Yaggi :: January 18, 2004
Game Summary: The story of Gladius follows two young heroes, Ursula from the country of Nordagh and Valens from the country of Imperia. Nordagh and Imperia were ... MORE >>

Galleon

By Matt Yaggi :: January 18, 2004
Game Summary: Galleon is the story of a ship captain named Rhama Sabrier. At the beginning of the story, Rhama meets a healing sage by the name of Doctor Arelian... MORE >>

Pillar

By Randy Brandt :: January 17, 2004
Pillar's hard rocking sound takes a new twist in Broken Down: The EP, as they strip away some of the intensity in favor of an acoustic sound and an emphasis on the lyrics. The ... MORE >>

Viewtiful Joe

By Andrew Mason :: January 11, 2004
STORYLINEViewtiful Joe begins with Joe taking his girlfriend on a movie-date to see Joe's idol / action hero, Captain Blue. While Joe's girlfriend seems to take more of a... MORE >>

Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

By Matt Yaggi :: January 11, 2004
Game Summary: STORYLINEJedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest game in the Jedi Knight series. This time around you get to create your own character... MORE >>

Plus One

By Randy Brandt :: January 10, 2004
Plus One was a band I've pretty much disdained in past--after all, can anything good come from a boy band created by mixing five strangers and choreography? Not likely, unless you're ... MORE >>

Mario Kart Super Circuit

By Zach Doe :: January 4, 2004
Mario and his friends take a break and race go-karts. Other than that, there is no story line, but don’t let that disappoint you! You’ll mainly race in the grand prix mode... MORE >>

Mario Kart Double Dash

By Matt Yaggi :: January 4, 2004
Game Summary: STORYLINEMario Kart Double Dash is one of the latest games in Nintendo's Mario Series. The object of Double Dash is to race go-cart ty... MORE >>

Erin O'Donnell

By Randy Brandt :: January 3, 2004
Erin O'Donnell displays her vocal abilities to good effect on Wide Wide World. The fourth album from the pop songstress is typical pop, sometimes striking and sometimes tending... MORE >>

P.O.D.

By Randy Brandt :: December 31, 2003
P.O.D. follows up Satellite with their first project in two years, the self-titled Payable on Death, released a couple of months ago and already certified gold. Guitaris... MORE >>

The Insyderz

By Randy Brandt :: December 22, 2003
Ska isn't totally dead yet. While many have written off the fusion of horns, rock, reggae and punk as passe, The Insyderz bring back their high-energy edgy ska sound on Soundtrack ... MORE >>

Halo - Combat Evolved

By Matt Yaggi :: December 14, 2003
Game Summary: STORYLINEHalo is probably the most popular game on the Xbox and it's also one of the most popular FPS (First Person Shooter) games of ... MORE >>

Final Fantasy X

By Matt Yaggi :: December 14, 2003
Game Summary:Final Fantasy X is a story about a young man named Tidus and a young woman named Yuna and their adventure to go and defeat a monster called Sin. Yuna is a Hi... MORE >>

Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

By Matt Yaggi :: December 14, 2003
Game Summary: STORYLINEJedi Outcast tells the story of Kyle Katarn, who is a mercenary working for the New Republic. Kyle used to be a Jedi, but bec... MORE >>

Myst Trilogy

By Matt Yaggi :: December 14, 2003
Ten years ago, brothers Rand and Robyn Miller took the PC gaming world by storm with an intriguing little game called Myst. What was so special about this game? No guns or any other w... MORE >>

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

By Scott Neubauer :: December 9, 2003
STORYLINEThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the third installment in the Lord of the Rings game series and coincides with the upcoming release of the final ... MORE >>

Enter The Worship Circle

By Randy Brandt :: December 6, 2003
Third Circle is the third project in Enter The Worship Circle's popular worship series. Numerous songs from the earlier albums have been recorded by other artists, including Jo... MORE >>

Skillet

By Randy Brandt :: November 29, 2003
Skillet's new Collide project showcases Christian hard rock at its best, evincing passion in John Cooper's raw vocals and industrial-style lyrics. Their first single, Savior... MORE >>

Tait

By Randy Brandt :: November 22, 2003
Michael Tait is best-known as one-third of Christian hip hop pioneers DC Talk. Defying stereotypes, the African-American Tait brings the more rock music aspects to the group with his ... MORE >>

SSX 3

By Matt Yaggi :: November 18, 2003
STORYLINESSX 3 is the third game in EA Sports Big popular snowboarding series. This time around the action takes place on one big mountain. The mountain is divided into t... MORE >>

Steven Curtis Chapman

By Randy Brandt :: November 15, 2003
Steven Curtis Chapman teams up with Hallmark to bring you this Christmas CD for only $7.95 ($9.95 in Canada).Christmas Is All in the Heart includes new recordings of three orig... MORE >>

Jars of Clay

By Randy Brandt :: November 8, 2003
About six months ago I reviewedJars of Clay: 11ive, a wonderful DVD overview of the band, both live ... MORE >>

Simpsons Hit & Run

By Matt Yaggi :: November 5, 2003
Game Summary: STORYLINESimpson's Hit and Run is a Grand Theft Auto clone that takes place in the world of the Simpson's. Throughout the game you get... MORE >>

Steven Curtis Chapman

By Randy Brandt :: November 4, 2003
Steven Curtis Chapman dominated the 1990s in Christian music, winning an astounding 37 Dove Awards. However, we all slow down with age, and since then he has added only six Doves to h... MORE >>

Joy Electric

By Randy Brandt :: November 1, 2003
I received The Magic of Christmas while Denver was experiencing temperatures in the 80s, so I couldn't get into the Christmas mindset. However, when the temperatures plummeted ... MORE >>

Casting Crowns

By Randy Brandt :: October 25, 2003
Do not confuse Casting Crowns with Counting Crows. This pop/rock worship band sounds a lot like Steven Curtis Chapman, so it's no shock to see him listed as a producer, along with Mar... MORE >>

Bleach

By Randy Brandt :: October 20, 2003
Bleach took three years between albums three and four, but number five follows a year afterAgain, For The... MORE >>

Silers Bald

By Randy Brandt :: October 18, 2003
Silers Bald sounds a lot like Caedmon's Call with a hint of Jars of Clay, a taste of Smalltown Poets, and a dash of Big Daddy Weave. In other words, this CD sounds good. With producti... MORE >>

FM Static

By Randy Brandt :: October 16, 2003
FM Static is the side project of Thousand Foot Krutch members Trevor McNevan (vocals) and Steve Augustine (drums). McNevan was writing some pop/rock songs that he didn't think fit the... MORE >>

Darlene Zschech

By Randy Brandt :: October 15, 2003
Popular Australian praise and worship leader Darlene Zschech (Shout to the Lord) makes her solo debut with Kiss of Heaven. The title track is a new version of the previously re... MORE >>

Passion

By Randy Brandt :: October 14, 2003
I've always enjoyed the Passion CDs. I was introduced to my favorite preacher, John Piper, by listening to his message "Boasting Only In The Cross" from OneDay2000 (You can ... MORE >>

City On a Hill

By Randy Brandt :: October 13, 2003
The popular City On a Hill series began in the summer of 2000 with the release of City On A Hill - Songs of Worship and Praise. The Gathering is the fourth release in th... MORE >>

Michael W. Smith

By Randy Brandt :: October 11, 2003
It's hard to believe that Michael W. Smith has completed his second decade as a contemporary Christian recording artist. After starting out playing keyboards for Amy Grant, he made a ... MORE >>

Spoken

By Randy Brandt :: October 7, 2003
Spoken reminds me of the glory days of 80s metal--hard music featuring plenty of guitars, but with an emo flavor to the understandable vocals. Don't get me wrong, A Moment of Imper... MORE >>

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic

By Matt Yaggi :: October 7, 2003
Game Summary: STORYLINEStar Wars Knights of the Old Republic is an RPG that takes place 4000 years before the events in the Star Wars films. The sto... MORE >>

John Tesh

By Randy Brandt :: October 4, 2003
John Tesh follows up 2002's successful A Deeper Faith with a sequel called--you guessed it--A Deeper Faith II. Once again, a variety of singers handle the vocals on esta... MORE >>

Glass Harp

By Randy Brandt :: October 1, 2003
Note: Don't miss my interviews with Phil Keaggy, ... MORE >>

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

By Matt Yaggi :: September 30, 2003
The Angel of Darkness is the 6th game in the Tomb Raider series. The story begins with our hero, Lara Croft, visiting her old mentor, Werner Von Croy. Lara is still upset about Von Cr... MORE >>

Laura Croft - Tomb Raider The Angel of Darkness

By Matt Yaggi :: September 30, 2003
Game Summary: STORYLINEThe Angel of Darkness is the 6th game in the Tomb Raider series. The story begins with our hero, Lara Croft, visiting her old... MORE >>

Big Daddy Weave

By Randy Brandt :: September 27, 2003
Big Daddy Weave's enormously successful debut set a high standard, butFields of Grace eradicates any worries of a sophomore slump, taking the band's trademark saxophone and gui... MORE >>

Chonda Pierce

By Randy Brandt :: September 26, 2003
I've been hearing about Chonda Pierce for a few months, but I never really had too much interest in reviewing some comedienne. Then I received the Have I Got a Story For You! D... MORE >>

Petra

By Jeff Treanor :: September 23, 2003
Attention all Petra Fans: If, in the past few years, you have ever: 1. Wished Petra would remember that their name literally m... MORE >>

Newsboys

By Randy Brandt :: September 20, 2003
The Newsboys hinted at a modern worship style with the release of Thrive last year. In my review... MORE >>

Runescape

By - Guest Author - :: September 17, 2003
We have received many requests to review Runescape the popular online Role-playing game. The following is a “g... MORE >>

David Crowder*Band

By Randy Brandt :: September 16, 2003
The David Crowder Band follows up its well-received debut,Can You Hear Us?, with another strong... MORE >>

Paul Colman Trio

By Randy Brandt :: September 13, 2003
Paul Colman Trio, the 2003 Dove Award winners for New Artist of the Year, returns with their second record on Essential.One reprises the catchy pop-rock sound of ... MORE >>

Charlie Hall

By Randy Brandt :: September 11, 2003
On this day of tragic remembrance, I think it's appropriate to feature an album that points us to God.Renowned Passion worship leader Charlie Hall's second CD is fi... MORE >>

Dave Beegle

By Randy Brandt :: September 5, 2003
Dave Beegle has been one of my favorite guitarists for many years. I first saw his band Fourth Estate play with Phil Keaggy about a decade ago. Because we live less than two hours apa... MORE >>

RalliSport Challenge

By Matt Yaggi :: September 3, 2003
Game Summary: STORYLINEThere's not much to say about RalliSport Challenge except that it is a beautiful racing game. You compete in different events... MORE >>

*The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards

By Al Menconi :: September 1, 2003
The 2003 MTV Video Music AwardsMy friend and fellow youth culture analyst, Walt Mueller, and I discussed our take on the 2... MORE >>

Glenn Kaiser Band

By Randy Brandt :: September 1, 2003
Blacktop is without a doubt the album I've listened to more than any other this year. I get new CDs every couple of days, but this one has stayed in the rotation. I plead guilt... MORE >>

Passion

By Randy Brandt :: August 31, 2003
The Passion songs from the OneDay conferences have established a tradition of offering up cutting-edge worship from household names like Matt Redman, Chris Tomlin, Charlie Hall and mo... MORE >>

Rock'N'Roll Worship Circus

By Randy Brandt :: August 30, 2003
The sophomore major label release from Rock'n'Roll Worship Circus provides an unexpected amount of musical variety. From the modern worship sound of the title cut to the prayerful, et... MORE >>

Ten Shekel Shirt

By Randy Brandt :: August 27, 2003
Ten Shekel Shirt's sophomore release departs from the modern pop worship sound established inMuch and its hit, Meet With Me. The band has moved in a pop rock/emo directi... MORE >>

Rich Diamond

By Matt Yaggi :: August 26, 2003
Game Summary: STORYLINERich Diamond is a puzzle solving game in which each level is a maze marked out on a grid. The object is to guide Rich Diamond... MORE >>

Grand Incredible

By Randy Brandt :: August 9, 2003
Grand Incredible is vocalist Mojo (Matt Morginsky) and guitarist Ethan Lucke of the O.C. Supertones. After Mojo had written over three dozen songs for the Supertones project, many of ... MORE >>

Denison Marrs

By Randy Brandt :: August 9, 2003
Denison Marrs has created an alternative rocking album inThen Is The New Now. They've been called modern rock, but they have more of an 80s alternative/pop influence, sounding ... MORE >>

Everman

By Randy Brandt :: August 2, 2003
Everman is the self-titled debut from an acoustic pop/folk band with a worshipful bent to their lyrics. Everman writes about life, whether it's the negative aspects of rejectio... MORE >>

Oddworld Munch's Oddysee

By Matt Yaggi :: August 1, 2003
STORYLINEOddworld Munch's Oddysee is the third game in the Oddworld series. The hero, our Mudoken friend Abe, from the first two games, is now joined on Oddworld by the l... MORE >>

Hangnail

By Randy Brandt :: July 26, 2003
Hangnail'sTransparent is a punk record with easy-to-understand vocals. Oldtimers will find themselves recalling Christian punk pioneers Undercover when they listen to songs lik... MORE >>

Todd Agnew

By Randy Brandt :: July 22, 2003
Read my interview with Todd Agnew. Todd Agnew's Grace Like Rain finally hits the sto... MORE >>

Seventh Day Slumber

By Randy Brandt :: July 19, 2003
Seventh Day Slumber offers up alternative-flavored modern rock, a laKutless, Creed, Staind, Incubus,... MORE >>

Anberlin

By Randy Brandt :: July 12, 2003
Anberlin's Blueprints For The Black Market features the powerful vocals of frontman/lyricist Stephen Christian. Sometimes it's hard to tell exactly what he's trying to communic... MORE >>

Randy Stonehill

By Randy Brandt :: July 9, 2003
Randy Stonehill'sWelcome to Paradise has long been considered one of the finest albums in contemporary Christian music history. Originally released in 1976, the album united St... MORE >>

Star Wars Obi-Wan

By Matt Yaggi :: July 9, 2003
Game Summary: STORYLINEStar Wars Obi Wan takes place before and during the time period of Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace. In the game you pl... MORE >>

Hobbit, The

By Scott Causey :: June 29, 2003
Game Summary:The Hobbit is a third person action game. The graphics are great and the storyline is excellent. The Hobbit will transport you into the land of mid... MORE >>

Broken Walls

By Randy Brandt :: June 28, 2003
Broken Walls is the ministry founded by Jonathan Maracle, a Mohawk from Ontario, Canada. As Maracle states on the Broken Walls web site,The message is for all pe... MORE >>

downhere

By Randy Brandt :: June 24, 2003
Canadian pop-rockers downhere (no, it's not capitalized) continue to grow musically with their sophomore release,So Much For Substitutes. Often likened to bands like Coldplay, ... MORE >>

Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

By Andrew Mason :: June 23, 2003
STORYLINEThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker revolves around a young boy named Link. His birthday has just arrived, and he receives a wonderful telescope from his little ... MORE >>

Glass Harp

By Randy Brandt :: June 17, 2003
Glass Harp recorded their first album in 1970, a self-titled effort on Decca that united the rhythm section of John Sferra (drums) and Dan Pecchio (bass) with guitar phenom Phil Keagg... MORE >>

Stryper

By Randy Brandt :: June 14, 2003
The Yellow and Black Attack is back! A dozen years after they last teamed up in the studio, the original members of Stryper recently reunited to record two new songs for theSeven... MORE >>

Jonah33

By Randy Brandt :: June 7, 2003
Looking for a hard-hitting modern rock band with uncompromising lyrics and passionate vocals? Look no further. Jonah33's debut is about to make people sit up and take notice. Leader V... MORE >>

Kutless

By Randy Brandt :: June 2, 2003
Kutless is a young band with one CD out (readmy review). This DVD introduces the CD, providing two v... MORE >>

The O.C. Supertones

By Randy Brandt :: May 28, 2003
The O.C. Supertones were pioneers in the Christian ska wave of the mid-90s, along with bands like Five Iron Frenzy. They're still going strong, having just completed theSee Spot Ro... MORE >>

Rich Mullins

By Randy Brandt :: May 24, 2003
Rich Mullins was taken from us in 1997, but songs likeAwesome God and Creed ensure that his legacy will last. I saw Rich perform live one time, at a ... MORE >>

Relient K

By Randy Brandt :: May 17, 2003
Relient K can lay claim to being the most popular pop-punk band in the Christian music market. Matt Thiessen's strong vocals, clever lyrics and infectious hooks resonate with the juni... MORE >>

Kutless

By Randy Brandt :: May 10, 2003
Kutless is a young band (one member over 21) that brings a hard rocking sound that many have compared to Creed. If you like bands like ... MORE >>

Brave St. Saturn

By Randy Brandt :: May 3, 2003
Reese Roper, leader of the ever-popular punk/ska band Five Iron Frenzy, decided to form Brave St. Saturn several years ago as an outlet for some of his darker and more emotionally hau... MORE >>

Christian Music: Is It Vague Or Clear?

By Al Menconi :: May 1, 2003
Some of Christianity's best young bands are starting to get a lot of attention from the secular press these days. For instance, Jars of Clay was reviewed in Entertainment Weekly (Apri... MORE >>

Jars of Clay

By Randy Brandt :: April 29, 2003
Jars of Clay seemingly came out of nowhere to reach national prominence in the mid-90s with their hit singleFlood. With mainstream airplay and appearances on shows like David L... MORE >>

Rock'N'Roll Worship Circus

By Randy Brandt :: April 26, 2003
Welcome to The Rock'N'Roll Worship Circus goes beyond the typical modern worship project. For starters, you get two CDs, the second of which is actually a VCD that can be playe... MORE >>

Skillet

By Randy Brandt :: April 22, 2003
Skillet's Alien Youth was their fourth studio album. The Alien Youth DVD offers an unplugged mini-concert featuring four songs from the CD: Alien Youth, One Real Thin... MORE >>

Sara Groves

By Randy Brandt :: April 18, 2003
Sara Groves is one of the bright lights of contemporary Christian music. With her second album,All Right Here, the former English teacher establishes herself as an artist able ... MORE >>

Everyone

By Randy Brandt :: April 12, 2003
Everyone is a band, an album, and a song. Jeff Searles, a former Vineyard worship leader, first gained national prominence when ... MORE >>

Andrew Peterson

By Randy Brandt :: April 5, 2003
As my oldest daughter Heather says, "This is a good CD to paint by--it's peaceful." While I know nothing about painting, I occasionally enjoy a minute or two of peace. With ... MORE >>

Delirious?

By Randy Brandt :: April 2, 2003
Access:D does exactly what it was designed to do--it transports you to into the middle of a Delirious? concert. Having enjoyed one about a year ago, listening to mostly the sam... MORE >>

Super Mario Sunshine

By Andrew Mason :: March 26, 2003
STORYLINEThe plumber that started it all for Nintendo is back, starring in a brand new adventure. In this episode of the popular series, Mario and his pals feel that they... MORE >>

Derek Webb

By Randy Brandt :: March 22, 2003
Derek Webb established his credentials as a founding member ofCaedmon's Call. While it's still u... MORE >>

Liberation Suite

By Randy Brandt :: March 18, 2003
Liberation Suite faithfully releases an album every decade. Their self-titled debut came out in 197... MORE >>

Fusebox

By Randy Brandt :: March 15, 2003
Fusebox began as the touring band for Rebecca St. James, but they are now established in their own right. Singer/guitarist Bill Buchanan may be noticed initially for his dreadlocks, b... MORE >>

Rebecca St. James

By Randy Brandt :: March 11, 2003
It's hard to believe that the still-young Rebecca St. James has been around the Christian music scene for almost a decade. Her numerous fans will be thrilled to see that she's entered... MORE >>

Michael Card

By Randy Brandt :: March 8, 2003
Michael Card's breakthrough came when Amy Grant recorded hisEl Shaddai, garnering him the 1983 Dove Award for Songwriter of the Year. Two decades later, he has a well-deserved ... MORE >>

Audio Adrenaline

By Randy Brandt :: March 4, 2003
Audio Adrenaline means energy, fun, and Christian commitment. TheLift DVD gives us a slice of life with the band. I was disappointed at first when I saw the case listed only th... MORE >>

Third Day

By Randy Brandt :: March 1, 2003
Third Day's unprecedented success might be explained by their appeal to a broader than usual spectrum of the Christian music market. Their southern-fried rock sound features plenty of... MORE >>

*Please read before you read our reviews

By Al Menconi :: March 1, 2003
Recently someone posted a link to our game reviews on various gamer chat rooms, where computer/video game aficionados share game reviews and info. Within a very short time we started ... MORE >>

Audio Adrenaline

By Randy Brandt :: February 24, 2003
Audio Adrenaline has been one of the most popular Christian bands for the past decade. With an energetic live show that mixes anthemic rockers with thoughtful ballads, Audio A has alw... MORE >>

Liberation Suite

By Randy Brandt :: February 18, 2003
Two decades before the O. C. Supertones or Five Iron Frenzy, a rock band with a horn section burst onto the Christian music scene. Liberation Suite's self-titled debut from 1975 caugh... MORE >>

Jars of Clay

By Randy Brandt :: February 15, 2003
When the new Jars of Clay project arrived in the mail, I took one glance at the list of familiar songs and cynically thought that the band was making a little easy money by throwing t... MORE >>

SONICFLOOd

By Randy Brandt :: February 8, 2003
SONICFLOOd's fourth CD provides the modern worship sound listeners have come to expect. Only the gentle and touching final song--I Will--was written by the band, although they ... MORE >>

Caedmon's Call

By Randy Brandt :: February 4, 2003
Caedmon's Call kicks off the new year by releasing their fifth label project today. Listeners will be immediately reminded of 1997's self-titled national debut. The songs sound famili... MORE >>

38th Parallel

By Randy Brandt :: February 2, 2003
Turn The Tides, by rap core rockers 38th Parallel, stands out as one of the better Christian records of 2002. With noted producer Tony McAnany (P.O.D., Jennifer Knapp, Sinead O... MORE >>

Chris Tomlin

By Randy Brandt :: January 25, 2003
Chris Tomlin's modern worship songs such as Famous One and Enough have been popularized through the ... MORE >>

Steven Curtis Chapman

By Randy Brandt :: January 18, 2003
Steven Curtis Chapman has been recording Dove Award-winning albums for so long that I can hardly remember the Billy-Ray-Cyrus-mullet haircut. After a decade and a half of hits, he's e... MORE >>

Acquire the Fire

By Randy Brandt :: January 11, 2003
Acquire The Fire is not a band, it's a teen ministry that puts on Friday/Saturday worship conferences in over 30 cities in the United States and Canada. Live The Difference is ... MORE >>

Paul Colman Trio

By Randy Brandt :: January 4, 2003
The Paul Colman Trio is an engaging acoustic-based pop rock band from Australia. Their radio-friendly tunes plainly resonated with the American public in 2002, as the single "Tur... MORE >>

Graham Kendrick

By Randy Brandt :: December 30, 2002
Graham Kendrick's songs are sung in churches and gatherings around the world every week, but the prolific songwriter isn't widely known as an artist in his own right. Songs likeShi... MORE >>

Ric Cori

By Randy Brandt :: December 29, 2002
Ric Cori'sThawing The Iceman is an enjoyable collection of pop rock songs characterized by honest and heartfelt lyrics. Cori handled all of the performances and programming on ... MORE >>

Randy Stonehill

By Randy Brandt :: December 28, 2002
One of the founding fathers of contemporary Christian music, Randy Stonehill has been recording since 1972. However, the excellentThirst was his only record from 1995 until the... MORE >>

Glenn Kaiser

By Randy Brandt :: December 21, 2002
To the surprise of no one aquainted with Glenn Kaiser,Ripley County Blues reaffirms his status as the quintessential bluesman of Christian music. This is not explicitly a Glenn... MORE >>

Metroid Prime

By Andrew Mason :: December 18, 2002
STORYLINEMetroid Prime's plot revolves around a girl named Samus. Orphaned as a child by space pirates looking for a new source of energy, Samus has decided to rid the un... MORE >>

Sanctus Real

By Randy Brandt :: December 16, 2002
Are you looking for a perfect Christmas present for a friend who enjoys melodic guitar-based rock? Say It Loud will fit the bill nicely. Sanctus Real's major label debut (after... MORE >>

City On A Hill

By Randy Brandt :: December 8, 2002
It's Christmas Time is the fourth City On A Hill project, the brainchild of The Choir's drummer/songwriter, Steve Hindalong. The City On ... MORE >>

O.C. Supertones

By Randy Brandt :: November 29, 2002
The Orange County Supertones were one of the first popular ska bands in Christian music. Ska's popularity has faded, but the energetic horns remain as the Supertones initiate aHi-F... MORE >>

All Star United

By Randy Brandt :: November 13, 2002
All Star United is back; at least, singer/songwriter Ian Eskelin is back. Everyone else is new, but Eskelin's distinctive voice and songwriting ensures that everyone who remembers 199... MORE >>

Bebo Norman

By Randy Brandt :: November 8, 2002
My co-reviewer Heather (a high school senior) calls Bebo Norman'sMyself When I Am Real her favorite CD at this time. Although she loves high-energy music, she says Bebo's album... MORE >>

Delirious?

By Randy Brandt :: November 3, 2002
Delirious? releasedAudiolessonover? in August of 2001 in the UK. Now they are adding the song Touch, reworking a couple of tracks and dropping four songs as they repacka... MORE >>

The Kry

By Randy Brandt :: October 30, 2002
Everybody's favorite French-Canadian Christian rockers are back with a new album after several years off.Undone offers a melodic light rock sound sure to please old fans of The... MORE >>

Tree63

By Randy Brandt :: October 27, 2002
South Africa's Dove Award-winning modern rockers Tree63 take a stand for truth with their new project. Offered musical opportunities in South Africa if they would change their lyrics,... MORE >>

Michael W. Smith

By Randy Brandt :: October 22, 2002
Michael W. Smith'sWorship, released in September of 2001, took less than a year to reach platinum status. The Worship DVD-Video/VHS debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Mu... MORE >>

Phil Joel

By Randy Brandt :: October 21, 2002
Phil Joel, bassist for the Newsboys, takes a major step forward in his solo career with the release of Bring It On. A newfound spiritual maturity and depth marks the songwritin... MORE >>

Jeremy Camp

By Randy Brandt :: October 15, 2002
Jeremy Camp'sStay has made an impact in our home. With a mixture of Creed-like rocking tunes and tender worship ballads, Camp has created a truly original worship album that br... MORE >>

MercyMe

By Randy Brandt :: October 12, 2002
Thousands of people who don't know Mercy Me by name still recognize their hit song about heaven, I Can Only Imagine, from their Almost There project. Spoken For m... MORE >>

Superchic[k]

By Randy Brandt :: October 8, 2002
Superchic[k]'s Last One Picked is a first-rate followup to last year's Karaoke Superstar, once again offering up a unique brand of pop-punk, funk and hip-hop with releva... MORE >>

Bleach

By Randy Brandt :: October 4, 2002
After three years, Bleach has returned with their fourth album, bringing back the good time rock and roll. The Byers brothers (Milam, former Miss Angie lead guitarist, and Jared, form... MORE >>

Igor's Adventures with the Mad Scientist

By Matt Yaggi :: October 3, 2002
STORYLINEIgor's Adventures with the Mad Scientist comes to us from the same people who gave us Rich Diamond. Mad Scientist is a puzzle game, very similar to Rich Diamond.... MORE >>

Big Daddy Weave

By Randy Brandt :: September 28, 2002
Big Daddy Weave, featuring singer/songwriter Mike Weaver, is making a big splash in the Christian music pool. Take acoustic-flavored worship, throw in some lead guitar and saxophone, ... MORE >>

Rich Mullins

By Randy Brandt :: September 19, 2002
Rich Mullins died in a traffic accident five years ago today. Probably best known forAwesome God and Step by Step, Mullins was a prolific songwriter who stood out becaus... MORE >>

Various

By Randy Brandt :: September 13, 2002
By now, everyone knows at least some of the story of United Flight 93. Passengers Todd Beamer, Jeremy Glick, Mark Bingham and Thomas Burnett thwarted the terrorist hijackers who appar... MORE >>

Caedmon's Call

By Randy Brandt :: September 12, 2002
Caedmon's Call remains one of the most popular Christian bands, characterized more by introspection than head-banging. They are predominantly supported by music fans who lean to the i... MORE >>

ApologetiX

By Randy Brandt :: August 26, 2002
Click to read my interview with J. Jackson. I love apologetics--defending the Christian faith in a ... MORE >>

Daily Planet

By Randy Brandt :: August 17, 2002
Clark Kent got his start working at the Daily Planet when he wasn't saving the world while wearing blue tights. The four guys in the band Daily Planet have never been photograp... MORE >>

*What's So Great About America?

By Al Menconi :: August 11, 2002
I just read a great book and I believe you need to read it as well. I'm not kidding. It's What's So Great About America by Dinesh D'Souza. A couple of weeks ago, ... MORE >>

SONICFLOOd

By Randy Brandt :: August 10, 2002
SONICFLOOd forges ahead with their third CD--well, the name SONICFLOOd is back, but not one of the members from the 1999 debut record is still with the group. Singer... MORE >>

Passion

By Randy Brandt :: August 4, 2002
Passion is a student-oriented ministry utilizing modern worship music and dynamic speakers to reach young people. Here's their mission statement, as seen on their... MORE >>

This Train

By Randy Brandt :: August 4, 2002
Hopefully I won't get fired if I review an obscure classic from the 90s. Most everyone has heard of Rich "Awesome God" Mullins (the fifth anniversary of his homegoing is nex... MORE >>

By The Tree

By Randy Brandt :: August 2, 2002
By The Tree made a splashy debut in 2001; Invade My Soul earned the Dove Award for the Modern Rock/Alternative Album, and the title track was the Modern Rock/Alternative Record... MORE >>

Glenn Kaiser & Friends

By Randy Brandt :: July 27, 2002
Glenn Kaiser has been a major player in Christian music since Resurrection Band exploded onto the scene in 1978 with the groundbreakingAwaiting Your Reply. Over the past two de... MORE >>

7th Element

By Randy Brandt :: July 24, 2002
7th Element does not fit the mold for my usual musical tastes. I like alternative, modern worship, guitar-driven rock--anything with some solid instrumentation, but preferably noisy. ... MORE >>

Oden Fong

By Randy Brandt :: July 22, 2002
Come For The Children was probably my favorite tape blasting through the speakers of my 1949 Mercury pickup truck as I raced from Canada to San Diego for my freshman year of co... MORE >>

Geoff Moore

By Randy Brandt :: July 20, 2002
Geoff Moore has been a popular recording artist for a decade and a half. His catchy pop rock sound has been compared to band's like PFR. That comparison is bound to persist, since PFR... MORE >>

Jeff Deyo

By Randy Brandt :: July 17, 2002
You may not recognize Jeff Deyo's name, but you know his music. He was the lead singer and principal songwriter on bestsellers SONICFLOOd and SONICPRAISe. After SONICFLOOd decided to ... MORE >>

Glass Harp

By Randy Brandt :: July 12, 2002
Three decades ago, a teenaged guitar phenom named Phil Keaggy burst onto the music scene. Keaggy and childhood friend and drummer/guitarist ... MORE >>

Petra

By Randy Brandt :: July 11, 2002
Petra rolled into the Christian music scene in 1974 with a self-titled record that featured founder Bob Hartman on banjo and vocals. Thereafter he st... MORE >>

Newsboys

By Randy Brandt :: July 7, 2002
I've been a Newsboys fan for years. My favorite albums were during the Steve Taylor era: Not Ashamed, Going Public and Take Me To Your Leader combined Taylor's ly... MORE >>

David Crowder*Band

By Randy Brandt :: July 4, 2002
Alternative, worshipful, modern, quirky, passionate-all of these adjectives fitCan You Hear Us?, but none quite do justice to this wonderful debut album.David Crowd... MORE >>

Tait

By Randy Brandt :: July 3, 2002
Does the name "Tait" sound vaguely familiar? It should. While the white boys in dc Talk were off making hip hop records, Michael Tait joined former Grammatrain frontman... MORE >>

Third Day

By Randy Brandt :: July 1, 2002
Third Day walked off with five Dove Awards in April of 2002, including Group of the Year and Rock Recorded Song of the Year forCome Together, the title cut from this record. (I... MORE >>

Everquest

By Bruce Glifford :: March 12, 2002
STORYLINEThe object of Everquest is very simple - keep questing forever and ever! The game is set in the fantasy world of Norrath, which is filled with monsters of... MORE >>

*Harry Potter Revisited

By Al Menconi :: February 1, 2002
When I wrote my editorial about Harry Potter, I knew that I would get a lot of mail. But I didn't expect so much of it to be negative. The number of positive notes thanking me for a b... MORE >>

*Harry Potter: The Christian Cause?

By Al Menconi :: January 15, 2002
The Harry Potter craze is the latest “Christian cause.” “What do you think about Harry Potter?” seems to be the latest Christian question (say those two words ... MORE >>

Computer & Video Game Buying Guide

By Andrew Mason :: November 18, 2001
Ever since kindergarten, I've been fascinated by video games. I thought it was utterly amazing to be able to control the outcome of something that was displayed on the television screen. Fro... MORE >>

*I Rememeber

By Al Menconi :: October 11, 2001
I remember where I was when JFK and Jack Ruby were shot…when ML King and RFK were shot. I remember when my friend became a Vietnam casualty, when I received my draft notice, and... MORE >>

*Advice to Allison

By Al Menconi :: July 1, 2001
I just had a most difficult experience last week. I put my younger daughter on an airplane to her new home in Dallas. It hit me that she would only be coming back for a few days durin... MORE >>

The O.C. Supertones

By Andy Arnold :: January 2, 2001
It's hard to be a ska band when ska is no longer the cool thing to be. The Supertones have been putting out great albums for years now and if you would like to capture the intensity a... MORE >>

Poor Old Lu

By Andy Arnold :: January 2, 2001
It is always fun to hear from a band that was great and then mysteriously breaks up. I was lucky enough to see Poor Old Lu at the Cornerstone Festival some years ago at what was alleg... MORE >>

The Deal

By Andy Arnold :: January 2, 2001
You can never go wrong with an "old skool" punk CD that is complete with group chanting, fun samples from popular movies, and a lead singer with a raspy voice. This eight so... MORE >>

Ill Harmonics

By Andy Arnold :: January 2, 2001
The sophomore album from the talented rap artist known as Ill Harmonics is as good if not better than the first. Great beats, creative lyrics, and spiritual and often humorous lyrics ... MORE >>

Plankeye

By Andy Arnold :: January 2, 2001
Plankeye has played music for the last ten years that ranged from power-pop punk to rock to moody alternative. As the band is now calling it quits, this album wraps up what was an imp... MORE >>

Twothirtyeight

By Andy Arnold :: January 2, 2001
Emo-rock seems to be growing in popularity lately and so therefore I am hearing a lot of more of it and I am happy. Emo takes the sound of punk/hardcore and slows it down quite a bit ... MORE >>

Dead Poetic

By Andy Arnold :: January 2, 2001
They say that opposites attract. In the case of this great new CD by Dead Poetic opposites sound great together. Take the soft melodies and music of popular emo-rock bands like Jimmy ... MORE >>

PAX 217

By Andy Arnold :: January 2, 2001
The newest album from PAX 217 is some great sing-a-long rap-core with some insightful lyrics. I have been listening to this for the last month due mostly to its great lyrics. If you l... MORE >>

BEC Praise Sampler

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
This collection of familiar praise songs are played in a fashion that may cause one to bob their head, wanna dance, or turn it up real loud. The music ranges from rock to swing and ev... MORE >>

Calibretto 13

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Every once in a while a Christian band comes along and completely rips off the sound of one of its secular counterparts. This used to happen quite often in the early ninety's but late... MORE >>

The Blamed

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
These pioneers of Christian hardcore have matured into a band that mixes the catchiness of punk rock and the straight forward lyrics of hard-core. This album could also fall under the... MORE >>

P.O.D.

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Al has often asked me why I like certain types of music. He also wants to know the difference between good and bad hard music. This is the best of hard music. Why? Not only are these ... MORE >>

P.O.D.

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Wow! I have always been biased when it comes to POD and their music because I enjoy everything they do. Their music has always touched me and challenged my spiritual walk. Satellite w... MORE >>

Polarboy

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
These guys write good songs that remind me of the sounds of anyone from the Beatles to the Counting Crows. With comparisons like these, it may seem they have a lot to live up to, but ... MORE >>

All Wound Up

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
This is an album jam packed with punk rock songs that are a little too fast to be classified in the pop-punk genre. These four young men from Washington sound a lot like Dogwood, one ... MORE >>

Deluxtone Rockets

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Rock-a-billy is a term that has come about to describe music that combines greaser music (Elvis) with a punk rock attitude. The newest album by Deluxtone Rockets seems to capture the ... MORE >>

Cadet

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Cadet's soaring, singable melodies instantly attract the listener to continue listening to their debut album. This pop trio writes simple, Christian influenced lyrics that remind me o... MORE >>

dc talk

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
This album is a look into the future and present solo projects of the individual members of dc talk, plus one bonus live song. Each member gets two songs and the member who has the mo... MORE >>

Extreme Days

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
This soundtrack to an upcoming movie is an "eclectic and edgy mix of music" that ranges from pop-rock to hip-hop and hard rock. The album features some new songs from indivi... MORE >>

Relient K

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
With the saturation of punk rock records in the world today it almost has become tiresome to listen to any of them. Along comes Relient K who puts a breath of fresh air into the tires... MORE >>

DJ Maj

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
This, like the title explains, is a mix of some of the best Christian hip-hop. Artists like Grits, Out of Eden, Sup the Chemist, and Pigeon John appear on this 19-song rap compilation... MORE >>

Like David

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
This dark progressive metal album is great for fans of Tool, A Perfect Circle, Deftones, Linkin Park, Chevelle, and Stavesacre. Mixing heavy riffs with part melodic singing and part y... MORE >>

Ill Harmonics

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
I'm always on the lookout for a good Christian rap/hip-hop album. Ill Harmonics is one of my favorite rap albums, Christian or non. These guys would fall into the category of freestyl... MORE >>

Blenderhead

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Emo-Rock has been coined as the thinking man's punk rock. The music is usually a little more melodic and the lyrics are aimed at the college age and older punk fan. Blenderhead's newe... MORE >>

Dogwood

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
This is the newest album from, in my opinion, the best Christian punk rock band around. These guys have the best lyrics, production, and overall quality than even some of the more pop... MORE >>

Tree63

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
For fans of delirious and SONICFLOOd, this rock album has original songs that may cause one to praise God. It's pretty catchy, too. ... MORE >>

Skratchline

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Coming from the depths of north San Diego is the band fronted by two youth pastors called Skratchline. This album lifts up the name of God through hard rock tunes. Some songs are punk... MORE >>

Dogwood

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
The newest album from the best in Christian punk rock is here and it's what is expected from these four fine musicians. Songs like Do or Die and 1983 are great testi... MORE >>

Living Sacrifice

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
This is the best Christian hard metal album ever. Living Sacrifice has been around since I listened to this type of music on a regular basis, and this is their most mature album music... MORE >>

Sinner's Prayer

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
This album tries something unique and different, and the end result is welcome. Imagine your favorite praise choruses set to some of the best hip-hop with quick rhymes and catchy beat... MORE >>

Kevin Max

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Moody euro-influenced alternative rock is what can best describe Kevin Max's first solo album. Free from the demands of pop influenced dc Talk, Kevin Max can truly show who his influe... MORE >>

Chris Taylor

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
This rock album has thought-provoking lyrics and music that will pull you into the songs one by one. Fans of Steve Taylor, U2, and mainstream rock will not find this album "worth... MORE >>

Toby Mac

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
No matter what type of modern rock you like or listen to this album will soon become addicting. Toby Mac from DC Talk fame has released his first solo album and it is extremely catchy... MORE >>

Element 101

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Here is some more of that pop-punk that the kids just can't seem to get enough of except this band is lead by a girl singer. The change in the usual formula is welcome to the ears of ... MORE >>

Glenn Kaiser Band

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
One of Christian music's pioneers is back with one of his best albums in recent history. This electric blues-based rock album is full of songs that lift up the name of God. Fans of Er... MORE >>

Once Blind

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Bold lyrics, fair production, and a lot of that yelling that is commonly known as Christian hardcore. Pick this one up if you like NIV, Unashamed, or Overcome. ... MORE >>

Superchick

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
This band is self described as "Just your average girl-fronted, pop-punk, hip-hop, disco-funk, garage band, with something to say and pyro to prove it." While that may be a ... MORE >>

The O.C. Supertones

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Ska was popular about two to three years ago; now everyone is looking for that rap/rock sound. The newest album from the original Christian ska band strikes back with a great blend of... MORE >>

Various

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Two major influences on Christian music collide on this compilation album. Keith Green, a favorite of Al's, was an utterly sincere singer/songwriter who changed the face of Christian ... MORE >>

Starflyer 59

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Starflyer 59 has always been one of those bands that puts out CDs that are going to sound a lot like the previous album. In their case that is a good thing. They definitely have their... MORE >>

Forty Save One

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
After listening to so many albums, I tend to quickly judge and label them. I listened to this entire CD before I decided it was time to turn it off. This a mainstream rock/light punk ... MORE >>

Red Clouds

By Andy Arnold :: January 1, 2001
Here is some great hip-hop from a man who has a good since of humor and creative samples to back up his intelligent lyrics. Hip hoppers who like Eminem, Black Eyed Peas, Jurassic 5, a... MORE >>

Zao

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