While it's easy for me to criticize modern worship, I also criticize my own criticisms, based on what I observed at David Crowder's church music conference.

This new roundup looks at the best new releases in sacred music. Highlights include Libera, James Whitbourn, and the National Lutheran Choir.

How a little girl from El Salvador rocked a Christian musician's world—and how he's using that compassion to help earthquake victims in Haiti.

There's a third side in the worship wars.

Lenny and Daniel Smith founded a new record company with the intent of celebrating creative, intelligent, and meaty worship music.

Watching the Beatles in fast-forward reminded me of just how far we've come in four decades.

Six principles that might bring a truce to the age-old tension between tradition and popular culture.

Can the Christian music industry survive the economic storm?

Our recent commentary about Derek Webb's battle with his record company over the use of a bad word sparked quite a reaction from readers.

With Derek Webb's announcement of a battle over his newest album, some may applaud his apparent stand for the right to swear. But is it really worth the fight?

Or neither? We should stop trying to define a dividing line, because when it comes to music, it's all spiritual.

The Pilgrim legacy goes beyond Thanksgiving to a love of music still with us today.

An abridged version.

Learning to pray is like playing the violin with virtuosos.

An examination of the year in Christian music, highlighting the artists and songs most likely to earn nominations, along with some other worthy contenders.

A fan at a recent Atlanta concert is profoundly affected by Steven Curtis Chapman's moving testimony, sharing his grief over his daughter's tragic death.

After ten years, modern worship music has become an established genre that's likely be a part of Christian music for generations to come, though it's in serious need of creative spark.

A list of the ten most influential modern worship albums from the last decade, offering new songs that changed the way we worshipped the Lord through music.

The bluesman has been haunted by God through his early years, his born-again period, and his recovery.