U2: 40 [ purchase ] Raised as the child of UCC (United Church of Christ) missionaries in a Moslem country where proselytizing was a cr...

Dolly Parton: Coat of Many Colors [ purchase ] On first listen, Dolly Parton's "Coat of Many Colors" seems to offer...

The Duhks: Moses Don't Get Lost [ purchase ] Crooked Still: Pharaoh [ purchase ] Passover begins tonight, and all around the world, Je...

Jackson Browne : Before the Deluge [ purchase ] Jackson Browne’s landmark album Late For the Sky came out in 1974. The hippies of the 6...

The Melodians : Rivers Of Babylon [Purchase] I was doing my all too rare church thing with my family when we read a very familiar sou...

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong : It Ain’t Necessarily So [ purchase ] Well, it needed to be said.  Belief and faith are wonderfu...

Elvis Presley : Joshua Fit The Battle [Purchase] Elvis Presley spent Halloween of 1960 recording this traditional song for his fir...

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds : Jesus Met The Woman At The Well [ purchase ] For some of the best music referring to the Christian faith (...

The Lewis Family : The Purple Robe [ purchase ] I’ve always loved a certain gospel song called “The Purple Robe,” also known as “The S...

Grateful Dead : Samson and Delilah [ purchase ] The song Samson and Delilah is often credited to Rev Gary Davis, although he may not ha...

Prince Far I : Psalm 1 [ purchase ] "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the councel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinn...

Milton Wright : Job [ purchase ] Milton Wright, brother of soul star Betty (and not the father of Wilbur and Orville, obviously), on this t...

Bob Dylan: Man Gave Names [ purchase ] The Bible tells us that "in the beginning was the word" (John I), and to the exten...

Genesis : Supper’s Ready [ purchase ] I was going to write about this song for the “Surprise!” theme, but instead decided to use it for...

Aphex Twin: " ΔMi−1 = −∂Σn=1NDi[n][Σj∈C{i}Fji[n − 1] + Fexti[[n−1]]" [ purchase ] Aphex Twin’s music is consistently su...

John Wesley Harding : Sussex Ghost Story [ purchase ] There are many things to like about John Wesley Harding's "Sussex Ghost ...

Andy Robinson : Conversations [ purchase ] Writing and recording music "Conversations" was an extended series of surprises, so...

Brave Combo : April Fool [ purchase ] Imagine my awe and dismay when I was once asked to review an album by Brave Combo called Holiday...

Brotherhood Of Man : Save Your Kisses For Me [ purchase ] ABBA’s victory in the Eurovision Song Contest on 6 April 1974 changed the contes...

The Party Party : Imagine-Walk On the Wild Side [ locate ] Here's probably one of the most complex mashups I've ever listen...