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Children Of God (Phil Wickham Album)
''Children of God'' is the sixth commercial studio album by Phil Wickham. Fair Trade Services released the album on April 22, 2016. Critical reception Awarding the album four stars at ''CCM Magazine'', Matt Conner states, "Popular recording artist and worship leader Phil Wickham recently lost the very thing he’s most known for: his vocal ability. A risky surgery to repair his vocal cords left Wickham wondering if he might not sing again and what means for his identity. The end result is a renewed sense of his spiritual identity in Christ, and a wellspring of new songs on ''Children Of God''...Wickham's learned lesson is a welcome truth for all of us." Taylor Berglund, reviewing the album for ''Charisma (magazine), Charisma'', writes, "Yet even though ''Children of God''s tracks are very sonically different, they mesh and blend well with each other to form a cohesive album. Wickham conveys the love of God and the joy of believers with every song. These songs—though disparate an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Wickham
Philip David Wickham (born April 5, 1984) is a Contemporary Christian musician, singer and songwriter from San Diego, California. Wickham has released nine albums: ''Give You My World'' in 2003, a self-titled album in 2006, ''Cannons'' in 2007, ''Singalong'' in 2008, '' Heaven & Earth'' in 2009, '' Response'' in 2011, ''Singalong 2'' in 2012, '' The Ascension'' in 2013, ''Sing-A-Long 3'' in 2015, '' Children of God'' in 2016, '' Living Hope'' in 2018, and ''Hymn Of Heaven'' in 2021. He has also led worship at Soul Survivor. His critically acclaimed single "This is Amazing Grace" became RIAA certified Platinum and topped the 2014 year-end Christian Airplay chart. Biography Wickham was raised in a Christian home, the second of three children (brother Evan, sister Jillian), and began leading worship for his youth group at 13 years old. In 2002, he graduated from Calvary Christian School in Vista, California. As of this date, Wickham's father is a worship leader, and both of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charisma (magazine)
''Charisma'' (also known as ''Charisma + Christian Life'') is a monthly Christian magazine based in Lake Mary, Florida, a suburb of Orlando. It is aimed at Pentecostals and charismatics. Its perspective is influenced by the charismatic revivalism and other contemporary streams of charismatic Christianity such as the Toronto Blessing, International House of Prayer, and the Apostolic-Prophetic movement. History The magazine was founded in 1975 as the members' magazine of Calvary Assembly of God in Winter Park, Florida, with Stephen Strang as publisher. In 1981, Strang bought the magazine for $25,000 and broadened its mission to serve the charismatic movement at large. The first year proved to be difficult, with a $100,000 loss, but the magazine later emerged as the "main magazine of the Christian charismatic movement". Strang continues to run the magazine today through his company, Charisma Media (formerly Strang Communications). In 1986, ''Charisma'' merged with Robert Walker's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2016. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2016 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{Albums by release date Albums An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records coll ... 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Ryan (musician)
Travis Ryan Collins (born August 3, 1983), who goes by the stage name Travis Ryan, is an American Christian musician. He released a studio album in 2012, ''Fearless'', with Integrity Music. He is most known for co-writing " We Believe" with Richie Fike, Matt Hooper. The song was popularized by the Christian band Newsboys. Early life Collins was born as Travis Ryan Collins, Work ID No. 884171311 ISWC No. T9123646106 in San Clemente, California on August 3, 1983, to a songwriter and worship leader father. Collins was an associate producer for Maranatha! Music. He later became a worship leader at Saddleback Church, then at LifePoint Church in Smyrna, Tennessee. Career He started his music recording career in 2012, with his first studio album, ''Fearless'', and it released on April 10, 2012, from Integrity Music. Integrity Music released two of his musical compositions on May 13, 2016: ''Heartbeat'', his third EP, and '' Until My Voice Is Gone'', his first live album. In 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Wickham
Evan Matthew Wickham (born May 14, 1981) is an American Christian musician and pastor who primarily plays a contemporary Christian music and worship style of music. He has released four studio albums, ''Mysterious Things'' in 2006, ''Above the Sky'' in 2009, ''Christmas Music Vol. 1'' in 2012, and ''Make Us One'' in 2013, all independently released. Early life Wickham was born on May 14, 1981, in San Diego, California, whose parents John and Lisa Wickham (''née'', Irwin), were in the band Parable, where she was the lead vocalist and his father a lead guitarist. He was raised in the church by his parents, where his father is a worship pastor at Maranatha Chapel. His younger brother is Phil Wickham, and he has a younger sister, Jillian. Music career His music recording career began in 2006 with the studio album ''Mysterious Things'' released on April 6, 2006. He released ''Above the Sky'' on December 4, 2009. He also released ''Christmas Music Vol. 1'' on October 12, 2012. The su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Quilala
Chris Quilala is an American Christian musician and worship leader with the Jesus Culture band and formerly with the Bethel Music collective. He primarily plays Christian pop and contemporary worship music. Personal life Quilala met his future wife, Alyssa Gulino, when she was seventeen and he was twenty-five while they were in a church in Pasadena. They have five children together: Ella, Aria, Jethro (''d.'' 2014), Liv and Maddex. After Chris and Alyssa's son Jethro died in December 2014, they wrote the song Miracles, which appeared on Jesus Culture's 2016 album Let It Echo. The Quilala family resides in Sacramento, California. Chris Quilala and Alyssa divorced in 2019. In December 2019, Quilala was one of several evangelical Christian worship leaders to pray for President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Music career Quilala has been part of the Jesus Culture movement, since he was fourteen years old in 1996. He has been featured on many Jesus Culture albums, including ''Eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ken
Thomas Ken (July 1637 – 19 March 1711) was an English cleric who was considered the most eminent of the English non-juring bishops, and one of the fathers of modern English hymnody. Early life Ken was born in 1637 at Little Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire. His father was Thomas Ken of Furnival's Inn, of the Ken family of Ken Place, in Somerset; his mother was the daughter of little known English poet John Chalkhill. In 1646 Ken's stepsister, Anne, married Izaak Walton, author of ''The Compleat Angler'', a connection which brought Ken under the influence of this gentle and devout man. In 1652 Ken entered Winchester College, and in 1656 became a student of Hart Hall, Oxford. He gained a fellowship at New College in 1657, and proceeded B.A. in 1661 and M.A. in 1664. He was for some time tutor of his college; but the most characteristic reminiscence of his university life is the mention made by Anthony Wood that in the musical gatherings of the time Thomas Ken of New College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Bourgeois (composer)
Loys "Louis" Bourgeois (; c. 1510 – 1559) was a French composer and music theory, music theorist of the Renaissance music, Renaissance. He is most famous as one of the main compilers of Calvinism, Calvinist hymn tunes in the middle of the 16th century. One of the most famous melodies in all of Christendom, the tune known as the Old 100th, to which the Protestant doxology is often sung, is commonly attributed to him. Life Knowledge of his early life is sparse. His first publication, some secular chansons, dates from 1539 in Lyon. By 1545 he had gone to Geneva (according to civic records) and become a music teacher there. In 1547 he was granted citizenship in Geneva, and in that same year he also published his first four-voice psalms. In 1549 and 1550 he worked on a collections of metrical psalter, psalm-tunes, most of which were translated by Clément Marot and Théodore de Bèze. The extent to which he was composer, arranger or compiler was not certain, until a long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Mary, Florida
Lake Mary is a suburban city that is located in the Greater Orlando metropolitan area in Seminole County, Florida, United States, and is located in Central Florida. The population was 13,822 at the 2010 census. History Lake Mary was named after Mary Sundell, the wife of Reverend J.F. Sundell, who settled on the northern shores of the lake. Lake Mary started as a village of two tiny settlements called Bent’s Station (located on the north shore of Crystal Lake) and Belle Fontaine. They were located along the South Florida Railroad which ran between Sanford and Orlando. The area was an agricultural community and early settlers included lumbermen, turpentine workers, families from Fort Reed (Sanford) who had received land grants, and Swedish families, who were mainly orange growers. By the time the area became known as Lake Mary, it was developed by a tight-rope walker and chemist named Frank Evans, who settled in the area in 1882. The first Lake Mary Post Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan Capistrano, California
San Juan Capistrano (Spanish for "St. John of Capistrano") is a city in Orange County, California, located along the Orange Coast. The population was 34,593 at the 2010 census. San Juan Capistrano was founded by the Spanish in 1776, when St. Junípero Serra established Mission San Juan Capistrano. Extensive damage caused by the 1812 Capistrano earthquake caused the community to decline. Following the Mexican secularization act of 1833, the mission village officially became a town and was briefly renamed as San Juan de Argüello. Following the American Conquest of California, San Juan remained a small, rural town until the 20th century; the restoration of the mission in the 1910–20s transformed the town into a tourist destination and a backdrop for Hollywood films. History Indigenous The region was populated by the Acjachemen, referred to by the Spanish as ''Juaneños'', an Indigenous Californian nation. They lived in the area for approximately 10,000 years, with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Christian Music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and stylistically rooted in Christian music. It was formed by those affected by the 1960s Jesus movement revival who began to express themselves in other styles of popular music, beyond the church music of hymns, gospel and Southern gospel music that was prevalent in the church at the time. Initially referred to as Jesus music, today, the term is typically used to refer to pop, but also includes rock, alternative rock, hip hop, metal, contemporary worship, punk, hardcore punk, latin, EDM, R&B-influenced gospel and country styles. It has representation on several music charts including '' Billboard''s Christian Albums, Christian Songs, Hot Christian AC (Adult Contemporary), Christian CHR, Soft AC/Inspirational and Christian Digital Songs as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CCM Magazine
''CCM Magazine'' is a twice-monthly online magazine focusing on contemporary Christian music, published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications. History ''CCM'' was first published in July 1978, as a printed magazine. It has been owned by Salem since 1999. On January 16, 2008, Salem announced that the April 2008 issue would be the final printed issue of the magazine, which would continue in an online-only format. When the magazine was first published, it was called ''Contemporary Christian Music'' and covered that music genre. The name was later shortened to ''CCM'', which was still an acronym for "Contemporary Christian Music". For a short time, the magazine changed its name to ''Contemporary Christian Magazine'' (keeping the "CCM" but broadening the scope) but then ultimately went back to ''Contemporary Christian Music'' (''CCM''). Then in May 2007, the name's meaning was changed to "Christ. Community. Music." The editor explained that the term "contemporary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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