2011 Christian Music Reviews (ongoing)

If you want the whole list go to January's and May's posts. I thought I would just list my top 7 thru August with their rating and continue on the rest of the year on this post. Here is how I rate them (generally)

1 - worst album of the year

2 - regretted listening to it once

3 - worth one listen

4 - one good song

5 - two to three good songs

6 - four good songs

7 - five good songs

    ( 8-10 are worth buying)

8 - six good songs

9 - seven good songs

10 - instant classic

I still feel nothing yet released has been "buy-worthy". It still is cost effective to purchase individual songs. I would recommend which songs to buy, but that is all personal taste - as are these reviews.

Top 7 so far

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.0

And now for September music...

2.8 

3.1

2.5

4.9

5.5

She sounded like a young Rebecca St. James to start with but she couldn't decide if she wanted to sing CCM or mainstream

3

2.9

Lead singer from Sanctus Real decides to put out a melancholic album. Warning from OB/GYN General. May cause depression

4

2.7

4.1

Jump 5 grows up! Unfortunately, so do kittens

4.2

Another 2011 big disappointment

3.8

3.1

3.2

This and the above (Thrice) - non melodic Christian Rock

6.4

5.5

8

Christian Raggae/R&B. Really good

8.5

2011 best new artist of the year hands down. Buy this one and give it away to every young girl you know

8.8

A masterpiece. Just wish more of the songs were "Christian"

9.0

This is why I listen to Christian music

4.5

Or if you go to a Baptist Church - 10

4.3

4

5

The above 3 are very artsy - fit for a coffee shop. Sara Groves is the best but just not my "cup of tea"

4.6

If you want a boy band try Anthem Lights or Royal Taylor

3.5

She got voted off NBC's "The Sing Off". Need I say more

4.7

Just have never gotten into Phil. Don't know why

3

3.1

6

Some good songs here

Kids Devotion - Conscience

1. Watch the video

2. Doug trivia - How many Man-of-Steel comic books are there in the set? (Ans.- 100)

3. Doug was missing one comic book to complete his collection. Which one was he missing?

4. How did Doug obtain it? Was he sinning by buying it? Explain?

5. When he found out he bought stolen merchandise was he sinning by keeping it? Explain

6. Read the following verses in Rom. 14:22,23 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=rom%2014:22-23&version=NLT These verses pertain to a behavior not spelled out as right or wrong in the Bible which was eating meat that was sold in the marketplace after being offered to idols. These are good principles because there are a lot of things not really condemned in the Bible that aren't really good for us to do. See if you can name some of these.

7. What were some signs that Doug's conscience was telling him he was doing the wrong thing?

8. What were the results of his giving the comic up?

Note to parents.

Although Doug did buy stolen property, I believe he did it with a clear conscience. You may want to talk to your kids about ways to know you are buying something stolen (buying out of a trunk, whispering, done in secret, too good of a price to be true) Tell them that they are not only encouraging them to steal more but also they are actually guilty too of a crime of buying stolen merchandise. Once Doug found out it may have been stolen you could tell his conscience was bothering him. Some of the signs were guilty feelings as seen in his imagination, running away when he saw Mr. Scully, trying to justify it to other people like his dad but phrasing it in a favorable slant. The problem was his conscience was telling him he was wrong and to hold onto it was a sin. Read Heb. 8:10-11 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=heb%208:10-11&version=TNIV. Explain that God has put his law in our heart which we call conscience. If there are things we do that don't specifically disobey the Bible, God will let us know if it is wrong thru our conscience. It is important for the kids to learn to listen to their consciences otherwise the conscience will get hardened. Also point out how our sin affects so many others and when we do the right thing everyone is blessed.