Reflections on studying and performing music - and the challenges this can present for a Christian.

An exploration of the experience of grief and loss in Sufjan Stevens' album Carrie and Lowell.

I write a weekly column for The Dallas Morning News as a contributor to their Texas Faith blog. This week we were asked, "What would Jesus…

Beyoncé is incredibly popular. What makes her music resonate so deeply with people?

How have artists tried to capture the paradoxes of the cross through their work?

I'm not sure exactly what makes someone a phenomenon, but anyone who has managed to win 62 music awards in two years and has produced a…

A review of Lily Allen's CD It's Not Me It's You.

Vincent Van Gogh is now a solid fixture in our cultural vocabulary. I need only mention sunflowers or a bandaged ear to conjure up his life…

A review of Mamma Mia! - the movie.