Charisma Magazine

Phil Wickham's newest album, Heaven and Earth, is a reminder to the church of the simple blessings, promises and rewards of God. It's also the fruit of a personal journal that had the singer searching Scripture for the last year and a half to gain a deeper understanding of believers' future in heaven.

"I've always been excited about going to heaven, but the Lord is lighting a fire or fanning a flame inside me," Wickham told The Buzz. "The church gets a skewed version of heaven in their minds. We envision it as clouds and God with a big beard, and I think we forget that God promises life everlasting and things that we can't ever dream or start imagining. We're going to be who we were always created to be, we're going to be with who we were always created to be with, everything will be complete again. ... The more I think about it, the more I think of how that relates to what Jesus did for us on the cross."

By Matt Maher | Essential Records

If you've sung "Your Grace Is Enough" in church, you have "the thinking man's worship leader" Matt Maher to thank. As a regular person, Maher loves pondering deep theological questions. As an artist, he's gifted at writing both upbeat church anthems and touching ballads you'd find yourself singing to God during devotional times.

By Jared Anderson | Integrity Music

He's an associate pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, so it's only fitting that he would title his latest release Jared Anderson: Live From My Church.

Singer Jared Anderson demonstrates his passion for modern worship, and uses the project to create an atmosphere of awe and surrender for listeners.

By Brenton Brown | Kingsway

You may not know his name, but you have likely heard or sung Brenton Brown's songs. His music is played in concerts and has been covered by such acclaimed recording artists as Chris Tomlin, Rebecca St. James, Lincoln Brewster and Flyleaf's Lacey Mosely.

By Matt Papa | Centricity Records

As an artist who isn't interested in simply making music for music's sake, Matt Papa writes songs that center around God's Word and doesn't consider his job done until the lyrics have taken permanent residence in a listener's gray matter. "If you can write a song that's full of God's Word and that song gets in someone's head, that's a powerful thing," Papa says.