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JFH Staff: Ryan Barbee


  • Name: Ryan Barbee
  • Role At JfH: Review Writer
  • Birthday: July 19, 1987
  • Age: 30
  • E-mail: Staff Contact Form
  • Family: Brandie - my best friend and wife. (She's awesome without even trying.) India Jane - our little girl. (She's adorable in every way.)
  • Pets: Eileen and Trudy (aka The Girl and The Booty.)
  • Job Status: Director of Publications for a non-profit, graphic designer, and think-tank operator.
  • Car: Nissan Versa… good on gas.
  • Education: Bachelors: Major in Biblical Studies, Minor in Practical Ministry
  • Hobbies: Reading, writing, traveling, listening to music, studying random information on Wikipedia, and twirling my noodles with a fork and spoon.
  • Pet Peeves: The squeaky sound that Styrofoam makes, the texture/smell of money, sandpaper, and impatient people.
  • Thing you MUST Know: I hate sexuality and anything pertaining to it in movies! It annoys the bejeezus out of me. It's pointless and ridiculous! People need to keep their flippin' clothes on and go worship Jesus! I also am big on the Church being different then the world. If you were to line me up with people who are saved and unsaved would we look/act any different? I hope so. Being a Christian doesn't make a person better but by God's grace it should propel us to live holy! Just sayin'…
  • Guilty Pleasures: Christmas Music… nearly year round. And none of it can be too contemporary - I'm a purist.
  • Favorite TV Shows: Adventure Time, Regular Show, Steven Universe, The Adventures of Gumball… I promise, I'm an adult. Downton Abbey and Parenthood.
  • Favorite Movie:Braveheart, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Singin' in the Rain, Sleepless in Seattle, Nacho Libre, Disney Cartoon Movies, etc.
  • Favorite Actors: Paul Reubens! Just kidding. Jack Black, George Clooney, Brad Pitt…. Hollywood is in need of Jesus.
  • Favorite Books: Bible: Genesis and Romans, Boy's Life, Swan Song, Dad is Fat, and anything by Roald Dahl.
  • Favorite Cartoon Characters: Brak, Jake the Dog, B-MO, Pops, witchdoctor.com, Carl Fredricksen, Flapjack, and Tree Trunks.
  • Music I Love To Listen To: Arcade Fire, Switchfoot, Bon Iver, Delirious?, U2, Ruth, Eisley, Five Iron Frenzy, David Crowder Band, Hillsong United, Leigh Nash, Phil Wickham, MuteMath, Plankeye, Leeland, Death Cab for Cutie, Louis Prima, Nat King Cole, Sufjan Stevens, Gorrilaz, Sleeping At Last, The Boston Pops Orchestra, The Beach Boys and Christmas Music.
  • Favorite Singer: Jon Foreman, he's got the raspy sound with a smooth undertone. Alison Krauss… quite possibly the greatest singer known to ever exist.
  • Favorite Live Shows: Switchfoot, Tallest Man On Earth, Coldplay
  • Favorite Ninja Attack: 3 easy steps. Step 1: I cut a whole in a box. Step 2: I put myself in the box. Step 3: Somebody opens the box. Then you turn into a tiger and strike!
  • Favorite Food: Anything I can twirl with a fork and spoon or pick up with chopsticks. ALSO… Breakfast food! (Thumbs Up Diner in East Point (Atlanta) is my JAM!)
  • Favorite Fast Food: McDonald's Breakfast! Taco Bell, Rusty Rooster Café, and Popeyes!
  • Favorite Breakfast Cereal: Kroger brand Chocolate Crispy Rice.
  • Favorite Drink: Mountain Dew Livewire
  • Favorite Candy: 5th Avenue. (The Reeses and Butterfinger lovechild.)
  • Most Embarrassing Moment: I have a problem - I have no shame, so I tend not to become embarrassed when I should be. Asking if someone is pregnant or how much money they make. I bring up rather topics without regard to whether or not someone is eating or whispering so loud that the person in front of me clearly knows that they are now the topic of discussion.
  • Little-Known Fact: I'm an outgoing introvert.

     

    Ryan's Album Reviews
    The Brilliance
    All Is Not Lost    		 Worship
    4/5
    Kings Kaleidoscope
    Beyond Control    		 Indie / Worship
    4.5/5
    Kim Walker-Smith
    When Christmas Comes    		 Christmas / Worship
    3.5/5
    Leigh Nash
    The State I'm In    		 Country
    5/5
    Ghost Ship
    Costly    		 Indie / Worship
    4.5/5
    Hillsong UNITED
    Empires    		 Pop / Worship / Pop Rock
    4.5/5
    Abandon Kansas
    alligator    		 Rock / Alternative
    3.5/5

     


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    Music Out This Week


    This Tuesday, September 9, 2025
    DC3 Bake Off - A COLORS SHOW - Single (independent)
    Former Ruins In Your Field - Single (independent)
    John Van Deusen Hallelujah Story - Single [Anotherland]

    This Friday, September 12, 2025
    ALBUMS
    Jervis Campbell Good Grief! (independent)
    Demon Hunter There Was A Light Here [Weapons MFG]
    Roxanne Grace Try Again [DREAM]
    Ellie Holcomb Far Country [Capitol CMG]
    Malcom Christopher II Purpose and Plan (independent)
    Q-Flo & IAMOPB The Flo Pack II [Syntax]
    Sower Contemporary Christian Machine - EP (independent)
    twenty one pilots Breach [Fueled By Ramen]
    tylerhateslife MENTAL HEALTH [Syntax]
    Phil Wickham Song of the Saints [Fair Trade]
    Matthew West Don't Stop Praying (Deluxe Edition) [Story House]

    SINGLES
    Pat Barrett Hard Part Of A Dream - Single [Capitol CMG]
    BASECAMP Under the Blood (feat. Knaladeus) - Single [Polished Arrow Music]
    Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson & Christine D'Clario No One Like The Lord [Nadie Como El Señor] (Live) - Single [Capitol CMG]
    Dan Bremnes Find Yourself - Single [Curb]
    Vince Gill Go Rest High On That Mountain (Extended Version) - Single [UMG]
    Matt Hammitt Days God Gave - Single (independent)
    I.A.N., Jordy Sam & OnBeatMusic GOD DID IT - Single [Syntax]
    Amy Jay Margins - Single (independent)
    Jeff Deyo & Lisa Nicole I Could Sing of Your Love Forever - Single [NWN]
    Perry LaHaie Thy Kingdom Come - Single [Frontiers]
    Myles Maestro Time Bomb (Until I'm Gone) - Single [Syntax]
    Matt Redman Praise To The Most High (feat. Joe L Barnes) - Single [Integrity]
    Lexly Nirvana Mood ft. Michael Luis - Single [Syntax]
    Solachi Voz Test of Time - Single [Syntax]
    The Undertaking! Forever Remember - Single (independent)
    VOTA Magical - Single (independent)
    Josh Wright Nobody Loves Like You - Single (independent)

    Next Friday, September 19, 2025
    ALBUMS
    Sho Baraka Midnight of a Good Culture (independent)
    Influence Music One True God (independent)
    LO Worship Songs For the Anxious Heart [Integrity]
    Mainstream Worship Dwelling Place [DREAM Worship]
    Lauren Mann Heaven - EP (independent)
    Mat & Savanna Just How Strong You Are (independent)
    Joel Vaughn TBA [DREAM]
    Zane Walls Dry Bones - EP [DREAM]
    Zach Williams Jesus Loves [Provident]
    Paul Wright GOD SONGS (independent)

    SINGLES
    Frankie Orella Like This - Single (independent)
    John Waller & WallerCo & Eric Lee Brumley Surprise Me - Single [DREAM]
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