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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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    This Wednesday, December 4, 2024
    VINYL
    Russ Taff A Christmas Song Vinyl [Girder]

    This Friday, December 6, 2024
    ALBUMS
    Blessing Offor Covers - EP [Capitol CMG]
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    Jonava Heaven Empyreal EP [The Charon Collective]
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    Ronnie Martin Holiday Fable - Instrumentals [Velvet Blue]
    Poor Bishop Hooper As Foretold: Part 1 EP (independent)
    Various Artists DREAM Christmas Vol. 8 [DREAM]
    Within Silence The Eclipse of Worlds [Ulterium]

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    Cory Asbury Iris - Single [BEC]
    Adriel Cruz Falling For You - Single [Syntax]
    Bethel Music He Has Done Great Things (feat. Brian Johnson) [Live] - Single [Bethel]
    Calvary MSC Hail the King (ft. Stefan Green) - Single (independent)
    Chainstay Re;gret, Re;gress, Re;cover - Single [Small Step Records]
    Jon Foreman Stay Wild Wildflower (feat. Kyndal Inskeep) - Single (independent)
    Forfeit Thee Untrue It’s Colder Now - Single [Rottweiler]
    Mat Kearney Christmas Chevrolet (Jingle Bells) - Single (independent)
    Steven Malcolm Stick And Move (feat. Mike Teezy) - Single [Curb]
    Michael Monroe Hiding - Single [Provident]
    Sheets Nelson I Need You - Single [Church Boy]
    No Vain Glory Praise (ft. Mapalo the Girl) - Single [Syntax]
    Pulpit Vomit Jingle, Jingle, Jingle (Redux) - Single [Rottweiler / Broken Curfew]
    Sidewalk Prophets I Apologize - Single [Curb]
    TobyMac a lil church - Single [Capitol CMG]
    Bay Turner Praise the Lord (Sunday Prelud) - Single [Centricity]
    Weeping Hour Misael - Single (independent)
    Wind and Sail I’ll Be Home For Christmas - a live postcard - Single (independent)

    VINYL
    Flyleaf Flyleaf Vinyl [Smartpunk]

    Next Monday, December 9, 2024
    ALBUMS
    Relentless Pursuit Ascension (independent)

    Next Wednesday, December 11, 2024
    ALBUMS
    Alex Henry Foster A Whispering Moment - EP [Hopeless Tragedy]

    Next Friday, December 13, 2024
    ALBUMS
    Shaun P Live at the Jesus Dome [DREAM]

    SINGLES
    Leslie Jordan Golden Thread (for Jess) - Single (independent)
    Leigh Nash Cry (feat. Villiers) [Fear of Tigers Remix] - Single [Visionary]
    Stars Go Dim Mama Don't Lie (Alright) - Single [Curb]
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