JFH Staff: Bert Gangl

Bert Gangl

Name: Bert Gangl

Role At JFH: Review Writer

Birthday: June 24

E-mail: Staff Contact Form

Education: Master's Degree from the University of Kentucky

Hobbies: Reading, Running, Travel, Music History

Pet Peeves: Shallowness, insincerity

Thing you MUST Know: there is no "e" on the end of my last name, despite just about everyone's wanting to place one there

Guilty Pleasures: My wife and I absolutely love Barry Manilow's 2002 Christmas Album

Favorite TV Shows: Psych, NCIS LA, the late, great Mr. Monk

Favorite Movie: Back to the Future, Ocean's Eleven, Life of Pi

Favorite Books: The Bible (naturally), The All-Music Guide to Rock, Billboard's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002

Favorite Bands/Artists: Lincoln Brewster, Dizmas, Edmund's Crown

Favorite Live Show(s): Geoff Moore and the Distance, Georgetown College, 1990 (my first Christian concert)

Favorite Food: Southern cooking (from my mom's side of the family), German and Italian cuisine (from my dad's side)

Favorite Fast Food: I'm addicted to Subway, which, now that I think about it, may or may not technically qualify as fast food

Favorite Breakfast Cereal: Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats

Favorite Candy: Kit Kat bars - lots of 'em

Most Embarrassing Moment: I played bass in a hard rock outfit several years back. The audience, which was made up mostly of close friends and other acquaintances, was particularly receptive, so I promptly hopped up on a nearby table to wow the assembled masses. This was about two seconds before the table legs buckled and I slid helplessly onto the waiting floor. Luckily, there were no life-threatening injuries, but suffice it to say, I stayed earthbound from that point on.



Leagues Alone Together	Pop / Alternative / Electropop	4/5

Geoff Moore The Next Thing	Folk / Pop	3.5/5

Michael Sweet One Sided War	Rock	3.5/5

Joel Vaughn Kinetic	Pop	3.5/5

Stryper Fallen	Metal / Rock	4/5

Trevor Morgan Roots	Rock / Americana	4/5


Building 429 Unashamed	Pop / Pop Rock	3/5

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His Kingdom Suffers Releases New Single "There's No Light In This House"
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HolyName Releases New Aggressive Worship EP, "Three Bar Cross"
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NF Releases New "FEAR" EP Today
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:30:00 EST

Dave Palmer Trio Unveil New Album, "Happy Holidays!"
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We Are Messengers Releases Full-Length Holiday Project, "Rejoice! (A Celtic Christmas)"
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:20:00 EST

Kristian Stanfill Releases New Album Today, "Come to Jesus"
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:05:00 EST

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This Friday, November 14, 2025
ALBUMS

Bethel Music We Must Respond (Deluxe) [Bethel]

Emery White Line Fever (Remastered) - Disc One (independent)

FYR FYTR Snow After Fire - EP (independent)

HolyName Three Bar Cross - EP (independent)

Jake and Mates Songs of Deliverance (independent)

JERICKO Ups and Downs - EP [Syntax]

Kings Kaleidoscope Asaph's Arrows II EP [BEC]

VIC LUCAS The Journey (Deluxe Version) [Syntax]

Ronnie Martin Evergreen Melodie [Velvet Blue]

NF FEAR - EP [Capitol]

Blessing Offor To All A Good Night [Capitol CMG]

Rave Jesus I MET GOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR [Provident]

Kristian Stanfill Come to Jesus [sixstepsrecords]

We Are Messengers Rejoice! (A Celtic Christmas) [Curb]

The Young Escape Not Done Yet [BEC]

SINGLES

ADRIEL CRUZ & JAMIL Praying For My Enemies - Single [Syntax]

BILL B. My Lord - Single [Syntax]

Biscuits Drifting Off (Hayloft) - Single [Circle Back]

Holly Brand Tennessee Christmas (feat. Warren Peay) - Single [Integrity]

Leanna Crawford Still Waters (Strings & Choir Version) - Single [Provident]

Melvin Crispell III, Jason Clayborn Whatever It Is - Single [Tyscot]

CUTRIGHT, ZIPPY, & QEW Pick it Up - Single [Syntax]

DRENAE Like U Do - Single [Syntax]

Eighteen Mile What Mercy Means - Single [Mountain Home Music]

His Kingdom Suffers There's No Light In This House - Single [Charon Collective]

KNALADEUS, SELAH THE CORNER, & AYO SHAMIR Let it Be (ft. JOSEPH SD) - Single [Syntax]

LEXLY NIRVANA Perdoname - Single [Syntax]

Richard Lynch Why Me Lord - Single [MTS]

Jamie MacDonald My Family - Single [Capitol CMG]

NEEDTOBREATHE Where You Call Home - Single [Omnivore]

Hunter Plake Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Single [BEC]

Skillet O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Single [Hear It Loud]

Next Sunday, November 16, 2025
ALBUMS

Bir Witness 26.13 (independent)

Next Thursday, November 20, 2025
SINGLES

The Rocky Valentines Happy Thanksgiving - Double Single [Velvet Blue]

Next Friday, November 21, 2025
ALBUMS

Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Ellie Holcomb I'll Be Home for Christmas - EP [Magnolia]

Joseph Habedank The Great Adventure: A Tribute to Steven Curtis Chapman [Daywind]

Andrew Marcus Christmas - EP (independent)

Stryper The Greatest Gift Of All [Frontiers]

SINGLES

Cliff & Antoinette Murray Happy Thanksgiving - Single [DREAM]

Good Weather Forecast Little Christmas - Single [DREAM]

Jake MacAdam, Mark & Sarah Tillman Christ Has Come - Single [Ocean House]

Life.Church Worship A Thousand Blessings - Single [Ocean House]

Seph Schlueter Cling To The Cross (feat. Matt Maher) - Single [sixsteps]

VINYL

Stryper The Greatest Gift Of All Vinyl [Girder]

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