JFH Former Staff: Joel Zaloum

Name: Joel Zaloum

Former Role At JFH: Review Writer

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts

Hobbies: Playing and listening to music, playing hockey, baseball, volleyball, or really any sport, playing video and board games with family, hiking, watching movies, studying and reading theology, staying up late

Pet Peeves: Letting people down, secular culture, when people try too hard to be funny, bad theology

Thing you MUST Know: I write my own songs, you can listen to them on my youtube channel. I lead worship at my local church. I was homeschooled all the way up till college, along with all my other siblings. I am 5th out of 7 kids in my family. We were part of a homeschool group which helped with socializing and learning things such as music.

Guilty Pleasures: Heavy Metal (does that count???), listening to theology debates. I don't need to lose weight so any food would be irrelevant here haha!

Favorite TV Shows: The Honeymooners, Psych, Dual Survival, West Wing, The Chosen, Murder She Wrote, Odd Couple

Favorite Movies: Lord of the Rings, Ratatouille, Miracle, How to Train Your Dragon, Chronicles of Narnia, Jungle Book, Prince of Egypt, School of Rock

Favorite Books: Lord of the Rings, Narnia (The Silver Chair if I had to choose one), The Holiness of God (Sproul), The God Who Justifies (White), Pilgrims Progress, Screwtape Letters

Favorite Theologians: R.C. Sproul, James White, John Macarthur, John Piper, Albert Mohler, Charles Spurgeon, C.S. Lewis, Robert Godfrey

Favorite Bands: Phil Keaggy, Mortification, Theocracy, For Today, Neal Morse, Demon Hunter, P.O.D., Stryper, Impending Doom, Tourniquet, Becoming the Archetype, The Getty's, Don Moen, Owl City

Favorite Soundtracks: Lord of the Rings (obviously!), How To Train Your Dragon, Prince of Egypt, Newsies, Adam Young Scores, Narnia

Favorite Live Shows: Neal Morse, Theocracy, P.O.D., Sleeping Giant, For Today, Phil Keaggy

Favorite Animal: Panda Bear, african animals, anything wild and exotic

Favorite Food: Ravioli, tacos, honey and butter on a bagel, anything with cheese on it

Favorite Breakfast Cereal: All time is corn pops, but recently probably any kind of granola

Favorite Drink: Green tea with honey

Favorite Candy: Sour patch kids, dark chocolate

Most Embarrassing Moment: Fainting on first day of junior high. Falling on a breakaway during a hockey game with no one around me

Little-Known Super Power: Making it look like I meant to play that F#m chord instead of G on stage. The ability to play almost any song by ear after hearing it once.

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Micah Christopher New Song "Grace Happened," Out Now
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Anne Wilson Reaches Higher With 'Stars (Blue Hour Deluxe),' Out July 10
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:07:56 EST

Ezra Worship and The Calvin University Gospel Choir Team Up for "Same God"
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Switchfoot Returns to Their Guitar-Driven Roots in New Album 'Forever Now,' Out Now
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Tauren Wells Announces First Live Album!
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:26:32 EST

The Malpass Brothers Honor the Songs That Shaped Them on New Release, "Satisfied"
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:21:44 EST

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PFR Disappear (Remastered) (independent)

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Cory Asbury Holy God - Single [BEC]

The Band JAREN A Symphony - Single [Hit & Run]

Band Reeves How To Forgive - Single [Centricity]

Bill B, Mic Wise, GB Daylight - Single [Syntax]

Jeremy Camp Revival - Single [Capitol CMG]

Micah Christopher Grace Happened - Single [Integrity]

Leanna Crawford Living Room Floor - Single [Provident]

Death Protocol Illusion Of Faith - Single [Rottweiler]

Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors Constellations - Single [Magnolia]

Grace Frances Again - Single (independent)

Noah Paul Harrison My Honor To Need You (Live) - Single [Bethel]

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Ellie Holcomb What Would I Do Without You - Single (independent)

Dreal LP & OnBeatMusic Move - Single [Syntax]

eddieM Posted Notes - Single [Syntax]

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GLADDEN & Kurtis Hoppie Round & Round - Single (independent)

Kelo Reason - Single [Syntax]

Northview Worship How Great You Are - Single [BEC]

Matt Moore Burn It To The Ground (Feat. Nick Detty) - Single (independent)

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Jordan St. Cyr Hands To The Sky - Single [BEC]

Trey Simon & Mountain People Worship Brother Jo - Single (independent)

Phil Wickham x Pat Barrett Praise The Lord Forever - Single [Fair Trade]

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Next Friday, July 3
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Chosen Road American Morning [Thoroughbred]

Remedy Drive Daylight United | Studio Sessions - EP (independent)

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Allan Scott, John Waller, Waller Co Jesus, I Still Believe - Single [Dream]

Beach Chapel Woke Up - Single (independent)

InTheosis The Harrowing of Hell - Single (independent)

Kaboose The Key - EP (independent)

North Palm Worship Revive Us - Single [Harmony]

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