First Off, The Basics

I like Christian-friendly books, mainly in the mystery/action/suspense/thriller departments. (Note: I say Christian-friendly because for most people the term "Christian fiction" invokes a sense of some sort of Amish romance, which is decidedly NOT what I'm doing here.) I also still very much enjoy YA books in the same genre.

Let me just share with you a list of some of my favorites.

CHRISTIAN-FRIENDLY FICTION:
Ted Dekker (Thr3e, Blink, When Heaven Weeps, Circle Trilogy)
Robert Liparulo (Comes a Horseman, Germ, Deadfall, Dreamhouse Kings)
Eric Wilson (Dark to Mortal Eyes, The Best of Evil, Jerusalem's Undead)
Steven James (The Pawn, The Rook, The Knight)
Robin Parrish (Relentless, Offworld)
TL Hines (The Dead Whisper On, The Unseen)
Tim Downs (The Bugman series, Head Games, Plague Maker)
Randall Ingermanson (Double Vision)
...and many others in this same vein.

YA FICTION:
Brian Jacques (Redwall series)
William Nicholson (The Wind Singer, Slaves of the Mastery)
Marianne Curley (The Named, The Dark, The Key)
Scott Westerfeld (The Midnighters Trilogy)
Kenneth Oppel (Airborn)
Roland Smith (Cryptid Hunters)
Robert Liparulo (Dreamhouse Kings)
Jeanne DuPrau (The City of Ember)
...and those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head.

My taste in music is strongly filtered through the Christian worldview. If I had to pick genres here, I would say I listen to mostly rock; hard rock, punk rock, alternative, etc. Again, I would have to say that I listen to Christian-friendly stuff. I don't think that all music has to glorify God directly, nor do I think we should listen to worship music all the time, because truth be told I DON'T feel like worshiping all the time, and to listen to these songs in those moments would kill their value.

MUSIC:
Red
Relient K
Anberlin
Skillet
Thousand Foot Krutch
Family Force 5
Tobymac
Hawk Nelson
Audio Adrenaline
Jars of Clay
Kids in the Way
MuteMath
Sleeping Giant
Pax217
Switchfoot
...etc.

Movies are a different story. I can find something good in almost any movie, as well as something bad. But I usually don't despise anything I see (Transformers 2 would be the most notable exception). I like most genres of films, whether action, comedy, drama, mystery, whatever. I don't do horror movies, and would prefer to stay away from chick flicks, although I have seen a few. I really don't have a favorite movie--or if I do, there are too many to name. But here are a few I enjoy, in no particular order:

MOVIES:
Star Wars
Lord of the Rings
Narnia
Pirates of the Caribbean
Memento
The Prestige
Italian Job
Sahara
Disturbia
Minority Report
Casino Royale
I Am Legend
Emperor's New Groove (and pretty much any Disney movie)