Hymn Story: He Will Hold Me Fast
He will Hold Me Fast was written by Ada Ruth Habershon best known for the song “Will the Circle Be […]
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Hymn Story: He Will Hold Me Fast
He will Hold Me Fast was written by Ada Ruth Habershon best known for the song “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?”. She was born in 1861 in Marylebone, England. She first began writing hymns in 1899 in German. In 1901, she wrote in English. In 1905, Ruben A. Torrey and Charles Alexander asked Habershon to write hymns for their evangelistic […]
Read moreNames of God: Jehovah-‘Ez-Lami
Jehovah-‘Ez-Lami means the Lord my strength The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him Psalm 28:7
Read moreBook Review: My Daily Pursuit by A. W. Tozer
My Daily Pursuit are short devotions for each day from A.W. Tozer. These devotions leave you with a thought to ponder and end with a short hymn. I highly recommend this devotional for your daily study.
Read moreHymn Story: Come, come to Jesus, do not keep him waiting
Come, come to Jesus, do not keep him waiting was written by Elisha Hoffman. He sought to create songs for congregational worship. He said “a lyric poem, reverently and devotionally conceived, which is designed to be sung and which expresses the worshipper’s attitude toward God or God’s purposes in human life. It should be simple and metrical in form, genuinely […]
Read moreNames of God: Jehovah Yasha
Jehovah Yasha means the Lord my Savior I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine.Then all mankind will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Read moreBook Review: Shadows of Swanford Abbey by Julie Klassen
In this Regency tale, Rebecca Lane returns home to find her brother desperate to have her go to nearby Swanford Abbey and deliver his manuscript to a publisher who promises to help him get published. Rebecca soon recognizes strange things happening and then the famous author is murdered. Sir Frederick begins questioning those present, but along the way grudges and […]
Read moreHymn Story: Come to Me, Come to Me
Come to Me, Come to Me was written by Elisha Hoffman. Hoffman was of German descent and learned about music from his parents. During his family’s daily worship time, music was an important part of the service. During this time he developed a love for sacred music and a belief that music was “as natural a function of the soul […]
Read moreNames of God: Jehovah Tsori
Jehovah Tsori means the Lord my strength May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14
Read moreBook Review: Where the Last Rose Blooms by Ashley Clark
Alice runs a New Orleans flower shop alongside her aunt, but can’t stop thinking of her mother who went missing during Hurricane Katrina. In a dual timeline, Clara goes behind her father’s back to work in 1861 Charleston as an abolitionist. Until things go all wrong in her work and with her plan. This book is so enthralling and interesting. […]
Read moreHymn Story: Come As Ye Are Ye Who Are Troubled
Come As Ye Are Ye Who Are Troubled was written by Haldor Lillenas. Lillenas was born in Stord Island, Norway in November 1885. He immigrated to the United States where he studied music. He pastored churches in Califronia and Indiana. He married Bertha Mae Wilson, a songwriter like himself, and they became elders in the Church of the Nazarene. He […]
Read moreNames of God: Jehovah Tsidkenu
Jehovah Tsidkenu means the Lord our Righteousness It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 1 Corinthians 1:30
Read moreBook Review: Inner Healing and Deliverance Handbook: Hope to Bring Your Heart Back to Life by Jennifer Eivaz
Inner Healing and Deliverance Handbook: Hope to Bring Your Heart Back to Life provides great insight and details on overcoming traumatic events to find inner healing. This book is rich in God’s word and promises and covers several types of trauma and abuse. I found this book to be very interesting and helpful in my own journey and would recommend.
Read moreGuest Post: Unseeing Faith by Stacy Simmons
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” -Hebrews 11:1 How many of us have faced some form of a personal “mountain” to climb? Was it something we could physically see, or did it loom ahead of us like an early morning fog? When writing my first novel, A Promise for […]
Read moreHymn Story: Shall I Come Just As I Am
Shall I Come Just As I Am is a hymn written by Elisha A. Hoffman. Hoffman was born in 1839 and ordained into the ministry in 1868. He served numerous churches and wrote over 2,000 hymns. Some of his best known hymns are “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”, “Are You Washed in the Blood?” and “I Must Tell Jesus”. He […]
Read moreNames of God: Jehovah Tsemach
Jehovah Tsemach means The Branch of the Lord In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the adornment of the survivors of Israel. Isaiah 4:2
Read moreBook Review: Aggressively Happy by Joy Marie Clarkson
Aggressively Happy shares how to have joy and happiness in life Joy Marie Clarkson helps us see how to find the blessings in life without sounding to sappy or pretentious. The book provides great insights, especially for someone like me who may struggle at times. I’d recommend this book.
Read moreHymn Story: Come Just As You Are
Come Just As You Are is a song released by Crystal Lewis in 1995. No other information seems to be available.
Read moreNames of God: Jehovah Tsaba
Jehovah Tsaba means The Lord our Warrior You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel… 1 Samuel 17:45
Read moreBook Review: Romancing the South by Yvonne Lehman
Romancing the South contains two wonderful books by Yvonne Lehman. After Yvonne’s passing, her daughter, Lori Marett, and Eva Marie Everson labored to update these two stories while maintaining the heart of the story and the Southern Charm. In Somewhere a Rainbow Brooke faces the challenge of rebuilding her life by renting a cottage on Hilton Head Island. There she […]
Read morePatriotic song: America
America is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond. The song is a positive interpretation “of the history of immigration to the United States”. The song was a hit single in the United States in 1981. Diamond sang it at the centennial re-dedication of the Statue of Liberty and it was used with the promotion of the 1996 Olympics. […]
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