Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
Daniel March wrote the lyrics to “Hark, the Voice of Jesus Calling” in 1868. At the time he was a pastor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Asked to speak at an associational meeting, he learned shortly before the service that one of the hymns chosen was not suitable. In “great haste” he wrote the hymn, and it was sung from the manuscript. […]
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Elijah Taylor Cassel wrote “The King’s Business” in 1902. Cassel was born on November 27, 1849 in Indiana. At a young age his family moved to Nebraska. He completed a medical education and practiced in Hastings, Nebraska. Cassel married Flora Hamilton and both were talented musicians. Around 1910, he left his medical practice for the ministry and served a church […]
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“We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations” was written by Henry Ernest Nichol, a British civil engineering student and musician. He was born on December 10, 1862 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. He wrote around 130 hymns, primarily for children. “We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations” was first published in a London hymnal in 1896. The first printing […]
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The 4th of July will be here in a few days. Brooks & Dunn released the song on their June 2001 album Steers & Stripes. Kix Brooks co-wrote the song with Don Cook and Ronnie Rogers.
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Jesus! What a Friend of Sinners! was written by J. Wilbur Chapman and first published in 1910. Chapman was born in 1859 in Richmond, Indiana and attended a Quaker Day School and Methodist Sunday School as a youngster. As a young man he received a seminary degree from Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, OH and later was awarded a Doctorate […]
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Happy Father’s Day! Take Thou My Hand, O Father was written by Julie Katharina von Hausmann, a Baltic German Poet (born 1825). Daughter of a teacher she became a governess until ill health forced her to return home. After her father’s death in 1864 she lived with her sisters in Germany, Southern France, and St. Petersburg, Russia. She never married […]
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“No one ever cared for me like Jesus” was written by Charles Weigle, an itinerant evangelist. The song was written after a very dark period in his life, when his wife left him. She decided she did not want to be an evangelist’s wife. After coming out of his dark spell, Weigle longed to put on paper a song that […]
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Famous evangelist Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman preached at Montreat (Presbyterian conference grounds) in Western, NC in the summer of 1915. He spoke on Psalm 45 and referenced a book he’d written in 1893 Ivory Palaces of the King. Chapman believed the hymn spoke of the relationship of Christ (the bridegroom) to his bride (the church). In the congregation that day […]
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Faith, Doubt, and God’s Mysterious Timing: 30 Biblical Insights about the Way God Works uses scripture and Biblical stories to help us better understand how God works and His ways. Some of the lessons include we can’t force God to our will, holding on may mean letting go, and when in doubt turn to Jesus. Each chapter also provides application […]
Read moreIn celebration of Memorial Day tomorrow, I thought I’d share this song (Color Me America) by Dolly Parton from her 2003 album For God and Country.
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Jillian Benefield shares her story of pain, transformation, and healing after receiving a life changing diagnosis for her unborn child. She writes in The Gift of the Unexpected in a conversational tone that makes the chapter easy to read and wanting to learn more. The book is honestly and beautifully written as she shares her journey. It’s a story many […]
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“Jesus and His Love” is a hymn that I heard at the end of a Little House on the Prairie episode (The Gift). It is a hymn that is new to me and seems to have been written by W. Howard Doane and John R. Clemons. W. Howard Doane wrote the refrain or chorus for this hymn. He was born […]
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