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Songs are a powerful means of teaching. The melodies, rhythms, and rhymes that characterize songs make the words easier to remember. The best and most effective songs combine lyrics and music to cultivate feelings that complement the meaning. All throughout history, God’s people have used songs to teach. We can see this as early as […]
Isaac Watts, who wrote this hymn, was the father of hymn-writing in the English language. He was born in England. His father was not a member of the state church and was twice thrown into jail for opposing it, so that when he was a baby his mother often carried him in her arms to […]
Yesterday the world commemorated international women’s day. This is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Today we look at some of the strongest women in the bible. MARY One of the most important strong women in the Bible is Mary, Jesus’ mother. The gospels recount how she was […]
Rev. E. P. Scott was a missionary to India. One day he saw on the street a man of so strange an appearance that he inquired about him and learned that he belonged to a wild mountain tribe among whom Christ had never been preached. Mr. Scott prayed over the matter and decided to visit […]
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the door of the Cathedral of Wittenberg, Germany. That date was sometimes called the 4th of July of Protestantism. It symbolized the start of the Protestant Reformation. And the single most powerful hymn of the Protestant Reformation Movement was Luthers A Mighty Fortress Is […]
Augustus Toplady was born in England in 1740. His father was a Royal Marine and died on duty soon after his son’s birth, leaving the boy to be raised by his mother. Toplady had an interest in religion during his younger years and showed this in spiritual journals and moralistic behavior. However, it wasn’t until […]
Today we look at award-winning, American singer, pianist, and songwriter Donald James Moen alias Don Moen. Early Life Moen was born on June 29, 1950, as Donald James Moen, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America. Moen graduated from high school in 1968. Then he attended the University of Oklahoma, earning a degree in music in […]
MARY AND JOSEPH One might not typically look at the narrative surrounding Mary and Joseph as a Valentine’s Day story, but it is a fascinating recounting of real-life events that can teach us quite a bit. The story, which is told in the gospels, centers on Mary, a woman who found herself miraculously with child, […]
1 Corinthians 13 — and in particular 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 — is without a doubt one of the most popular portions of scripture in the Bible. It’s often read at weddings, as the relatively short section of scripture, written by the Apostle Paul, perfectly summarizes the power, characteristics, and importance of love. 1. LOVE […]
In 1844 a young Irishman, Joseph Scriven, had completed his college education and returned home to marry his sweetheart. As he was traveling to meet her on the day before the planned wedding, he came upon a horrible scene—his beautiful fiancée tragically lying under the water in a creek bed after falling off her horse. […]
