You can tell a lot about a person by how he or she walks. Some people walk with a limp, and it tells us that they could have some type of physical ailment. Some people walk with their eyes toward the ground, never looking directly at those they pass, and it might say that they […]
In Acts 11:26, the record says, “…And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.” The term Christian is found only three times in the bible. It is found in the passage cited above, as well as in Acts 26:28 and 1 Peter 4:16. What is a Christian? Many people think they know what a […]
Johnson Oatman began writing spiritual hymns in 1892. He averaged writing about 200 songs a year, totaling over 5,000 during his life. Some of the popular hymns he wrote included, “Higher Ground,” “No, Not One,” “The Last Mile of the Way,” and the one I want us to think about tonight, “Count Your Blessings.” If […]
In last night’s blog, we wrote about the popular hymn, “It Is Well with My Soul,” written by Horatio Spafford after his four daughters were killed in a terrible shipwreck. The melody for that beautiful song was written by Philip Paul Bliss, who himself had written many of America’s favorite spiritual hymns. After writing the […]
Life is sometimes unfair and filled with tragedy and grief. But, the affairs of this life cannot directly affect the soul. As long as we continue to trust in God and His wisdom, and never allow our hope of heaven to be too far from our minds, we can overcome all of the calamities of […]
In the nineteenth century, Christianity and the Bible came under severe attack at the hands of, not only atheists and Bible critics, but by so-called liberal scholars. Many began to question the authenticity of the Word of God, while others denied it outright. In that kind of cultural atmosphere, a man by the name of […]
Is it just me or is there something that seems inherently wrong in using children to promote abortion? It is an attempt to say to people, “see, we really do love our children,” which is something no one, so far as I know, has called into question. Of course, pro-abortion people love the children they […]
“Blessed Assurance,” written by Fanny J. Crosby in 1873, is one of the most popular songs we sing. It speaks of the confidence that we can have in Christ concerning the salvation of our souls. The opening words reminds us of our present relationship with Christ, which is the basis of our hope of heaven […]
A beautiful hymn we sometimes sing is “Nearer, My God, to Thee. It was written by Sarah Flower Adams in 1840 eight years before she died at the young age of 43. Her inspiration for the hymn was Genesis 28:12 and Jacob’s ladder that reached to heaven. It is said that the band aboard the […]
This hymn was written by an English businessman named William Longstaff and published in a Newspaper in 1882. Later, the article was seen by a spiritually minded musician by the name of George Stebbins and set to music in 1890. Mr. Longstaff, though financially independent, whose father was a wealthy ship owner, realized that holiness […]