Classic song, timeless encouragement. Enjoy the song then we’ll talk some more. Who sings these kid’s songs? For a century and a half children around the world have been singing these simple but deep words. Is it only a children’s Continue Reading →
This song, lyrics by Rev. Johnson Oatman Jr., published in 1902, sets to music the story from 2 Kings 5 about Elisha the prophet of Israel healing Naaman, a commander of Syria’s army — who was also a leper. One Continue Reading →
This encouraging song is one of many written by a person who overcame a noteworthy personal physical limit and, among other things, developed a wonderful capacity and platform to encourage others in the Lord. Please give her song a sing-along Continue Reading →
This song “Closer Still” is a confident and humble prayer for our relationship with the Lord to become closer and closer. The song points to a wonderful truth — which is that the Lord will help and guide us toward Continue Reading →
This traditional song gives us the “heart” prayer of a person who wants the Lord to occupy the throne at the center of his very being. Please give it a sing-along listen and see if you can put it to Continue Reading →
Here is another song by Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. He was born a few years before the Civil War and lived just past the end of WW I. Hymnary.org reports “His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted Continue Reading →
I asked the Google what were the MOST and LEAST searched for items. Among hits in one of the “least” lists I found “hash brown cd-rom tutorial”. I might not have guessed that. Among hits in one of the “most” Continue Reading →
The book of James alerts us to the problems of being double-minded. A double-minded person is restless and confused in his thoughts, his actions and his behavior. Doesn’t that sound like something God’s enemies would like to inflict on all Continue Reading →
This inspiring classic hymn was written for the 100th anniversary of American independence with at least these two purposes in mind: 1) to praise God and 2) to celebrate the blessings of liberty that flow from the Lord — in Continue Reading →
Our song writer, Joseph Renville, was born in 1779 in a small village near the east bank of the Mississippi River in a place now called St. Paul, Minnesota, only four miles from where I was born 175 years later. Continue Reading →