I find hymn stories to be fascinating. The why behind the inspiration for the writing of the hymn. The author of “Onward, Christians Soldiers”, Sabine Baring-Gould, never intended the song for publication. He only desired a song for school children to sing as they marched from one village to another. He was surprised at how … [Read more…]
I don’t know why, but this song popped into my head yesterday. I haven’t thought of this song in years, and I realized that too many times in the last times this has been my attitude – one of complaining about how life was going or how people were treating or not treating me. It … [Read more…]
I love it when I’m at church and we sing a song that I haven’t played in a while. That’s what happened to me on Sunday with “Trusting Jesus”. The words really hit me in a fresh way. It seems like the older you get, the more you realize how much you need to trust … [Read more…]
This is such a good song for me. I tend to me a big worrier. I know I shouldn’t, but I do. I’m trying to pray more and worry less, but I’m not always successful. Every verse tells us another woe or trouble we should hand over to the Lord. Verse One – Depression Verse … [Read more…]
Yesterday our church had the privilege of helping with the official start of a new Baptist church. It was so exciting to be a part of this. The new pastor and his family have been members of our church for several months, and while we will miss them we are also excited for this new … [Read more…]
This song has been in my head and heart for the last couple of days. It’s not a well-known hymn. I discovered it while playing the piano one day – just playing whatever hymns caught my fancy. I love the comfort of this song reminding me that I have a Friend Who loved me before … [Read more…]
While contemplating what hymn I should do today, one of my children’s friends posted on Facebook that “My Jesus, I Love Thee” is his favourite hymn. Right away I knew I wanted to do this hymn today. I love it too. I started to research the hymn and its author. I learned two interesting things … [Read more…]
