There is an old Irish folk song, “The Parting Glass.” It is sung at the end of business at a typical Irish pub, but it has a more symbolic meaning. There is a part of the song that goes...
The focus from the pulpit is where the focus of the congregation's heart is going to be....
Back in the 50s, there was a well-known radio host/comedian/song writer in Hollywood named Stuart Hamblen who was noted for his drinking, womanizing, partying, etc. ...
Dr. E. Stanley Jones, the famous missionary, wrote a charming and delightful autobiography called A Song of Ascents. He tells about a layman, a newspaper-man, a mutual fried, who was called upon to co...
A strange event occurred on September 17, 1997 in Bologna, Italy. Bob Dylan sang and played for Pope John Paul II. The occasion was a religions congress for young people....
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote this prayer for Christmas: “Loving Father, help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of angels, the gladness of the shepherds and the worship of t...
In his latter days, Johnny Cash, whose spiritual renewal has been well documented, produced a series of songs, now collected in a CD under the title Ain’t No Grave. The music contains his musings on f...
"When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of song," tenor Luciano Pavarotti relates. "He urged me to work very hard to develop my voice. Arrigo Pola, a professional tenor in ...
We all know the song Loch Lomond and many have seen that lovely lake in Scotland. The songs says, "Me and my true love will never part again, on the bonny bonny banks of Loch Lomond." It's not true, o...
A strange event occurred on September 17, 1997 in Bologna, Italy. Bob Dylan sang and played for Pope John Paul II. The occasion was a religious congress for young people. It was a chance for the 77-ye...
Recently a popular magazine noted that it is now possible to own a hand held satellite receiver. Already installed on some new autos, the devices work with the global positioning satellite to tell you...
During a Billy Sunday evangelistic campaign, a mentally impaired boy came faithfully each night to sing in the choir. "Joey was not very bright," said Homer Rodeheaver, the well-known song leader, "bu...
The Great Depression hit Mr. J. C. Penney particularly hard, endangering his very health. Anxious and desperate because of huge financial losses, he felt he had nothing to live for. Even his family an...
We are humbled and privileged to be able to come to the house of Christ the King to worship Him....