THIS duty is absolutely commanded, and much insisted on, in the Word of God. Where have we any command in the Bible laid down in stronger terms, and in a more peremptory urgent manner, than the command of giving to...
American roots music provides an untapped resource for church musicians who are looking for something different yet familiar. Well-known are the spirituals (Ain’t that Good News, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, etc.), but early rural American blues & gospel music contains...
The poor have the gospel preached unto them (Matthew 11:5, KJV) …it is one delightful mark of Christ’s dispensation, that he aims first at the poor. It was wise in him to do so. If we would fire a building,...
Authentic Christian unity is effective witness. We know this because of Christ’s prayer in John 17:20-23: “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be...
Consider J.S. Bach, who: …was charged with overseeing the music in four Leipzig churches. He was married twice, a widow once and had 20 children. He taught music lessons and Latin classes. He rehearsed and performed his own organ works...
Here’s this answer (in part) by Glimpses of Christian History: Was Shakespeare a true Christian? Some of the anecdotes about his life make that doubtful. Nonetheless, a month before his death, he wrote his will, which he concluded by saying,...