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Hymn History: God Be with You ‘Till We Meet Again Author: Jeremiah Eames Rankin   “That gifted hymn-writer, Jeremiah Eames Rankin, tells us that the two most useful farewell hymns in the world are Blest Be the Tie That Binds and God Be With You ’Til We Meet Again.” (W. H. Bergherm)   The Origin of the Hymn “God Be Read more...

Hymn History: God Leads Us Along Author: George A. Young   “This song is a reminder that God’s providence is still with us even in our difficult moments … The author of this song … was a rural preacher and carpenter whose fame only came after he was already dead.” (Christianmusicandhymns.com)   The Origin of the Hymn “God Leads Us Read more...

Hymn History: Happy the Home When God Is There Author: Henry Ware Jr.   “He was kind to children, and had a happy influence with them.… He said he did not wish to set the child an example of obstinate willfulness, but would rather let him see that the strongest must and could yield sometimes.” (Samuel A. Eliot)   The Read more...

Hymn History: He Keeps Me Singing Author: Luther Burgess Bridgers Sr.   “In spite of ‘life’s ebb and flow,’ he felt his heart filled with a melody whispered by Jesus: ‘Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still.’ … He knew that even though we may feel overwhelmed by the hardships in life, this truth keeps us singing God’s Read more...

Hymn History: He the Pearly Gates Will Open Translator: Nathaniel Carlson   The Origin of the Hymn “He the Pearly Gates Will Open” Few gospel hymns express the transforming power of divine grace as movingly as “He the Pearly Gates Will Open.” Written in 1917 by Fredrick Arvid Blom, a Swedish immigrant to America, the hymn tells the story of Read more...

Hymn History: Heavenly Sunlight Author: Henry Jeffreys Zelley   “From what we know of Henry Zelley … he was an evangelist for 40 years … He urged hearers to seek the ‘promise divine’, the ‘mansions above’ by travelling in the ‘sunlight of love’.” (David Cain)   The Origin of the Hymn “Heavenly Sunlight” Among the joyful gospel songs of the Read more...

Hymn History: His Way with Thee Author: Cyrus Sylvester Nusbaum   “Cyrus Sylvester Nusbaum … was one of the most outstanding evangelists of his time. He wrote these words [for ‘His Way with Thee’] at a time when economic need forced him to surrender to the will of God.” (Hinshaw Music)   The Origin of the Hymn “His Way with Read more...

Probably the largest Christian bookstore in America, and one of the few surviving in the hub of Christian publishing. A History of Christian Publishing in Grand Rapids: Beginning from humble origins in a small Dutch immigrant kolonie in Grand Rapids, Michigan, two families diverged into four Evangelical publishing houses that have, through shrewd business practices, financial frugality, and the sheer Read more...

As the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado, he has become the name and face associated with business owners standing up for their deeply held religious beliefs. He’s in the midst of his third lawsuit and his business has suffered, but Jack stands strong. From Wikipedia: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 584 U.S. 617 (2018), was a case in the Supreme Read more...

From Wikipedia: Casper John “Jack” Wyrtzen (April 22, 1913 – April 17, 1996) was an American youth evangelist and founder of Word of Life ministries, which operates Christian camps, conference centers and Bible institutes. Wyrtzen produced the Word of Life radio program, heard by a nationwide audience. He led the organization for fifty years until his retirement in 1991. Wyrtzen spoke in many churches and venues, holding meetings from the streets to stadiums; Read more...

From Wikipedia: Charles Grandison Finney (August 29, 1792 – August 16, 1875) was an American Presbyterian minister and leader in the Second Great Awakening in the United States. He has been called the “Father of Old Revivalism“.[1] Finney rejected much of traditional Reformed theology. Finney was best known as a passionate revivalist preacher from 1825 to 1835 in the Burned-over District in Upstate New York and Manhattan, an opponent of Old School Read more...

From Christian Hall of Fame: Warren Wendel Wiersbe was born on May 16, 1929, the third and youngest child of Fred and Gladys Anna Wiersbe, in East Chicago, Indiana. Just before his 16th birthday in May 1945, Wiersbe attended a Youth for Christ rally where a 26 year old Billy Graham preached the Gospel. Wiersbe accepted Christ as his Savior Read more...

Hymn History: Happy the Home When God Is There Author: Henry Ware Jr.   “He was kind to children, and had a happy influence with them.… He said he did not wish to set the child an example of obstinate willfulness, but would rather let him see that the strongest must and could yield sometimes.” (Samuel A. Eliot)   The Read more...

You are standing where the tradition of baseball spring training began. In 1886, baseball legends A. G. Spalding and Cap Anson brought the Chicago White Stockings (now the Cubs) to this field to train and play spring games. They were joined by fellow Hall of Famers Mike “King” Kelly, John Clarkson and future evangelist Billy Sunday. On March 28, 1887, Read more...

Inscription: A gospel singer, composer and publisher, Homer Rodeheaver was evangelist Billy Sunday’s music director for twenty years. He recorded for Gennett from 1921 to 1924. Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 29, 2023 for HMDB.org Read more...

Hymn History: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   “He was the most popular poet of his day, widely read at home and abroad …” (Kristine Frederickson)   The Origin of the Hymn “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” Few Christmas carols carry the emotional depth and historical weight of “I Heard the Bells Read more...

The Wadsworth-Longfellow House was built in 1785–1786 for General Peleg Wadsworth and Elizabeth Bartlett, maternal grandparents of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Henry’s younger sister Anne Longfellow Pierce was the last person to live in the house. Widowed at an early age, Mrs. Pierce lived in the home until her death in 1901. Desiring to preserve it as a memorial Read more...

Hymn History: I Surrender All Author: Judson Wheeler Van DeVenter   “The author of this beautiful hymn … definitely struggled. However, from his struggles came a beautiful hymn that shares the sentiment of so many.” (Diana Leagh Matthews)   The Origin of the Hymn “I Surrender All” Among the great hymns of personal consecration, few have spoken more powerfully or Read more...

Hymn History: I Will Praise Him Author: Margaret Jenkins Harris   “Very little is known about Margaret Jenkins Harris … but untold numbers have been blessed by the singing of her hymn ‘I Will Praise Him’. … Her name will probably not be remembered by many.” (Melody Publications)   The Origin of the Hymn “I Will Praise Him” Among the Read more...

Hymn History: I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go Author: Mary Haughton Brown   “A tiny woman who lived in Boston, she travelled around in evangelistic work, accompanying her singing on a zither or autoharp.” (Robert Cottrill)   The Origin of the Hymn “I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go” Among the many hymns of Christian consecration and Read more...