The Story Behind “Come, Thou Almighty King”

“Come, Thou Almighty King” is one of our oldest English hymns, but its authorship is […]

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Memorizing Hymns

In 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know By Heart, I present a case for lifelong […]

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Old New Worship

While every congregation and Christian group has its unique profile and demographic, I think it’s […]

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The Story of the Church is Encoded in Her Hymns

I believe the history of the church is encoded in her hymns, and the story […]

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Duly Noted

Today as I’ve been working on Then Sings My Soul Book 3 I came across […]

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Rubbing Shoulders with John Wesley

Today held a special treat — a visit and tour of the World Methodist Museum […]

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Contagious Buoyancy

I don’t normally read old funeral sermons, let alone quote them. But yesterday while researching […]

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The Oxyrhynchus Hymn

After years of waffling about it, I’ve finally decided to add a third and final […]

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Book Signing at Cracker Barrel Today

I will be visiting the the Music Valley Drive Cracker Barrel location to sign books […]

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Near to the Heart of God

A couple of years ago, Andrea Doering, the outgoing (and outstanding) senior acquisitions editor at […]

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London: Handel’s House

  In my book, Then Sings My Soul, I told the remarkable story of how […]

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The Glory Song

Here is the closing illustration from last Sunday’s sermon on the subject, “Will We Know […]

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