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By Bill Daigle: I remember, as a 10-year-old, singing this song in the Grafton Baptist Church, Grafton, New York. Pastor William O’Dell was the pastor; Marjorie Myers was the organist; and I was an attendee taking part in the service. Little did I know, at the time,...
George Matheson was born on March 27, 1842, in Glasgow, Scotland. As a young man, it became apparent that he suffered from partial blindness. By the time he was 18, he was totally blind. Like his contemporary Fanny Crosby, blind since three months of age, Matheson...
If you have been around a church for anytime, I’m sure you have heard the word, “gospel.” Many times, it is used in connection with the word, “truth”; and of course, there are the four books at the beginning of the New Testament. These uses are correct, but the true...
It’s a fact of life that bad things do happen to good people. The challenge is to find the Lord, through the experience, and where He might be leading. Many times, our stubbornness and pride block the leading of the Lord in our lives. A crisis has a way of redirecting...
I saw Dr. Al Smith for the first time while attending Tomas Road Bible Institute in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1974. Previous to that time, I never thought about the stories behind the hymns, but after meeting Dr. Al, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Little did I know...
The great evangelist, Dwight L. Moody, and his song leader, Ira Sankey, were holding meetings in the British Isles. On board a train from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Scotland, Mr. Sankey discovered a poem in a newspaper. At the time, Sankey was looking for a shepherd hymn;...
God Will Take Care of You It was Art Linkletter who truly understood the simplicity that children have when it comes to everyday life. His program, “Kids Say the Darndest Things,” was a nationwide hit at one time, and the kids were the stars. Of course, what they had...
Cape Cod has been called by some, “The home of America,” with the landing of the pilgrims in 1620 at Provincetown, and the birth of a little girl at Falmouth in 1859. It is no stretch to say, “Cape Cod, the home of America.” We all know about the pilgrims from our...
The year was 1913. Homer Rodeheaver makes his way to the platform in the tabernacle at Columbus, Ohio. The crowd of five thousand anticipates the excitement yet to come. To begin this evening of meeting with God, Homer has chosen a new song written because of a car...
More than likely, you have heard or read the story behind the writing of It Is Well with My Soul. The author, Horatio Spafford, born October 22, 1828, in Troy, New York, grew up to become a successful lawyer in Chicago. He wrote the words to It Is Well with My...