The creation of the new hymnbook involved a rigorous selection process, according to a church statement, with a committee ...
The hymnbook committee worked with the faith’s senior leaders, Porter said, to establish “five guiding principles” for the selection process. Hymns should: • Increase faith in and worship ...
East Texas Baptist University hosted its 14th annual Great East Texas Hymn Sing on Friday, Sept. 20, at Baker Chapel in the ...
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And, be thankful.” Col.
The text for this hymn was written in 1779 by the English poet and cleric, John Newton, a former captain of slave ships who found faith after a violent storm at sea. It tells of forgiveness and ...
with great faith and understanding. In the same period, another significant movement affected the hymns of the church: the Methodist movement, led by John Wesley. Wesley and especially his brother ...
The Fathers composed the holy symbol of Faith, the Nicene Creed ... The services of Vespers, Orthros, and the Divine Liturgy include hymns of both the Ascension and in commemoration of the Fathers.
An excerpt from “The Road to Wisdom,” by Francis S. Collins, on discovering the hand of God in the science of his creation.
The 379 singers got off the Cunarder Saxoma at Greenock, Scotland, lined up on the pier on the River Clyde and began to sing (Loch Lomond). They kept singing all the way across Britain, ...
Faith without works is dead.” That’s what St. James wrote. It’s right in the Bible in James 2:26. But wait. What? Let’s go ...
Dozens of colorful t-shirts emblazoned with names, ages and dates will stand vigil outside the Lititz Church of the Brethren ...
He says the Queen spoke to him about the strong faith of her grandfather and the hymns her father, George VI, would sing to her at bedtime when she was a child. "The moments I'll cherish most ...