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Hymn Story Devotions
Welcome Friend!
You have come to the right place to order a special
gift. My book,
52 HYMN STORY DEVOTIONS, can be used as a weekly
devotional. However, I have been told it is difficult
to read only one because each story is brief as
well as inspirational. Thanks for stopping by. I pray God's blessings upon your life.
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"Christ the Lord is Risen Today" Slowly we walked back home from the Easter sunrise service. We looked forward to this annual event on the lawn of the church where my husband was minister. This year the beauty was too lovely to leave. The glorious day of resurrection of our Lord Jesus began on a chilly, cloudy morning, but eventually sunshine had spread it's rays across the sky. We praised God for His creation and for the joy of resurrection.
.... ... (Read the entire
article HERE)
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"O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go" I awoke crying, quickly reaching out to touch my sweet husband, Woody, as he lay beside me, peacefully sleeping. But in my dream - or nightmare - he was the man who walked into our home after a brief absence and quietly began taking pictures off the wall. He casually remarked,"These have always been my favorites, you can keep the others. I won't be coming back again." .... ... (Read the entire
article HERE)
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"His Eye is on the Sparrow" Ever wonder why our Lord chose
such a common little bird to illustrate
such a profound truth? Everyone
and everything God created is
significant. So when Jesus was
teaching He questioned the listeners,
"Are not five sparrows sold
for two pennies? Yet not one of
them is forgotten in God's sight"
(Luke 12:6). My friend Richard, a former
inmate who has been released from
prison, learned this truth the
hard way (see thesparrowministries.org).
For several years I wrote words
of encouragement to him. After
becoming a Christian, he wanted
to grow in the faith but there
were obstacles. One of the most
difficult is printed below
.... ... (Read the entire
article HERE)
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"His Name is Wonderful" Hugging my young son, Ben, was
always a joy. Now that he is a
grown man, I don't remember every
hug, of course, but one special
one I will never forget. It happened
on the first school day in January.
In his class they were to bring
a favorite Christmas gift for
show-and-tell so they could tell
why it was special. Ben was leaving
the house with nothing to share
and I asked why.
.... ... (Read the entire
article HERE)
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"Now Thank We All Our
God" Each Thanksgiving our family
laughs about the sermon that turned
us into a few muffled gigglers.
It happened years ago, when our
children were young and we were
visiting at the community Thanksgiving
church service.
The preacher kept repeating his
favorite phrase: "This worship
service is for more than Thanksgiving
-- it is for thanksLIVING."
The children continued to get
tickled as he increased his volume
each time he stressed the word,
LIVING.
.... ... (Read the entire
article HERE)
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Look
at a few of my 52 hymn stories!
"A
Mighty Fortress Is Our God" ( Luthers'
complaints sounded all around the world )
"Amazing
Grace" (Newton's life of degradation
suddenly changed.)
"America
the Beautiful" (Bates was unhappy with
her poem)
"Battle
Hymn of the Republic" (Howe decided the
words were horrible)
"
It Is Well With My Soul" (Spafford wept
as he read, "Saved alone")
"Jesus
Loves Me" (This simple, childlike song has
its beginnings in a very short poem in a very
long novel. Today, millions of people know
the poem written by Anna Warner. The novel
has been forgotten.)
"
Just As I Am " (She could not believe the cold, hard facts. The prognosis of her disease was eventual paralysis. As Charlotte Elliotts' frustrations grew into anger, she wondered why God would allow such a thing to happen.)
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Neeley Adams, excerpts
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