Researchers in Dublin have uncovered the oldest surviving English poem in a Roman library. The poem, "Caedmon’s Hymn," was ...

New Year’s Day, 12:30 p.m. A text from my sister in Culver City, Calif., asked if we were excited about the Rose Bowl. I did a double take. All my focus on New Year’s Eve events and New Year’s Day ...

A writer reflects on watching the Rose Bowl matchup of Indiana University and Alabama. Alabama's nickname, "Crimson Tide," reminded the author of a hymn sung in Alabama churches. This inspired a ...

Isaac Watts is a great hymn writer in the Christian faith, but did you know that his beloved hymn, “Joy to the World,” was not originally a Christmas hymn? In its first version, it had no connection ...

Not long ago a radio speaker declared that a good Bible hour is better than a dozen sermons. One may be justified in saying also that a good evangelical hymn is better than much of the preaching one ...

Carl Boberg was a Swedish poet, editor, and politician who played a significant role in both literature and public service. Born in 1859, he was moved by the beauty of nature and the strength of faith ...

I have written previously about the importance of hymns in the church, so I won’t go down that road again. What I do want to touch on is how God has used great strife in people’s lives to create ...

Maple Leaf Parish of the UMC Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston, and Spring Valley: Faith Churches (and Lenora) I believe many of my readers know that I appreciate the depth, integrity and theology of ...

We have now entered the 200th anniversary year commemorating the first-ever organized emigration from Norway to the United States. The brave 52 who left Stavanger on July 4, 1825, on the sloop ...

A huge part of our school days, many of us will remember sitting cross-legged on a wooden floor and belting out hymns during assembly. A lot has changed through the years, but this is one tradition ...