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My oldest brother was a hero to me. And now he had joined the Air Force. It thrilled me to see his picture in uniform. A couple of years later, my third oldest brother joined the army. And I was proud again. The USA was fighting the Korean War. “Those ...

Ever wonder what that line in the classic hymn “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” means? “Here I raise my Ebenezer; Hither by Thy help I’m come; And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home.” The hymn was written in 1758 by Robert Robinson a pastor and ...

Feelings of being alone or forgotten come to all of us at times, but someone is watching over us just the same. One couple who lived many years ago knew this truth firsthand, and their faith inspired a much-loved hymn still sung today. The couple’s name was Doolittle, and they ...

How many who profess Christ can say with assurance what Horatio Spafford wrote in his most famous hymn, “It Is Well With My Soul”? Why was Mr. Spafford well in his soul, and how can our souls be made well? —Philippians 3:13 On a very dry and hot summer Sunday evening ...