Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
The original Swedish text was a poem entitled “O Store Gud”, written in 1886 by a Swedish preacher Carl Boberg.
Boberg’s inspiration for “How Great Thou Art” came from a visit to a beautiful country estate on the southeast coast of Sweden
He got caught up in a midday thunderstorm with awe-inspiring
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Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 5, 2020
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During one of the wars between the English and French, two war vessels met in fearful encounter. It was too dark to distinguish friends from foes; but each supposed itself engaged with the common enemy. When the darkness lifted, both ships were seen flying the English flag. They saluted each other,
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Story: Bruce and the spider
After the Scottish defeat at the battle of Falkirk, and then the terrible news of Wallace’s execution, Robert the Bruce is said to have been inspired to continue the struggle against the English by the persistence of a spider trying to weave its web.
Bruce was hiding
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 24, 2008
Several famous people were asked what they felt was the saddest word in the English language. Here’s what some of them said,
• Poet T. S. Eliot: “The saddest word in the English language is, of course, ‘saddest.’”
• Lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II: “But.”
• Writer John Dos Passos quoted John Keats:
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Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 10, 2005
There was a time when anyone who read the Bible in England did so at great risk. But a man by the name of Wycliffe saw in the Bible the remedy for the ills of his country. There was no English Bible in existence , so in the face of bitter opposition, he translated the Bible into English. People
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2002
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FROM BAD TO WORSE
There is a great lesson to be learned from the dictionary. When things start going bad, we often fear they will only get worse. It seems that "worse" will take us to the "worst". To prevent the "worse" from turning in to the "worst" look at the unique set up God has provided in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 18, 2002
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SQUANTO: A PICTURE OF FORGIVENESS--COMMUNION MEDITATION
In 1605, Squanto, a Native American from the village of Patuxet and a member of the Pokanokit Wampanoag nation traveled to England with an explorer named John Weymouth. He experienced high adventure and learned some English.
But on his
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Contributed by John Gerald on May 5, 2005
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"Six hundred students at a university were asked to write on a piece of paper the most beautiful word in the English language.
422 wrote the
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The story of William Tyndale from Garlow pages 238-239.
i. William Tyndale could have enjoyed the life of a scholar. Instead he died a martyr. Many know his name. They know he’s important. But they know little of his life of profound sacrifice. Born in 1494, Tyndale was brilliant linguist with a
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 31, 2008
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LASTING IMPRESSION
A man was trying to convince an acquaintance that one individual can make a lasting impression on others. After a rather heated discussion his friend continued to doubt.
To prove his point, the first man declared that he would introduce a new word into the English language.
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