When James Milton Black came home, he was deeply troubled. Now he sat down at his piano and in a few minutes wrote the words and composed "When the Roll Is Called up Yonder."
James Milton Black was born August 19, 1856 in New York. He received education in singing and organ playing. Around 1881, he moved to Pennsylvania where he worked in the Methodist Episcopal church, teaching music, leading songs, teaching Sunday school and as a youth leader all in his spare time. He also edited hymnals.
He l… Continue

I have no idea if this story is really true or not, but I think it's one of the best emails I've ever seen.
Subject: FW: DUCKS or EAGLES?

No one can make you serve customers well.
That's because great service is a choice.

Harvey Mackay, tells a wonderful story about a cab driver that proved this point.

He was waiting in line for a ride at the airport. When a cab pulled up, the first thing Harvey noticed was that the taxi was polished to a bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black… Continue

Hymn Stories

~Does Jesus Care?

Frank E. Graeff was a Methodist minister in Philadelphia.. He was known as the sunshine minister.

In spite of his cheery disposition, Graeff was called upon to go through severe testing.

It was while passing through such a test and experiencing severe despondency, doubt and physical agony, that Mr. Graeff wrote this hymn, Does Jesus Care?

Rev. Graeff turned to the Scriptures for solace and strength. First Peter 5:7 became especially meaningful to him during th… Continue

Fanny Crosby
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BORN: March 24, 1820
South East, New York
DIED: February 12, 1915
Bridgeport, Conn. LIFE SPAN: 94 years, 10 months, 19 days
Born in a one-story cottage, her father, John, was never to be remembered by Fanny for he died in her twelfth month. When Fanny was six weeks old, she caught a slight cold in her eyes. The family physician was away. Another country doctor was called in to treat her. He prescribed hot mustard poultices to be applied to her e… Continue

"Blest Be the Tie That Binds"
John Fawcett
John Fawcett (1740-1817) was born of poor parents in Yorkshire, England. He was converted to Christ at the age of sixteen through the ministry of George Whitefield. At twenty-six, he was ordained as a Baptist minister and accepted a call to pastor a small and impoverished congregation in Northern England. After spending several years here where his salary was meager and his family growing, he received a call to succeed the well-known Dr. Gill to ministe… Continue