History Week Summary

Benjamin was 33 years old when he wrote this song. By this time he was probably living in Chicago, but he had moved there from his home state of Ohio. Although it could be argued that this song is not a Christmas song, it is often sung at Christmas. It fits into a category of […]

There’s a lot of information online about biblical archaeology. Some good. Some – well, not so biblical! But I would like to recommend a book which delves into history – specifically, moments when “God came down” – that is, when He appeared to and communicated with people in history. The book is called, appropriately, Where […]

Angels from the Realms of Glory links Old Testament promises with New Testament fulfillment, and even looks to the future. This kind of explicit singing about Christ in the New Testament wasn’t very common when this carol was written. In fact, the singing of songs that were not Psalms was a matter of great controversy. […]