Category Archives: Christian

God lets us rule everything His hands have made (Psalm 8)

3 March 13Christianfeaturedsongsofhope883

Listen again to the prayer psalm, psalm 8, for Sunday 3 March 2013 on Songs of Hope on Southern FM 88.3 (1 min 30 sec).

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Psalm 8

1 Our Lord and Ruler, your name is wonderful everywhere on earth! You let your glory be seen in the heavens above.

2 With praises from children and from tiny infants, you have built a fortress. It makes your enemies silent, and all who turn against you are left speechless.

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Ancient Rome Christians

3 March 13Christian, storiesfeaturedsongsofhope883

Listen again to the story of the first Christians in ancient Rome. Their morals and ethics and view of God set the new direction for Europe for the next 2000 years. Broadcast on Southern FM 88.3 on “Songs of Hope” on Sunday 2Apr2017.

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References: Rodney Stark “The Triumph of Christianity” Harper Collins 2011; Alvin J Schmidt “How Christianity Changed the World” Zondervan 2004

Top song for 2012

27 February 13Christian, songsfeaturedsongsofhope883

Here it is, the top Songs of Hope Christian song for 2012.

It was selected by listeners. The song with the most downloads was adjudged the winner. The winner is “The Peace of God” an original song created in 2012 by Nick Flynn of Brisbane with words by Ellen Carr. Listen again and enjoy.

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The runners up were:

“Shackles” by Melbourne Singers of Gospel, and
“Psalm 23” by Bernard Hull.

All will receive an award certificate from Songs of Hope.

Songs of Hope website: http://songsofhope883.com

Posted 6 Jan 2013

Joseph Scriven – Top life story for 2012

26 February 13Christian, storiesfeaturedsongsofhope883

Here it is, the top “Songs of Hope” story for 2012. It was selected by listeners. The story with the most downloads was adjudged the winner.

The winner is the story of Joseph Scriven and his writing of the hymn “What a friend we have in Jesus”. The story was presented by Noel Greig. Listen again and enjoy.

The runner-up stories were:

“Carl Boberg and How Great Thou Art” by Noel Greig, and
“The story of Dr Jim Fanstone” by Rod Carr.

Songs of Hope website: http://songsofhope883.com

Post date 7/1/2013

Michael Faraday made electric motors & generators possible

25 February 13Christian, podcast, stories, YouTubefeaturedsongsofhope883

Listen again to the story of Michael Faraday, the scientist and devout Christian who discovered the principles needed to build electric motors and generators. He also built the first such devices. Broadcast on Sunday 24 Feb 2013 on “Songs of Hope”.