Listen again to the story of composer Phillip Bliss and the hymn “Wonderful words of life”. Presented by Noel Greig on Songs of Hope last Sunday, 2013 01 20.
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Horatio Spafford & the hymn “It is well with my soul”
Hymns are poetry set to music. It is said that poets “suffer for their art” but few know the level of tragedy that was experienced by Horatio Spafford the hymnist who gave us “It is well with my soul”. The events that gave rise to the hymn and Spafford’s response to them exemplifies the comfort and assurance that comes via faith in Christ. Hear the story (and the hymn) for yourself. Story narrated by Noel Greig.
Bruce Downes – the Catholic Guy
Bruce Downes, aka “The Catholic Guy”, has just completed a series of inspiring talks in Cheltenham parish. Last Tuesday “Songs of Hope” presenter Rodney Carr caught up with Bruce at Southern FM studios and recorded an interview. The interview went to air on 2012 10 28 on “Songs of Hope” and is podcast below (7 mins).
Bruce has been doing “The Catholic Guy” program on the Christian TV channel on Foxtel in Australia for five years.
For more information on “The Catholic Guy” go here: http://thecatholicguy.com/
James Fanstone – Doctor helped Brazil
Listen to the story of Doctor James Fanstone, who went as a Christian doctor to the interior of Brazil in 1924 and built a hospital almost single-handedly. Broadcast on Songs of Hope on 2016 07 03 (5 mins)
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Young Australian helps in clinic in Ethiopia
Listen to the Songs of Hope interview with Jane Sandilands of Bentleigh. Jane joined a short term Australian church medical clinic trip to Ethiopia to assist a neglected people group in that country. Interviewer is Bruce. Date 2012 10 07. (8 mins)
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