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

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.

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Post date 7/1/2013