Tag: Isaac Watts

These blogs, they are a changin’…again

And you thought you were having a bad Monday. I stand fearlessly for small dogs, the American Flag, motherhood and the Bible. That’s why people love me. Canadian-American radio and television host, Art Linkletter, was born on this day in 1912 (died 2010). I’ll confess. I may have even written it before. I’m pretty red, …

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Sometimes you just need to let the hymns speak

English Christian hymn writer, theologian and logician Isaac Watts was born on this day in 1674 (died November 25, 1748). Watts is credited with writing some 750 hymns. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross has long been a favorite. Charles Wesley reportedly said that he would give up all of the hymns he wrote had he …

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