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Like most kids growing up in mainstream Protestant denominations in the mid-20th century, I associated the name Homer Rodeheaver—if it came up at all—with hymnals and gospel songs, most notably my grandmother Allie’s beloved “The Old Rugged Cross.” As an adult immersed in Black gospel music, I’ve paid little attention to the mostly sketchy scholarship on Rodeheaver.
Ralph Carmichael, a composer and record producer who shaped the sound of contemporary Christian music, died on October 18 at age 94. A violin prodigy with perfect pitch and a love for jazz chords, Carmichael built his reputation in Los Angeles TV and film studios before turning to Christian music and throwing open the doors for a new generation to use any and every style to sing about Jesus.
‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness’ Discovering the story behind a Moody favorite Kevin Mungons August 29, 2019 When the packed auditorium sang “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” at the end of Founder’s Week in 1956, no one was particularly surprised. Then, as now, the hymn was enormously popular at Moody Bible Institute, one of those songs that everyone memorized, right down to the four-part harmony. But songleader Alfred B.
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