I just finished reading John Pollock’s riveting biography on John Newton, author of the beloved “Amazing Grace.” When Newton writes in his hymn, “that saved a wretch like me,” he was not exaggerating. What he had done in his early life was deplorable. After his coming to faith in Christ, which was a long journey, … Continue reading When our past seems too heavy to bear.
John Newton
Follow your heart?
"Follow your heart." What could possibly be wrong with that statement? Presently, I'm reading a biography on John Newton (1725-1807), author of the beloved song, Amazing Grace. The seafaring Newton, at 17 years of age, stumbled upon Earl of Shaftesbury’s “The Moralists: a Philosophical Rhapsody.” Newton loved it, reading it over and over again. Shaftesbury, … Continue reading Follow your heart?