November '26
What is now commonly known as "The Doxology" was written by an Anglican minister and bishop named Thomas Ken in 1674. He originally wrote it to be the closing stanza for three private hymns. He faced some issues when it was published without his permission in 1692. This led Thomas to eventually publish it himself in 1694 and later he published the final version of the hymn in 1709. Today, we are going to start with the hymn that this painting is based on. So take a minute and give it a listen. This song always reminds me of the church we went to when I was a teenager. As a teen, I had a fantastic group of friends at school. Church on the other hand was a whole other story. A part of my growing up involved being bullied in youth group. Kids in middle school and high school can be vicious when they want to be. Some of the adults at church just added fuel to the fire. I remember one particular Sunday school class where we did round robin rea...