BERT SHADDUCK

At right is the Methodist church of Bert Shadduck, writer of "The Great Judgment Morning."

I used his church because I didn't think he was that good looking.

Mr. Shadduck was born in 1869 and died in 1950. His father ridiculed his Christian faith, but he stayed true. He was a member of the Salvation Army, then the Methodist church. One of his great causes was fighting the teaching of evolution. I think a larger banner he flew was warning people of "the great judgment morning." We all must reckon with God's judgment, but we need not fear that day if we've met the Savior.

I've been encouraged to write more about the authors of our hymns. I've chosen not to do a lot of that. You can find plenty of books on the biographies of the hymn writers. I study and write about the phrases of the great old songs of the faith--many coming straight from the scripture.

But I did decide to take just a few "blogs" of time and look at some of these musical poets.

Speaking of blogs, my cousin, Barbara, asked me where the word blog came from. So, here's the deal: To the first person who answers this question on my blog, I'll send:

1.)My book, Ebenezer and Ninety-Eight Friends. 2)One book of your choice. (Valued $15 or less that I can buy at Majesty, our neighborhood Christian bookstore).

Remember, God would rather save you than judge you. Aren't you glad He'll take somebody as ugly as Bert Shadduck? (He really isn't that bad looking. They just didn't have good photographers back then.)

Thanks for your support.

Marty