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  • A Brief Biography of Johann Sebastian Bach

    Since his death more than 250 years ago, Johann Sebastian Bach has remained the touchstone for virtually all composers of Western classical music. Musicians of all eras have praised his music for its beauty, complexity, and inventiveness. Born into a musical family and orphaned at a young age, Bach grew to become an almost legendary…

  • Charles Finney and His Legacy

    Charles Finney was an evangelist in the 19th century, who preached the revivalist circuit in America. He became very popular, as did the altar call (which he invented) and the so-called sinner’s prayer whereby a person “accepts Jesus into their heart”. The problem with Finney (and the churches that came after him) is that they…