We’d like to share with you the tragic but hopeful story behind the Christmas carol “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Justin Taylor told the story on our website in 2014, and it continues to attract new readers each Christmas. On this episode of The Gospel Coalition Podcast, Bernard Howard will read Taylor’s account of the poem’s origin, then Caroline Cobb and Sean Carter will sing it.
Involved in Women’s Ministry? Add This to Your Discipleship Toolkit
We need one another. Yet we don’t always know how to develop deep relationships to help us grow in the Christian life. Younger believers benefit from the guidance and wisdom of more mature saints as their faith deepens. But too often, potential mentors lack clarity and training on how to engage in discipling those they can influence.
Whether you’re longing to find a spiritual mentor or hoping to serve as a guide for someone else, we have a FREE resource to encourage and equip you. In Growing Together: Taking Mentoring Beyond Small Talk and Prayer Requests, Melissa Kruger, TGC’s vice president of discipleship programming, offers encouraging lessons to guide conversations that promote spiritual growth in both the mentee and mentor.
