Haydn's Call to Refresh Others Through Music

Classical Composer Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) said:

Often when I was wrestling with obstacles of every kind, when my physical and mental strength alike ...

U2's Bono on Talking about God

Let's face it: God's not exactly a welcome guest in the wild and wicked world of rock 'n' roll. But that's precisely why Bono, lead ...

Bus Station Chooses Music to Repel Loiterers

Music technology that is used to keep birds away from a bus station in North Carolina may soon be employed to keep away other "pests."

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Rich Mullins Loved the Church

Most people choose a church based on the quality of its service, but for Rich Mullins, the most important ingredient was not the dynamism of the leaders, ...

Ira Sankey Delivered from Sniper

When Ira Sankey was at the height of his ministry, traveling on a steamer in the Delaware River, he was recognized by some passengers. They'd seen ...

Marilyn Manson on Teenage Rebellion

Rock musician Marilyn Manson says:

Resistance always will be the first thing to fuel the fire when you're young. That's how I learned about heavy ...

Music Influences a Teen Killer

"I used to think, This ain't affecting me, you'd have to be weak-minded to let this stuff affect you, and the whole time it affected me." ...

Cradle of J.S. Bach's Creativity

After various moves and prominent jobs, [classical composer Johann Sebastian Bach] finally settled down in Leipzig in 1723, where he remained for the ...

J.S. Bach and the Bible

When he was 48, Johann Sebastian Bach (who died in 1750) acquired a copy of Luther's three-volume translation of the Bible. He pored over it as if ...

John Lennon and Jesus

Two books on John Lennon claim the ex-Beatle experienced a brief period as a born-again Christian during the 1970s. While living the life of a virtual ...