Hymns of Christian Commitment

by John Zehring

Overview

Each chapter of “Hymns of Christian Commitment” celebrates the lyrics to hymns about a person’s commitment to God, provides information about the author, and offers reflections about what it means to put God first. Jesus emphasized the word first when he encouraged his followers to “Strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness” (Matthew 6:33).

What is Christian commitment? Following Jesus becomes a choice of life priorities. It is a decision to put God first. There can be a second, third, and many more priorities, but God is chosen first to claim our attention, time, gifts, creativity, and sacrifice. It is a death, of sorts, of our old self but a rebirth of our new self, in him. “Hymns of Christian Commitment” contains some of the hymns, stories, and messages of those who sing songs like “Take my life, and let it be, Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.” These hymns constitute the music of those who would invite God into the heart and treat God as an honored guest.

Other books about hymns written by John Zehring include
“Music of the Spheres: Hymns on Loving and Tending the Earth,”
“Hymns of Peace,” and
“Be Still My Soul: Soothing Hymn Meditations.”

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164106546
Publisher:	John Zehring
Publication date:	06/07/2020
Series:	Spiritual Growth
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	220 KB

About the Author

John Zehring has served United Church of Christ congregations as Senior Pastor in Massachusetts (Andover), Rhode Island (Kingston), and Maine (Augusta) and as an Interim Pastor in Massachusetts (Arlington, Harvard). Prior to parish ministry, he served in higher education, primarily in development and institutional advancement. He worked as a dean of students, director of career planning and placement, adjunct professor of public speaking and as a vice president at a seminary and at a college. He is the author of more than sixty books and is a regular writer for The Christian Citizen, an American Baptist social justice publication. He has taught Public Speaking, Creative Writing, Educational Psychology and Church Administration. John was the founding editor of the publication Seminary Development News, a publication for seminary presidents, vice presidents and trustees (published by the Association of Theological Schools, funded by a grant from Lilly Endowment). He graduated from Eastern University and holds graduate degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary, Rider University, and the Earlham School of Religion. He is listed in Marquis' WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA and is a recipient of their Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. John and his wife Donna live in two places, in central Massachusetts and by the sea in Maine.