Bob Kauflin:
The story behind Great is Thy Faithfulness should encourage every Christian who thinks of their life as ordinary. There’s no tragic story associated with this hymn. It’s just the fruit of a faithful man with a simple faith in a faithful God.For the full story behind the famous hymn, see Kauflin’s blog post.
Thomas Chisholm, who sometimes described himself as “just an old shoe,” was born in a Kentucky log cabin in 1866. He was converted when he was 27, became a pastor at 36, but had to retire one year later due to poor health. He spent the majority of the rest of his life as a life insurance agent in New Jersey …
