How I
Began This Philosophical Journey
In July of the summer of 1967 I
attended the Eastern Kansas Camp with my mother Anna Mayme Wolf, who has now
gone to heaven. The evangelist was Dr. C.E. Cowen who preached a very powerful
lucid gospel message. As I mentioned earlier, Dr. John I. Page came to me and
invited me to step forward and give my heart to the Lord. I came forward that
Sunday evening and bowed at an old wooden altar at the front of that open air
tabernacle. I was tired of trying to control my life. I confessed my sins with much godly sorrow;
gave my heart to the Lord Jesus Christ and, and by faith in the merits of
Christ, received the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. I began a
spiritual journey that evening that has made all the difference in my life!
I later graduated from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas and accepted a teaching position at Kansas City College and Bible School in Overland Park, Kansas. I believe it was during my first year of teaching that I attended a music seminar by Dr. Frank Garlock that took place at a Christian School in Merriam, Kansas.
During Dr. Garlock’s seminar the Lord impressed upon my heart to engage in serious study of music found in the Bible and to develop a coherent and congruent Christ centered music philosophy. The Holy Spirit used Dr. Garlock’s firm regard for what the Bible has to say about music to cause me to start the twenty-five year study that resulted in the book Music of the Bible, and later Church Music Matters. I will forever be indebted to Dr. Garlock for his faithfulness to the Lord during that seminar. Without his faithfulness to deliver the message of Christ centered musicing I might not have started on this marvelous musical part of my spiritual journey.
I later graduated from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas and accepted a teaching position at Kansas City College and Bible School in Overland Park, Kansas. I believe it was during my first year of teaching that I attended a music seminar by Dr. Frank Garlock that took place at a Christian School in Merriam, Kansas.
During Dr. Garlock’s seminar the Lord impressed upon my heart to engage in serious study of music found in the Bible and to develop a coherent and congruent Christ centered music philosophy. The Holy Spirit used Dr. Garlock’s firm regard for what the Bible has to say about music to cause me to start the twenty-five year study that resulted in the book Music of the Bible, and later Church Music Matters. I will forever be indebted to Dr. Garlock for his faithfulness to the Lord during that seminar. Without his faithfulness to deliver the message of Christ centered musicing I might not have started on this marvelous musical part of my spiritual journey.
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