Amazing Grace by John Newton

John Newton, author of the hymn Amazing Grace was born in 1725 in London to a Puritan mother who died two weeks before his seventh birthday and a stern sea-captain father who took him to sea at age 11. After many voyages and a reckless youth of drinking, Newton was impressed into the British navy. After attempting to desert, he received eight dozen lashes and was reduced to the rank of a common seaman. You can read the rest of his life story or watch one of the many movies on his life, they can be found online. In all my podcasts, I try to apply scripture to real-life experiences. And I expound on what I believe the scripture is trying to convey to us. We need to dig deep into God's Word to find out what life is all about, and how to live like God wants us to do and how to do it.