I've always loved words and considered them to be a wonderful gift from God. It fascinates me that very simple words can be used to speak truth, give hope, and express beauty. Thank you for sharing this love of words enough to visit my site. I hope you find something here to bring you joy!
How can I know if I really love God? How should I respond to the hard, sad things in my life?
Can a love for poetry and music be used for Jesus? These questions were important to Frances
Ridley Havergal. Read her story to find out how she answered them.
Eileen Berry grew up in Kansas and now resides in South Carolina. As an author at BJU Press, she has contributed stories, poems, and nonfiction to a variety of educational materials for more than thirty years. She teaches creative writing courses at Bob Jones University, and she has published picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade titles with JourneyForth Books.
Eileen desires to communicate biblical truth in an artistic way and to point people to Christ through her writing. Her combined love for poetry and music led her to begin writing song texts. Her sacred lyrics have been set to music by various composers and published by Beckenhorst, SoundForth, Lorenz, Hal Leonard, The Wilds, and Kids 4 Truth, a division of Regular Baptist Press. Several of her hymns and psalm settings have appeared in recently-published collections.