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Fanny Crosby – “Queen of American Hymn Writers”

March 3, 2021 by Rebecca Price Janney Leave a Comment

Do you have a favorite hymn? If so, the chances are good, it may have been written by the “Queen of American Hymn Writers,” Fanny Crosby. Struck blind and fatherless as an infant, Crosby nevertheless developed a cheerful spirit and a strong faith. Her talent for poetry was directed to hymn writing, and she produced several thousand gospel songs, including some of the world’s most popular and enduring hymns.

Listen to her full story on my podcast, Inspiration from American History with Rebecca Price Janney: Anchor.fm/rebeccapricejanney

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Gen. Douglas MacArthur and the Role of Faith in Rebuilding Japan

February 24, 2021 by Rebecca Price Janney Leave a Comment

A revolution of the spirit played a role in Japan’s rebuilding after WWII, overseen, oddly enough by a man of the sword who recognized its limitations.

Listen to my latest podcast at Anchor.fm/rebeccapricejanney

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Easton at the Forks is Now an Audiobook!

February 17, 2021 by Rebecca Price Janney Leave a Comment

Are you ready for a feel-good story? Then you’re in for a treat. Easton at the Forks, the first novel in my award-winning Easton Series, is now an audiobook, narrated by the wonderful new talent, Michael Hollingsworth. Some of you have been waiting patiently for these books to come out in audio form, and I have it on good authority that book two will release soon.

Let me know if you’re interested in posting a review – if so, I’ll send you a promo code for a free listen.

Here’s the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VWWBBG2/ref=dp_olp_1?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1D0JSTIN7VXQW&coliid=IYFAQK3XJSINO


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Rebecca’s NPR Interview

February 1, 2021 by Rebecca Price Janney Leave a Comment

Last week my interview with WDIY’s John Pearce aired here on the Lehigh Valley’s NPR station. Here’s the link to listen to what was for me a fun and fascinating discussion about Revolutionary War-era Easton and Bethlehem, and the writing life.

https://www.wdiy.org/post/revolutionary-era-northampton-county-dr-rebecca-price-janney-lv-discourse#stream/0

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Anything Goes – America in the 1970s

January 29, 2021 by Rebecca Price Janney Leave a Comment

In early 1973, President Richard Nixon oversaw the end of the Vietnam War, and his predecessor Lyndon B. Johnson died. It seemed like the tumultuous 1960s had at last come to an end – but not quite yet. There was one more significant commotion for Americans to endure before they could get on with the new decade, the Watergate affair, which resulted in the first time an American president resigned. When the unelected Gerald R. Ford was sworn in, he declared, “Our long national nightmare is over.” The 1970s were underway, in earnest.

In this week’s podcast I talk about the way in which traditional American values began to change and the impact they had on the nation. Click on the podcast link to listen, or go to Anchor.fm/rebeccapricejanney.

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Perspective – and Hope

January 14, 2021 by Rebecca Price Janney Leave a Comment

Asbury College Revival – February 1970

We are living through some very hard times, no doubt about it. The word “unprecedented” gets used a lot to refer to our present trials, but as a historian, I tend to take a much longer view. When we look at other hard seasons from our nation’s past, we gain perspective and, in the case of what happened in late 1960s America, hope.

Listen to this week’s edition of my podcast, “Inspiration from American History with Rebecca Price Janney,” “America in the Late 1960s.” Just click on the podcast icon on this website, or go to Anchor.fm/rebeccapricejanney

Be strong. Be encouraged. God bless you, and God bless America.

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