Thomas Chisholm was born in a simple log cabin to a very poor family in Kentucky in 1866. He was only able to obtain an elementary education, yet despite his circumstances, he was a very bright young man and managed to become a teacher at age 16. Struggling with health issues was a life long challenge for Chisholm. At age 27 he accepted Jesus as Lord in his life and longed to work in ministry. He accomplished that goal by becoming an ordained minister at age 36 , only to be forced to resign a year later due to his frail health concerns. Chisholm was blessed with the gift of writing spiritual poetry, and wrote over 2,000 poems. A number of his poems have become hymns, including one of my favorite hymns, "Great Is Thy Faithfulness". This
