Bill Crockett: Touch of the Master's Hand

by Bill Crockett

The "Touch of the Master's Hand" is a Christian poem written in 1921 by Myra Brooks Welch. It is depicted in the painting by Ken Brooks used in our Podcast cover art. It tells of an old, battered violin that is about to be sold as the last item in an auction. The highest bid was $3. When suddenly a man in the back of the auction hall walked to the front of the building, took the violin from the auctioneer, wiped off the dust, t ...   ...  Read more

Podcast episodes

  • Season 5

  • Time To grow Up-Biblical Principles of Leadership

    Time To grow Up-Biblical Principles of Leadership

    In the life of Joshua, on of the greatest national and military leaders of the Bible, we find 5 Principles of successful leadership that can be applied to our lives as well. these principles are critical in leading our individual lives, our families, our ministries our jobs or any other responsibility we have been given. We will be able to apply these 5 principles in many areas of our lives. Please join us as we learn from the life of Joshua Biblical Principles of Leadership!

  • Time to Grow Up - Preparation

    Time to Grow Up - Preparation

    At some point we must all grow up and become adults. We must take responsibility for our own choices and decisions as well as the consequences for them. Part of the growing up process is learning so that we are prepared for the day we become an adult and launch out on our own. As we grow there are 5 foundational truths that we learn from the study of the life of Joshua as he was prepared by God to grow up and take responsibility for leading the children of Israel into the promised land. In this episode we will define those 5 truths and see how we too should form them as we grow up!

  • How to Know What's Right When It's Not Black & White - Pt 3 (Last 4 principles in choosing what is right)

    How to Know What's Right When It's Not Black & White - Pt 3 (Last 4 principles in choosing what is right)

    As we conclude our series on how to know what's right when it is not spelled out clearly in the Bible, we will discuss the last 4 principles in determining what is right relative to questionable things. By comparing and applying Biblical principles we can know what God would have us do and be confident that we are doing the right thing.

  • How to Know What's Right When It's Not Black & White-pt 2 (First 4 Principles For Choosing Right)

    How to Know What's Right When It's Not Black & White-pt 2 (First 4 Principles For Choosing Right)

    How do we know what the right thing is when the Bible is not clear. Is is ok to drink a beer, go to a movie, dance, eat in a restaurant that has a bar, and on and on? In the next two episodes we will talk about 8 Biblical principles or questions we should ask ourselves to determine if what we are about to do is the RIGHT thing to do. In this episode we will look at the first 4 principles, including the foundational principle that governs the other 7. Tomorrow we will finish up with the last 4 principles. Thanks for listening to Touch of the Master's Hand. May God draw you closer to Himself through the study of His Word!

  • How to Know What is Right When It's Not Black & White-Part 1

    How to Know What is Right When It's Not Black & White-Part 1

    How can we know what is right when the Bible does not spell it out for us? There are many questionable things in life that could go either way. In this three part series we will learn the 8 Biblical principles that will help us in making decisions about right and wrong when it is not perfectly clear in the Bible. We begin in part one with 5 personal characteristics that must be true about our life before we can even understand these principles, much less follow them. These 5 characteristics cannot be compromised. All 5 must be true about our life. Join us in this episode as we describe and explain all 5 of them.