One of the things we consistently hear from Olympic athletes, no matter what the sport, is that there’s nothing like the roar of the crowd. The terrifying, pressure-filled experience of being in the center of the stadium is instead encouraging as teammates and others cheer them on. And that’s a part of what the writer…

Three men essentially created the foundation for what we know as English church music: two Germans, Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederic Handel; and one Englishman, Henry Purcell. George Frederic Handel became a British citizen in the mid-1600’s, in essence adopting England as his adult country and from there writing the Messiah. We thank God…