John Newton's Gravestone

On the back of John Newton's gravestone it says:

John Newton, Clerk (preacher)
Once an infidel and libertine
A servant of slaves in Africa,
Was, by the rich mercy
of our Lord and Saviour
JESUS CHRIST,
restored, pardoned and
appointed to preach
the Gospel which he had
long laboured to destroy.
He ministered,
Near sixteen years in Olney, in Bucks,
And twenty eight years in this Church.

Newton wrote Amazing Grace.

Goal of Worship

"The goal of worship is not to showcase musical talent, but to bring people into God’s presence."

Mark Rutland

("The Power of Presence"; http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200303/200303_026_Power.cfm)