Not Like My Father

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Feb 11, 2021 · 4m

Johnson Oatman Jr. admired his father. Johnson Oatman Sr. was a gifted singer at church and an intelligent businessperson. In many ways, Johnson Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps, even working at the family business. But he didn’t have all the same gifts as his father. While he loved music, Johnson Jr. wasn’t quite as good of a singer as his father. But, after several years, Johnson Jr. discovered he could write songs. He wrote songs like No, Not One, Higher Ground, and Count Your Blessings. In fact, Johnson Jr. wrote thousands of songsmany of which are still sung in churches today…