by Peter James | Feb 18, 2023 | Richard of Chichester
It’s not often that a prayer by a medieval bishop becomes the impetus for a pop song, but such is the case with a song from the musical Godspell. Who could have imagined that the catchy triplicate rhyme from the refrain of “Day by Day” sung by a...
by Peter James | Feb 17, 2023 | Richard Foster
You may recall the Socratic dictum, “The unexamined life isn’t worth living.” As much as we may agree with his sentiment, there’s something in us that resists personal scrutiny. Perhaps we’re afraid of what we might find. We’d rather deceive ourselves into thinking we...
by Peter James | Feb 16, 2023 | Aelred of Rievaulx
Social media advertises itself as increasing our connections with each other, yet studies tell a different story. People who spend more time online are actually lonelier. I get it. We need real-life friends, not merely the virtual kind. Aelred of Rievaulx (1109-1167)...
by Peter James | Feb 15, 2023 | Albert Barnes
The struggle between old guard and new guard is nothing new. The old guard wants to preserve the past and maintain the status quo, while the new guard seeks alternative ways to usher in the future. Presbyterians in the early nineteenth century were locked in a...
by Peter James | Feb 14, 2023 | Martin Luther
Katharina (Katy) von Bora was placed in a convent at the tender age of six. She took vows as a nun at sixteen but by her early twenty’s, she wanted out. Reformation principles were already taking hold in her convent, and she was no longer convinced celibacy...
