by Peter James | May 6, 2023 | G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton (1864-1936) was a funny, absent-minded writer who liked to write in train stations. It was not uncommon for G.K. to become so engrossed in his compositions that he would miss the train he was supposed to catch. On one such occasion, he became so...
by Peter James | May 5, 2023 | John Calvin
Socrates is famous for his dictum “Know thyself.” The pursuit of self has become all-consuming in our day. Self-awareness is now the coveted brass ring. John Calvin (1509-1564) is hardly the first person people think of in relation to the self. People have...
by Peter James | May 4, 2023 | Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius (1491-1556) was a professional soldier. (For the record, I live in metro DC, a city full of career soldiers!) When the French military invaded Spain in May 1521, Ignatius and his Spanish comrades fought valiantly to hold a strategic fort. In the ensuing...
by Peter James | May 3, 2023 | Count von Zinzendorf
When I began a ministry to college students at age twenty-two, I was unprepared for how mean-spirited and unkind church people could be. Yesterday, I told the story of Count Zinzendorf’s formative years and his resolve at nineteen “to live for him who died...
by Peter James | May 2, 2023 | Count von Zinzendorf
My kids loved Sesame Street. I did also! Jim Henson’s puppets were a source of endless entertainment in our home. One of my favorite puppets, Count Dracula, was called the Count because he loved to count things. It was a creative way to teach children how to...
