by Peter James | Jul 26, 2023 | William Wilberforce
They were rich. They were people of influence. And they were committed to Christ. As members of the English leisure class, they were entitled to live the good life. Instead, they banded together to work for social reform. They lived in a small village of Clapham,...
by Peter James | Jul 25, 2023 | Ulrich Zwingli
The Swiss Reformation began as a dispute over smoked sausage. It was called “The Affair of the Sausage.” I kid you not! A dozen men gathered at the home of printer Christopher Froschauer for an evening meal. Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531) was there, priest of...
by Peter James | Jul 24, 2023 | Zachariah Ursinus
In today’s world, identity is something we create for ourselves. We tie identity to what we do (jobs, hobbies) or a defining characteristic (age, gender, ethnicity, or political affiliation). Christianity starts in the opposite direction. Identity is who God...
by Peter James | Jul 23, 2023 | Dallas Willard
Professor Dallas Willard (1935-2013) at the University of Southern California was teaching one day when a student challenged him in class with critical and inaccurate comments about his lecture. Willard, so competent in the art of persuasion and public debate, paused...
by Peter James | Jul 22, 2023 | George Washington Carver
He liked to pray in the woods. We’re talking early, like 4:00 in the morning early. That’s when God revealed divine secrets to him. The man often remarked that you learn more by walking in the woods and listening carefully than what you read in books. One...
