by Peter James | Jul 16, 2023 | William Booth
He was a pawnbroker by day and a preacher by night. His day job gave him a window into the plight of the poor. By evening, he preached in a London slum under a tent in an abandoned burial ground. Revival meetings were held there nightly for three straight weeks....
by Peter James | Jul 15, 2023 | Jeremiah Burroughs
Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646) was well-liked by his congregation and many from London came to hear him preach. It all came crashing down when he criticized a popular town official in a sermon. The church voted to deprive him of his salary and give it to another...
by Peter James | Jul 14, 2023 | Way of a Pilgrim
A man identified only as a Pilgrim heard a sermon about praying continuously. The text of the sermon was Paul’s admonition to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5.18). How is it possible to pray all the time? Pilgrim set off on a journey to find out,...
by Peter James | Jul 13, 2023 | David Livingston
Chief Sechele was seeking after God. It helped that he had a missionary doctor living in his village. He was intrigued with the Christian message David Livingstone (1813-1873) shared with villagers. Two barriers, however, stood in the way of the chief becoming a...
by Peter James | Jul 12, 2023 | Terri Roberts (Nickel Mines
Terri and Chuck Roberts have four sons and eleven grandchildren. So far, so good. One of their sons, Charlie, was the gunman who entered an Amish one-room schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, PA and shot ten girls in 2006, killing five of them before turning the gun on...
