by Peter James | Aug 26, 2023 | Harriet Beecher Stowe
Upon meeting the diminutive writer Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) in 1862, President Lincoln reportedly said, “So, you are the little woman who made the big war.” Her landmark social novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, might not have caused the Civil War,...
by Peter James | Aug 25, 2023 | Richard Hooker
Conflict in a church can be so debilitating. Can I get an amen? In the words of one church consultant, “Christ is the reason why many enter the pastorate and conflict is the reason many of them leave.” Richard Hooker (1554-1600) lived in a day when the...
by Peter James | Aug 24, 2023 | A. W. Pink
It’s unclear what drew Arthur Walkington (A.W.) Pink (1886-1952) into the occult. Was it a fascination with the magical arts or a rejection of his upbringing? A.W. advanced rapidly through the leadership ranks of a Theosophy group and was invited to give a major...
by Peter James | Aug 23, 2023 | Jeremy Taylor
Death is inevitable yet you wouldn’t know it by all our desperate attempts to avoid the subject. Americans don’t die; we only pass away. Our Puritans forebears have much to teach us about dealing openly and honestly with death. Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667)...
by Peter James | Aug 22, 2023 | George Herbert
Tragedy leads people toward God or away from God. For Phoebe Palmer (1807-1874), personal crisis became an impetus for closer union with God. Phoebe was raised in Methodist revivalism when conversion was regarded as a highly emotional experience. It never happened to...