by Peter James | Oct 21, 2023 | Athanasius
Athanasius (ca. 296-373) was leading worship one Sunday in Alexandria when soldiers stormed the sanctuary to arrest him. Athanasius took it in stride. Before he was escorted out, he instructed his assistant to read aloud Psalm 136. Each of the twenty-six verses ends...
by Peter James | Oct 20, 2023 | Isabella Baumfree
She resolved to escape her enslaver to win her freedom. She had been bought and sold so many times by and to cruel men that she was ready to do whatever it took to leave it all behind. Isabella Baumfree (ca. 1797-1883) told God she was afraid to flee at night yet...
by Peter James | Oct 19, 2023 | Benjamin Rush
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were first introduced when the Continental Congress convened in 1775 and labored side by side to draft the Declaration of Independence. United in common cause, they became fast friends. When they ran for president in 1796, resulting in...
by Peter James | Oct 18, 2023 | Daniel Rowland
Sometimes God puts people in our path on purpose. Take the story of Daniel Rowland (1711-1790). He was ordained at age twenty into ministry in the Church of England and served a country church in Wales. Although he preached his heart out, his congregation shrunk in...
by Peter James | Oct 17, 2023 | Asahel Nettleton
Expectant parents often look for distinctive names and original spellings to convey uniqueness in their one-of-a-kind newborn. How about the name Asahel who was nephew to King David? The name means “made by God.” Asahel Nettleton (1783-1844) was an...
