by Peter James | Oct 16, 2023 | William Williams
Singing at rugby matches is a time-honored tradition in Wales. Rugby players and fans alike join in a robust rendition of their national anthem prior to the game. They also belt out “Bread of Heaven” as part of the pre-match singing ritual. You may know...
by Peter James | Oct 15, 2023 | Elizabeth Fry
“Hell above ground” was its nickname. Newgate Prison in London was a windowless fortress built in the twelfth century. This poorly ventilated, unsanitary prison received all manner of prisoners, from people accused of petty crimes to murderous offenders....
by Peter James | Oct 14, 2023 | Thomas Chalmers
Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847) was something of a whiz kid. He enrolled at St. Andrews University in Scotland at age twelve. By fifteen, he began studying theology and at nineteen, he was preaching in a small church outside Edinburgh while also serving as an assistant to...
by Peter James | Oct 13, 2023 | Roger Williams
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law in 1934 that the second Monday in October, Columbus Day, would be observed as a national holiday. President Biden issued a proclamation in 2021 that changed it to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. I will refrain from the...
by Peter James | Oct 12, 2023 | Robert Murray M’Cheyne
He started a church in the working-class neighborhood of Dundee, Scotland. The first thing this twenty-three-year-old novice pastor did was organize a weekly prayer meeting for spiritual renewal. A committed core of believers met every Thursday to pray for God’s...
