by Peter James | Oct 11, 2023 | R. A. Torrey
He prayed every day for the conversion of his oldest brother. This praying brother wrote, “When he seemed to be getting farther and farther away from any hope of conversion, I prayed on.” Reuben Archer (R. A.) Torrey (1856-1928) prayed every day without...
by Peter James | Oct 10, 2023 | Macrina the Younger
Some people do us a favor by putting us in our place. We need people to tell us the truth. We are not as important as we think we are. Macrina the Younger (ca. 327-379) served this role in the lives of her two famous brothers. Gregory of Nyssa and Basil of Caesarea,...
by Peter James | Oct 9, 2023 | Barton Strong
The Cane Ridge Meeting House was a log cabin church built in 1791. This one room church in rural Kentucky served as headquarters for the largest camp meeting revival of the Second Great Awakening. Barton Stone (1772-1844) came to pastor this Presbyterian Church of...
by Peter James | Oct 8, 2023 | Thomas Cartwright
Impulsive people act first and think later. Biographers of Thomas Cartwright (1535-1603) describe him as an astute theologian and original thinker but also “exceedingly impulsive.” He was appointed a professor in Cambridge in 1569 and became a popular...
by Peter James | Oct 7, 2023 | Thomas Watson
I stole a matchbox car from a store when I was a child. It’s one of my earliest memories of violating conscience. It brought me no pleasure to play with this pilfered car. Only when I secretly returned it to its rightful place did my conscience rest. When I...
