by Peter James | Nov 5, 2023 | Mother Teresa
Americans voted her the most admired woman of the twentieth century. When the personal letters and papers of Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (1910-1997), better known as Mother Teresa, were published in 2007, the book took everyone by surprise. Come, Be My Light chronicles her...
by Peter James | Nov 4, 2023 | Martin Luther
The Protestant Reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546) was sitting in a barber’s chair in Wittenberg, Germany, one day in spring 1535 when his barber, Peter Baskendorf, asked, “Dr. Luther, how do you pray?” Martin took his question seriously. He went home...
by Peter James | Nov 3, 2023 | John Calvin
The Reformation leaders, Martin Luther and John Calvin 1509-1564) never met in person. When Martin nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, John was eight years old. John sent a letter to Martin through a mutual friend, Philip Melanchthon, that...
by Peter James | Nov 2, 2023 | Anatolius
It was the most popular sermon series in my forty-two years of preaching. Likely, it’s because people identified with the “Life is Messy” theme. Family relationships are messy. Work dynamics are messy. Friendships can be messy also. Life was messy...
by Peter James | Nov 1, 2023 | William How
Hymns trigger powerful emotions in me. “O Church, Arise,” a contemporary hymn written by Keith and Kristyn Getty, is one of those reach-into-my-heart songs. When I sing the final stanza, “As saints of old still line the way, recounting triumphs of...
