by Peter James | Jan 6, 2024 | Karen Kingsley
Karen Kingsbury (1963-) is regarded as the “queen of Christian fiction.” In her early years, she worked as a sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times and later as a news reporter for the Los Angeles Daily News. Her first book, Missy’s Murder, was...
by Peter James | Jan 5, 2024 | Walter Wangerin
Walter Wangerin (1944-2021) and his wife Thanne (short for Ruth Ann) had reached something of a crossroads. They loved their life in Evansville, Illinois, but also wrestled with the invitation for Walter to teach at Valparaiso University.Thanne’s comment proved...
by Peter James | Jan 4, 2024 | Anne Steele
Anne Steele (1717-1778) may be the greatest hymn writer in history, but unfortunately, not many know of her. She published in 1760, under the pen name Theodosia, a collection of one hundred forty-four hymns she had composed, the first of its kind in Baptist circles....
by Peter James | Jan 3, 2024 | Anonymous (Good digestion)
It has never occurred to me to pray for good digestion.Why not?We read in Paul’s letter to the Philippians, “Don’t worry about anything but instead, pray about everything” (Phil. 4.6). The origins of today’s prayer are obscure. It...
by Peter James | Jan 2, 2024 | Clementine Liturgy
Isaac Watts was a precocious child. From the start, he was a voracious reader and natural poet who liked to speak in rhymes. While it amused the family initially, his incessant rhyming eventually wore out its welcome. As his father was leading family prayers at dinner...
