by Peter James | Feb 29, 2024 | Dan Schutte
Dan answered the knock at his door. It was his friend asking a big favor. He was planning an ordination service and wanted Dan to write a song to accompany the theme of Isaiah 6. “When do you need it?” Dan asked. His friend apologized for the short notice...
by Peter James | Feb 28, 2024 | John Greenleaf Whittier
He thought seriously about running for Congress. He was already an established editor at 25 and emerging as a respected poet. He wrestled with the decision about whether to join the anti-slavery movement. It would surely jeopardize his literary and political...
by Peter James | Feb 27, 2024 | Thomas Ken
For those who have difficulty sleeping, do you know there is a hymn written expressly for those among us who struggle with sleep? The first verse of this 350-year-old hymn sets the tone for everything that follows in its 14 stanzas, asking God to release us from all...
by Peter James | Feb 26, 2024 | Wendel Hawley
He was raised in a church that believed only in extemporaneous prayer. Spontaneous prayers were considered more spiritual than written prayers. But when asked to lead the pastoral prayer each Sunday in worship, he changed his mind. Giving careful thought and attention...
by Peter James | Feb 25, 2024 | Yao Nien Yuan
She became ecstatic when a spider joined her in her prison cell. Most of us have little use for spiders, but when you spend six and a half years in solitary confinement, even a spider’s company can serve as a harbinger of hope. She watched this tiny spider crawl...
