by Peter James | Mar 21, 2024 | Samuel Guard
I have a soft spot in my heart for farmers. When my grandfather retired from the Marine Corps, he bought a farm in Ohio where he raised cattle and harvested grain crops. My family lived adjacent to the farm, and one of my vivid memories is chasing stray cattle back...
by Peter James | Mar 20, 2024 | Alcuin
On paper, they seemed like an odd match. King Charlemagne was worldly and aggressive. Cleric Alcuin (735-804) was gentle and scholarly. One of Alcuin’s contemporaries described him as “the most learned man anywhere to be found.” Charlemagne invited Alcuin to join his...
by Peter James | Mar 19, 2024 | Vance Havner
Vance Havner (1901-1986) was a good ole’ country boy. He grew up in the hills of North Carolina in a place called Jugtown (so-called for the people who made pottery there). He loved the outdoors, opened his heart to Christ alone in the woods as a young boy, and...
by Peter James | Mar 18, 2024 | Anne Steele
Tim Keller wrote, “Humility is a shy virtue. If you start talking about it, it leaves.” What a perfect lead-in to today’s prayer. Wiliam Steele was a Baptist minister and a successful trade merchant, making it possible for him to provide formal...
by Peter James | Mar 17, 2024 | Bill Bright
Bill Bright (1921-2003) moved to California in 1944 to start Bright’s California Confections, a gourmet candy business. He described himself as a “happy pagan.” He rented an apartment from an elderly couple who kept inviting him to Hollywood...
