by Peter James | Mar 11, 2024 | Paul Tournier
His father died when he was three, and his mom died at the tender age of six. Paul Tournier (1898-1986) withdrew into himself, becoming lonely, shy and unwanted. What turned it around for him were three significant people in his life. The first was a high school...
by Peter James | Mar 10, 2024 | Henrietta Mears
Henrietta Mears (1890-1963) stood before her church at age five and announced her intention to join with uncommon clarity and conviction. She taught her first Sunday school class at twelve. When warned in her teens that she would become blind if she continued with her...
by Peter James | Mar 9, 2024 | Henri Nouwen
Do we REALLY believe God satisfies us? While we may be quick to answer in the affirmative, our actions tell a different story. Despite Christ’s promise of abundant life, we continually look to other things to make us happy–a job promotion, bigger house,...
by Peter James | Mar 8, 2024 | George H. W. Bush
Prayers at presidential inaugurations are typically offered by notable clerics and leading religious figures. (Billy Graham holds the distinction of praying at four different presidential inaugurations.) Most inaugurations open with an invocation prayer and close with...
by Peter James | Mar 7, 2024 | Philaret
The nineteenth century Russian Czar Nicholas I was a classic autocrat. He crushed dissent, created a police state in Russia, and waged numerous expansionist wars. He must be Vladimir Putin’s role model! Nicholas wasn’t corrupt when he first became emperor...
