by Peter James | May 20, 2024 | Origen of Alexandria
I had a flashback as I researched today’s prayer. I was enamored with Superman as a boy, this “Man of Steel” who was “more powerful than a locomotive and able to bend steel in his bare hands.” Today’s prayer was offered by the original “Man of Steel.” Origen of...
by Peter James | May 19, 2024 | P. T. Forsyth
The preacher chosen to give the prestigious Lyman Beecher Lectures at Yale University in 1907 created quite a stir. Peter Taylor (P. T.) Forsyth (1848-1921) gained a reputation early in pastoral ministry for his unpredictable pulpit utterances and liberal theological...
by Peter James | May 18, 2024 | Puritan Prayer
Researchers call it “Facebook Envy.” Looking at your friends’ exotic vacations, beautiful children, and fabulous social lives can leave us feeling lonely, self-critical, and depressed. Social media-induced envy is but a new twist on an old human...
by Peter James | May 17, 2024 | St. Augustine
They certainly qualify as a power couple. Anicia Fortunia Proba was born in 357 AD into an aristocratic family in Rome and married Sextus Probus, a high-ranking Roman proconsul. Together, they became the wealthiest family in the Roman Empire. They also were won to...
by Peter James | May 16, 2024 | St. Dominic
Entering an arranged marriage seems inconceivable to me. I’ll choose my own wife, thank you very much. Yet, in 12th-century Europe, the practice of arranged marriages was common, especially among nobles. In 1203, the King of Castile (now part of Spain) sent a...
