by Peter James | Jun 30, 2024 | Absalom Jones
Among the artifacts at the Smithsonian African American Museum is Absalom Jones’ (1747-1818) sermon from January 1, 1808. Congress had just passed the Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves, making it illegal to transport people of color to the states to sell...
by Peter James | Jun 29, 2024 | Sam Shoemaker
Bill sat at his kitchen table drinking gin on a dreary November evening in 1934. The telephone rang. It was his good friend and drinking buddy Ebby who wanted to visit him. Ebby ended the call by telling Bill he was now sober. Bill knew how bad it had been for Ebby,...
by Peter James | Jun 28, 2024 | Richard Benson
The Lord’s Prayer, sometimes called the “Our Father” prayer, is the most widely known Christian prayer in the world. It’s all of fifty-three words or sixty-six if you prefer the longer ending. By comparison, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg...
by Peter James | Jun 27, 2024 | Elizabeth Seton
Resilience is a by-product of faith. It’s the ability to see beyond present pain and trouble to trust God for the future. As I consider the life of Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821), her resilient faith wins my respect. Her mother died when she was three, as did...
by Peter James | Jun 26, 2024 | William Passavant
William Passavant (1821-1894) was walking down Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh when he was met by a Presbyterian minister, “Brother Passavant, you must come with me to a noonday prayer meeting! We are having the most glorious meetings! Come along and enjoy...
