by Peter James | Jul 11, 2024 | Robert Speer
Bill Wilson was ruining a promising career on Wall Street with his problem drinking. He became a Christian through the influence of the Oxford Group and resolved with Christ’s help to abstain from alcohol. During a business trip to Ohio, he became tempted to...
by Peter James | Jul 10, 2024 | John Wanamaker
He was the originator of the modern department store in the late 1800’s. We’re not talking about a big box store here. His flagship store in downtown Philadelphia featured the largest organ in the world shipped from the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair in...
by Peter James | Jul 9, 2024 | J. R. Miller
People gathered for worship one evening in 1906 in a Presbyterian church in Philadelphia. There was opportunity for people in the service to testify to their faith in Christ and share experiences of how they came to believe in him. One woman spoke of the influence of...
by Peter James | Jul 8, 2024 | Benjamin Jenks
I came across an old prayer by Benjamin Jenks (1676-1724) and decided to find out more about him. My history books made only a passing mention of him. I could find plenty of material on a certified personal trainer and a travel blogger with the same name, but the only...
by Peter James | Jul 7, 2024 | Anskar
The Vikings terrorized Europe for the better part of three centuries. When an exiled king came to the Corbie monastery in Northern France seeking missionary help, Anskar (801-865) volunteered. His fellow monks tried to dissuade him from going. And who could blame...
