by Peter James | Aug 6, 2024 | Dale Evans
By all accounts, they were rodeo megastars with their own television show and a massive fan base. He was known as “the Singing Cowboy,” she was called “Queen of the West.” Their stage names were Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Leonard Franklin Slye...
by Peter James | Aug 5, 2024 | Thomas Webb
I’ve long been an admirer of G. K. Chesterton’s wit and humor. Consider his whimsical remark in his book Orthodox, “Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. Never forget that the devil falls by force of gravity.” Excessive weight...
by Peter James | Aug 4, 2024 | Peter Lombard
Did Jesus have a sense of humor? There’s no record in the gospels that Jesus ever laughed or cracked a smile, yet he was a master at employing irony in his teaching parables. The very idea of removing a speck from your neighbor’s eye while you have a log...
by Peter James | Aug 3, 2024 | Johann Sailer
The Roman Catholic Church published a list of books considered theologically dangerous and immoral in the sixteenth century. Any book that appeared in the Index of Forbidden Subjects was considered taboo for Catholics to print or read. The list was last published in...
by Peter James | Aug 2, 2024 | Gottfried Arnold
We romanticize the past. We tend to view historical events and periods through the lens of nostalgia and sentimentality. With this thought in mind, I am tempted to idealize the early church in my quest to find old prayers. My overly optimistic view of the early church...
