by Peter James | Sep 30, 2024 | Lillian Thrasher
Lillian Thrasher (1887-1961) came to Egypt in 1910, convinced that God was directing her to serve in some mission capacity. An Egyptian man asked her to visit a dying woman. This poor dying woman received her visit and begged Lillian to care for her infant daughter....
by Peter James | Sep 29, 2024 | Nicholas Ferrar
T. S. Eliot concluded his poem Four Quartets with the memorable words: “And all shall be well...
by Peter James | Sep 28, 2024 | Thomas Becket
Edward Grim visited Canterbury Cathedral in England on December 29, 1170. During evening vespers, four knights interrupted the service, looking for Thomas Becket (1120-1170) (later to be called “a Becket”). “Where is this Thomas Becket, traitor to...
by Peter James | Sep 27, 2024 | Thomas Tallis
People have strong music preferences. I watch the drama play out in churches in real-time. Some people are passionate about traditional music, while others are equally fervent about contemporary music. The same was true in sixteenth century England. Catholics were...
by Peter James | Sep 26, 2024 | Okuhhatuh
It had been seven years since Okuhhatuh (O-kuh-ha-tah) or Making Medicine (1848-1931) had been with his Cheyenne people in Oklahoma. His fellow warriors had vivid memories of Making Medicine, leading them in battle to retaliate for white settlers killing buffalo and...
