by Peter James | Oct 8, 2024 | Millard Fuller
There is a sequel to yesterday’s prayer from Clarence Jordan. When Millard Fuller (1935-2009) and his wife Linda met Clarence, they were in a time of deep personal crisis. They decided to divest themselves of their considerable wealth and seek an alternate life...
by Peter James | Oct 7, 2024 | Clarence Jordan
Clarence Jordan (1912-1969) and his wife Florence started an interracial farm called Koinonia in Southern Georgia in 1942. They were the target of white supremacist groups who terrorized them and organized a boycott of their farm products. Clarence turned to writing...
by Peter James | Oct 6, 2024 | Basilea Schlink
Repent is a word that has fallen out of favor in our day (except among fire and brimstone preachers!). Repent is harsh sounding; we prefer softer, more soothing religious verbiage. Have we fallen into “easy believism” that recoils at the very suggestion...
by Peter James | Oct 5, 2024 | Charles Beecher
It was said of 19th-century America that “the country is inhabited by saints, sinners, and Beechers.” The famous preacher Lyman Beecher and his wife Roxanna had 13 children, many of whom became well-known American writers, preachers, and educators....
by Peter James | Oct 4, 2024 | Martyrs of Memphis
When an epidemic of yellow fever ravaged Memphis in 1878, half of its 40,000 residents fled the city. Anyone who could afford to escape did so, leaving the poor and disadvantaged to fend for themselves. Medical services were limited as many doctors left the city, as...
