by Peter James | Dec 7, 2024 | Christina Rossetti
John 3.16 is the world’s most popular Bible verse. It is searched online two million times monthly the world over. Martin Luther called it “The heart of the Bible, the gospel in miniature.” Love is an essential attribute of God. While we have only...
by Peter James | Dec 6, 2024 | Gelasian Sacramentary
Believers are often exhorted to wake up in Scripture. Spiritual lethargy is a killer sin that can undermine life with God. Paul writes to Christians in Rome, “The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber” (Rom. 13.1). Paul writes comparable words to the...
by Peter James | Dec 5, 2024 | Syro-Malabar Liturgy
There is something in me that wants to clear Thomas’ name. People through the ages have hung on this apostle the derogatory label “Doubting Thomas” for his caution concerning reports that Jesus had been raised from the dead, “Unless I see the...
by Peter James | Dec 4, 2024 | Bernard of Clairvaux
It’s called the “Rule of Three.” People understand ideas and concepts best in groups of three. In writing, the Rule of Three serves as an essential storytelling principle. In comedy, the Rule of Three fits with a classic joke structure. In nursery rhymes, the Rule of...
by Peter James | Dec 3, 2024 | Mozarabic Liturgy
How can I summarize Christian-Muslim relations? Let’s just say it’s complicated. Whether we lay the blame on Muslim wars of expansion or retaliation by Christian crusades, both religions share blame for mistreating one another. Muslim Moors conquered the...
