by Peter James | Feb 28, 2026 | John Greenleaf Whittier
He thought seriously about running for Congress. He was already an established editor at twenty-five and emerging as a respected poet. He wrestled with the decision about whether to join the anti-slavery movement. It would surely jeopardize his literary and political...
by Peter James | Feb 27, 2026 | Thomas Ken
For those who have difficulty sleeping, do you know there is a hymn written expressly for those among us who struggle with sleep? The first verse of this hymn written three hundred fifty years ago sets the tone for everything that follows in its fourteen stanzas,...
by Peter James | Feb 26, 2026 | Wendel Hawley
He was raised in a church that practiced only extemporaneous prayer. Spontaneous prayers were considered more spiritual than written prayers. But when asked to lead the pastoral prayer each Sunday in worship, he changed his mind. Giving careful thought and attention...
by Peter James | Feb 25, 2026 | Yao Nien Yuan
She became ecstatic when a spider joined her prison cell. Most of us have little use for spiders, but when you spend six and a half years in solitary confinement, even a spider’s company can substitute as companionship. She watched this tiny spider crawl through...
by Peter James | Feb 24, 2026 | St. Ignatius of Antioch
They were different. Peculiar, some thought. An alien cult, perhaps. They did not join in worshiping Roman gods, nor did they participate in the brutal gladiatorial games. Some accused them of being cannibalistic, given their secret rite of ingesting Jesus’ body...
