by Peter James | May 31, 2026 | Ira Sankey
Their evangelistic revivals were well-known in nineteenth century America. One Chicago flyer said it well, “Come hear Dwight L. Moody preach the gospel and Ira D. Sankey sing the gospel.” On paper, they seemed an odd match. Dwight Moody was brash and...
by Peter James | May 30, 2026 | Liturgy of St. Cyril
The polls don’t paint a flattering picture of Christians. The caricatures most often associated with people like us are “hypocrisy” and “judgmental.” Hmmm. It bears a striking resemblance to the critique Jesus levied against religious rulers in his day. The early...
by Peter James | May 29, 2026 | Johann Starck
Try to imagine a war fought in your homeland for thirty years. Our country was brought low by a four-year Civil War. What would have been the carnage caused by thirty continuous years of bloodshed? For the first half of the seventeenth century, armies from all over...
by Peter James | May 28, 2026 | Friendship Class
Melanie sat in the back pew. She had limited speaking ability and relied on hand motions and facial gestures to communicate. As I was preaching one Sunday, I noticed the commotion as she left her seat, made her way to the aisle, and headed in my direction. Since she...
by Peter James | May 27, 2026 | Lancelot Andrewes
People often wrote to John Chapman, a respected nineteenth century monk and abbot, asking for his guidance on prayer. He often advised them, “Pray as you can, not as you can’t.” Scripture introduces us to a wide variety of ways to pray that can be...
