by Peter James | Apr 29, 2025 | John Chrysostom
There are 138,162 words in the Greek New Testament (Greek was the original language of the New Testament). Get this! John of Antioch (347-407) (later named Chrysostom) went into seclusion in the desert for two years to memorize the entire New Testament. That’s...
by Peter James | Apr 28, 2025 | Isaac Watts
Isaac and his father left church Sunday morning in 1690. Isaac, a teenager at the time, complained to his dad that the hymn singing was dreadfully boring and old fashioned. “Well then, young man,” his father said, “why don’t you give us...
by Peter James | Apr 27, 2025 | David Brainerd
On the campus of Yale Divinity School is a building called Brainerd Hall. It may be the only building on a college or seminary campus named in honor of an expelled student. David Brainerd (1718-1749) was a third-year student preparing for the Christian ministry....
by Peter James | Apr 26, 2025 | George Washington
The summer of 1783 marked the end of the Revolutionary War. America had won its War for Independence and the peace treaty with England was about to be signed. There was considerable uncertainty about the future of this newly formed nation, as states were hesitant to...
by Peter James | Apr 25, 2025 | Joy Davidman Gresham
He was a well-known British novelist and Oxford professor; she was an American poet and accomplished writer. He supported democracy; she had been a member of the American Communist Party. He wrote children’s stories; she was a child prodigy. He was a middle-aged...
