by Peter James | Feb 2, 2025 | Catherine Marshall
Catherine Marshall (1914-1983) wrote Beyond Ourselves about her three-year struggle with a serious lung affection at age twenty-eight. When she contracted tuberculosis in 1943, there was no known cure. She sought out a bevy of specialists who were unable to bring her...
by Peter James | Feb 1, 2025 | Marc Boegner
Jesus prayed that his disciples would “all be one” (John 17.21). The unity of Jesus’ followers stands out as a persistent New Testament theme. Jesus intended our Christian harmony to become a demonstrable witness to the world of the power of the gospel. Some members...
by Peter James | Jan 31, 2025 | Guigo II
It was a hot summer morning in 1150. Guigo II (d. ca. 1188) was working in his garden in a Carthusian monastery in France, harvesting herbs to produce a liqueur called Chartreuse, which Carthusian monks are known for. He was meditating on the story of Jacob’s...
by Peter James | Jan 30, 2025 | Reinhold Niebuhr
It may be the most popular prayer of our modern era. Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971), a theology professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, preached a sermon at the Heath Union Church in Massachusetts in 1943. He concluded the sermon by praying what has...
by Peter James | Jan 29, 2025 | Anne Bronte
“The Bronte sisters” sounds like a singing group. They were first-rate novelists in nineteenth century England. During the Victorian era, it was considered unladylike to be a writer. That’s why these three sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, acquired...
