by Peter James | Jan 4, 2025 | Elizabeth Prentiss
Elizabeth Prentiss (1818-1878) suffered from chronic insomnia and debilitating migraines. She once wrote to a friend that she “scarcely knew a moment free from pain.” She lived with her husband George in New Bedford, Massachusetts where he served as pastor...
by Peter James | Jan 3, 2025 | St. Benedict
The Rule of Saint Benedict leaves no stone unturned. It provides guidelines for monastic living on most everything–sleeping, working, traveling and entertaining guests. He even devotes two chapters to addressing day-to-day concerns about drinking (a half measure...
by Peter James | Jan 2, 2025 | Joachim Neander
The Neanderthal man and Joachim Neander (1650-1680) share something in common. Joachim was a 20-year-old theology student, yet his heart wasn’t in it. A contemporary said of him, “His student life was spent in vanity of the mind, forgetfulness of God and...
by Peter James | Jan 1, 2025 | James Hinton
The College of Rhode Island wanted to give him an honorary doctorate, but he declined the offer. Who does that today? He refused numerous opportunities to serve more prestigious churches, preferring to labor at his modest assignment thirty-five years until his death...
by Peter James | Dec 31, 2024 | Ober-Lausitz Agende
Time flies. I mean, it’s December 31st already! Wasn’t it only yesterday that we were writing 2024 for the first time? In the words of the great philosopher Dr. Seuss, “How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon....
