by Peter James | Dec 29, 2024 | Johann Scheibel
Martin Luther stood before a tribunal demanding his retraction from writing and speaking against the established church. Martin defended his actions with the memorable words, “My conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot, and I will not retract anything...
by Peter James | Dec 28, 2024 | Sigismund Scherertz
Sadness is a common human mood. Extended sadness without any apparent cause is what our forebears called “melancholy.” Robert Burton (1577-1645) devoted the better part of his life to his one and only book, The Anatomy of Melancholy. He compulsively revised and edited...
by Peter James | Dec 27, 2024 | Theodore of Mopsuestia
Catholics and Protestants fought to the death over how Christ is present in the Eucharist. I wonder what they would think of our modern, efficient practice of offering a communion wafer and grape juice in a safe, hygienic package, but perhaps I digress. I’ll...
by Peter James | Dec 26, 2024 | Augustine of Hippo
I have completed nearly two years’ worth of prayer posts (726, to be exact!). Some people I’ve highlighted for prayer multiple times, no one more so than Augustine of Hippo (350-430), whose prayers I have featured six times. I have shared in earlier...
by Peter James | Dec 25, 2024 | Lancelot Andrewes
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1621) had a wonderful way with words. His sermons were full of imaginative metaphors and elaborate wordplays. It’s no surprise that he became the leading translator for the King James Version Bible. He aspired to master one new language...
