by Peter James | Sep 22, 2024 | Isaiah 33
I’ve been reading the Old Testament book of Isaiah. There are parts of Isaiah I like, and sections I don’t like. The prophet Isaiah doesn’t hold back with judgment when God’s people make a mess of things. As I came to Isaiah 33, I thought to...
by Peter James | Sep 21, 2024 | Frederick Grundtvig
I still possess a copy of the first sermon I preached when I was called to the pastorate. What strikes me as I reread it is my strong desire to be liked. While I tried to faithfully interpret Matthew 28, I cannot lie: I desperately wanted people to like me, knowing...
by Peter James | Sep 20, 2024 | Prudence Randall
Psychiatrist and holocaust survivor Victor Frankl wrote a groundbreaking book in 1946, Man’s Search for Meaning, referencing Frederich Nietzsche’s quote, “He who has a why can bear with almost any how.”What Prudence Randall (1803-1890) did in...
by Peter James | Sep 19, 2024 | Thomas Gallaudet
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787-1851) was a twenty-eight-year-old seminary graduate waiting “for some decided indication of Providence as to the place of duty.” While visiting a neighbor, Dr. Cogswell, near his home in Hartford, Thomas observed the...
by Peter James | Sep 18, 2024 | Aiden of Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne is an island off the northeast coast of England. Most of its one hundred eighty permanent residents are employed in the fishing industry. The town has three pubs, a post office, and one hotel. A single causeway connects the island to the English mainland,...
