by Peter James | Jul 23, 2024 | Charles How
Charles How (1661-1742) served as a courtier in King Charles II’s court, nicknamed the “Merry Monarch” for his pleasure-seeking approach to the English throne. When Charles II died, his brother, King James II, took over and assigned the courtier...
by Peter James | Jul 22, 2024 | John Gresham Machen
John Gresham Machen (1881-1937) was nominated for a promotion as a professor at Princeton Seminary in 1926, having taught New Testament there for twenty years. Back in the day, faculty promotions required the approval of the General Assembly, the highest governing...
by Peter James | Jul 21, 2024 | William Muhlenberg
As my wife Chris and I were traveling recently on Interstate 95 through Baltimore late one evening, we observed a new, seven-story illuminated cross mounted on St. Agnes Hospital, prominent against the city skyline. A short while later, as we drove the Washington, DC...
by Peter James | Jul 20, 2024 | Charles Brent
Charles Henry Brent (1862-1929) was given two hard assignments in ministry as an Episcopal priest. First, the bishop sent him to reopen an abandoned church in the poorest section of Boston’s South End. After he successfully revitalized the church, his second...
by Peter James | Jul 19, 2024 | Francis of Assisi
Tornados are rated zero to five on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. A level five tornado is the strongest, with winds exceeding two hundred miles per hour that can level homes, hurl automobiles through the air, and cause significant damage to high-rise buildings. On...
