by Peter James | Sep 3, 2024 | William Seymour
Racial segregation was the law of our land in the early 1900s. Churches followed suit, dividing along color lines. The Azusa Street Revival offered a marked contrast to this racial divide, a little glimpse into heaven. One eyewitness was so impressed by the racial...
by Peter James | Sep 2, 2024 | Konrad Hubert
Labor Day began as a parade in New York City to honor working people in 1882. The idea took hold, and Congress passed a law in 1894 designating the first Monday in September as a national holiday. The reformer Martin Luther is credited with recovering vocation to...
by Peter James | Sep 1, 2024 | Basil of Caesarea
Some of you may be living in a storm. You may be dealing with a health crisis, a season of grief, or a family emergency. If you are not in a crisis right now, enjoy the reprieve. ...
by Peter James | Aug 31, 2024 | Bonifacius Stoltzlin
It’s not surprising that pride, greed, anger, lust, envy, and gluttony make the sixth century Seven Deadly Sins list. But sloth? We commonly associate sloth with laziness but when Gregory the Great included sloth in his deadly sin list, he had other things in mind...
by Peter James | Aug 30, 2024 | Aelred of Rievaulx
In a remote area of England is a tiny town called Rievaulx (pronounced Ree-voh), with a population of fifty people. It’s a popular tourist attraction as visitors walk among the impressive ruins of a famous twelfth century monastery. The monastery was begun by...
