by Peter James | Jul 9, 2024 | J. R. Miller
People gathered for worship one evening in 1906 in a Presbyterian church in Philadelphia. There was opportunity for people in the service to testify to their faith in Christ and share experiences of how they came to believe in him. One woman spoke of the influence of...
by Peter James | Jul 8, 2024 | Benjamin Jenks
I came across an old prayer by Benjamin Jenks (1676-1724) and decided to find out more about him. My history books made only a passing mention of him. I could find plenty of material on a certified personal trainer and a travel blogger with the same name, but the only...
by Peter James | Jul 7, 2024 | Anskar
The Vikings terrorized Europe for the better part of three centuries. When an exiled king came to the Corbie monastery in Northern France seeking missionary help, Anskar (801-865) volunteered. His fellow monks tried to dissuade him from going. And who could blame...
by Peter James | Jul 6, 2024 | Paul Danei
Biographies typically focus on the life of interesting people rather than their deaths. Not so with the four gospels. They give extensive treatment to Jesus’ arrest, trial, death, and resurrection. One-third of their written record is devoted to the...
by Peter James | Jul 5, 2024 | Thomas a Kempis
George Fox (1900-1943) lied about his age to enlist in the army during World War I. He served in the ambulance corps in France and suffered a spinal injury during a bombing raid, for which he was awarded a Purple Star. After the war, he returned home to Pennsylvania...
