by Peter James | Dec 2, 2024 | Martin Luther
I feature some people for prayer more than once, especially those for whom more is written, and prayers are more plentiful. Such is the case with Martin Luther (1486-1546). This is now the fourth time I have highlighted one of his prayers. While our Catholic readers...
by Peter James | Dec 1, 2024 | Gregorian Prayer
Once upon a time, there was a season called Advent, but it has fallen on hard times in recent years. The reason for its decline will hardly surprise you. There’s no money to be made in Advent! Christmas is what drives the money train. This would explain why retailers...
by Peter James | Nov 30, 2024 | Walter Brooks
Harriet Beecher Stowe exposed the sale and separation of enslaved families as a critique against slavery in her groundbreaking novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The death of Harriet’s eighteen-month-old son Samuel of cholera gave her deep empathy for enslaved mothers...
by Peter James | Nov 29, 2024 | Walter Rauschenbusch
The Social Gospel movement in America emerged in the late nineteenth century in the wake of rising urban industrialization. Preachers and revivalists continued to rail against the social vices of drinking, smoking, and extramarital sex, but now, a new cadre of...
by Peter James | Nov 28, 2024 | Praise and Thanksgiving
What is the difference between a Pilgrim and a Puritan? Pilgrims were a name given to a small band of English immigrants who came to America in 1620 on the Mayflower and settled in Plymouth. They were originally called “Separatists” for breaking with the...
