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,...
by Peter James | Sep 17, 2024 | John Jea
John Jea was born in Africa in 1773. He, with his parents and siblings, were kidnapped by slave traders, transported to America, and sold to enslavers in New York City. John was not yet three years old. The family was purchased by a Dutch couple, members of the Dutch...
