by Peter James | May 30, 2024 | Liturgy of St. Cyril
The polls don’t paint a flattering picture of Christians. The characteristics most associated with people like us are “hypocrisy” and “judgmental.” Hmmm. It bears a striking resemblance to the critique Jesus levied against religious rulers in his day. The early church...
by Peter James | May 29, 2024 | Johann Starck
Try to imagine a war fought in your homeland for thirty years. Our country was brought low by a four-year Civil War. What would have been the carnage caused by thirty continuous years of bloodshed? For the first half of the seventeenth century, armies from all over...
by Peter James | May 28, 2024 | Friendship Class
Melanie sat in the back pew. She had limited speaking ability and relied on hand motions and facial gestures to communicate. As I was preaching one Sunday, I noticed the commotion as she left her seat, made her way to the aisle, and headed in my direction. Since she...
by Peter James | May 27, 2024 | Byron Sunderland
On May 30, 1868, 5000 people gathered at Arlington National Cemetery for the first Decoration Day observance. Ohio Representative James A. Garfield, a former general during the Civil War and future president, gave the keynote address. He closed with the words,...
by Peter James | May 26, 2024 | Matthew Henry
In the Genesis account of creation, God made Adam from the dust of the earth. God then caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, took one of his ribs, and fashioned Eve. There has been plenty of ink spilled on the meaning of Adam’s rib used in creating Eve....
