by Peter James | Mar 2, 2024 | St. Gregory of Khantza
We live in a loud world. Noise is everywhere, a barrage of sound and fury. Cell phones are ubiquitous. Privacy isn’t dead yet, but its future is up for grabs. In this hyperconnected world, we must intentionally choose solitude. We need open spaces in our modern techno...
by Peter James | Mar 1, 2024 | The Prayer
My cynical side comes out whenever I watch Hollywood celebrities sing carols on Christmas Specials. Do they have a clue when they sing the lyrics, “Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see, Hail the Incarnate Deity.” I react similarly when I hear well-known...
by Peter James | Feb 29, 2024 | Dan Schutte
Dan answered the knock at his door. It was his friend asking a big favor. He was planning an ordination service and wanted Dan to write a song to accompany the theme of Isaiah 6. “When do you need it?” Dan asked. His friend apologized for the short notice...
by Peter James | Feb 28, 2024 | John Greenleaf Whittier
He thought seriously about running for Congress. He was already an established editor at twenty-five and emerging as a respected poet. He wrestled with the decision about whether to join the anti-slavery movement. It would surely jeopardize his literary and political...
by Peter James | Feb 27, 2024 | Thomas Ken
For those who have difficulty sleeping, do you know there is a hymn written expressly for those among us who struggle with sleep? The first verse of this hymn written three hundred fifty years ago sets the tone for everything that follows in its fourteen stanzas,...
