by Peter James | Jun 28, 2024 | Richard Benson
The Lord’s Prayer, sometimes called the “Our Father” prayer, is the most widely known Christian prayer in the world. It’s all of fifty-three words or sixty-six if you prefer the longer ending. By comparison, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg...
by Peter James | Jun 27, 2024 | Elizabeth Seton
Resilience is a by-product of faith. It’s the ability to see beyond present pain and trouble to trust God for the future. As I consider the life of Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821), her resilient faith wins my respect. Her mother died when she was three, as did...
by Peter James | Jun 26, 2024 | William Passavant
William Passavant (1821-1894) was walking down Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh when he was met by a Presbyterian minister, “Brother Passavant, you must come with me to a noonday prayer meeting! We are having the most glorious meetings! Come along and enjoy...
by Peter James | Jun 25, 2024 | John Gill
It must have been the hardest funeral John Gill (1697-1771) conducted in his fifty-one years serving as pastor of the Baptist Church at Goat Yard Chapel (yep, it’s a real name) in England. Family and friends gathered on the afternoon of June 4, 1736, to mourn...
by Peter James | Jun 24, 2024 | Phillip Doddridge
He was the last of twenty children (this is not a typo!) born to Monica and Daniel in 1702. He was suspected of being stillborn, so a midwife whisked him away until she detected his faint breath and returned him to his grieving mother. While Philip Doddridge’s...
