by Peter James | Jun 23, 2024 | Teresa of Avila
Some children are compliant; others are strong-willed. Teresa of Avila (1515-1578) must have been a classic strong-willed child. At seven years of age, she convinced her young brother to join her in running away from home to seek Christian martyrdom until an uncle...
by Peter James | Jun 22, 2024 | John of the Cross
When I first came to faith in Christ, it was positively exhilarating. God became intensely real and personal, and the prospect of following Christ captivated my imagination. If truth be told, I loved God primarily for the blessings derived from this new life of faith....
by Peter James | Jun 21, 2024 | George Whitefield
American patriot Benjamin Franklin and British evangelist George Whitefield (also spelled Whitfield) (1714-1770) were worlds apart when it came to theological convictions, yet they held each other in highest regard. Ben spoke warmly of their “friendship, sincere...
by Peter James | Jun 20, 2024 | Thomas Beccon
One of the Reformation’s distinctive contributions was the conviction that every Christian has a calling. The prevailing view in the sixteenth century was that God’s calling was reserved for priests, nuns, and monks. The Reformer Martin Luther believed...
by Peter James | Jun 19, 2024 | John Donne
In December 1623, poet, and Anglican priest John Donne (1573-1631) was laid low with a life-threatening illness. It could have been the bubonic plague that was ravaging England and Europe or perhaps typhoid fever. John decided to put pen to paper and write...
