by Peter James | Feb 1, 2024 | Dead Sea Scrolls
A young Bedouin shepherd tended sheep in a remote mountainous area near the Dead Sea. He came upon a small opening to a cave. Cautious about entering its dark interior, he threw a stone into the cave and was startled to hear clay pots breaking. He crawled inside and...
by Peter James | Jan 31, 2024 | 5th Century Collect
Every Friday afternoon at 3:00 (about the time most of us are shutting down the work week), the famous preacher Charles Spurgeon met with pastors-in-training on some aspect of the pastoral craft. His presentations were not dry academic lectures but warm, candid, and...
by Peter James | Jan 30, 2024 | Didache
Bishop Philotheos (his name means “friend of God”) was rummaging through old documents in a monastery in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1873. He discovered a cache of old Greek manuscripts in the library bound as a single volume and signed “Leon, notary and...
by Peter James | Jan 29, 2024 | W. H. Auden
Jay Panini has been for many years Professor of English and Creative Writing at Middlebury College in Vermont. He describes a melancholy time in his early life as a graduate student at Oxford University in England. After a day of tedious research at a London library,...
by Peter James | Jan 28, 2024 | Dionysius
Areopagus was the name given to the most iconic hill in Athens, Greece. This elevation of limestone, also called Mars Hill, was where the supreme council convened to hear important judicial cases. It was also a popular gathering place for people to debate and discuss...
