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...
by Peter James | Jan 27, 2024 | Eddie Espanoza
God can change people. I have experienced it. I have witnessed it, and surely the people in these daily prayer posts could attest to it. We also resist change. Change brings fear and discomfort. A.W. Auden said it well, “We would rather be ruined than...
by Peter James | Jan 26, 2024 | John Berridge
He was, by most accounts, rather eccentric. More sophisticated preachers accused him of saying odd things and using unrefined illustrations in his sermons. In his defense, the great preacher Charles Spurgeon said of him, “What a lump of quaintness he was, but...
by Peter James | Jan 25, 2024 | Alexander Carmichael
It was an obsession that lasted fifty years. Old Gaelic (Celtic) songs and hymns were about to disappear from the living history of the Scottish people. An over-zealous religious establishment sought to suppress these ancient prayers, dismissing them as worthless...
by Peter James | Jan 24, 2024 | George MacLeod
“Faith without works is dead” (James 2.17). Nothing subtle about it! George MacLeod (1895-1991) served churches in poor sections of Glasgow, Scotland. He was troubled by how little the church addressed the plight of working people. He embarked on an...
