by Peter James | Jan 23, 2024 | Bede the Venerable
We need to talk about boredom in relation to prayer. We lose our appetite for prayer, slack off from reading the Bible, and spiritual lethargy sets in. We become bored with the things of God. This is not a problem unique to our age. A fourth-century monk, Evagrius...
by Peter James | Jan 22, 2024 | Austin Farrer
I referenced C. S. Lewis so often in my sermons that one friend in my congregation claimed I had a man crush on Lewis. Austin Farrer (1904-1968) wasn’t a name I had associated with Lewis until recently. Austin was a chaplain at several colleges in England and a...
by Peter James | Jan 21, 2024 | George Croly
George Croly (1780-1860) served a country parish and wrote poetry and novels on the side. One contributor to his literary magazine eventuated as his wife. He was asked by church leaders in 1835 to consider the challenging assignment of reopening St. Stephens Church in...
by Peter James | Jan 20, 2024 | Amish prayer
I recall a visit with my father not long before he died. He was sitting in his easy chair, eyes closed, surrounded by my wife, his caregiver, and me. We were discussing the onerous task of remembering our various passwords, assuming my dad was not tracking with us....
by Peter James | Jan 19, 2024 | Menne Simms
In the words of Teddy Roosevelt, “Every movement has its lunatic fringe.” In the 1500s, a militant wing of the Protestant movement overpowered a German city, Munster, and stormed a monastery. The Medieval Catholic Church, in tandem with the state, sent...
