by Peter James | May 7, 2024 | Chuck Colson
When Chuck Colson (1931-2012) went to see his friend Tom Phillips in 1973, his life was imploding. He was under investigation for his role in the Watergate scandal and a plot to discredit Daniel Ellsberg for leaking the Pentagon Papers. As a new believer, Tom had...
by Peter James | May 6, 2024 | St. Dunstan of Canterbury
The Bodleian Library is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. As the main research library for the University of Oxford, it contains thirteen million printed items. Its special collection archive includes a tenth century document of manuscripts and drawings...
by Peter James | May 5, 2024 | Richard Rolle
Aloneness gets a bad rap in our day. We equate aloneness with loneliness, yet it’s possible to be alone without being lonely. Aloneness is not loneliness when we are in the company of God. One danger of so much online connectivity is the temptation to avoid...
by Peter James | May 4, 2024 | Michelangelo Buonarroti
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) was the most celebrated painter and sculptor of the Renaissance period, but he’s also the one who authors today’s prayer. His first commissioned sculptor at twenty-three, the Pieta, depicts Jesus’ body as it was...
by Peter James | May 3, 2024 | Jerry Sittser
We all suffer, some more than others. Jerry Sittser (1950-) was new to the faculty of Whitworth University in Spokane, WA in 1991. He and his family were returning from a visit to an Indian Reservation in Idaho when their van was struck by a drunk driver crossing the...
