by Peter James | Apr 2, 2025 | St. Bernard of Clairvaux
I preached a sermon series a few years ago on The Song of Songs (alternatively Song of Solomon). It’s an intriguing Old Testament book, given that it reads like a love sonnet between a prospective bride and groom. God’s name is conspicuously absent from...
by Peter James | Apr 1, 2025 | St. Basil
The Roman Emperor Valens sent into exile any church bishop who displeased him. As a supporter of Arius, who denied Jesus was coeternal with God, Valens was gunning for bishops who did not conform to his way of thinking. He sent Modestus, a high-ranking court...
by Peter James | Mar 31, 2025 | William Tyndale
In the early 1500’s, the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in England thought it was heretical to translate the Bible into English. Since Latin was considered the sacred language of Scripture, translating it into the English language was a crime punishable by...
by Peter James | Mar 30, 2025 | John Knox
There was bad blood between Protestants and Catholics in the sixteenth century. Protestant John Knox (1514-1572) was a galley slave for nineteen months on a French ship. During the celebration of Mass on board ship, every slave was required to show veneration to a...
by Peter James | Mar 29, 2025 | Tertullian
Tertullian (155-220) wrote, “Prayer alone conquers God.” But I thought nothing could conquer God. I’ll say more about his quote in a moment but first some background on Tertullian. He lived in Carthage, North Africa, second only to Rome as a vital...
