by Peter James | Apr 30, 2024 | Anne Steele
My grandfather named his farm “Blaenant,” which my dad said was a Welsh word meaning “house at the head of the stream.” My son and family live in an 1814 New England house called “Journey’s End.” Before houses had street numbers, they were customarily identified by...
by Peter James | Mar 18, 2024 | Anne Steele
Tim Keller wrote, “Humility is a shy virtue. If you start talking about it, it leaves.” What a perfect lead-in to today’s prayer. Wiliam Steele was a Baptist minister and a successful trade merchant, making it possible for him to provide formal...
by Peter James | Jan 4, 2024 | Anne Steele
Anne Steele (1717-1778) may be the greatest hymn writer in history, but unfortunately, not many know of her. She published in 1760, under the pen name Theodosia, a collection of 144 hymns she had composed, the first of its kind in Baptist circles. Until Anne came...
