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Isaac Watts, Hymn-Writer (25 Nov 1748)
ISAAC WATTS, HYMN-WRITER (25 NOV 1748) In the years immediately after the Protestant Reformation, non-Roman Churches in the West were divided on the question of hymns. The Lutherans and Moravians immediately began to develop a rich tradition of hymns in the vernacular. Most of those in the Calvinist tradition, on the other hand, maintained that […]
David Brainerd, Missionary
Sermons of Dr. Donald J. Wolfram Pillar of Fire Church Donald J. Wolfram (July 1996) “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.” (John 7:37) If you were to be asked, who were the two best known […]
F. W. Boreham: Essayist Extraordinaire
JAMES TOWNSEND Bible Editor Cook Communications Elgin, IL I. Introduction The name of Boreham only rhymes with the word boredom. At that point the similarity ceases. The popular preacher Warren Wiersbe said: “It amazes me that my favorite biographical handbook, Who Was Who in Church History, mentions Caesar Borgia.but contains not one line about Frank […]
Richard Rohr, O.F.M.
Father Richard Rohr is a Franciscan of the New Mexico Province. He was the founder of the New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1971, and the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1986. After the initial founding periods he handed both groups over to lay leadership and direction. New Jerusalem […]
Some Saints Were’nt Always Such :-)
On Mon, 3 Dec 2001 06:19:13 +1000, “peter terry” wrote: >> Constantine was not baptized until shortly before his death. Feel free >> to supply evidence of all of his atrocities after that time whenever >> you wish. 🙂 >> >How convenient 🙂 Peter when you gonna learn that the Church had to deal with […]
Christian Saints
G’day all. “Steven Rigoni” writes: > The Pope declares Saints for the Catholic church. After a long process, of course. You need people to push your “cause”, challenged by the “devil’s advocate” (that’s where the term comes from, BTW), two miracles (or one if you’re a martyr) and so on. It’s all rather confusing, really. […]
The Quest (F W Boreham)
The Quest by F.W. Boreham Is there, in all literature, a more sweet, a more winsome, a more pathetic figure than little Naomi, the daughter of Israel Ben Oliel? She is, of course, the heroine of Sir Hall Caine’s Scapegoat. She is blind and deaf and dumb. She is lonely too, terribly lonely. Her father […]
Soren Kierkegaard, Philosopher (11 Nov 1855)
Soren Aabye Kierkegaard (the “o” is written with a slash “/” through it) is considered the father of the philosophical movement called existentialism. In a Danish film, ORDET (“The Word”, based on a play by Kaj Munk–see 5 January), one character appears to be insane. Someone asks his brother: “Has he always been like this?” […]
Dorothy L Sayers, Writer And Theologian (17 Dec 1957) (Part 1/2)
DOROTHY L SAYERS, WRITER AND THEOLOGIAN (17 DEC 1957) (Part 1/2) Dorothy Leigh Sayers was an English writer and scholar, born at Oxford in 1893, the only child of an Anglican clergyman. She studied medieval literature at Oxford (Somerville College), being one of the first women to graduate (1915) from that university. Her first published […]
St John Chrysostom
26th November (17th hatour) Departure of St John Chrysostom. On this day, the honourable Saint John Chrysostom (called Golden Mouth due to his elequint sermons) reposed in the Lord. He was born in the City of Antioch around 347 AD, to a rich father and a righteous mother. They brought him up well and reared […]
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