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The Holy Inefficiency Of Henri Nouwen
A better symbol of the Incarnation, I can hardly imagine. -by PHILIP YANCEY —————————————————————————- —- Once when I was dining with a group of writers, the conversation turned to letters we get from readers. Richard Foster and Eugene Peterson mentioned an intense young man who had been seeking spiritual direction from both of them. They […]
Ignatius Of Antioch, Bishop And Martyr
After the Apostles, Ignatius was the second bishop of Antioch in Syria. His predecessor, of whom little is known, was named Euodius. Whether he knew any of the Apostles directly is uncertain. Little is known of his life except for the very end of it. Early in the second century (perhaps around 107 AD, during […]
Jesuit Martyrs Of North America
In the 1600’s, Jesuits of French origin did considerable missionary work among the Indians of North America, chiefly in what is now Quebec and in upper New York State. Some of them were killed. They are remembered collectively on 19 October. Antony Daniel was born at Dieppe, France, in 1601. He joined the Jesuits, and […]
Henry Martyn, Missionary And Translator
Henry Martyn was born in 1781, studied at Cambridge, and became Senior Wrangler. (That is, he won the Cambridge University annual mathematics problem-solving competition, and was accordingly recognized as the University’s best undergraduate mathematician. “Wrangling” is a British University expression for solving mathematical problems.) He had, moreover, a considerable facility in languages. Under the encouragement […]
James Of Jerusalem, Bishop And Martyr
James of Jerusalem is referred to in the New Testament as the brother of Our Lord Jesus Christ. He was for many years the leader of the Christian congregation in Jerusalem, and is generally supposed to be the author of the Epistle of James, although the Epistle itself does not state this explicitly. James is […]
So This Is Boreham!
Title: So This is Boreham! Author: Jeffrey S. Cranston “For all of his life, he was a person apart. His Saviour was all important to him.” So runs the descriptive phrase of a son about his father. The son is Frank Boreham, Jr. and his father is the man I wish for you to meet. […]
William Temple
WILLIAM TEMPLE, THEOLOGIAN, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY (27 OCT 1944) Temple’s admirers have called him “a philosopher, theologian, social teacher, educational reformer, and the leader of the ecumenical movement of his generation,” “the most significant Anglican churchman of the twentieth century,” “the most renowned Primate in the Church of England since the English Reformation,” “Anglican’s most […]
G K Chesterton
The ‘Ample’ Man Who Saved My Faith G.K. Chesterton propounded the Christian faith with great wit-and sheer intellectual force. An exclusive excerpt from Philip Yancey’s new book, Soul Survivor: How My Faith Survived the Church. | posted 8/31/01 If you had asked me during my college years where I would end up, “Christian writer” would […]
Jerome, Scholar, Translator, And Theologian
Jerome was the foremost biblical scholar of the ancient Church. His translation of the Bible, along with his commentaries and homilies on the biblical books, have made him a major intellectual force in the Western Church. Jerome was born in about 347, and was converted and baptized during his student days in Rome. On a […]
Francis Of Assisi, Friar (4 Oct 1226)
Francis was born in 1182, the son of a wealthy cloth merchant. His early years were frivolous, but an experience of sickness and another of military service were instrumental in leading him to reflect on the purpose of life. One day, in the church of San Damiano, he seemed to hear Christ saying to him, […]
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