by Bob | Feb 11, 2009 | Beyond the Suffering, slave Spirituals, Spirituals, The Journey
The Journey: Forty Days of PromiseCelebrating the Legacy of African American ChristianityDay Twenty-Five: Heaven Invading EarthWelcome to day twenty-five of our forty-day intercultural journey. From Martin Luther King Day to the end of Black History Month we are...
by Bob | Dec 31, 2008 | Absalom Jones, Beyond the Suffering, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve
“He Has Seen!”:Absalom Jones’ Historic New Year’s Message, Part IIIThe history of New Year’s Eve “Watch Night” services and of New Year’s Day messages is long and varied, carried out in white churches and black churches. In African American churches, a major part of...
by Bob | Jun 11, 2008 | Uncategorized
Margaret Baxter: An Artful Soul Physician, Part IWe know the name Richard Baxter, the Puritan pastor and author, but we are much less familiar with the spiritual writings of his wife, Margaret Baxter. Yet, when we uncover the rich buried treasure of her soul care and...
by Bob | Mar 18, 2008 | Resources, RPM, RPM Ministries
RPM Ministries: The VineLineDear Friends,Welcome to the first “edition” of The VineLine: the e-newsletter of RPM Ministries.The VineLine is not your normal ministry mailer that says, “Pray for me and send me money!” It’s not wrong to ask for prayer and financial...
by Bob | Mar 6, 2008 | Church History, Women's Ministry
Spiritual Friend to Her Physical Family: GorgoniaNonna and her husband Gregory the Elder were the parents of Gregory of Nazianzus and Gorgonia (325-375 AD). Gorgonia and her husband Alypius lived in Iconium where they raised two sons who became bishops and three godly...
