by Scott Bumpus

by Scott Bumpus On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. His powerful, convicting prose lit a fire under all that listened. It was only a year after this speech that the Civil Rights Act was signed into effect. The “I Have more…

by Mitchel Pierce “I know, perhaps as well as anyone, what depression means, and what it is to feel myself sinking lower and lower. Yet at the worst, when I reach the lowest depths, I have an inward peace which no pain or depression can in the least disturb. Trusting more…

by Katrina King In the seventeenth century, the doctrinal dispute over predestination came to the forefront in the Netherlands, serving as a means to further divide Protestants and stir up dissension. Originating with the seemingly contradictory theology of John Calvin (1509-1564) and Jacob Arminius (1560-1609), the debate carried over into more…

by Daniel Roberts For Christians of European and American descent, the history of the conquest of the Americas and further enslavement of Africans is a harsh reminder that Christians can be just as violent and destructive as any tyrant who has ever lived. Much like Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth, Westerners have more…

by Samantha Cobb In the spring of 1995, three Jewish students of the Swarthmore College Chorus refused to sing in their April concert, which was to present Bach’s St. John Passion.[1] Their reason: this musical depiction of the Passion held anti-Semitic undertones, representing the ways in which the narrative of more…

by Samantha Cobb Johann Sebastian Bach, the great German composer of the 18th century, is well known for his many musical contributions to the Christian church. From his weekly cantatas to the grand Passions of St. John and Matthew, Bach’s musical genius remains unparalleled in church history. Born in 1685 more…

by Nicole Busacca John Woolman is best known for being a Quaker mystic and prolific abolitionist during the 18th century, and the power of his message remains relevant today. Woolman’s passions were vast: he was an “abolitionist, mystic, critic of capitalism, ascetic, pacifist, holy man… spiritual purist.”[1] He strived toward more…

by Morgan Cunningham A slave captain, a preacher, and the writer of one of America’s most beloved hymns – John Newton’s life has captivated Christians and non-Christians for years. How did a man caught up in one of the greatest atrocities of all time write a hymn that continues to more…

by Peyton Murphy In the early 1660’s, English poet and writer John Milton was a man whose life was in turmoil. He had lost his government job, his home, and was forced into hiding by the return of England’s monarch.1 England in the mid-seventeenth century was country in turmoil – more…