The Importance of India in the trade routes of the First Century AD and the mystery of a tomb of Jesus in Northern India
By Peter Longley I am a writer of historical Fiction, but these days, like so many, I am constantly battling the current debate about this genre. Outside crime and memoir, historical fiction is possibly the most enjoyed form of fiction on the market these days, but nonetheless it faces the scrutiny of the purists. Can […]
APOLOGIA – A personal Assessment of my Faith
By Peter Longley, M.A. (Cantab) Vocation defines many people’s lives from a very early age lasting until their deaths. It might be inspired by a close family connection, whereby a medical doctor’s child believes it is his or her destiny to also be a medical practitioner, or a professional footballer might have a child who […]
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
By Peter Longley I was sent the following article by a good friend the other day. It appeared in the Springfield News-Leader, a local newspaper of Springfield, Missouri that until relatively recently was my home in the USA. Searching for the sound of silence Last week, my wife, Becky, and I took a bargain […]
The Miracle of Birth – An Examination of the Christmas Story
By Peter Longley The other day after the Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion service I was asked if I thought Jesus was dyslexic. This set me thinking of what we know and don’t know about Jesus. I can’t comment on whether he was dyslexic for complete lack of evidence, but the question did lead me […]
John and Charles Wesley in America
By Peter Longley Many of us enjoyed the excellent tour of John Wesley’s London home and chapel on City Road on Wednesday, October 16. Most of you probably barely noticed the print in the dining room of Charles Wesley supposedly preaching to the native people of the Province of Georgia in the American colonies. It […]