by Henry Brinton | Jan 29, 2022 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
Northern Virginia contains a particular granite known as “Occoquan” Granite. According to the Geocaching website, between the Piedmont and Coastal plain regions of Virginia, along the Occoquan basin, resides a major outcrop of Occoquan Granite. This...
by Henry Brinton | Nov 7, 2021 | Author Insights, The Bible's Greatest Hits
The Gospel of John begins by saying, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1), echoing the creation story in Genesis 1. John’s account of the life of Jesus stands apart from the preceding Gospels, and his first...
by Henry Brinton | Oct 24, 2021 | Author Insights, The Bible's Greatest Hits
The Gospel according to Luke is part of a two-volume work, with the second book being the Acts of the Apostles. Luke mentions women more than the other Gospel-writers, and has special concern for people on the margins of society, including the sick and the poor. His...
by Henry Brinton | Sep 26, 2021 | Author Insights, The Bible's Greatest Hits
The Gospel according to Matthew is the first book of the New Testament, and is the first of four accounts of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Matthew is concerned with placing Jesus in the story of God’s saving work, which began in Genesis and continued...
by Henry Brinton | Apr 25, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
The bishop stepped out of her office in Alexandria and greeted Harley Camden. She was nothing if not perfectly punctual and looked as handsome as ever in a light-blue blouse with clerical collar, black skirt, and black heels. Harley stood, shook her hand, noted that...
by Henry Brinton | Mar 28, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
Pastor Harley Camden was happy to have his boat full of people, especially on such a lovely summer day. He had realized that a large part of his anger over the past year was grounded in loneliness. Yes, he was rightly upset about the way that his wife and daughter had...
by Henry Brinton | Jan 3, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
Riverside Methodist Church in Occoquan had a black Jesus. Pastor Harley Camden noticed it the first time he walked into the small sanctuary and looked up at the stained-glass window at the front of the church. At first, he thought that the glass was simply dirty, but...
by Henry Brinton | Apr 12, 2020 | Author Insights, City of Peace
One of the strangest consequences of this coronavirus pandemic is our inability to gather for worship on Easter Sunday. Thomas Boswell recently wrote, “For now, we’re stripped of many of our customary forms of community, connection, enthusiasm and stress-reducing...
by Henry Brinton | Dec 22, 2019 | Author Insights, City of Peace
The 2019 list of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, prepared by Watkins’ Mind Body Spirit Magazine, is topped by Pope Francis, Oprah Winfrey and the Dalai Lama. No surprises there. But at number 26 is Fethullah Gülen, spiritual leader. So who is...
by Henry Brinton | Apr 14, 2019 | Author Insights, City of Peace
Watergate. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Julius Caesar’s murder. American Slavery. The execution of Jesus of Nazareth. What do they have in common? All are crimes that changed the course of history. Watergate started with a simple break-in, but it ended...
