December 16: The Duanesburg Fire (1951)
Did you know, that in a manner of speaking, the official archives of the Presbyterian Church in America—the PCA Historical Center—began with a devastating fire?! Let me explain. The PCA Historical…
December 15: They Stood Alone Because They were Left Alone
Ministry in Troubling Times Here's a question for those of you who are teaching elders and pastors:—how long would your congregations exist without your presence, or any pastor-teacher's presence over…
December 14: Reflection on Q. 101
A reflection worth reconsidering, time and again. Making God’s Name Holy — We begin on this day of December 14, by considering our Confessional Fathers explanation of the familiar petitions of that which is commonly…
December 13: John Bailey Adger
The following obituary from The Presbyterian Quarterly [April 1899 (Volume 13, Number 2), pages 354-355] marked the death of the Rev. John Bailey Adger:— John Bailey Adger, D.D., died in Pendleton,…
December 12: Thornwell on Our Nation’s Sin
In 1854, the city of Charleston, South Carolina was ravaged with an epidemic of yellow fever. Later, at the behest of the State Legislature, the Rev. James H. Thornwell, then…
