December 11: H.B. Pratt . . . and his mom !

Henry Barrington Pratt, Presbyterian missionary and teacher, son of Rev. Nathaniel A. and Catherine Barrington (King) Pratt, was born near Darien, Georgia, on May 26, 1832. He attended Oglethorpe University,…

December 10: Rev. Samuel Blair, Jr.

The Second U.S. House Chaplain was a Presbyterian As a matter of fact, the first three chaplains to the United States House of Representatives were all Presbyterian, with the Rev.…

December 9: James Patriot Wilson

Our post today is drawn from Richard Webster’s History of the Presbyterian Church. The son of Rev. Dr. Matthew* and Elizabeth Wilson, James Patriot Wilson was born at Lewes, Sussex County,…

December 8: James Overton Reavis

A Churchman Extraordinaire, with a Heart for Missions James Overton Reavis was born in Florida, Monroe County, Missouri on December 8, 1872 to parents James Overton Reavis and Ellen Roselle…

A Sunday Bonus: Communion Bread

As a bonus, and as our church this morning observed the Lord's Supper, here is an interesting quote, accompanied by two recipes. Communion Bread "In some parts of Scotland, short…