February 7: The Rev. George Smith Boardman, D.D.

Our candidates for this date are few, and information is sparse. Today’s entry comes largely from Alfred Nevin’s Encyclopedia of the Presbyterian Church, with some additional details provided by the Biographical…

February 6: Roy & Bertha Byram

The Safest Place in the World Is At the Center of God's Will. In the turmoil of those early days of World War 2, Presbyterian missionaries Roy and Bertha Byram,…

February 5: J. J. Janeway’s Diary

Sabbath, February 5, 1809. "When conversing on politics, I find that my mind is too apt to become warm when opposition is made to my opinions. Pride is at the…

February 4: Birth of Alexander Dobbin

If any of our readers are among the one and one half million visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, you know that you and your family…

February 3: David Brainerd

The Author and Finisher of Our Faith We turn now to the devotional diary of David Brainerd, the Presbyterian missionary of the middle eighteenth century.  What could account for the zeal which…