August 2: James Wilson

This Day in Presbyterian History: As a Christian, None More Sincere There is some doubt as to whether James Wilson was a Presbyterian. That he was a Christian, no one…

August 1: Death of James Henley Thornwell

This Day in Presbyterian History: The Greatest Divine of the South When the great Southern theologian died on August 1, the South was winning her independence from the Union.  But it was…

July 31: James Waddell Alexander

A Model Preacher and a Faithful Pastor How does one live in the shadow of a man, albeit your father, who was the leading theologian of the day?  The answer…

July 30: Joni Erickson Tada

This Day in Presbyterian History: Disabled in Body, But Not in Spirit The teenager had gathered that Sunday, July 30, 1967 with some friends and sisters to swim in the Chesapeake…

July 29: Rev. William Hollingshead

This Day in Presbyterian History:   A Day of Fasting and Humiliation It is unheard of in our times, but back in the early part of our nation's history, when a…