January 7: Dr. Samuel Miller [1769-1850]
"A Long Obedience in the Same Direction" It was on this day, January 7th, in 1850, that the esteemed Rev. Dr. Samuel Miller passed from this earth to stand before…
July 9: Governor Francis R. Shunk
Honest Leaders, Lord, We Pray. Francis Rawn Shunk was born at the Trappe, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, on August 7th, 1788. He became a teacher at the young age of fifteen,…
June 8: Pray for Those in Political Authority
"We need to get away, often, from the human standpoint, and to come up into communion with Him who sitteth supreme above the water-floods, and who sees times, and laws,…
February 23: Washington a Christian
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. You may have noticed postings on Facebook and elsewhere with recommended readings in commemoration of the occasion. Peter Lillback's recent work, George…
January 6: Reflections on a Year Past
The following short quote comes from the Memoir of the Rev. J. J. Janeway, a biography compiled by Janeway's son, Thomas L. Janeway. Jacob Jones Janeway was a noted Presbyterian pastor,…