May 11: Appeal to English Presbyterians for Aid
A Plea for Ministers and Money Most of us can remember Paul’s vision which he experienced on his second missionary journey of a man who called out to the apostle,…
October 29: Death of Edmund Calumy (1666)
Written by Smectymnuus Smectymnuus! What? Who? What rational parent would give his kid this confusing name? Yet it wasn't a birth name. It was rather the nom de plume framed by the initials…
September 19: Rev. Thomas Gouge
He Went About Doing Good Thomas Gouge is not a household name to countless American Presbyterians today, but maybe he should be, considering his ministering of good to all. Born September…
August 27: Church of Scotland Adopts WCF (1647)
Westminster Confession Approved by Church of Scotland You may ask upon reading the title of this contribution, why are we thinking about adoption of the Westminster Confession of Faith, when the whole This Day in…
April 7: John Knox Licensed to Preach
A True Portrait of the Man Mention the name of John Knox, and what comes to your mind? Founder of Presbyterianism, the land of Scotland, Protestant Reformer, author, rigid leader,…