February 9: Twice-Named Denominations

What’s in a Name? Solomon wrote once that “a good name is to be chosen rather than great riches.”  (Proverbs 22:1a ESV)  And while this text speaks of one’s personal name,…

October 31: Reformation Day

Remembering October 31 It is my earnest hope that no reader is going to wonder why this writer wants them to remember Halloween!  October 31st, and specifically October 31, 1517, is the date of…

February 15: Cyrus McCormick

Being a Reaper for the Lord The revival was going strong in the little Virginia church on the McCormick farm. Minister after minister preached the Word of grace from the…

February 6: James Henry Coffin

Scientist, Educator, and Inventor. James Henry Coffin was born in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, on September 6, 1806 and died on February 6, 1873, at the age of sixty-six. Orphaned as a…