October 1: Richard Stockton

This Day in Presbyterian History: He was not ashamed of the gospel of Christ The pronoun in our title refers to Richard Stockton, who was born October 1, 1730 near Princeton,…

September 24: Jonathan Edwards

This Day in Presbyterian History: A New Scientific Procedure Takes a Spiritual Giant Away Our focus is not on a Presbyterian per se, but rather a theological giant who accepted an invitation to…

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 26: Rev. Samuel Davies (again!)

This Day in Presbyterian History:   An Apostle Becomes a President We cannot say enough about Samuel Davies, the apostle to Virginia in the colony of Virginia since 1747.   Establishing preaching points…

July 22: Gilbert Tennent

This Day in Presbyterian History:   A Pure Ministry was His Concern Born in what is today Northern Ireland, or Ulster, in 1703, Gilbert Tennent, the oldest son of William Tennent, was…