David Randall (sr) is a retired Presbyterian Minister, who ministered in Macduff Parish Church in Aberdeenshire from 1971 to 2010, where he preached through the whole Bible.
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Plans are beginning to take more shape for the South Sudanese Church Workers’ Conference in September. Thank you for your prayers and to those who have already given. The plan is now to bring 50 delegates together from South Sudan and Uganda, and the total cost for the five days of conference – including accommodation…
1834 HT: Dan Graves Some Christians exhibit an unusual degree of faith. On this day, March 5, 1834 George Müller and Henry Craik announced their intent to form a new society. It was to be called “The Scripture Knowledge Institution, for Home and Abroad.” What made the decision so bold was that the institution had not a shilling to its…
HT: Christian History Institute On this day, 4 March 1963, two missionary couples drove out of Saigon, South Vietnam, crowded into a Land-Rover with their five children. The Makils and Jacobsens were headed north along Route 20, toward the Makil home near Dalat. The Makils were recent arrivals in Vietnam where they planned to engage in…
Last week, I had the joyous privilege of been interviewed by Ewan (sr) and Ewan (jr) Gurr who host the wonderful Scottish Bible Podcast. (see here) If you are not familiar with this great ministry, I warmly commend it to you and encourage you to support it. I was asked to contribute one of their monthly reflections,…
1877 HT: Dan Graves William Strong was born on this day, March 3, 1877, to Presbyterian parents. His father had done mission work in South America for two years, but a breakdown in health sent him back to America. There he founded an insurance company. Following in his father’s footsteps, William sold insurance, too. He joined a church…
1724 HT: Dan Graves If Beethoven is the poster child for unexpected results from a faulty ancestry, Henry Venn could stand for predictable results from a good line. His great-great grandfather William Venn became a Protestant clergyman during the Reformation. William’s son Richard was dispossessed of his church position by Parliament because he favored the…