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Dr James Laidlaw Maxwell of Taiwan

In the latest inspirational and informative article on influential Scots in Church History and Missions by Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh, he writes, “This week’s article is about Dr James Laidlaw Maxwell. Although he was a missionary in Taiwan for only seven years, this Scotsman pioneered churches, a Bible-school and a hospital. He is regarded…

Sermons on Esther

The latest two sermons in my series on Esther are now on this website – Prayer and Fasting (Esther 4) and How to Enter the Throne Room (Esther 5:1-8) You can find them here

This Day in HIS-story: December 15

1737 HT: Dan Graves When Count von Zinzendorf, leader of the Moravians, became a bishop, his first official act was to ordain Peter Bohler. Neither man could have foreseen the day’s far-reaching consequences of the ceremony, which took place on this day, December 15, 1737. Peter, who had been born in Frankfort, Germany, was a graduate…