1555 HT: Dan Graves James Abbes stripped off his clothes and shoes. Where he was going in a few minutes, he would not need them–new and glorious garments would be his. But here on earth, some poor folk might find his old garments helpful. The crowd had come to see one of the burnings that…
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1834 Death of missionary Robert Morrison at age 52. The first English Protestant missionary to China, he had translated the Bible into Chinese, constructed a Chinese grammar, founded an Anglo-Chinese college, and edited a six-volume Chinese dictionary. 1883 HT: Dan Graves Harold Schofield was desperately ill. The young doctor, just 31 years old, had contracted…
After a gap of some six months, for which apologies, the Isaiah Podcast is returning on Monday 18th August, God willing. The plan is that each Monday I will post a short 10-15 minute devotional exposition as we work our way through the immense and immensely important book of Isaiah. They will be posted here…
Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh writes, “This is the penultimate article in this series, which began over four years ago. In this article I’ve summed up the whole series in about 600 words! What an extraordinary Christian heritage Scotland has!” A few years ago, we began this series of short articles and are nearing the completion. What a…
Andrew Birch, an EMF Missionary in Spain for more than thirty years, is my latest guest Preacher on Preaching. Please note: Going forward, I will usually be posting these interviews once a week on a Thursday, with the next one due on August 7th. Make sure you subscribe to this blog so you don’t miss…
1820 HT: Christian History Institute The Moravians were among the earliest Protestants to engage in foreign mission work. Their outreach included efforts among the Eskimos of Newfoundland and Labrador. In an outpost at Nain, they saw many conversions with great improvement of character. The mission at Hebron, Labrador, around 1860. Original drawing by Moravian Bishop Levin Theodor…
