In his last inspirational and informative article on influential Scots in Church History and Missions for 2024, Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh, writes, “It’s about an extraordinary Scottish missionary who pioneered at least 60 churches in Taiwan, a college which became a university and a theological training college, and a hospital, among other things. Wow!” Although…
1666 HT: Dan Graves When Hugh McKail dragged himself up the scaffold for his hanging, on this day, December 22, 1666 he did so joyfully. The twenty-six-year-old Scotsman was eager to enter eternal life with God and he told the crowd so. “Now I leave off to speak any more with created beings and begin my communion…
1846 HT: Christian History Institute ONE DAY AROUND 1890, the inmates of a workhouse in Wakefield, England, crowded to windows in anticipation. Their bishop was coming to speak to them! Like people who line a street to view a parade, they were excited. They expected at the very least a magnificent coach with a team…