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This Day in HIS-story: April 19

1560 Death of German reformer Philip Melanchthon. He had composed the Augsburg Confession of 1530. More of a peacemaker than Luther, he called for Lutherans and Zwinglians to put aside their differences for the sake of the reformation of the church. In addition, he led extensive efforts to develop the German educational system. The universities…

Happy Birthday Iain Murray

Today is the 94th birthday of a man who has for years been one of my spiritual heroes and who, in more recent days, has become a very dear personal friend. Iain Murray is, in my personal opinion, the Church’s foremost historian of our day, especially in the sphere of biographical works. As one writer…