July 21, 2025 marked the centennial of the verdict for the Scopes Trial held in Dayton, Tennessee. John T. Scopes was convicted of teaching evolution in a public-school classroom in defiance of recently passed...
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The Reformation, the Bible, and You
The header shows the beginning of Romans in the John Wycliffe (1330-1384) translation of the New Testament as provided in a hand copied edition of 1400. It is a Purvey Illuminated New Testament as supplied by the...
The Reformation in Scotland: Some Resources
Once again it is October and remembrance of the Reformation will occur at the end of the month. For this post a mix of items relevant to Scotland and the Reformation are provided. The most significant is a brief...
James Hall, Old Southwest Missionary & Revolution Chaplain
James was born August 22, 1744 in York County, Pennsylvania, the third son of his like-named father and judicious mother, Prudence (Roddy) Hall. His parents left the state with their nine children heading west, then...
Benjamin Rush, Temperance, & the Lord’s Supper
Physician and founding-father Benjamin Rush (1745-1813) published An Inquiry into the Effects of Spirituous Liquors on the Human Body, 1790. The pamphlet brought before the public several problems associated with...
Drury Lacy, Silver Hand & A Silver Voice
Drury Lacy was born to William and Elizabeth (Rice) Lacy in Chesterfield County, Virginia, October 5, 1758. As a farmer William found keeping the books balanced a challenge as did other farmers, but despite financial...
