25 – 1655 = Gastaldo orders the Waldenses to leave their houses within three days Matthew 24:20 “Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.” Gastaldo, governor of the French mountain district covering Lucerna, Fenile, La... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 24 – 1563 = Letter from Calvin to Renee of Ferrara. Proverbs 3:34 “Toward the scorners he is scornful; but toward the humble he gives favor.” Renee of Ferrara was another of the many female protectors of the Reformed faith. Renee of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 23 – 1570 = James Stewart Earl of Moray, a Presbyterian who was serving as James VI regent, was shot and killed by a supporter of Mary Queen of Scots. John 15:18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.” The... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 22 – 1973 = Roe v Wade January 22, 1973. This is the day in which the Supreme Court of the United States passed its infamous decision making abortion legal all across the country. The court ruled that it was now legal for people to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 21 – 1535 massacre in Paris Acts 2:23 “this Jesus delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.” Nicholas Valeton, a Frenchman, upon being questioned during... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 20 – 1523 = Lambert of Avingon wrote to Elector of Saxony Psalm 119:36 “Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain.” On January 20, 1523 Lambert of Avingon France wrote to the Elector of Saxony are report about the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 19 – (1528) Zwingli preaches in Bern Isaiah 55:11 “so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth, it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing which I sent it.” The... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 18 – 1698 = Death of John Henry Heidegger – “Such prayers are the real chariots of Elijah on which to ascend to heaven” 2 Kings 2:11 “And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 17 – 1619 = Lubbertus delivers oration at Dordt 2 Timothy 2:15 “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.” The Synod of Dort was an ecumenical... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 16 – 1674 = Archbishop Gran condemns Reformed ministers. Two recant but 55 stand firm. 1 Peter 1:18-19 “knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your fathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
