January 15 – 1565 = Patriarch Joasaph II was deposed. 2 Samuel 12:9 “Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and taken his wife to be your wife and... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 14 – 1532 = Synod of Bern ends with 300 men weeping for joy 2 Corinthians 5:20 “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” Bern was one of the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 13 – 1855 = Dr. Scudder dies. One of first medical missionaries. 2 Corinthians 5:2 “For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling” Our bodies eventually die. On January 13, 1855, Dr. John Scudder’s body gave out... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 12 – 1533 = Juan de Valdez writes from Bolgne attending Pope Clement. Acts 16:14 “One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyratira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshipper of God. The Lord opened her heart... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 11 – 1563 = Synod meets in Heidelberg to consider adoption of Heidelberg Catechism Acts 15:2 “And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 10 – 1550 = Martin Bucer began lecturing at Cambridge REFORM I Corinthians 12:12 “For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.” Martin Bucer was... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 9 – 1548 = Death of Matthew Zell I Corinthians 2:2 “For I decided to know nothing among you except Christ and him crucified.” Matthew Zell was one of the early Reformers that is too often forgotten. He was the first Reformed preacher... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 8 – 1560 = Death of Jan Laski. Ephesians 2:19 “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.” John A Lasco, or Jan Laski, was a Reformer of great... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 7 – 1528 = Birth of Jeane D’Albret. Judges 5:12 “Awake, awake O Deborah! Awake, awake and break out into song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, O son of Abinoam.” Queen Margret of Navarre gave birth a daughter, Jeanne... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
January 6 – 1528 = Disputation of Bern opens Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD, though your sins are like scarlet they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Bern, a... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
