Reformation
Semper Reformanda Taught by the Pilgrim Pastor
Delftshaven, from which the Pilgrims departed Many Reformed churches today hold dearly to the principle of Semper Reformanda, or Always…
A Look into Bradford’s Weaving Workshop
As those familiar with the story of the life of William Bradford may already know, he lived in Leiden, Netherlands…
Myles Coverdale: Take These Words Into Thy Heart
Coverdale As William Tyndale, the courageous translator of the English Bible, was being bound to the stake on the morning…
The Nobility of All Work (from Daniel Dyke)
“A poor laboring man that lives by his hands having been faithful in that place and performing sincere obedience therein…
Sibylle of Cleves: Slighting All Worldly Things
Sibylle and John Frederick Duke Frederick “the Wise” of Saxony, the famous defender of Martin Luther, was not the only…
The Defeat of the Spanish Armada – “God blew … and they were scattered.”
What follows is a section from an early draft of an introductory chapter to my Bradford biography. It ended up…
Lady Anne Cunningham: A Lady With Loaded Pistols
It was a crucial moment for the Covenanters. An English army was marching against Scotland to impose the haughty will…
Queen Isabella: Strength is Made Perfect in Weakness
It was a dazzling affair for Princess Isabella. She was the sister of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, thus…
Maps of the English Civil War
One thing that I have found that many military histories lack is good maps. This makes sense, as the skill…
Elizabeth Knox Welch: I’d Rather Kep His Head There
The life and testimony of a man is often seen best in the lives of his children. When we speak…