David Dickson’s sermons on the book of Lamentations, preached in the year 1628 have been forgotten. They were never ever published. But they have now come to light and contain some very relevant teaching for us in our current context.

During several weeks in the spring of 1674, meetings with Covenanter preachers spread like wild fire everywhere across the south of Scotland. Thousands attended and the government could scarcely restrain them. In this episode,

We continue to follow John Fraser and Jean Moffat's journey to Glencorse Old Kirk. Surviving a woeful Atlantic voyage, they find liberty and marriage in New England. But their haven of rest in Glencorse will be shortlived. Find out why.

The tranquil setting of Glencorse Old Kirk has enchanted many and is a popular wedding location. John Fraser and Jean Moffat settled nearby but their journey there from the Highlands and the Borders was one of intense suffering.

William Traill started out as a chaplain near Borthwick, Midlothian but after many years in Donegal and Maryland he returned to minister here. His brother Robert Traill addressed his book Justification Vindicated to him here.

A lot was going on in Edinburgh during the time that all meetings outside the parish churches were made illegal. People were gathering for worship in houses every day, right under the noses of the authorities.

Not everyone in Scotland's history kept silent about the evil of slavery. Samuel Rutherford made a very powerful case against slavery in his classic book Lex, Rex which was published in 1645. Listen to find out how his resistance to slavery was crucial...

Some of James Guthrie's last words are well known, others not so much. We look at the abiding relevance of some of what he said on the edge of eternity. It was a message of both hope and warning that we still need to hear today.

This is a third reading from Samuel Rutherford’s book Christ Dying and Drawing Sinners to Himself. For more about the book see the podcast episode 57 interview with Rob McCurley. This reading is kindly supplied by Rev Bryan Peters of the Presbyterian R...

This is a second reading from Samuel Rutherford’s book Christ Dying and Drawing Sinners to Himself. For more about the book see the podcast episode 57 interview with Rob McCurley. This reading is kindly supplied by Rev Bryan Peters of the Presbyterian ...