Giants of the Faith - A Christian History Podcast

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I had Google generate a random number and it served up 198. Turning to page 198 landed me on the subject of today's episode, Alexander Duff. Duff was unknown to me so I'm willing to bet he is to many of you, as well. That, along with his impressive life story, makes him exactly the kind of person this show is intended to highlight. I hope you will enjoy getting to know Duff a little bit.

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I mentioned in the first Arminius episode that we might cover the Eighty Years' War at some point in a bonus episode. That point is today. I hope you enjoy this brief diversion from our typical subjects.

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 Today, in episode 86, we are continuing our trek through the Biographical Dictionary of Evangelicals by Intervarsity Press. Today we are spending time with a figure who does not always get the attention he deserves, yet his influence on the church in Scotland and on the broader Reformed world is profound. He can be found on page 422 of the Biographical Dictionary. We are talking about Andrew Melville, a man whose courage, scholarship, and unwavering commitment to the authority of Scripture helped shape the identity of Presbyterianism for generations.

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This Christmas 2025 episode will focus on the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It is this year's Christmas episode, of course, because Longfellow wrote the memorable poem Christmas Bells - which later became the Christmas hymn I Heard the Bells.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is one of America's most cherished poets, a writer whose moral vision, gentle piety, and lyrical craft helped shape the cultural and spiritual imagination of a nation. His life, marked by both literary achievement and deep personal sorrow, gave birth to works that continue to resonate strongly with Christians and lovers of Christmas traditions around the world. Among these, his poem Christmas Bells is the most enduring, reflecting Psalm 23's truth that faith can persist even through the darkest valleys of suffering.