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Making History Today: The Presbyterian Outlook
(Note: While the Presbyterian Outlook is an independent and national publication, some of its editors do have connections to the...
Aug 113 min read


Making History Today: Notes On an Organ
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary The Presbyterian Historical Society of the...
Jul 223 min read


Making History Today: North Louisiana Presbyterians
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary Huey Long, Earl Long, Hank Williams, Jr., Terry...
Jun 204 min read


Making History Today: A Beloved Old Testament Professor
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary In Chapter 7 of his biography of Eugene Peterson, A...
Jun 23 min read


Making History Today: Great Small Churches
Small churches have always formed the majority of the Presbyterian Church. One definition of small is fewer than 100 members, and many...
May 133 min read


Some Notable Austin Presbyterians in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
The late 19th and early 20th centuries are a fascinating time – nationally, internationally, and in the Presbyterian Church. From about...
Apr 254 min read


Making History Today: Westminster Encampment
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary Most folks today know of Mo-Ranch and perhaps even...
Apr 163 min read


Making History Today: Memphis
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary Memphis – the home of Beale Street, Graceland, the...
Apr 13 min read


Making History Today: Pinecrest Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary This year several churches are celebrating...
Mar 194 min read


Making History Today: Memphis Theological Seminary
Throughout its history the Cumberland Presbyterian Church has supported theological education. As early as 1821, one of its founders, the...
Mar 43 min read


Making History Today: Austin College
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary The focus of this column on the story of Austin...
Feb 256 min read


Making History Today: Granville Sydnor
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary In 1961 Dr. Ernest Trice Thompson, a native of...
Jan 234 min read


Making History Today: The Long Reach of Austin Seminary
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary “Now you are the body of Christ and individually...
Jan 69 min read


Making History Today: Behind the Scenes
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary In 1949, under the leadership of Dr. Matthew Lynn...
Dec 19, 20244 min read


Making History Today: PCHAS
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary Presbyterians in the Southwest have had a...
Dec 5, 20245 min read


Making History Today: Presbyterian Colleges - Trinity University
Tehuacana, Waxahachie, San Antonio, James Laurie, John Silber, Jack Stotts, Paul Baker, Chuck McKinley, Raymond Judd, Donna Stockton,...
Oct 23, 20244 min read


Making History Today: Prayers for Montreat
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary We have all been riveted by the news regarding the...
Oct 3, 20243 min read


Making History Today: Honoring the Ministry of Presbyterian Hispanics
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month...
Sep 19, 20243 min read


Making History Today: Casting A Long Shadow
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary He turned 81 years old this year and he still...
Sep 4, 20244 min read


Making History Today: Presbyterian Colleges - University of the Ozarks
In 2013 the annual meeting of the PHSSW was held on the lovely campus of the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas. One of...
Aug 26, 20243 min read
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