John Knox Pt. 4

Lady Jane Grey Pt. 1

Konnor and Chelsy begin the series on Lady Jane Grey.

Knox the Father of Presbyterianism

Konnor explains how John Knox is (or isn’t) the father of Presbyterianism. They cover the rise of Presbyterianism in the UK, its move to the US, and how some Presbyterian denominations have changed over the years. Sources: James H. Smylie, A Brief History of the Presbyterians, Louisville, KY: Geneva Press, 1996.  Thomas McCrie, Life of John Knox, Fifth Edition, Vol. 1 of 2, William Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1831, accessed January 22, 2026, Project Gutenberg, EBook No. 52939, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52939.   https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/about-us/our-faith/history [https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/about-us/our-faith/history] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-65645891 [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-65645891] https://www.britannica.com/topic/presbyterian [https://www.britannica.com/topic/presbyterian]  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_(USA) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_(USA)]

John Knox Pt. 5

Konnor and Chelsy cap off their series on John Knox with his dramatic meetings with Mary Queen of Scots, Mary’s speedy fall from power, and the lasting victory of the protestant cause in Scotland. Sources: A. Taylor Innes, John Knox (London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1896), accessed January 17, 2026, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22106. Joel R. Beeke and Diana Kleyn, Reformation Heroes (Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2007). Douglas Wilson, For Kirk and Covenant: The Stalwart Courage of John Knox, 2nd ed. (Moscow, ID: Blog & Mablog Press and Tire Center, 2020), accessed January 13, 2026, https://dougwils.com/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2020/06/For-Kirk-and-Covenant-rhvdfl.pdf [https://dougwils.com/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2020/06/For-Kirk-and-Covenant-rhvdfl.pdf] John Knox, The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland: With Which Are Included Knox’s Confession and The Book of Discipline, ed. Cuthbert Lennox (Project Gutenberg, 2015), https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48250

Lottie Moon, live from ResCon

Chelsy and Konnor celebrate their 50th episode by covering the life of the woman whose life gave rise to one of the most successful missions offerings in American history, Lottie Moon. They cover her conversion, her success in China as a missionary, and of course the birth of the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. They also take questions from their live audience! Sources:  https://www.imb.org/about/lottie-moon/quotes/ [https://www.imb.org/about/lottie-moon/quotes/] Regina D. Sullivan, Lottie Moon: A Southern Baptist Missionary to China in History and Legend (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2011), Project MUSE, https://muse.jhu.edu/book/16500.

John Knox Pt. 4

Konnor and Chelsy continue their series on John Knox. This week they talk about Knox’s return to Scotland, the time Knox preached a sermon that changed a war, and the triumph of the Scottish Protestants. Sources: A. Taylor Innes, John Knox (London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1896), accessed January 17, 2026, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22106. Joel R. Beeke and Diana Kleyn, Reformation Heroes (Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2007). Douglas Wilson, For Kirk and Covenant: The Stalwart Courage of John Knox, 2nd ed. (Moscow, ID: Blog & Mablog Press and Tire Center, 2020), accessed January 13, 2026, https://dougwils.com/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2020/06/For-Kirk-and-Covenant-rhvdfl.pdf [https://dougwils.com/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2020/06/For-Kirk-and-Covenant-rhvdfl.pdf] Thomas McCrie, Life of John Knox, Fifth Edition, Vol. 1 of 2, William Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1831, accessed January 22, 2026, Project Gutenberg, EBook No. 52939, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52939.