James Calder
Reformation Press
Paperback
130 pages

The spiritual life of an eighteenth-century Highland parish comes to life in "A Tide of Blessing", an engaging collection of diary extracts chronicling the ministry of James Calder (1712-1775). One of the pre-eminent preachers of his age, James Calder served as the parish minister in the scattered rural community of Croy, a few miles east of Inverness. His reflective diary entries offer a rare window into the spiritual and everyday life of a bygone era.

Covering the period from 1735 to 1775, this faithful record documents the joys and sorrows of his labours, including the remarkable spiritual awakening that touched not only his own parish but reached neighbouring communities as well. The book is enhanced by biographical sketches of two ministers who are mentioned in the diary: Hector McPhail of Resolis and John Porteous of Kilmuir.

"A Tide of Blessing" is more than an historical document: it is a testimony to the spiritual exercises and pastoral care of James Calder of Croy.