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Bryan Stevenson and the Mercy That Rebuilt a Broken System
Montgomeryยท 1989
Bryan Stevenson founded the Equal Justice Initiative, freed wrongly convicted death row inmates, challenged child sentencing laws, and built America's...
How a Teenage Refugee Named Yusra Swam for Her Life and Then for the World
Aegean Sea / Berlinยท 2016
Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini swam for hours to save a sinking refugee boat, then competed on the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Rio Games.
Gary Haugen and the Raid That Started International Justice Mission
Washington D.C.ยท 1997
After investigating the Rwandan genocide, Gary Haugen founded International Justice Mission in 1997, which has since helped rescue over 100,000 people from violence worldwide.
The Birmingham Children Who Changed America
Birminghamยท 1963
In May 1963, over a thousand Black schoolchildren marched in Birmingham, Alabama, facing fire hoses and police dogs, catalysing the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Mama Maggie and the Garbage City Children of Cairo
Cairoยท 1989
Mama Maggie Gobran left her career as a university professor to serve the Zabbaleen garbage collectors of Cairo, building schools and clinics serving over...
How Daniel Ellsberg Changed a War with a Photocopier
Washington D.C.ยท 1971
Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971, exposing two decades of government deception about the Vietnam War and reshaping press freedom in America.
The Innocence Project and the DNA Revolution in American Courts
New York Cityยท 1992
The Innocence Project, founded in 1992, used DNA evidence to exonerate over 375 wrongfully convicted people and transformed the American criminal justice system.
Christine Caine and the A21 Campaign Against Human Trafficking
Thessalonikiยท 2008
Christine Caine founded the A21 Campaign after seeing missing persons posters in a Greek airport, growing it into a global anti-trafficking organisation...
Anthony Ray Hinton and the 30 Years That Could Not Be Stolen
Birminghamยท 2015
Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on Alabama death row for murders he did not commit before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction in 2015.
The Student Whose Religious Liberty Case Changed a University
United Statesยท 2024
A medical student challenged her university's discriminatory hijab policy through a religious liberty case, winning a ruling that changed the institution's approach to faith and professional dress codes.
The Pastor Who Went to Court for Feeding People
United Statesยท 2024
Fined for feeding homeless residents, a pastor fought the city and won โ but the real victory was that opposition multiplied the ministry from one church to seven, reaching five times more people.
How a Fact-Checker Investigated the Resurrection and Could Not Debunk It
Dublinยท 2020-2021
Dublin fact-checker Ryan Gallagher accepted a colleague's challenge to investigate the resurrection using his professional methodology. Three months of rigorous analysis could not debunk it, and a year of wrestling with the implications rewrote his entire framework for truth.
She Built a Social Media Empire, Then Tore It Down to Find What Was Real
Mumbaiยท 2022
Influencer Priya Mehta had ten million followers and zero peace. A desperate comment from a teenage girl forced her to confront the emptiness behind her curated life โ and a faith community in a Mumbai art gallery showed her what authenticity could look like.
The Doctor Who Walked into Ebola and Found Grace
Kenemaยท 2014
An infectious disease specialist from Johns Hopkins found faith in a Sierra Leone Ebola ward, singing "Amazing Grace" with a twelve-year-old patient and discovering that grace means being present when everything says leave.
The Gang Leader Who Became a Youth Worker
Tottenhamยท 2019
A former Tottenham gang leader was transformed through the patient service of a youth worker, then became one himself, finding faith and redemption by mentoring the next generation on the same estate.
The Prison Chaplain Who Was Set Free
Alabamaยท 2010
A veteran pastor became a prison chaplain expecting to teach, but was profoundly changed by inmates who taught him that grace is a presence you carry, not a concept you explain.
Kola Karim and the Pipeline of Generosity
Lagosยท 2000s-present
Nigerian energy entrepreneur Kola Karim channelled significant profits into community development from day one โ and built one of West Africa's most...
The Widow Who Fed Elijah
Zarephathยท 9th century BC
A widow in Zarephath gave her last handful of flour to the prophet Elijah โ and her jar of flour and jug of oil never ran empty for the entire duration of...
How Truett Cathy Built Chick-fil-A on a Closed Day
Atlantaยท 1967-2014
Truett Cathy closed every Chick-fil-A on Sundays despite losing 14% of potential revenue โ and built the highest-grossing fast-food chain per location in...
R.G. LeTourneau and the 90% Give
Longviewยท 1930s-1960s
R.G. LeTourneau, the industrial pioneer who supplied 70% of Allied WWII earthmoving equipment, gave away 90% of his income โ and became wealthier the more...
Daniel's 21-Day Fast: When the Answer Was Already in Motion
Babylon (modern Iraq)ยท 6th century BC
Daniel fasted for 21 days hearing nothing. On day 21, he learned the answer had been sent on day one but delayed by spiritual opposition.
Esther's Three-Day Fast: When a Queen Risked Everything
Susaยท 5th century BC
Facing the annihilation of her people, Queen Esther called a three-day communal fast before risking her life to approach the king.
He Was Muslim, I Was Christian, and God Was in It
Londonยท 2024
A Nigerian pastor's daughter and a devout Muslim man navigated faith differences, family rejection, and a year of honest prayer. Their interfaith marriage didn't produce a conversion story, but it revealed a God bigger than religious categories.
Mary Slessor: From a Scottish Jute Mill to Missionary in Nigeria
Dundeeยท 1870s
Mary Slessor was eleven years old, working twelve-hour shifts in a Scottish jute mill, when she overheard two older women talking about missionaries in...