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Her church offering came to the exact amount of her power bill, to the penny
United States· 2020s
Lina Johnson never told anyone the amount of her power bill. Then her church took up an offering for her, and it came to the exact figure, down to the penny.
AJ Griffin Left the NBA at 21 to Follow Jesus Full-Time
United States· 2024
NBA first-round pick AJ Griffin retired at 21, walking away from a $3.9 million contract to serve Jesus full-time after giving his life to Christ in 2020.
AJ Griffin Walked Away from the NBA at 21 to Follow Jesus
Ossining
AJ Griffin, the No. 16 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, retired from professional basketball at age 21 after two seasons with the Atlanta Hawks to follow Jesus into full-time ministry — a decision rooted in a faith journey that began during COVID-19 in 2020.
The Fighter Pilot Who Found God at 35,000 Feet
Colorado Springs· 2024
A Colorado Springs-based F-16 pilot had been agnostic his entire career. During a dangerous training mission gone wrong, he prayed for the first time. The recovery he experienced led him to faith.
How Truett Cathy Built Chick-fil-A on a Closed Day
Atlanta· 1967-2014
Truett Cathy closed every Chick-fil-A on Sundays despite losing 14% of potential revenue — and built the highest-grossing fast-food chain per location in...
R.G. LeTourneau and the 90% Give
Longview· 1930s-1960s
R.G. LeTourneau, the industrial pioneer who supplied 70% of Allied WWII earthmoving equipment, gave away 90% of his income — and became wealthier the more...
She First Heard God While Sweeping a Floor
Dorchester County· 1840s
Before she became the legendary conductor of the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman was an enslaved woman sweeping floors and carrying water.
The UN Secretary-General Who Met God on a Bus
New York City· 1950s
Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary-General of the United Nations, recorded in his private journal that the defining moment of his life happened on an ordinary...
God Answered a Scientist in a Pre-Dawn Laboratory
Tuskegee· 1900s-1940s
George Washington Carver, born into slavery and orphaned as an infant, made his greatest scientific discoveries by arriving at his Tuskegee laboratory...
The Philosophy Student Who Refused to Back Down
Cambridge· 1950s
Alvin Plantinga entered Harvard as a Christian freshman and encountered fierce intellectual hostility toward faith.
The Scientist Who Could Not Outrun the Question
Chapel Hill· Late 1970s
Francis Collins, an atheist PhD student who became a medical student at the University of North Carolina, found faith after patients challenged his...
The Medical Student Who Followed the Evidence
Norfolk· Early 2000s
Nabeel Qureshi, a devout Muslim pre-med student at Old Dominion University, spent three years investigating Christianity through a campus friendship with...
