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John Wesley and George Whitefield: Friends Who Fought and Forgave
Englandยท 1740s
John Wesley and George Whitefield, two of the most influential preachers in history, maintained a deep friendship despite a public theological split that...
Susannah Wesley: Raising World-Changers in a Crowded Rectory
Epworthยท Early 1700s
Susannah Wesley raises ten surviving children through poverty, house fires, and an absent husband โ her disciplined kitchen-table education produces John...
Elisabeth and Jim: A Divine Courtship
Chicagoยท 1948-1953
Elisabeth Howard and Jim Elliot's five-year courtship from 1948-1953 was marked by waiting on God's timing despite mutual love.
The Pyongyang Pentecost
Pyongyangยท 1907
In 1907 Pyongyang, Korea, an ordinary prayer meeting erupted into spontaneous revival when the Holy Spirit moved powerfully, leading to mass confession,...
From Slave Ship to First African Bishop
Nigeria and Sierra Leoneยท 1821-1891
A boy captured into slavery and bound for the Americas became the first African Anglican bishop. He later reunited with and baptized his own mother.
Katherine von Bora: Nun Married Luther
Wittenbergยท 1523
Katherine von Bora escaped a convent through Martin Luther's help, married him, and discovered that serving God flourishes as powerfully in marriage and...
Jacques and Raissa Maritain
Franceยท 1906
Two French philosophy students Jacques and Raissa Maritain made a suicide pact but found life-changing Catholic faith instead through Leon Bloy.
Monica: Mother Whose Prayers Conquered
Thagasteยท AD 370
Monica of Thagaste prayed for 17 years for her pagan husband and wayward son Augustine. Both eventually came to faith through her patient witness.
The Moravian Pentecost
Herrnhutยท 1727-08-13
In 1727 Germany, God transformed a quarreling refugee community through supernatural outpouring during communion, birthing a 100-year prayer meeting and...
Revival in the Heart of Tonga
'Utuiยท 1834
In 1834, the island nation of Tonga experienced a powerful spiritual awakening that transformed an entire society from warfare and conflict to peace and...
Monica's Tears and Augustine's Transformation
Roman North Africaยท 4th century
Through persistent prayer and fasting, Monica saw God transform her rebellious son Augustine from a life of indulgence to becoming one of Christianity's...
Sabina Wurmbrand's Unyielding Faith
Czernowitzยท 1930s-1960s
Sabina Wurmbrand's incredible journey from Jewish upbringing to Christian faith led her through Nazi persecution and Communist imprisonment in Romania,...
