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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...
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.
A Shelter in Switzerland
Huรฉmozยท 1950s
Francis Schaeffer's journey from agnosticism to faith through Bible study led to founding L'Abri Fellowship in Switzerland, a refuge where intellectual...
C.S. Lewis: From Atheism to Faith
Belfastยท 1929-1931
C.S. Lewis transformed from a bitter atheist to one of Christianity's most influential voices after conversations with J.R.R. Tolkien at Oxford.
Habib Girgis: Man Revived the Coptic Church
Cairoยท 1898-1951
How God used Habib Girgis to revive Egypt's dying Coptic Orthodox Church through revolutionary education reform in the early 1900s.
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.
Argula von Grumbach
Bavariaยท 1523
In 1523 Bavaria, noblewoman Argula von Grumbach defied university theologians by publishing groundbreaking theological writings defending Lutheran...
Priscilla: The Woman Who Taught Apollos
Ephesusยท AD 54
Priscilla, along with her husband Aquila, discipled the eloquent preacher Apollos in their home, teaching him the full gospel and launching him into one of the most effective ministries in the early church.
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.
John Chrysostom: Golden Mouth Forged in Silence
Antiochยท AD 370
The greatest preacher in Eastern Christianity spent six years in desert silence before God transformed him into the eloquent 'Golden Mouth' who...
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.
