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Padre Pio Saved My Life
Solvangยท December 2023
Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf found faith and salvation while preparing to play St. Padre Pio in a film. He was contemplating suicide at his lowest point.
From Comedy to Christ
Londonยท April 2024
British comedian Russell Brand found spiritual transformation through baptism in the River Thames after 21 years of sobriety, discovering the peace he...
Ira Sankey - The Voice That Sang the Gospel
Edinburghยท 1856
Ira Sankey's conversion at 16 led to partnering with evangelist D.L. Moody, revolutionizing gospel music and worship through his powerful voice and...
Philip Bliss - Gospel Singer Went Home
Pennsylvaniaยท 1850
Gospel songwriter Philip Bliss answered God's call to evangelism and wrote beloved hymns like 'It Is Well with My Soul' before dying at 38 in a train...
Fire Over the Favelas
Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiroยท 1950s-present
How God transformed Brazil's slums through the Pentecostal movement, giving dignity and voice to the poor from the 1950s onward, growing from thousands...
God Loves the Poor
Limaยท 1968-2024
Peruvian priest Gustavo Gutierrez developed liberation theology after serving Lima's poorest neighborhoods, showing how God's love transforms both...
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...
Thecla of Iconium: The Virgin Who Followed Paul
Iconiumยท AD 50
After hearing Paul preach in Iconium, young Thecla left her engagement to follow Christ. Surviving persecution by fire and wild beasts, she became a renowned teacher and healer, inspiring generations of Christian women.
Lydia of Thyatira: The Lord Opened Her Heart
Philippiยท AD 50
A successful businesswoman in Philippi, Lydia became the first recorded European convert to Christianity when the Lord opened her heart to Paul's message. Her home became the first church in Europe.
Mary Magdalene: From Seven Demons to First Witness
Magdalaยท AD 30
Delivered from seven demons by Jesus, Mary Magdalene became His devoted follower and was chosen as the first witness to His resurrection, proclaiming the good news to the apostles.
Imprisoned with ISIS
Sudanยท 2015-2017
Voice of the Martyrs director Petr Jasek was imprisoned with ISIS fighters in Sudan for 445 days, enduring torture and near-death conditions.
Evelyn Waugh: Satirist Found the Church
Englandยท 1930
Brilliant satirist Evelyn Waugh shocked literary England by converting to Catholicism in 1930. His conversion would shape his life and greatest work.