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Augustine of Hippo: Take and Read
Milanยท AD 386
Augustine of Hippo's dramatic conversion in 4th century Milan when a child's voice led him to read Scripture that instantly freed him from years of...
Gerard Manley Hopkins: The Priest-Poet
England/Irelandยท 1866
Victorian priest Gerard Manley Hopkins burned his poetry believing art conflicted with faith, but God wouldn't let him stay silent.
More Persecution, More Growth
China (Guangzhou)ยท 1955-1978
Chinese pastor Samuel Lamb spent 20 years in Communist labor camps, yet saw his church grow from 200 to 4,000 members through persecution.
22 Years Without a Bible
China (Beijing)ยท 1958-1979
Chinese pastor Allen Yuan spent 22 years in prison without a Bible, enduring hard labor and persecution for refusing to join state-controlled church.
Wang Mingdao: WeโFor the Sake of Faith
China (Beijing)ยท 1955-1980
Wang Mingdao, known as the 'Dean of House Churches,' refused to compromise his faith under Communist persecution in China.
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.
Basil the Great: Awakening from the Deep
Cappadocia (modern Turkey)ยท AD 357
Basil the Great abandoned worldly success and wealth after his brother's death, awakening to Gospel truth and becoming one of Christianity's most...
John Donne: From Rake to Dean
Englandยท 1615
John Donne transformed from notorious libertine poet to Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, proving no past is beyond God's redemption.
The Poet of Leningrad
Soviet Union (Leningrad)ยท 1962-1971
Aida Skripnikova, orphaned in Soviet Russia, found Christ at 17 and endured repeated imprisonments for boldly sharing her faith.
Anthony of Egypt
Egyptยท AD 270
Young Anthony of Egypt heard God's voice through Scripture in church, leading him to abandon his inheritance and become the father of Christian...
Tortured for His Faith
Bulgariaยท 1948-1961
Bulgarian pastor Haralan Popov endured 13 years of torture in Communist prisons, finding God's grace sufficient in his darkest moments and continuing to...
Cyprian of Carthage
Carthageยท AD 246
Cyprian of Carthage transformed from a wealthy pagan rhetorician to a Christian bishop and martyr. Baptism changed everything for him around 246 AD.