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Perpetua's Prison Diary: Earliest Female Christian Writing
Carthageยท AD 203
Young mother Perpetua found strength and peace in prison through faith, experiencing God's presence even facing martyrdom in 203 AD Carthage.
I Love Idi Amin: Festo Kivengere's
Kigeziยท 1936-1988
Ugandan Bishop Festo Kivengere chose radical forgiveness over bitterness when dictator Idi Amin murdered his friend Archbishop Janani Luwum, writing 'I...
Argula von Grumbach
Bavariaยท 1523
In 1523 Bavaria, noblewoman Argula von Grumbach defied university theologians by publishing groundbreaking theological writings defending Lutheran...
Helena: The Empress Who Found the True Cross
Jerusalemยท AD 326
Roman Empress Helena found faith in Christ in her sixties, then traveled to Jerusalem where she discovered the True Cross and built churches, proving...
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.
Rene Girard: Anthropologist Found the Gospel
France/USAยท 1970s
French anthropologist Renรฉ Girard's scholarly research into human violence led him to discover the unique truth of the Gospels, bringing him back to...
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.
Clement of Rome: The Apostles' Echo
Romeยท AD 70
Clement of Rome, converted by Peter and trained by Paul, became Rome's bishop and wrote the earliest Christian letter outside Scripture, bridging the...
Tertullian of Carthage
Carthageยท AD 197
Brilliant Roman lawyer Tertullian was converted after witnessing martyrs facing death with joy. He declared: The blood of martyrs is seed of the Church.