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Nicky Cruz: From Generational Violence to Radical Love
Brooklyn· 1958
Nicky Cruz, raised under witchcraft and parental abuse in Puerto Rico, became a violent gang warlord in Brooklyn before Jesus shattered the generational...
Ruby Bridges: The Six-Year-Old Who Prayed Her Way Into School
New Orleans· 1960
Ruby Bridges was six years old when she became the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans in 1960.
The Professor Who Was Undone by a Dinner Invitation
Syracuse· Late 1990s
Rosaria Butterfield, a tenured professor of English and Women's Studies at Syracuse University, was drawn to Christianity through a pastor's persistent...
The University Sprinter Who Would Not Run on Sunday
Edinburgh· 1920s
Eric Liddell, a science student at the University of Edinburgh, refused to run the 100 metres at the 1924 Olympics because the heats fell on a Sunday.
The Girl Who Unlearned Hate Through Conversation
Topeka· 2009-2012
Megan Phelps-Roper, raised inside the Westboro Baptist Church and homeschooled in its ideology, found her real education through online conversations with...
The Philosophy Student Who Refused to Back Down
Cambridge· 1950s
Alvin Plantinga entered Harvard as a Christian freshman and encountered fierce intellectual hostility toward faith.
Bethany Hamilton: The Girl Who Went Back to School With One Arm
Kauai· 2003-2005
Bethany Hamilton lost her left arm in a shark attack at age thirteen, then returned to school and competitive surfing within weeks.
The Scientist Who Could Not Outrun the Question
Chapel Hill· Late 1970s
Francis Collins, an atheist PhD student who became a medical student at the University of North Carolina, found faith after patients challenged his...
The Teacher Who Chose the Darkest Classroom
Hong Kong· 1966
Jackie Pullinger, a music graduate from London, sailed to Hong Kong in 1966 and began teaching in the Kowloon Walled City.
The Chapel Service That Would Not End
Wilmore· February 2023
In February 2023, a routine chapel service at Asbury University in Kentucky turned into a sixteen-day continuous revival.
The Medical Student Who Followed the Evidence
Norfolk· Early 2000s
Nabeel Qureshi, a devout Muslim pre-med student at Old Dominion University, spent three years investigating Christianity through a campus friendship with...
The College Visit That Changed Everything
Denton· Late 1990s
Lecrae Moore, raised in a turbulent Houston environment, encountered God at a Christian conference during college at the University of North Texas.