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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Letters That Survived the Execution
Berlin & Flossenburgยท 1935-1945
Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote his most profound theology from a Nazi prison โ in letters to his closest friend Eberhard Bethge. Bonhoeffer was executed in 1945.

Thirty Years of Prayer for a Friend Who Wasn't Interested
San Franciscoยท 1985-2018
Francis Chan prayed for his high school friend Ken for 30 years. Nothing happened. Then in 2018, Ken "suddenly saw Jesus as beautiful.

Ten Words That Carried a Quadriplegic Through 60 Years
Chesapeake Bayยท 1967-1970s
After a diving accident left her quadriplegic at 17, Joni Eareckson Tada met teenager Steve Estes, who spoke 10 words that changed everything.

Two Friends, One Garden, and a Voice That Said "Pick It Up and Read"
Milanยท 386 AD
Augustine wept under a fig tree in Milan, heard "Tolle lege," and opened Romans. His lifelong friend Alypius read the next verse.

The Neighbour With Cookies Who Started an Investigation
Chicagoยท 1979-1981
A neighbour named Linda brought cookies, befriended Leslie Strobel, and invited her to church. Leslie changed.

David Wilkerson: The Skinny Pastor Who Told a Gang Leader "Every Piece Would Love You"
Brooklynยท 1958
Pastor David Wilkerson walked into Brooklyn's most dangerous neighbourhood in 1958 and told gang leader Nicky Cruz, "Every piece would love you.

Nixon's Hatchet Man Wept in a Driveway
Washingtonยท 1973
Nixon's ruthless Special Counsel Chuck Colson visited friend Tom Phillips, who read C.S. Lewis aloud.

The Farm Worker Who Let a Teenager Drive His Truck
Charlotteยท 1934
Farm worker Albert McMakin knew 16-year-old Billy Graham just wanted to drive. So he let Billy drive his truck to a revival meeting in 1934.

The Pastor Who Just Kept Inviting Her to Dinner
Syracuseยท 1997-1999
Professor and activist Rosaria Butterfield expected hate mail after criticising Christians.

The Muslim and the Christian Who Refused to Stop Talking
Norfolkยท 2001-2005
Devout Muslim Nabeel Qureshi met Christian David Wood at university. Four years of honest debate, shared meals, and genuine friendship led Qureshi to...

The Midnight Walk That Changed C.S. Lewis Forever
Oxfordยท 1931
J.R.R. Tolkien spent years in honest friendship with C.S. Lewis before a midnight walk at Oxford cracked open Lewis's atheism โ leading to some of the...

Kelsey Grammer: When the Script Arrived the Morning After the Prayer
Los Angelesยท 2022-2023
Kelsey Grammer cursed God after his sister's murder and spent decades in addiction.