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Not God's Type: Holly Ordway's Journey from Atheist to Apologist
Californiaยท Late 1990s
Atheist professor Holly Ordway found faith through Christian literature by C.S. Lewis and Tolkien. She concluded the Gospels had the texture of history.
Frances Ridley Havergal
Astleyยท 1851
Victorian hymn writer Frances Ridley Havergal experienced God's breakthrough power when all 10 people in a house found faith in one visit, inspiring her...
A Blood-Washed Africa
Lagosยท 2000
German evangelist Reinhard Bonnke's 2000 Lagos crusade drew 1.6 million people in one night, with over 1 million decisions for Christ and miraculous...
Two Swedes in Brazil
Belรฉmยท 1910-1933
Two Swedish immigrants in 1910 obeyed God's prophetic word about 'Parรก' Brazil, founding what became the world's largest Pentecostal denomination with...
Argula von Grumbach
Bavariaยท 1523
In 1523 Bavaria, noblewoman Argula von Grumbach defied university theologians by publishing groundbreaking theological writings defending Lutheran...
Priscilla: The Woman Who Taught Apollos
Ephesusยท AD 54
Priscilla, along with her husband Aquila, discipled the eloquent preacher Apollos in their home, teaching him the full gospel and launching him into one of the most effective ministries in the early church.
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...
John Milton: Paradise Found Through Blindness
Englandยท 1660s
Blind English poet John Milton lost his sight, political cause, and nearly his life, yet through faith created Paradise Lost, the greatest religious...
Jacques and Raissa Maritain
Franceยท 1906
Two French philosophy students Jacques and Raissa Maritain made a suicide pact but found life-changing Catholic faith instead through Leon Bloy.
John Chrysostom: Golden Mouth Forged in Silence
Antiochยท AD 370
The greatest preacher in Eastern Christianity spent six years in desert silence before God transformed him into the eloquent 'Golden Mouth' who...
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.
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...
