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Katherine von Bora: Nun Married Luther
Wittenbergยท 1523
Katherine von Bora escaped a convent through Martin Luther's help, married him, and discovered that serving God flourishes as powerfully in marriage and...
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.
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.
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.
Flannery O'Connor: The Habit of Being
Georgiaยท 1950s
Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor found God's grace through chronic illness in 1950s Georgia, transforming her suffering into powerful literature that...
The Moravian Pentecost
Herrnhutยท 1727-08-13
In 1727 Germany, God transformed a quarreling refugee community through supernatural outpouring during communion, birthing a 100-year prayer meeting and...
The Man in Black Walks Back to Christ
Tennesseeยท 1972
Country music legend Johnny Cash shares how God rescued him from drug addiction and despair in a Tennessee cave, leading to his recommitment to Christ...
Grant Teaff: The Miracle on the Brazos
Snyderยท 1972
Football coach Grant Teaff experienced God's direction after a near-death experience, transforming Baylor's losing football program into the 'Miracle on...
From the Moon to the Cross
Texasยท 1978
Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke found that walking on the moon couldn't fill the emptiness in his heart.
A Prayer Transforms a Family: Jim Cymbala
Brooklynยท 1991
Jim Cymbala, pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, witnessed a miraculous transformation through prayer in his church and family. His daughter, Chrissy, returned to faith after the church's fervent prayers, demonstrating the power of God's intervention.
Faithful Brushstrokes: Henry Ossawa Tanner
Parisยท 1891
Henry Ossawa Tanner overcame racial discrimination to become an acclaimed religious painter in 1890s Paris, using his artistic gifts to glorify God...
