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Susannah Wesley: Raising World-Changers in a Crowded Rectory
Epworthยท Early 1700s
Susannah Wesley raises ten surviving children through poverty, house fires, and an absent husband โ her disciplined kitchen-table education produces John...
The Student Whose Religious Liberty Case Changed a University
United Statesยท 2024
A medical student challenged her university's discriminatory hijab policy through a religious liberty case, winning a ruling that changed the institution's approach to faith and professional dress codes.
The Pastor Who Went to Court for Feeding People
United Statesยท 2024
Fined for feeding homeless residents, a pastor fought the city and won โ but the real victory was that opposition multiplied the ministry from one church to seven, reaching five times more people.
The Prison Chaplain Who Was Set Free
Alabamaยท 2010
A veteran pastor became a prison chaplain expecting to teach, but was profoundly changed by inmates who taught him that grace is a presence you carry, not a concept you explain.
R.G. LeTourneau and the 90% Give
Longviewยท 1930s-1960s
R.G. LeTourneau, the industrial pioneer who supplied 70% of Allied WWII earthmoving equipment, gave away 90% of his income โ and became wealthier the more...
He Found God Walking Through a Garden After Lunch
Franceยท 1730s-1740s
Jean-Pierre de Caussade, an 18th-century Jesuit priest, discovered that God was most present to him not during formal prayer but in ordinary transitions โ...
Lilias Trotter: She Heard God While Painting Wildflowers in the Desert
Algiersยท 1890s
Lilias Trotter gave up a career as Victorian England's most promising artist to live in Algeria.
He Found God Between the Potato Peels
Parisยท 1660s-1691
Brother Lawrence, a 17th-century kitchen worker in a Paris monastery, discovered that peeling potatoes and scrubbing pots could be as sacred as any...
Misty Edwards Found Her Voice in a 24/7 Worship Room
Kansas Cityยท 1999-present
Misty Edwards joined IHOP-KC at 19 with no formal training and spent over two decades worshipping in a 24/7 prayer room.
Bethany Hamilton Worshipped Her Way Back After Losing Her Arm
Kauaiยท 2003-2004
Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack at age thirteen, credits her resilience and recovery to a lifetime of worship.
Rachael Denhollander: Breaking Cycles of Abuse and Silence
Michiganยท 2016-2018
Rachael Denhollander, the first to publicly accuse Larry Nassar, broke a generational institutional pattern of silence around abuse, drawing on her...
Ruby Bridges: The Six-Year-Old Who Prayed Her Way Into School
New Orleansยท 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.
