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Chris Tomlin - Building Bridges Through
Grand Saline· 1985
Chris Tomlin's testimony shows how childhood faith and quiet obedience led to global worship ministry. He co-founded Passion Conferences in 1997.
Not God's Type: Holly Ordway's Journey from Atheist to Apologist
California· 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.
Michael W. Smith - Rescued on a Kitchen Floor
Nashville· November 1979
Grammy-winning artist Michael W. Smith nearly died from drug addiction before experiencing God's presence on his kitchen floor in Nashville, leading to...
Janani Luwum: Do Not Be Afraid
Uganda· 1948-1977
Archbishop Janani Luwum courageously opposed Uganda's brutal dictator Idi Amin, speaking out against mass killings until his martyrdom in 1977.
Perpetua's Prison Diary: Earliest Female Christian Writing
Carthage· AD 203
Young mother Perpetua found strength and peace in prison through faith, experiencing God's presence even facing martyrdom in 203 AD Carthage.
Argula von Grumbach
Bavaria· 1523
In 1523 Bavaria, noblewoman Argula von Grumbach defied university theologians by publishing groundbreaking theological writings defending Lutheran...
Priscilla: The Woman Who Taught Apollos
Ephesus· 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/USA· 1970s
French anthropologist René Girard's scholarly research into human violence led him to discover the unique truth of the Gospels, bringing him back to...
Imprisoned with ISIS
Sudan· 2015-2017
Voice of the Martyrs director Petr Jasek was imprisoned with ISIS fighters in Sudan for 445 days, enduring torture and near-death conditions.
Eight Years on Death Row
Pakistan· 2009-2019
Catholic mother Asia Bibi spent 8 years on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy charges, maintaining unwavering faith through solitary confinement until...
A Christian Means One Belongs to Jesus
Iran· 1983-1994
Iranian pastor Mehdi Dibaj boldly defended his faith before Islamic judges in 1993, choosing potential execution over denying Christ.
Jacques and Raissa Maritain
France· 1906
Two French philosophy students Jacques and Raissa Maritain made a suicide pact but found life-changing Catholic faith instead through Leon Bloy.