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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.
Matt Redman - A Father to the Fatherless
Londonยท 1984
After losing his father to suicide at age seven, worship leader Matt Redman found healing and purpose through faith, becoming the Grammy-winning...
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...
Macrina the Younger: The Teacher of Saints
Cappadocia (modern Turkey)ยท AD 350
Macrina the Younger shaped three great theologians of the early church through her profound faith. Her brothers Basil and Gregory called her their teacher.
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...
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...
Augustine of Hippo: Take and Read
Milanยท AD 386
Augustine of Hippo's dramatic conversion in 4th century Milan when a child's voice led him to read Scripture that instantly freed him from years of...
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.
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...