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Ignatius of Antioch
Antiochยท AD 70
Bishop Ignatius of Antioch embraced martyrdom in Rome's Colosseum around 107 AD, calling himself 'God's wheat ground by lions' teeth.' His letters...
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...
Walker Percy: The Moviegoer Who Found God
Louisianaยท 1947
Medical doctor Walker Percy found faith during tuberculosis treatment at Saranac Lake.
T.S. Eliot: The Hollow Man Made Whole
Englandยท 1927
Nobel Prize-winning poet T.S. Eliot found faith in Christ at age 38, transforming from writing about spiritual emptiness to celebrating God's redemption...
Richard Baxter: Bruised Reed Awakened a Soul
Shropshireยท 1630s
Richard Baxter's gradual conversion through Scripture and suffering in 17th century England. The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes opened God's love to him.
George Muller - The Night Everything Changed
Halleยท 1825-11
George Muller was a thief and cheat studying divinity for easy money when a friend invited him to a prayer meeting in November 1825. Seeing believers kneel in prayer for the first time, he felt he had found what he had been seeking all his life. From that night, God began transforming him into a man of extraordinary faith.
Anthony the Great: The Voice in the Church
Komaยท 270
A wealthy young Egyptian heard God's voice through Scripture and obeyed radically, becoming Anthony the Great, the Father of All Monks who launched the...
Amanda Berry Smith
New York Cityยท 1868-09
Born into slavery, Amanda Berry Smith experienced God's sanctifying power in 1868 at a NYC church service, transforming her into a powerful evangelist...
Agnes Ozman - First to Speak in Tongues
Topekaยท 1901-01-01
In 1901, Agnes Ozman became the first person to speak in tongues at Bethel Bible School in Topeka, Kansas, launching the global Pentecostal movement...
John Rogers: First Flame of the Marian
Londonยท 1500
John Rogers, Cambridge-educated priest, met William Tyndale and embraced Reformed faith. He completed the first English Bible printed with royal authorization.
Nicholas Ridley: Steadfast to the End
Oxfordยท 1500
Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, remained faithful to his Reformed beliefs and was martyred by burning at the stake in Oxford in 1555 during Queen...
Hugh Latimer: "We Shall Light Such a Candle"
Oxfordยท 1490
Hugh Latimer transformed from fierce Reformation opponent to Gospel preacher through hearing Scripture testimony, ultimately dying as martyr in 1555...