C. T. Studd – A Poem to Meditate On
Charles Thomas (C. T.) Studd was born in England in 1860. And before he passed away in 1931, he literally spanned the globe as a Christian missionary in China, India,
Category: Biography
Joni Eareckson Tada – From Tragedy to Triumph
The year was 1967 and a young 17-year-old teenager named Joni was out having fun with her friends. While swimming she dove into a lake and misjudged how shallow it
Alister McGrath – A Former Brilliant Atheist Embraces Christianity
Alister McGrath (1953 – present) was a brilliant scholar who began his academic life as a scientist, and studied chemistry at Oxford. He went on to earn three PhDs from
The Peanut Man
George Washington Carver, the great black scientist, to many, was considered the world’s top authority on peanuts and sweet potatoes and their products. This world-renowned agricultural chemist when all was
Fanny Crosby – The Queen of Hymn Writers
Frances Jane Crosby (1820 – 1915) stands as an inspirational role model for all of those whose life has thrown them a curve ball. Born perfectly healthy, Fanny at age
Robert Murray McCheyne – A Great Man of Holiness
Robert Murray McCheyne (1813 – 1843) while only living a brief 30 years turned out to be one of Scotland’s most famous spiritual leaders of the last 200 years. McCheyne
Henry Martyn – The Forgotten Missionary
The name of Henry Martyn is not very familiar to most Christians but this amazing missionary, who only lived to age 31, accomplished more for the sake of the gospel
William Carey – The Father of Modern Missions
In the words of Madeline Peña, William Carey (1761 – 1834) was described as follows: “Known as the Father of Modern Missions, William Carey was the first missionary to India
Antony van Leeuwenhoek – The First Microbe Hunter
Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632 – 1723) was a Dutch haberdasher who rose to fame not as a cloth merchant but as a lay Christian scientist who had a fascination with
John R. Mott – Great Evangelist and Prayer Warrior
John R. Mott (1865 – 1955) was an American evangelist who won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1946 for his work in establishing and strengthening international Protestant Christian student