Posts Tagged ‘Biography’
Review: Elisabeth Elliot, A Life
I’ve mentioned many times that I considered Elisabeth Elliot my “mentor from afar” for most of my adult life. I discovered her books in college, four decades ago, beginning with Through Gates of Splendor, Shadow of the Almighty, and The Journals of Jim Elliot. I’ve read almost all her books ever since, some of them…
Read MoreDo you know Mel Trotter?
Mel Trotter is a familiar name to folks living in West Michigan. It is the name of a large rescue mission and soup kitchen in Grand Rapids, as well as the name of a series of thrift stores found throughout the region. Unfortunately, many are unfamiliar with the man after whom these organizations are named.…
Read MoreEric Liddell — He that honors me, I will honor
In 1981, a Hollywood motion picture made a Scottish missionary to China world famous. However, Eric Liddell had been made famous before when he won a gold medal in the 1924 Paris Olympic games. This athletic achievement and the drama surrounding it formed the plot for the film, Chariots of Fire. The film was the…
Read MoreAs a Dying Man to Dying Men
“A life still near to death, did me possess, With a deep sense of time’s great preciousness. Still thinking I had little time to live, My fervent heart to win men’s souls did strive. I preach’d, as never sure to preach again, And as a dying man to dying men!” ~ Richard Baxter Richard Baxter…
Read MoreGeorge Muller on the Christian Life
Known for his life of faith, power in prayer, and service to orphans, George Muller (1805-1898) was a man whose depth with Christ stands in stark contrast to the shallowness that dominates our Christian landscape. Recently, I took the opportunity to re-read through Muller’s autobiography. If you’ve never read it, I would highly recommend that…
Read MoreWar and Grace – a review
War and Grace: Short Biographies of the World Wars (Click for Amazon link) 2005: EP Books by Don Stephens War and Grace is a light devotional book with brief biographies of thirteen individuals who either served as Christians through the World Wars or came to Christ directly or indirectly following the profound influence of the…
Read MoreHenry Dunster: Harvard’s First President a Profile of Baptist Courage
In the early days of our fledgling nation, pressure to conform to the Church of England drove many individuals to the new world. Henry Dunster was one of many who departed England for the freedom and spiritual life available in the colonies, immigrating to the new colonies in the 1640. Soon after arriving to the…
Read MoreGoing Against His Wishes: Remembering R. C. Chapman
Out of the plethora of godly preachers who have already entered into glory, who graces your list of heroes? There are plenty to choose from: Chrysostom, Whitefield, Edwards and Lloyd-Jones, Moody and Morgan, Torrey, Tozer, Spurgeon, and Simeon along with the rest of the great cloud of witnesses. Let me suggest one more worth adding…
Read MoreThe Awakener
Edward M. Panosian His pulpit: the fields His congregation: all who would listen His message: the Word of God He was an evangelist, a “chaplain” of ships crossing the Atlantic, a compassionate friend of orphans and founder of orphanages and schools, a fundraiser for their support, an exhorter of the clergy to godliness, and more.…
Read MoreIn Pursuit of Souls
Edward M. Panosian John Wesley stepped into the spiritual vacuum of eighteenth century England and led a movement that transformed that nation and had far-reaching effects on America as well. [Though not a Baptist, the story of John Wesley remains inspirational and instructive for us today.] “He acts as though he were out of breath…
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