Heroes of the Faith: Ruth Bell Graham
Ruth Bell Graham was the wife and life partner of evangelist Billy Graham. She was born on June 10, 1920 in Qingjiang, Jiangsu, Republic of China. Her parents L. Nelson and Virginia Leftwich Bell were…
Faithful Heroes: Wilbur Wilberforce
If you have seen the movie Amazing Grace then you may remember the story of William Wilberforce. He championed for the abolition of slavery in early 19th Century England. William Wilberforce was born on August…
Faithful Heroes: Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray was a South African writer, teacher and Christian pastor. He considered missions to be “the chief end of the church”. Andrew Murray, Jr. was the second child of Andrew Murray, Sr. and Maria…
Faithful Heroes: John Birch
John Birch was a captain of the U.S. Army Air Forces, as well as a minister and missionary. He is considered the first casualty of the Cold War. John Morrison Birch was born on May…
Faithful Heroes: William Tyndale
William Tyndale the first person to directly translate the English Bible directly from Hebrew and Greek. He was born around 1494 in Gloucestershire, England as William Hychyns. As a young man he entered Oxford University…
Faithful Heroes: John Huss
John Huss is considered the first church reformer after John Wycliffe, the theorist Protestantism. He was the forerunner to Luther, Calvin and Zwingli. Jan Hus was the true spelling of his name. He was born…
Faithful Heroes: John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe is considered an important predecessor to Protestantism. His translation of the Vulgate, a late 4th Century Latin translation, into Middle English is now known as Wycliffe’s Bible. He was born sometime in the…
Faithful Heroes: John Bunyon
John Bunyan was an English writer and Puritan preacher. He is best remembered for his book The Pilgrim’s Progress. Bunyan was born in 1628 to Thomas and Margaret Bunyan in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England. As a…
Faithful Heroes: Frederick Douglas
Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey is estimated to be born around 1818, although his exact birth date is unknown. He chose to celebrate his birthday on February 14. He believed the master was his father and…
Faithful Heroes: Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth went where she felt God was calling her. She was one of a dozen children born to James and Elizabeth Bomefree and given the birth name of Isabella Baumfree. She was born around…
Faithful Heroes: Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman became known as the Moses of the Underground Railroad. She relied on her faith to lead the slaves to freedom through a tumultuous time. But, who was Harriet Tubman? She was born on…
Faithful Heroes: William and Catherine Booth
William and Catherine Booth founded The Salvation Army. William Booth was born on April 10, 1829 in Nottingham, England. He was the son of Samuel and Mary Moss Booth. William was fourteen years old when…
Faithful Heroes: G.K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton was an English writer, poet, philospoher, dramatist, journalist, orator, biographer, art and literary critic and lay theologian. He is often referred to as the “prince of paradox”. Time magazine has observed of his…
Faithful Heroes: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Was a pastor who became a leading figure in the Civil Rights movement. He was born to Martin Luther King, Sr and Alberta Williams King on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta,…
Faithful Heroes: Corrie ten Boom
Corrie ten Boom dedicated her life to serving Christ. She traveled the world sharing her testimony of surviving the concentration camps and extending a hand of forgiveness. Cornelia ten Boom was born on April 15,…
Faithful Heroes: Billy Sunday
Billy Sunday moved from professional baseball player to well known evangelist throughout his life. William “Billy” Ashley Sunday was born on November 19, 1862 in Story County, Iowa. His parents were German immigrants who changed…
Heroes of the Faith: Amy Carmichael
Amy Beatrice Carmichael is known for her missionary work to India, where she opened an orphanage and founded a mission. Amy Wilson Carmichael was born on December 16, 1867 in Millisle, County Down, Ireland. She…
Heroes of the Faith: Lottie Moon
Growing up in the Southern Baptist Church, each Christmas we take up the Lottie Moon Foreign Mission offering. This goes to fund and assist foreign missionaries around the world. But, who was Lottie Moon? Why…
Heroes of the Faith: Lillian Thrasher
Lillian Trasher founded the first Orphanage in Egypt and known as the Nile Mother of Egypt. Lillian Hunt Trasher was born on September 27, 1887 in Jacksonville, Florida. She was raised as a Roman Catholic…
Heroes of the Faith: John Gibson Paton
John Gibson Paton greatly improved life in his missionary work in the South Pacific. He was born on May 24, 1824 in Braehead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He was the oldest of eleven children born to James…