19th Century
Adoniram Judson and Early American Missions
by Beth McFadden Adoniram Judson’s life is one that exhibits the power of redemption and the art of endurance. A man of great talent and prestige, Judson once lived passionately for his own glory, but his fervor was quickly channeled toward a life of missions and service. In the midst more…
The Fathomless Wealth of Christ: Hudson Taylor’s Remarkable Life of Faith
By Carter Hudson A Test of Faith Met by a Man of Faith There was once a young man who lived in Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Just nineteen years of age, he served as the assistant to one of the top physicians in Hull, more…
Moving into the Neighborhood: The Incarnational Ministry of Mary Slessor
by Carys Parker The good news of Jesus Christ first reached West Africa shores through daring mission pioneers known to pack their meager belongings into coffins because they knew they had roughly six months before they would fall to malaria, yellow fever or some equally fatal disease. As time went more…
Charles Haddon Spurgeon on Depression
by Mitchel Pierce “I know, perhaps as well as anyone, what depression means, and what it is to feel myself sinking lower and lower. Yet at the worst, when I reach the lowest depths, I have an inward peace which no pain or depression can in the least disturb. Trusting more…
Conviction to Salvation: How the Salvation Army Moved from Orthodoxy to Saving Souls
by Abigail Hochberger Through the lives of Oxford students and ordained ministers, John Wesley (1703-1791) and George Whitefield (1714-1770), Methodism was born and flourished in England in the eighteenth century. Both humble servants of Christ, they preached from the Word of God, adding nothing new or untrue in the Gospel, more…