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When you think of Patrick of Ireland, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Leprechauns, shamrocks, the color green, the legends associated with this man? Who was the real …

Bill McLeod was the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Saskatoon, Canada, when God laid it on his heart to pray for a genuine revival. On October 13, 1971, twin …

Ken Spilger is the senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church in St. Louis, MO. He is the only survivor of a plane crash and sustained third degree burns on about …

Dr. James Beller is the author of the book, America in Crimson Red, which takes a look at some of the lesser-known figures in American history and the Christians who, …

Years ago, five men were commissioned from London to do research in the Sahara. They rented a Land Rover and, as they traveled through the Sahara, got stuck. They hoped …

Bob Hassel grew up in a Christian home and, while he prayed the prayer many times, it wasn’t until he was a freshman at Maranatha Baptist Bible College that he …

Through some financial reverses and some tough times, Frederick Lehman found himself working in a produce packing plant. This was obviously not a very conducive environment for writing a Gospel …

Benjamin Russel Hanby was born into a deeply religious family on July 22, 1833, in Rushville, Ohio. He was a pastor, abolitionist, and the author of several well-known songs, including …

John DeWaard grew up in South Holland, Illinois. He attended school at Calvin College in Michigan and Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey. In the 1920s, after graduating, he was …

John Charles Ryle was born May 10, 1816, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. His parents were wealthy, but unspiritual. He attended Eton, a very prestigious private school, and Oxford, where he …

John Gresham Machen was born into a prominent family on July 28, 1881, in Baltimore, Maryland. His father was an attorney and his mother was a housewife and social lady. …

Roger Williams was born into an Anglican family in London, England, in about 1603 and became a Christian when he was about ten or twelve years old. He became a …

In 1862, The Old Rugged Cross Church in Dowagiac, Michigan, was originally built as a hops barn, where they stored and dried hops for making beer. In the 1870s, a …

Ira David Sankey was born in Edinburg, Pennsylvania, on August 28, 1840, to David and Mary Sankey. He was one of nine children and had four brothers and four sisters. …

In 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in Canton, Ohio. One year later, Pastor Harold Henniger was reading Hebrews 11, that great passage on faith and the heroes …

If you were to go to Boston today, you would find a plaque on the outside of a former shoe store, now a bank, which reads, “Christian evangelist, friend of …

William Booth was born on April 10, 1829, in Sneinton, Nottingham, England. At age thirteen, when his father could no longer pay for his education, he was apprenticed to a …

-David Saxon, Ph.D. One of my favorite people in Church History is Charles Spurgeon. He’s a well-known figure, but I believe reviewing his life is profitable because he was a …