Biographical Vignettes
- Lessons from the Friends of William Cowper - "Any way you look at it, the poet William Cowper (pronounced "Cooper") had a difficult life. . . . But Cowper was blessed with friends."- Click here to read more, or click here to download (USA) or here to download in A4.
- The Remedy of Self-Sacrificing Service: The Ministry of Susannah Spurgeon - "The eloquence and powerful sermons of the "boy preacher" were the talk of London, but all Susannah could see was a country bumpkin with a bad haircut, a ridiculous blue polka dot handkerchief and a black silk cravat that was much too large to be in style." - Click here to read more, or click here to download (USA) or here to download in A4.
- The Most for the Most Unhappy - Pastor and Philanthropist, Andrew Reed On the day of his ordination, Andrew Reed must have known that he wouldn't have an easy ministry. His first pastorate was with the New Road Chapel in East London, and the church had fallen on hard times. - Click here to read more, or click here to download (USA) or here to download in .A4.
- The Sustainer of Presidents - In 1789, George Washington addressed the legislators and citizens gathered in New York City to celebrate his installation as the first president of the United States. - Read this article online -
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- "I Never Made a Sacrifice" Hudson Taylor, Missionary to China - "From his conversion in his teens, Hudson Taylor had a deep passion for God and desire to serve him as a missionary in China. All through his young adulthood his focus on this goal never failed. Most of China's inland cities had never seen a foreign missionary and a million Chinese each month were dying without having heard the gospel. Taylor could not understand how any believer could be unmoved in the face of such staggering need." - Read this article online -
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- David and John Brainerd: Missionaries to Native Americans - David Brainerd died well. "Now that I am dying," he said, "I declare that I would not for all the world have spent my life otherwise." His brother John was convinced. He carried on David's work until his own death 34 years later. - Read this article online -
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- The Morning Star of Wittenberg: Katharina von Bora Luther - Katharina provided a new example of what it
means to be a woman dedicated to God—not cloistered in a convent but unselfishly serving her family and the church. Read this article online -
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- Mingling Groans of Pain and Songs of Hope - Charles Haddon Spurgeon on Depression Read this article online -
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- The Mysterious Ways of God in the Life of Emily Chubbuck - The story of Emily Chubbuck Judson, the third wife of Adoniram Judson, missionary to Burma. - Click here to read more, or click here to download (USA) or in A4.
- John Bunyan: Blessing God for Affliction - The story of John Bunyan, who learned about affliction during 12 years spent in the Bedford jail for preaching the Gospel. Click here to read more, or click here to download (USA) or in A4.
- The Child of So Many Tears - The story of Monica, who prayed and wept bitterly before God for the conversion of her son, Augustine. Click here to read more, or click here to download (USA) or in A4.
- William Wilberforce and the Great Change - The story of the man who led the fight for the abolition of slavery in England. Click here to read more, or click here to download (USA) or in A4.
- A Most Unlikely Wedding - The story of Richard and Margaret Baxter. read more, or click here to download (USA) or in A4.
- The Conversion of Charles Haddon Spurgeon - "The great nineteenth-century English pastor and evangelist, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, was converted to Christ as a young man on January 6, 1856. In Spurgeon's own words, it happened like this . . . " read more, or click here to download (USA) or in A4.
- The Plant Doctor - The story of George Washington Carver.
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- A Helper Suitable for Francis Schaeffer - "Just as the speaker finished and before Edith could get to her feet, someone else stood up. 'My name is Francis Schaeffer,' he said, 'and I want to say that I know Jesus is the Son of God, and He is also my Savior.'"
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- Grace for a Wretch like John Newton "It must have been cold in John Newton's study as he prepared his sermon during the last week of December, 1773. From his second-floor retreat, Newton could see the church at Olney, England, where he would preach on New Years' Day, just as he did every Sunday."
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- Isaac Watts - Rejected Suitor "Isaac had butterflies in his stomach as he paced nervously around the room. Today was the day he would meet Elizabeth Singer for the first time. Several months ago Elizabeth, a noted poet in her own right, wrote to tell Isaac how moved she was by his work. Isaac replied, and through the next several months of correspondence the two fell in love—there was even talk of marriage."
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- Adoniram Judson: Free Thinker Set Free "The early 19th century American missionary Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) made a lasting impression on Burma, now Myanmar. His toil as a church planter, Bible translator, and sufferer for Christ is legendary. As a young man, however, he was radically opposed to the Savior he later preached."
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- Selina, the Less-than-Perfect Servant "Selina was discouraged. The evangelist John Wesley, her friend, had assured her that it was possible for Christians to attain a state of sinless perfection in this life. Try as she might, the strong-willed and devoted Selina could not accomplish this lofty goal. She felt her failure deeply, and wondered if she could ever be useful in the kingdom of God.
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- How to Ascertain the Will of God From George Muller's Narratives "Nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready to do the Lord's will, whatever that may be. When one is truly in this state, it is usually but a little way to the knowledge of what His will is."
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- Setbacks "George Frederick Handel's career was afflicted with setbacks. Twice bankrupt, he had fallen out of favor with audiences, and financial woes mounted. With such strains upon him, he plunged into the task of writing 'Messiah'."
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- If Darwin Could See Us Now - "Were he alive today, Charles Darwin, an honest and objective scientist, would recognize that his theory of evolution has been disproved by his own stated criteria—the discovery of many plants, animals, and birds that are irreducibly complex."
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- Patrick, Missionary to Ireland - "As Attila the Hun prepared his first attack on Roman provinces and Augustine secluded himself in his study writing The City of God, Patrick's parents worried about their son."
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- The Reluctant Mother: Amy Carmichael - "We can't always identify life-changing moments as they occur. When a little Indian girl named Preena crawled into Amy Carmichael's lap and called her "Amma" (or "mother" in Tamil) for the first time, neither of them could have known that this simple act would change both their lives forever, and the lives of hundreds of others."
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- John G Paton's Father: A Key to His Courage - "When I dug for the reasons he was so courageous, one reason I found was the deep love he had for his father."
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- October 31, 1517 - This insert tells the story of Martin Luther and presents a gospel message.
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