Devotional

Tall ship under full sail on open ocean, symbolizing George Liele's 1782 voyage from Savannah to Jamaica as the first Baptist missionary

George Liele: The First Baptist Missionary America Forgot

Every Baptist knows William Carey, the father of modern missions. Few know the man...
William Wilberforce, British abolitionist and Member of Parliament, historical portrait

William Wilberforce: The Fight He Refused to Lose (The 20-Year War on the Slave Trade)

A frail young man, barely five feet tall and often too sick to stand,...
Martin Luther, German reformer, 1526 portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder

Martin Luther: The Fear of God and the Verse That Set Him Free

A lightning bolt threw Martin Luther into the mud, and his terror of God...
John Wesley, English evangelist and founder of Methodism, portrait by William Hamilton

John Wesley: The Boy Pulled From the Fire (A Brand Plucked From the Burning)

Just before midnight in 1709, the Wesley family's rectory in Epworth, England caught fire....
Charles Spurgeon, the Prince of Preachers, portrait photograph

Charles Spurgeon and Depression: When You Can’t Preach the Sadness Away

The greatest preacher of the 1800s wept in the dark, and he never hid...
Open ancient book in soft warm light evoking the take up and read garden moment

Augustine: Give Me Purity, But Not Yet (His Most Honest Prayer)

Augustine prayed one of the most honest prayers in history. Lord, give me purity,...
Vintage microphone at a wooden pulpit, evoking mid-century preaching

The Billy Graham Rule: How One Honest Hour Protected a Lifetime

In November of 1948, in a forgettable hotel in Modesto, California, four young men...
Open countryside field, the kind of place George Whitefield preached to thousands during the First Great Awakening

George Whitefield: The Voice That Emptied Franklin’s Pockets

Benjamin Franklin walked into a Philadelphia crowd with his mind made up. He would...
A narrow doorway with warm light streaming through, is Jesus the only way

Is Jesus the Only Way? An Honest Look at the Hardest Claim

A woman in our church stayed behind after Bible study a few years ago....
Vintage jewelry box, like the one Frances Havergal packed with joy to give away to missions

Frances Ridley Havergal: The Box She Packed with Joy

A woman in England sat at her desk packing nearly fifty pieces of jewelry...