Category Archives: Author

LETTIE B. COWMAN

Posted on 03/03/2015 by William E. Richardson

Born MARCH 3, 1870 For more than 100 years, Lettie Cowman has encouraged millions of people needing God’s help. As a missionary with her husband Charles, she spread the gospel in the Orient. Later as a widow and best selling-devotional author, Lettie inspired readers around the … Continue reading →

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RUTH BELL GRAHAM

Posted on 06/23/2014 by William E. Richardson

Born June 10, 1920   Seventeen-year-old Ruth Bell had to flee her birth country of China. When the Japanese invaded in 1937, it was no longer safe for her to remain. Her missionary parents secured her passage to the United States. … Continue reading →

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LEW WALLACE

Posted on 04/10/2014 by William E. Richardson

Born APRIL 10, 1827 In 1876, former Civil War General Lew Wallace and other Union veterans were on a train on their way to a soldier’s reunion. A man who, like Lew, was also a lawyer, invited him to a … Continue reading →

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CHARLES SHELDON

Posted on 02/26/2014 by William E. Richardson

Born FEBRUARY 26, 1857 The sermon ended. Singers prepared for the final song. A voice from the back of the church startled the congregation. The stranger in shabby clothes talked his way up the center aisle to the front of the church. … Continue reading →

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AMY CARMICHAEL

Posted on 12/16/2013 by William E. Richardson

Born DECEMBER 16, 1867 It began with Preena. The 7-year-old girl fled the Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India in fear. She found Amy Carmichael, an English missionary. Hearing Preena’s story and learning the truth about female temple slaves gave Amy’s ministry new … Continue reading →

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CHARLES FINNEY

Posted on 08/31/2013 by William E. Richardson

Born AUGUST 29, 1792 Charles Grandison Finney played a pivotal role among American revivalists. His contributions served as a bridge between the ministry of Jonathan Edwards in the 1700s and the revival campaigns of D. L. Moody in the late 1800s. Born three years after George Washington’s … Continue reading →

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OSWALD CHAMBERS

Posted on 07/24/2013 by William E. Richardson

Born JULY 24, 1874 “We will all feel very much ashamed if we do not yield to Jesus the areas of our lives He has asked us to yield to Him. It’s as if Paul were saying, ‘My determined pur-pose is … Continue reading →

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ANDREW MURRAY

Posted on 05/09/2013 by William E. Richardson

Born MAY 9, 1828 Andrew was born in South Africa. His Scottish father pastored the Dutch Reformed Church in Graaff Reinet. The combination of geopolitical environment and spiritual experiences prepared young Andrew for his life’s work. God would use him to draw people of varied ethnic back-grounds around the … Continue reading →

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DWIGHT L. MOODY

Posted on 02/05/2013 by William E. Richardson

Born FEBRUARY 5, 1837 Dwight Lyman Moody had a limited formal education and was never ordained into the ministry. Still, he became the most successful evangelist of the Nineteenth Century. He left his mark in Christian education and Christian publishing and set standards for both one-on-one … Continue reading →

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R. A. TORREY

Posted on 01/28/2013 by William E. Richardson

Born JANUARY 28, 1856 As a student at Yale, Reuben Archer Torrey startled awake one night. He felt a heaviness due to some recent disappointments. Overcome by a sense of hopelessness, he decided to end his life. He crawled out of bed, went to his washstand, … Continue reading →

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