Month: October 2025

Desmond Doss Biography: The Conscientious Objector Hero of Hacksaw Ridge

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During World War II, Desmond Doss (February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006) was a corporal in the US Army who worked as a combat medic for an infantry company. He declined to carry a weapon because of his religious convictions. For his actions in the Philippines and Guam, he received the Bronze Star Medal twice. By acting independently and saving an estimated 75 men during the Battle of Okinawa, Desmond Doss further distinguished himself. He was the first of only three conscientious objectors to be awarded the Medal of…

John D. Rockefeller’s Tithing Strategy and the Gospel of Wealth

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American businessman and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Sr. was born on July 8, 1839, and died on May 23, 1937. He was among the richest people in contemporary history and among the wealthiest Americans of all time. Born in Upstate New York, Rockefeller came from a large family that relocated multiple times before settling in Cleveland, Ohio. At the age of 16, he started working as an assistant bookkeeper. At the age of 20, he entered into multiple business partnerships, focusing on oil refining. In 1870, Rockefeller established the Standard…

The David Green Story: How Hobby Lobby Funded the Museum of the Bible

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American businessman David Green was born on November 13, 1941, and he founded the chain of arts and crafts stores known as Hobby Lobby. He provided funding for the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., and is a significant contributor to Evangelical groups in the US. David Green Hobby Lobby While working as a store manager for the TG&Y chain of variety stores in 1970, David Green borrowed $600 to launch a side gig in his garage where he and Larry Pico assembled and sold tiny picture frames. Greco…

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Catholic Faith: The True Myth of Middle-earth

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English author and scholar J.R.R. Tolkien lived from 3 January 1892 to 2 September 1973. He wrote the epic fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. J.R.R. Tolkien served as a Fellow of Pembroke College and the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford from 1925 until 1945. He then relocated within the same university, where he served from 1945 until his retirement in 1959 as the Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College. C. S. Lewis, a…

Beth Moore Biography: All My Knotted-Up Life | Official Memoir & Book Sales

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American Anglican author, Bible teacher, and evangelist Wanda Elizabeth “Beth” Moore was born Wanda Elizabeth Green on June 16, 1957. She founded the Christian organization Living Proof Ministries in 1994 with the goal of educating women, and she currently serves as its president. The headquarters of Living Proof Ministries are in Houston, Texas. Speaking at arena events, Moore is “arguably the most prominent white evangelical woman in America” and has sold millions of copies of her books. Travis Cottrell led worship at more than a dozen “Living Proof Live” conferences…

Saint Teresa of Calcutta: Biography, Miracles, and Catholic Faith

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Mother Teresa, also known as Saint Mother Teresa, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity and is now a Catholic saint. She was born on August 26, 1910, and died on September 5, 1997. She grew up in a pious Catholic household after being born in Skopje, which was then a part of the Ottoman Empire. She joined the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland when she was eighteen, and then she went to India, where she spent the most of her life and continued her missionary…

The Complete Works of John Wesley: Definitive Edition & Theology Guide

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John Wesley A prominent figure in the revival movement known as Methodism within the Church of England, John Wesley was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who lived from June 28, 1703, to March 2, 1791. The independent Methodist movement, which is still going strong today, was dominated by the societies he established. John Wesley received his education at Charterhouse and Christ Church in Oxford. Two years later, he was ordained as an Anglican clergyman after being chosen a fellow of Lincoln College in Oxford. He oversaw the “Holy Club,”…

John Stott’s Legacy: The Theology and Ethics of a Modern Evangelical

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British Anglican clergyman and theologian John Stott CBE (27 April 1921 – 27 July 2011) was a prominent figure in the global evangelical movement. He was one of the main contributors to the 1974 Lausanne Covenant. Time magazine named Stott one of the world’s 100 most important people in 2005. John Stott Sir Arnold and Emily “Lily” Stott (née Holland) welcomed John Stott into the world on April 27, 1921, in London, England. His mother had grown up Lutheran and frequented the local Church of England church, All Souls, Langham…

Francis Chan’s Crazy Love: Church Planting and Modern Ministry

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Francis Chan, a Protestant author, educator, and preacher from the United States, was born on August 31, 1967. In 1994, Chan established the nondenominational Cornerstone Community Church, an Evangelical church in Simi Valley, California, where he served as its teaching pastor. Additionally, he established Eternity Bible College in 2004 and presided over it as chancellor until 2010. He has been on the boards of numerous social justice and Christian organizations, such as Gospel for Asia and the Children’s Hunger Fund. Among the many novels he has written and co-written is…