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Heroes of the Faith: William Seymour
William Seymour was at the heart of the Azusa Street Revival that reshaped Christianity across the world. If you are one of the half a billion Christians who are now...
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Heroes of the Faith: Robert Murray M’Cheyne
The saying ‘it’s not the years of your life that matter, it’s the life in your years’ was never truer of anyone more than Robert Murray M’Cheyne who died at...
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Heroes of the Faith: Augustine of Hippo
St Augustine may be ‘the most influential figure in Christianity after St Paul’. He wrote much (some 5 million words), and his teaching has influenced theology ever since. Like all...
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Heroes of the Faith: Mary Jones
Mary Jones was born in December 1784 at Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, a small hamlet in one of the deep valleys of North Wales. It was a Welsh-speaking, sheep-farming community and Mary’s family...
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Heroes of the Faith: John Chrysostom
When, in the fourth century ad, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, it lost the threat of persecution but gained new perils. As the church became popular,...
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Heroes of the Faith: George Müller
One of the fascinating things about Christianity is how very different the great men and women of God are. George Müller (1805–1898) was not just different, he was unique. Müller...
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Heroes of the Faith: John Bunyan
John Bunyan is one of the most influential Christians of all time. Although he wrote nearly 60 books, his influence rests on one: The Pilgrim’s Progress. It has sold more copies than...
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Heroes of the Faith: Harriet Tubman
I recently watched the film Harriet based on the true story of Harriet Tubman. I was inspired and, having since researched her, Harriet has now become one of my Christian heroes. Harriet...
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Heroes of the Faith: Billy Bray
One of my heroes is the Cornish evangelist Billy Bray. I read his biography soon after becoming a Christian and was hugely impacted and inspired. Billy was born in 1794...
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Heroes of the Faith: Josephine Butler
This summer I am writing about some of my favourite Christian heroes and a particularly fascinating one is Josephine Butler (1828–1906). She is little known today despite being one of...
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Heroes of the Faith: William Wilberforce
Over the summer I want to look at some of my favourite Christian heroes. One figure who stands high is William Wilberforce (1759–1833). Although he is remembered mainly for leading...
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National Day of Prayer During Dunkirk 1940
It’s beginning to look as if one of the unmissable films of summer is going to be Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk. The film reminds us of one of the more extraordinary events...