Who was Jack Hyles? Why is it important that we should know about this man? Jack Hyles Dr. Jack Frasure Hyles (September 1926-February 2001) was the leading figure in the Independent Baptist movement. He was born and raised in a very small town in Italy, Texas, and lived close to the poverty level. By the time he reached age 18, he entered the U.S. Army and served as a paratrooper in World War Two. He and his wife, Beverly, were... Read more
Who was John Wesley? What impact did he leave on the Christian world? John Wesley John Wesley (June 1703-Marcy 1791) was an Anglican minister and theologian who later, along with his brother Charles and Wesley’s fellow cleric, George Whitefield, formed a group called the Methodists or sometimes referred to as the Holy Club or Holiness movement. They were known for fasting twice a week and having diligent studies of the Bible. Wesley was born of Samuel and Susanna Wesley who... Read more
Who was Billy Sunday and why did he leave such a huge impact on Christianity? Billy Sunday Billy Sunday (1862-1935) was born on November 19, 1862, in Ames, Iowa, and in less than a month, his father died, leaving his mother with three small children to care for and no means to care for them. By the time he was age thirteen, all three children had to be sent to an orphanage as his mother couldn’t provide for the care... Read more
Have you ever heard of E.M. Bounds? There is good reason to know this man of God. E.M. Bounds Edward “E.M.” McKendree Bounds (August 15, 1835 – August 24, 1913) was an American attorney and a member of the Methodist Church. Even though he was educated to be an attorney, he found his true calling in the ministry of the Methodist Church, being ordained as a minister in 1859 in the Monticello Methodist Church in Missouri. He entered the ministry... Read more
Who was Vance Havner? Why should we know more about this man? Vance Havner Most people may have never heard of Vance Havner (1901-1986), but this godly man was very special because he was so obsessed with the Word of God that he began outdoor preaching when he was only 14 years of age and he said he didn’t want to stop until he went into glory! His preaching didn’t bring condemnation but conviction and that’s just what he desired.... Read more
Who was Leonard Ravenhill? Why should it matter that we know more about him? Leonard Ravenhill Leonard Ravenhill (June 18th, 1907-November 27th, 1994) was an English Christian evangelist and author who focused on prayer but also on revival. He was born in Leeds, in Yorkshire, England and educated at England’s Cliff College and studied directly under Samuel Chadwick’s ministry, who was a very popular preacher in Edinburgh at the time but later at a new chapel in Glasgow. It didn’t... Read more
Who was Charles “Chuck” Colson? What impact did he leave? Charles “Chuck” Colson Charles “Chuck” Wendell Colson (October 16, 1931 – April 21, 2012) was one of the men who took the fall for President Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal in 1973 and 1974. Born into a family that were officially members of the Episcopal Church, but the fact is they rarely and infrequently attended, they never read the Bible, and they never tried to live a life of... Read more
Who was Corrie ten Boom? What should it matter? Corrie ten Boom Cornelia “Corrie” ten Boom was a Christian Dutch woman who helped many of the Jews escape certain death from the Nazis, risking her own life in the process. She would later write a book about her experiences called The Hiding Place which described her ordeal during World War Two. She was later imprisoned after they discovered her “hiding place” for the Jews. This godly and fearless woman of... Read more
Who was Charles Spurgeon? Why did they call him the “Prince of Preachers?” Charles Spurgeon Charles Hadden Spurgeon (1834-1892) was born in Kelvedon, Essex in England in 1834 to non-conformists parents. Spurgeon’s father and grandfather were non-conformist ministers, meaning that they lived a simple, pious life and were not of the Anglican Church. Spurgeon became obsessed by the martyrs of the Christian faith and loved John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and Fox’s Book of Martyrs. When Spurgeon turned 15, he decided... Read more
Who was C.S. Lewis? Why did this man leave such a huge impact on Christianity? Who was C.S. Lewis? Clive Staples Lewis or C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) may have been the greatest writer of his time, producing myriads of books, very much like those of his close friend, J.R.R. Tolkien who wrote the trilogy of “The Hobbit,” “The Lord of the Rings,” and “The Silmarillion.” Both men would later serve on the Oxford University faculty and in World War One. When... Read more
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