Biography/History

The heavy hand of communism has stirred up racial strife, creating confusion, hate, and bitterness so essential to the advancement of the Red cause.—Manning Johnson. The words penned in 1958 by Manning Johnson in Color, Communism, and Common Sense...

Compendium of Baptist History, showing the origin and history of the Baptists, from the days of the apostles to the present time, with an original chart, giving a comparative view of some of the denominations of Christians with which they have come...

A well written account of an unusual man of God. Count Zinzendorf, a contemporary of John Wesley, founded a religious community for Moravian immigrants called Herrnhut. He also wrote hymns and various books and instituted foreign missions. The author,...

Read Dr. Bill Rice's captivating stories about his missionary trip into the jungles of Africa!

The Sufferings and Triumphs of the Heroic Men and Women Who Were Persecuted for the Religion Of Jesus ChristThe spectacle of human beings suffering for the truth is the sublimest sight that can be witnessed on earth. In the providence of God this has...

From the Introduction by Thomas Ray: Several years ago I read a breif biographical sketch of Abraham Marshall that described his extensive and successful ministry. I was especially impressed by the reception and phenomenal blessing which attended his...

Daniel Nash pastored a small church in the backwoods of New York for six years and traveled with and prayed for a traveling evangelist for seven more years until his death. As far as we know, he never ministered outside the region of upstate New York,...

Journey alongside one of Christianity’s most courageous pioneers in Vance Christie’s biography for pre–teens. Born into humble beginnings in Scotland in 1813, Livingstone’s faith and passion for exploration shaped his...

A life of greater power can be yours! James Gilchrist Lawson examines the ways in which some of the most famous Christians of the ages reached a greater experience of God's love and power. The impact and influence of John Bunyan, Fenelon, Madame Guyon, D...

Many know the heroic story of Jim Elliot's violent death in 1956, killed along with four other missionaries by a primitive Ecuadorian tribe they were seeking to reach with the gospel. Many also know the prolific legacy of Elisabeth Elliot, whose...

In 1852, a young New York girl began keeping a journal of everyday happenings in the village of Canadaigua. For 20 years, she noted ordinary and extraordinary events, including school days, social outings, the American Civil War, the assassination of...

This work was undertaken for the purpose of ascertaining so far as possible, the actual extent of the suffering of the early Methodists, and of their struggle against persecution. It deals only with events in the British Isles and covers the life of the...