Joyce Meyer
Joyce Meyer Pauline Joyce (Hutchinson) Meyer was born in south St. Louis, the daughter of a working-class family. She became a Christian at age 9…
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Elisabeth Elliot
Elisabeth Elliot Elisabeth (Howard) Elliot was born in Brussels Belgium, the daughter of missionaries. She attended Wheaton College where she met her first husband, Jim…
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CS Lewis
CS Lewis Clive Staples “Jack” Lewis was born in Belfast Ireland. Although he was raised in a religious family with a maternal grandfather who was…
Corrie Ten Boom
Corrie Ten Boom Cornelia Arnolda Johanna “Corrie” ten Boom was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands to a working-class family and was the youngest daughter of a…
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Max Lucado
Max Lucado Max Lucado was born in San Angelo, Text, the son of an oil field worker and nurse. He is a former missionary to…
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Francis of Assisi Born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, St. Francis of Assisi was born to an Italian father who was a prosperous silk…
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) was born in Domrémy-la-Pucelle, France, the daughter of a peasant family. She was later recognized as a…
Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born in Kelvedon, Essex, England. He began preaching at the age of 19 and became known for his masterful…
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Prayer: Does it “Work?”
Prayer: Does it “Work?” If I walked into the average church in America today and asked a dozen different women if they believe prayer “works,”…