Christian Biography

Francinah Baloyi was sixteen when the ancestors demanded that she continue the family tradition and be trained as a sangoma, one through whom the s...

Missionary of Reconciliation: The Role of the Doctrine of Reconciliation in the Preaching of Festo Kivengere of Uganda, 1971-1988 Alfred Olwa (Sydn...

Her mother called her "laundry lady," "stupid" and "slut" so often that Christina Meredith rarely heard her own name as she grew up. Now Christina ...

Over 1 million boys play high school football every year. About 6.5% of them become collegiate players. Of those who play in college, only 1.5% rea...

This is the first English language biography of John A. Mackay (1889-1983), an important Presbyterian leader, missionary, and professor who served ...

Cody Garbrandt grew up in a rough town in the Central Appalachian region of Ohio, surrounded by a longstanding culture of fighting—and drugs. Raise...

Paul Schlehlein is a missionary and church planter among the Tsongas in rural South Africa. Few books are more inspiring to the Christian reader th...

Helen Vanstone worked in Uganda for eight years as a voluntary head teacher at a Christian school. Earlier in her career in UK primary school educa...

Sometimes, it’s not only what we plant but where we’re planted. Now raising their 3-year old daughter, Indiana, alone, after Joey’s passing, Rory ...

Among Christian devotional works, My Utmost for His Highest stands head and shoulders above the rest, with more than 13 million copies sold. But mo...

Even on your worst day, you may become someone else’s best hope. When Pastor Craig and Samantha Johnson moved to Houston to take a position at Lak...

Today it sits empty and abandoned, infested by bats and invaded by weeds, just a shell and a memory of the dreams, the energy, and the drama it use...

Melissa Ohden is fourteen when she learns that she is the survivor of a botched abortion. This discovery sends her life spiraling downward. In this...

Much of what we know about theology—about justification, adoption, sanctification, and glorification—comes directly from the writings of the Apostl...

Called a “physician of the soul,” Martyn Lloyd-Jones is widely regarded as one of the most powerful preachers of the twentieth century. Originally ...

The dual biography of two remarkable women – Catherine Parr and Anne Askew. One was the last queen of a powerful monarch, the second a countrywoman...

Looking at a decade’s worth of chronic pain, a promise from God helped Joanne stand firm until He ultimately heals her. Once a trained athlete in ...

The story she said he was born to write. Her story. His story. The love story of Joey and Rory. By inviting so many into the final months of Joey...

Can’t Nothing Bring Me Down is the memoir of 101-year-old, world-record-holding runner Ida Keeling. Miss Ida, as she’s known throughout her Bronx c...

After a life of sex, drugs and the Communards, recounted in his acclaimed memoir Fathomless Riches, the Reverend Richard Coles devoted himself to G...

Dorothy L Sayers was a woman of contrasts. A strong Christian, she had a baby by a man she did not love - out of wedlock. Possessing a fierce intel...

The first book of its kind, Leaving Faith Behind tells the true stories of women and men who were born into Muslim families and have made the diffi...

You can't plan an incredible life ahead of time. But you can follow the One who already has the road all mapped out. For Third Day guitarist Mark...

From the beginning of his ministry John Wesley was committed to nurturing in his own life and in the communities he served “health of body and of s...

In this unvarnished account of faith inside the world’s most powerful office, Michael Wear provides unprecedented insight into the highs and lows o...

The astonishing story of a singer-songwriter living on the streets of Nashville who met Jesus, got sober, and found international stardom at the ag...

When pain is real, why is God silent? Frederick Buechner has grappled with the nature of pain, grief, and grace ever since his father committed su...

Visions had by orphaned beggar boys in China during a revival in the early 20th century. The Bakers started Adullam Rescue Mission for street child...

Andrea Logan White appeared to be living the “American dream” or what many would call a “perfect life.” However, underneath the happy veneer of the...

The Awakening of HK Derryberry is the inspiring story of how one man was willing to step out of his upper middle-class world into the life of a you...

A compelling portrait of the father of Methodism. The life and work of John Wesley (1703-1791) has had an enormous influence on modern Christianity...

Rees Howells, a powerful intercessor, taught his son Samuel the principles of intercession and commissioned him some weeks before his death, statin...

Reading about the lives and experiences of Christians who, through faith, have overcome trials and tribulations brings us great encouragement and m...

The riveting true story of one refugee's miraculous escape first from Iran, then from imprisonment in Turkey, and her gradual discovery of freedom,...

At the time of his death in 1996 Henri Nouwen was already one of the most popular spiritual writers in the world. Through more than fifty books he ...

Jim Cockburn spent 37 years of his life in teaching and 21 years as the headteacher of a comprehensive school in north-east England, a career that ...

God doesn’t promise us a life free from pain and difficulty, but he does promise to be with us. In this honest account based on email news updates...

"If I were to become a Christian, it would mean not only changing my religion but changing my whole identity, and bringing shame upon my family. My...

Join one woman on a spiritual journey in, around, and through the church on her way to a deeper connection to Jesus… Andrea Syverson was raised C...

Cyprian of Carthage is one of many forgotten early church fathers. And yet his story is one of incredible perseverance for the sake of the gospel. ...

These heroes, in all their humanness, become real and accessible to us as we get to know their God--and ours--more intimately.

A minister of the Presbyterian Church in the United States for more than sixty years, William Childs Robinson’s career spanned the great events of ...

What brings out the best in believers? John Bunyan's life was changed when he abandoned doubt and despair, embracing the necessity and transforming...

One decision can end everything . . . or lead to unlikely redemption. Millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky in 2015. Now, in t...