365 Christian Men

May 4. Theodore Weld. In 1833, Weld helped found the American Anti-Slavery Society. And during the next decade, he advised members of the United States Congress about issues regarding anti-slavery. By 1834, when he was 31 years old, Weld was advocating for immediate abolition, as opposed to colonization, which was the more popular anti-slavery position […] The post Theodore Weld, US, Abolitionist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

May 3. Don Richardson. At the age of 17, Don Richardson dedicated his life to Christ. After he graduated from bible college, he and his wife moved to Papua, Indonesia, where—for the next 15 years—they served the Sawi tribe. Serving the Sawi was a soft assignment except for the prevalence of malaria, dysentery, hepatitis, and […] The post Don Richardson, Canada, Missionary first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

May 2. John Hagee is the founder and Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, a non-denominational evangelical church with more than 22,000 active members. Pastor Hagee has served the Lord in the gospel ministry for more than sixty years and reached international audiences through his radio and television ministry. He also founded […] The post 1122 John Hagee, American Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

May 1. John Brown. John lived in an era known as The Killing Time—a time the government brutally executed people who taught that the Bible was the true rule of a man’s life not the King’s laws. John was still a boy when the King ripped 300 pastors out of their churches and sent them […] The post John Brown, Scotland, Farmer first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 30. Scott Rider. Scott is married to Tess, and they have four children. Together they’ve been through battles none of us would wish on our worst enemies. This kind of battle can wreck families and leave parents and children deeply alone. Or God can show up. Serious illness can tear a family apart, but […] The post Scott Rider, US, Information Technologist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 29. Vasily Dimitrievich Zhomiruk. Vasily was of one of the richest men this earth has ever known. You haven’t heard of him? By the end of today’s story, you might forget his name. And that’s the way he would want it. Vasily never asked to have his story told. “I don’t want to take […] The post Vasily Dimitrievich Zhomiruk, Russia, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 28. Christmas Evans. It was 1766 in Wales. Evans got his first name—you guessed it—because he was born Christmas day. And—once he was old enough to help on a farm—he probably didn’t get teased about his name, since it’s said he stood seven feet tall. He taught himself to read Welsh and English. With […] The post Christmas Evans, Welsh Minister first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 27. Louie Giglio. Louie has pastored churches, launched the careers of well-known worship leaders, and written best-selling books. He is best known for the Passion Movement, which includes an annual conference for young people aged 18 to 25. The first Passion Conference was held in 1997 with about 2,000 university students. In 2019, more […] The post Louie Giglio, US Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 26. Charles Swindoll. Chuck is a former US Marine, an evangelical Christian pastor, an author, and an educator. He has pastored from the East Coast to the West Coast and has written more than 70 books. Chuck founded Insight for Living and a radio program with that name, which air on more than 2000 […] The post Charles Swindoll, US, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 25. Hudson Taylor. On this date in 1851, God called Hudson to be a missionary to China, and he went. He concentrated his efforts on the interior of China and founded the China Inland Mission. The missionaries did not get salaries; they could not appeal for funds; and they would all adopt Chinese dress. […] The post Hudson Taylor, British Missionary first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 24. Bruce Porter. Pastor. Firefighter. Chaplain. Bruce has done it all. His position as Moral Leadership Officer with the Civil Air Patrol has taken him to the sites of numerous disasters, in the US and around the world. Bruce is also an author and an inspirational speaker who has traveled to more than 40 […] The post Bruce Porter, US, Chaplain at Ground Zero first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 23. Sam Walton. Walton opened his first retail store in 1945. Not a Wal-Mart or a Sam’s Club. It was the first Ben Franklin, which grew to a 15-store franchise. If Ben Franklin executives had agreed to Walton’s proposals to open big retail stores in small rural areas, the Wal-Mart chain would probably not […] The post Sam Walton, US, Business Tycoon first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 22. David Mentzer. If you do an internet search for the name David Mentzer, you may or may not find the subject of today’s story. But there’s at least one young man in Colorado who knows the kind of man David Mentzer is. Here’s their story. When we use our skills to do good […] The post David Mentzer, US, Subaru Mechanic first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 21. Chuck Norris. That Chuck is competitive might be the understatement of a couple of centuries. From powerboat competitions to famous fights on television, Chuck and his martial arts expertise are legendary. But Chuck has a contemplative side, too. He writes screenplays and books, and he supports charities such as Make-A-Wish Foundation and the […] The post Chuck Norris, US, Actor, Martial Arts Expert first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 20. Karl Barth. Karl, like his father before him, was a theologian, and he was serving as a pastor in a small Swiss village when the commentary he had written on the book of Romans attracted international notice. Even though he did not have a doctoral degree, a university in Germany offered him a […] The post Karl Barth, Swiss Theologian first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 18. Francis Chan. For the first five years of his life, Chan was raised in Hong Kong in a Buddhist home. By sixth grade, he’d lost his mother, his step-mother, and his father. In his high-school years, his uncle killed Chan’s aunt and then himself. But Chan had been taught about Jesus, and he […] The post Francis Chan, US, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 17. Bob Goff. Bob is a lawyer, professor, and a NY Times best-selling author. In 2003, Bob founded Restore International, a non-profit human rights organization, to “find daring, productive, and effective ways to fight the injustices committed against children.” His goal is to restore justice to those without a voice—children and poor people. He […] The post Bob Goff, US first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 16. Richard Baxter. On this date in 1641, Baxter began his 17-year-long pastorate at Kidderminster. He was a man full of contrasts. In church matters, he was a non-conformist (not an Anglican), but he always urged the church to be united. In theological matters, he adopted positions that suited neither the Calvinists nor the […] The post Richard Baxter, England, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 15. Jackie Robinson. Jackie was playing in an all-Black league, when someone was man enough to ask the uber-star-athlete Jackie Robinson to come in for an interview with the Dodgers. The agent Clyde Sukeforth was sent to see Jackie play. Unfortunately, Jackie was recovering from a shoulder injury and didn’t play. Sukeforth brought Jackie […] The post Jackie Robinson, US, Major League Baseball Star first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 14. Chad Robichaux. Chad has been a Force Recon Marine—eight deployments in Afghanistan. He has been a detective—that is a Surveillance Detection Senior Program Manager with the US State Department and a Special Agent with the US Federal Air Marshal Service—and received the Medal of Valor. He has been a professional Mixed Martial Arts […] The post Chad Robichaux, US, Soldier first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 13. George Frideric Handel. Handel wrote operas, large-scale choral works, church music, and oratorios—large-scale musical works for orchestra and voices often with religious theme. But George’s passion and talent couldn’t be denied. By the time he was 10, he had mastered composing for the organ, oboe, and violin. He later added the harpsichord. George […] The post George Handel, German-born English Composer first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 12. Robert Murray M’Cheyne. Two resolutions marked Robert’s ministry. One: Never rest until you accomplish your task. Two: Never hurry in a way that prevents the Holy Spirit from calming your heart. Robert—the son of a Scottish lawyer—spent his early life in comfort and luxury, but when his older brother died, Robert looked for […] The post Robert Murray M’Cheyne, Scottish Preacher first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 11. Anthony Ashley Cooper. Anthony was the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury. He came to be a Christian through the care of his first best friend –an old family servant who loved the Lord. Anthony believed the true responsibilities of Christian aristocrats included caring for the bodies and the souls of those entrusted to their […] The post Anthony Ashley Cooper, England, Industrial Reformer first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 10. John Harper. Growing up in a Christian household, Harper came to faith when he was 14. By the he turned 18, he couldn’t be kept quiet. He had to preach about Jesus. He became a pastor and served churches in Glasgow and London before he went to Chicago in 1911 and back to […] The post John Harper, Scotland, Preacher first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 9. William Seymour. All his life, Seymour never let a locked door stop him from seeking God’s will. Born to freed slaves, Seymour fled the deep south to escape poverty, oppression, and prejudice. But while he was working in Ohio, he contracted smallpox, which left him partially blind. But it also confirmed in him […] The post William Seymour, US, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 8. James Chalmers. Chalmers was known to be a stubborn man—a stubborn man on fire to be the first one to preach to a group of people who needed Jesus. So Chalmers and his first wife Anne sailed to the Cook Islands northeast of New Zealand. Part-way there, they were shipwrecked, stranded, and rescued […] The post James Chalmers, Scotland, Missionary first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 7. Bob Gass. Bob preached his first sermon when he was 13, and he entered full-time ministry at the age of 18. He worked as a pastor, a guest speaker, and an evangelist before beginning his career as an author. In 1994, at age 50, Bob produced the first edition of “The Word for […] The post Bob Gass, US, Author first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 6. Eric Irivuzumugabe. On this date in 1994, a plane carrying the president of Rwanda was shot down, launching a 100-day genocide against the Tutsis people by the Hutu people. More than 800,000 Tutsies died. Two million became refugees, and there were 120,000 new orphans. Eric was one of those orphans. But God showed […] The post Eric Irivuzumugabe, Rwanda, Evangelist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 5. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor and theologian, who became the lead spokesperson for German Protestant resistance to the Nazis. Much of his resistance work was done undercover inside the Germany’s Military Intelligence organization, but he also demanded that the Nazi’s change the way they defined Jewish people. He insisted Christians with Jewish ancestry were […] The post Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Germany, Minister first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 4. Ronald Dale Jackson. Ronald is a deaf-blind man with blond hair, cut military short. In a church basement in New York City, an American Sign-Language interpreter named Pamela and her husband JH met Ronald, and they marveled at a man who had lost both hearing and sight, but gained the presence of God. […] The post Ronald Dale Jackson, US, Deaf-Blind Evangelist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 3. John Jasper. John was baptized one morning and preached a funeral service that same afternoon. Being a man of reason and courage, he defied the laws of Virginia that forbade slaves to learn to read and write. More than a century later, that same state recognized John’s achievements and honored him as a […] The post John Jasper, US, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 2. Mark Palm. What young boy doesn’t dream of flying an airplane? Mark Palm is no exception. But young Mark had a second passion, and that was to help people. In August of 2000, Mark founded Samaritan Aviation, a ministry that provides flight-related medical services to people who live in the remote jungle regions […] The post Mark Palm, US, Aviator first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 1. Jack Wyrtzen. Jack was not always Jack. He was originally dubbed Caspar, but high-school classmates showed him the wisdom of an immediate name change. So Jack—not Caspar—was less than respectful of Christianity. Early encounters included mocking a Bible teacher at the YMCA and a fist-fight at the Methodist Church. Young Jack was a […] The post Jack Wyrtzen, US, Evangelist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

March 31. Franklin Graham. Franklin—the son of American evangelist Billy Graham—is a well-known evangelist, missionary, and author. He serves as president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization.  Franklin has conducted evangelistic Festivals (formerly called Crusades) across the US and in forty-nine other countries. He meets with world leaders and encourages people to engage in civic opportunities in their own locales.  His […] The post Franklin Graham, US, Evangelist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

March 30. Charles Simeon. Simeon was an Anglican pastor at the Holy Trinity Church in Cambridge (England) for fifty-four years. His entire ministry was at this church, but his influence went much further.  He mentored young men who wanted to become pastors and taught them that sermons should humble the sinner, exalt the Savior, and promote holiness. At the time of his death […] The post Charles Simeon, British Minister first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

 March 29. John Wooden. John is best known for his phenomenal success as the coach of the UCLA Bruins basketball team. But he was also the first person to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in two roles: player and coach.  John defines success, both on and off the basketball court, in terms of discipline, patience, and humility: “Talent is […] The post John Wooden, US, Basketball Coach first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

 March 28. Rick Warren. Wisdom. Hope. Encouragement. Vision. Pick any or all of these words to describe to Rick Warren and you will be right.  Rick is the founder of Saddleback Church and one of the leading pastors in the US. He is a well-known author of books whose purpose is to help Christians, whether those Christians are in the […] The post Rick Warren, US, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

March 27. Art Hallett. Musician, songwriter, software engineer, worship leader, teacher, preacher—all these words describe Art.  He currently serves as Director of Prison Ministries for Evangelism Explosion International (EEPM). He also founded Hallett Prison Ministries and speaks at churches across the country and internationally.  On this date in 1984, Art became a member of the Sarasota Baptist Church—where he has faithfully served as a commissioned missionary. Here is […] The post Art Hallett, US, Software Engineer first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

 March 26. Loren Cunningham. Loren could be a wealthy man if he wanted to. He is an “accomplished author and a world-renowned public speaker.” But he donates his book royalties to Youth With A Mission (also known as YWAM), which he founded. And he doesn’t charge a speaking fee or ask for an honorarium.  Loren grew up in a family with limited financial resources. Yet his parents gave 30% […] The post Loren Cunningham, US, Founder of Youth With A Mission first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

March 25. Thomas Clarkson. Clarkson was headed for a promising church career. The son of a British clergyman and teacher, he entered Cambridge University to prepare for ministry. While there, he wrote an essay against slavery that changed not only his life, but the lives of countless others.  Clarkson worked with William Wilberforce, the British abolitionist, to gather evidence against […] The post Thomas Clarkson, Great Britain, Abolitionist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

March 24: Craig Garland. Craig runs a jail ministry and a local Bible study, both of which focus on helping people with addictions. Here’s today’s story.  God can use a man’s “Yes, send me” to free the addicted.  As Craig made his forty-five-minute commute, he couldn’t believe that at forty-two he had even considered doing the one thing he had said he would never do.  […] The post Craig Garland, US, Construction first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

 March 23. James Arnold Taylor. James has many voices. More than 200. He is a well-known voice actor and has hosted Star War Weekends at Disney Hollywood Studios. He is also the author of JAT: 365 Inspirations for the Pursuit of Your Dreams.  On this date in 2007, the animated action film and video game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles premiered, with James providing the voice of […] The post James Arnold Taylor, US, Voice Actor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

 March 22. Pete Noyes. Pete is a banana farmer in Hawaii. It’s not the life he had envisioned for himself back when he was a businessman in Seattle. This is his story.  Even when you think God doesn’t see you, you can come to Him for help.  On his banana farm in Hawaii, Pete was hacking away at ten acres of nine-foot-tall grass with a […] The post Pete Noyes, US, Father first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

March 21. Thomas Spurgeon. Thomas, whose name means twin, was indeed a twin, born to Charles Haddon and Susannah Spurgeon in 1856. His name also means leader, but young Thomas was plagued with ill health that derailed his dreams of attending Pastors’ College in England. Instead, his parents sent him to Australia.  Eventually, after building his health and preaching in Australia, […] The post Thomas Spurgeon, England, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

 March 20. John Foxe. Foxe was an English protestant author best known for his book on martyrs. Before he began his massive work with possibly the longest title of any work ever published in the English language, he taught logic at Oxford, served as a private tutor, and wrote Latin plays with biblical themes.  On this date in 1563, the […] The post John Foxe, England, Historian first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

 March 19. Jay Bradley Thompson. Thompson was a musician and a composer, whose determination allowed him to write music and lyrics even as ALS was robbing him of his muscle control. Read his story here.  You’re on a mission from God; make every moment count.  With life-support machines doing their jobs, Thompson sat motionless in a wheelchair, and about twenty-five children […] The post Jay Bradley Thompson, US, Composer first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

March 18. Nikolai Khamara. Nikolai described himself as a man without a conscience who did not care who he hurt. He lived in the Soviet Union during a time when religion was closely monitored by the government.  On this date in 1966, the government of the Soviet Union ordered fines and imprisonment for people who held […] The post Nikolai Khamara, Russia, Thief first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

March 17. Saint Patrick. When we think of Saint Patrick, we usually think of parades, shamrocks, green drinks, and corned beef and cabbage. Everyone is “Irish” on Saint Patrick’s Day.  But Patrick wasn’t Irish. And he wasn’t Patrick. He was born Patricius, somewhere in Romanized Britain, to a wealthy family. And in his early years, he wasn’t particularly saintly either. […] The post Patrick, Britain, Missionary to Ireland first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

March 16. Kirk Samuels. Today’s story could have ended very differently. On this date in 2014, Kirk was just seconds away from ending his life.  Today, he is a gifted speaker and a radio personality who focuses on the leadership potential that every man has. He serves on the board of Step Seven (a faith-based ministry that helps men overcome addictions and learn […] The post Kirk Samuels, US, Author first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

March 15. Phil Saint. Some artists use paint. Some use pen and ink. Others use clay or marble or glass. Phil used chalk. And God used Phil.  Phil learned the fundamentals of art from his father, a stained-glass artist who designed the stained-glass windows in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. And he learned draftsmanship from a famous cartoonist.  At […] The post Phil Saint, US, Artist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.