Martyrs And Missionaries
by Martyrs and Missionaries
Ever wanted to know more about the Christians who came before us? The ones who answered the call and went to the far reaches of the globe, many paying the ultimate price? Elise takes you on a journey, following the lives of our Great Cloud of Witnesses.
Episodes
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The First Martyrs of the Reformation
In honor of Reformation Month, this episode highlights the first Protestant martyrs in England, Germany, and France. Elise also discusses the importance of Augustine to the early reformers and how Martin Luther helped to create our Protestant martyrology. Help support SEND International's work…
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Christianity Under the French Revolution (Part 2)
The French Revolution is one of the most pivotal events in human history. It oversaw the deaths of its sovereigns and the destruction of the Church. It would later serve as a precursor-- a proto-communist movement-- for modern-day communism. In this episode, hear how "Like Saturn, the Revolution...
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Christianity Under the French Revolution
The French Revolution is one of the most pivotal events in human history. It oversaw the deaths of its sovereigns and the destruction of the Church. It would later serve as a precursor-- a proto-communist movement-- for modern-day communism. In this episode, hear how it all began. Last Moments of...
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Robert Moffat: My Heart is as White as Milk
Listen to the exciting second half of Robert Moffat's story. The dangers of Africa, the fruit of his mission work, and answering some of the big critiques of his life. Robert Moffat Part 1 For advertising requests or to reach out: Contact Us OR Send us a message at: [email protected]
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Robert Moffat: What Cannot Thy Grace Accomplish
Robert Moffat was a humble gardener who followed God's call to South Africa at a pivotal time in its history. In Part 1, hear about his early ministry, his love life, the HMS Bounty, and his ministry to an infamous warlord. John G. Paton For advertising requests or to reach out: Contact Us OR…
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New Revived Studios Podcast: Christian Or Not
Christian or Not is a history podcast that takes an honest look at the faith of some of history’s biggest names. Was Isaac Newton really a Christian? What about Charlemagne, Winston Churchill, Constantine, and other major figures from the past? Join Mark and Troy each episode as they dig into…
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Judith Weinberg: Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
The book this episode is based on comes from an international high school library, tucked away in the back and completely unknown. Judith's story of coming to the faith as a Jewish girl in the midst of WW1 and the Russian Civil War is a little-known perspective that is both powerful and…
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New Podcast from Joel About Modern Missions - Real Missionaires in Real Time
Joel here at Revived Studios is excited to launch a brand new podcast, Real Missionaries in Real Time. This show follows a group of missionaries throughout the year, giving you a window into what God is doing in missions right now. Each month, you’ll hear directly from them: what’s happening in...
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Persian Persecutions Under Shah Shapur II
There are many, well-documented accounts of the persecution within the Roman Empire. Less is known about those in Persia. Listen to hear a little bit about what life was life for ancient Persians under Shah Shapur II. Armenian Genocide Episode Aphrahat the Persian Sage Writings Check out our…
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Melinda Rankin: First Protestant Missionary to Mexico
"If you wish to enlighten a room, you carry a light and set it down in it, and the darkness will disperse of itself." In 1848, Melinda Rankin went alone to the newly annexed Texas as a single woman, seeking to share the gospel in Mexico. *Disclaimer* Unfortunately, there was a fair bit of rain as...
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Top 5 Episodes of 2025 (Feat. Revived Thoughts)
Every year Elise is joined by Joel and Troy from Revived Thoughts to discuss the top 5 episodes of each podcast. We also found out who is better at church history trivia: Troy or Elise?
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Dick Hillis: One Mile Farther
From China’s war zones to a gospel movement in Taiwan and beyond, Dick Hillis learned that God’s strength begins where ours ends. This episode tells the remarkable story of how one man’s simple prayer—“Oh God, make me willing to go one mile farther”—became a life’s calling that reached across...
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The History of Christianity in Korea
In the first episode after the summer break, Elise walks through the fascinating history of Korea in the late 1800s, during its isolationist period, and into the modern era. Listen to hear about the heritage of Christianity during often tumultuous times. For advertising requests or to reach out:...
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William Carey: On Thy Kind Arms I Fall
William Carey is considered the Father of Modern Missions. He was born into very humble beginnings, worked as a shoemaker for 14 years and yet he is remembered as one of the greatest missionaries who ever lived. Listen to the conclusion of his story. For advertising requests or just to reach out:...
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William Carey: Attempt Great Things
William Carey is considered the Father of Modern Missions. He was born into very humble beginnings, worked as a shoemaker for 14 years and yet je is remembered as one of the greatest missionaries who ever lived. This is Part 1 of his story. Andrew Fuller Sermon Felix Carey Episode Carey's Letter…
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Behind The Slideshow: Part 2
Troy from the Revived Thoughts podcast joins Elise in a Revived Studios crossover episode where we discuss many of the often overlooked or unexpected parts of living overseas. Expect one or two things you've maybe never thought about before. We also give an update for our summer plans! Our…
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Philip Quaque: Abandoned Missionary
At the height of the transatlantic slave trade, Philip Quaque was sent to England to be educated and return to minister among his people in Ghana. He was employed by both his missions organization and slave traders. How did that all work? Listen to find out. For advertising requests or just to...
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The History of Christianity to the Mongols
If you've ever found yourself wondering about missionary efforts to the Mongol Empire, or wished to learn more about the history of the Mongols and their interactions with the Crusaders or Europe at large-- wait no longer. Listen and enjoy. For advertising requests or just to reach out: Contact…
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Helen Roseveare: Was it all Worthwhile?
Helen Roseveare was a medical missionary who worked in the Belgian Congo before, during and after the tumultuous independence movement. Listen now to hear the story of her 20 year ministry to the Congolese people. For advertising requests or just to reach out: Contact Us OR...
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Martyrs and Missionaries + Revived Thoughts Top 5 Episodes of 2024
It's here! Every year Joel, Troy, and Elise come together and give our top 5 episodes of the year. We also play some Church History Trivia and discuss a huge milestone of the studio!
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Isobel Kuhn: Turning the Helm over to Him
Isobel Kuhn worked among the Lisu people in southwestern China during the turbulent times of the Second World War and the Chinese Civil War. Listen to the conclusion of her story in part 2. In the Arena (Isobel Autobiography) For advertising requests or just to reach out: Contact Us OR...
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Isobel Kuhn: The Scum of Your Nature
Isobel Kuhn worked among the Lisu people in southwestern China during the turbulent times of the Second World War and the Chinese Civil War. Listen to Part 1 of her story.
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Frederick Baedeker: Minister to Russia's Prisoners
Frederick Baedeker had the unique privilege of ministering among Russia's aristocrats and also her prisoners. He was the only foreigner given permission to visit Russia's expansive prison system in the days of Tsars Alexander II and III, in the turbulent decades before the October Revolution of...
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Maria Fearing: Mother From Far Away
Maria Fearing was a former slave of retirement age when she left everything she knew to follow God's calling to the Congo Free State. For advertising requests or just to reach out: Contact Us OR [email protected]
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John Hunt: To the Cannibal Isles
In the early 1800s, Fiji was known as the Cannibal Isles. What changed? Listen to the story of story of John Hunt who "crowded the work of a long life into ten short years." His Biography For advertising requests or just to reach out: Contact Us OR [email protected]
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How NOT To Teach Church History
Elise and Troy (from Revived Thoughts) have a discussion on how NOT to teach church history. They discuss a lot of the problems that are present in how church history is being taught in churches and seminaries today. And why it is so important to teach this properly.
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The First and Last Martyrs of the Scottish Reformation
John Knox isn't the only important figure in the Scottish Reformation. Listen to hear the lives of three different martyrs for the faith and their impact on Protestant acceptance in Scotland. For advertising requests or just to reach out: Contact Us OR [email protected]
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Mary Reed: Missionary to Lepers
Mary Reed was not only a missionary to lepers but she was a leper herself and served in India for almost 60 years in a mission field where only she could. Mary Reed Biography For advertising requests or just to reach out: Contact Us OR [email protected]
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Revived Thoughts + Martyrs and Missionaries: Top 5 Episodes of 2023
Elise, Troy, and Joel come together for the end of year top 5 episodes of the year! We also played a game of Church History Trivia between Joel and Elise. Each give what they think the best episodes were in the past year as a roadmap for people to listen to. Did we pick the top 5 episodes you…
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Revived Thoughts + Martyrs and Missionaries: Top 5 Episodes of 2023
Elise, Troy, and Joel come together for the end of year top 5 episodes of the year! We also played a game of Church History Trivia between Joel and Elise. Each give what they think the best episodes were in the past year as a roadmap for people to listen to. Did we pick the top 5 episodes you…
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Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians
In this episode, Elise discovers that the history of the Moravian Brethren under Count Zinzendorf is not at all what it appears to be. For advertising requests or just to reach out: Contact Us OR [email protected] Check Out the "Compelled Podcast" episode with Hannah Overton
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Allen Gardiner: Not in Vain
Listen to the story of Allen Gardiner who was a Naval officer turned missionary who went to some of the most unreached people groups of his day, the places where no one else wanted to go. Biography of Allen Gardiner Lucas Bridges Biography Tag us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook so we see your...
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Hudson Taylor: A Man Beloved
This is Part 3 of Hudson Taylor's story, from the growing pains of a new mission society to his burial in the country he lived his whole life to serve. J. Hudson Taylor: A Man in Christ CT Studd Episode Dr. Os Guinness Interview (Revived Thoughts) Merch Shop Patreon The Compelled Podcast Virginia...
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Hudson Taylor: More Precious Than Rubies
This is Part 2 of the Hudson Taylor saga. Listen to hear about the formation of the China Inland Mission and the trials and triumphs of their early days. J. Hudson Taylor: A Man in Christ Merch Shop Patreon For advertising requests or just to reach out: Contact Us OR [email protected]
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Hudson Taylor: Go for Me to China
Part 1 of the life of Hudson Taylor, pioneer missionary to China and the father of China Inland Mission. Peter Parker Episode For advertising requests or just to reach out: Contact Us OR [email protected]
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Behind the Slideshow: A Modern Missionary Life
Elise joins Troy from the Revived Thoughts podcast in a Revived Studios crossover episode to discuss some of the perhaps unfamiliar and unseen aspects in the life of the modern missionary, from getting to the field to going home for furloughs. We also share some stuff from our own lives including...
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Pauline Hamilton: To a Different Drum ft. Jonathan Carswell
In this special episode, Elise chats with Jonathan Carswell of 10ofThose, a book selling and publishing ministry, to talk about the life of Pauline Hamilton. Pauline was an American missionary to post-war China and then to Taiwan. She lived an incredible and impactful life which is chronicled in...
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A History of Missions to New Zealand
Did you know that New Zealand was entirely deserted of people until the 1300s? Who were its first inhabitants and when was Christianity first introduced? Was the missions movement successful? In this episode, listen to the somewhat troubled spread of Christianity throughout New Zealand. For...
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Robert Jaffray: The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword
After faithfully serving the Lord in China through the First World War and through the Chinese Civil War he answers the Call to go preach the gospel in the Dutch East Indies even while the Japanese prepare for war in the south Pacific. Let My People Go: The Life of Robert A Jaffray by AW Tozer...
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Serving in Silence: The Armenian Genocide
What was it like serving as a missionary during one of the darkest moments in modern history? The Ottoman Empire perpetrated genocide against the Armenians before there was even a word for it. The Armenian Genocide would then go on to become a blueprint for the Nazis during the Holocaust....
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Frumentius: First Missionary to Ethiopia
Frumentius was just a boy when he and his brother were forced into slavery in the Axum Empire. Through this drastic change of course in their lives, Christianity would come to Ethiopia. Listen to hear now about the Axum Empire, the landscape of Christianity in the 300s and, of course, Frumentius....
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James Chalmers: Greatheart of New Guinea
In the mid 1800s, New Guinea was an unexplored, vague outline on a map to the outside world. James Chalmers made it his life's mission to change that and to share the gospel, making Christ known to thousands. John Paton Part 1 Follow Revived Studios on Twitter For advertising requests or just to...
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Lillian Trasher: I Just Stayed
Lillian Trasher's life is one of incredible providence and protection. She started the first orphanage in Egypt and never turned a child away even during a civil war, two world wars, and the Great Depression. Letters From Lillian Follow Revived Studios on Twitter For advertising requests or just…
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Peter Parker: Friendly Neighborhood Doctor
Peter Parker goes down in history as The Father of Modern Medical Missions, the man who opened China at the point of a lancet, and yet he began life as the only son of a destitute famer in 1800s New England. The Life, Letters, and Journals of the Rev. and Hon. Peter Parker For Advertising…
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The Legacy of Leif Erikson in Greenland
Did you know that Vikings were the first people to settle Greenland? Listen to find out more about the fascinating history of the world's largest island. History of the Vikings Episode Reach out: Email us at [email protected] *Egede should be pronounced Eh-Geh-De, apologies to anyone in…
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Perpetua, Felicity, and Lawrence: The Fruit of Their Toils
Walk through the stories of three martyrs of the Roman Empire. What do the lives of Perpetua, Felicity, and Lawrence have in common? What enables them to go to their deaths with such calm resolution and cheer? To hear more episodes like this: Polycarp Martyred Beside the Rhone Reach Out: Email us...
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Mitsuo Fuchida: Father Forgive Them
In this episode hear about the fascinating lives of Jacob DeShazer and Mitsuo Fuchida. Two WW2 national heroes from opposite sides of the Pacific whose lives are completely transformed by Christ. Japan Episode Part 1 Japan Episode Part 2 Fuchida and DeShazer Interview God's Samurai Book Reach…
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A History of the French Huguenots: Persecution and Political Intrigue
Who were the Huguenots and what happened to them? From the House of Medici to the shores of the Matanzas Inlet, and everything in between-- prepare for 300 years of history in just 30 minutes. Japan Episode Part 1 Japan Episode Part 2 Vikings Episode Revived Thoughts John Calvin Episode Reach…
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Lilias Trotter: To Do Things Immortal
In this episode Elise walks through the life of Lilias Trotter, English missionary to Algeria at the turn of the 20th century. Her Biography Partner with Us: Join us on Patreon Reach Out: Email us at [email protected]
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Henry M. Stanley: Sent for a Special Work
Content Warning: This episode contains brief depictions of cannibalism. This episode concludes the story of Henry M. Stanley. Listen to hear of his experiences exploring the Congo, being hunted by cannibals, and sharing the gospel with a Ugandan king. HMS Biography We're most active on Twitter...
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Ever wanted to know more about the Christians who came before us? The ones who answered the call and went to the far reaches of the globe, many paying the ultimate price? Elise takes you on a journey, following the lives of our Great Cloud of Witnesses.
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