Tales of Mighty Men

Justus Jonas: Semper Reformanda

Martin Luther was dying.  It was late February 1546.  Beside the bed of Luther sat one of his most faithful…

6 years ago

Henry Spalding: Inured to Hardship

All was deathly silent in the small village of Kamiah, in what would one day be the state of Idaho.…

6 years ago

Thomas Cranmer: Out of Weakness He Was Made Strong

The book of Hebrews speaks of men of faith “who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the…

6 years ago

Nicholas Ridley: Play the Man

In the last issue, we considered the life of Latimer.  We turn now to the life of Ridley, Latimer’s faithful…

7 years ago

Hugh Latimer: A Candle That Will Never Go Out

Two men stood back to back at the stake.  As a large crowd watched, a heavy chain was passed around their…

7 years ago

John Bunyan: Venture All for God

The sound of psalms wafted through the open windows of a country cottage near Bedford, England in 1675. A small…

7 years ago

Martin Luther: The 500th Anniversary

This year, 2017, marks an important year in the history of God’s providential dealings with man. This is the 500th…

7 years ago

Gaspard de Coligny – the Huguenot Admiral

Gaspard de Coligny was an admiral in 16th century Catholic France. He converted to Protestantism and became a leader of…

7 years ago

John Knox: Give Me Scotland Ere I Die

  A French warship drifted slowly along the coast of Scotland, ominously symbolizing the bondage of the Scottish people. It…

7 years ago

Marcus Whitman: Oregon’s Missionary

A solitary medical doctor urged his horse forward into the cold and foggy November night. Behind him lay the safety,…

7 years ago

Thomas Bilney: The Flame Shall Not Kindle Upon Thee

A thin and frail man sat huddled over an open book as a candle shed its feeble light upon the…

8 years ago

One Hundred And Seventy Books Remain

There are only one hundred and seventy of these books that exist today.  That is all.  Most publishers and authors…

8 years ago