365 Christian Men

October 5. Asahel Nettleton. Nettleton was an American theologian and evangelist from Connecticut and a key figure during the Second Great Awakening. He had studied the writings of his predecessor Jonathon Edwards.  Nettleton preached three times every Sunday and two or three times during the week, plus he preached to small groups who were interested in revival. At this time, thousands of people turned to […] The post Asahel Nettleton, US, Evangelist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

October 4. Miles Coverdale. Coverdale realized the common people needed a Bible they could read and understand in their own language. So he made it his life’s ambition to produce an entire Bible in English.  He started as an Augustinian friar at Cambridge, then he became a priest and was influenced by his supervisor in the monastery—an active Lutheran—who was later executed by Henry VIII for […] The post Miles Coverdale, England, Reformer first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

October 3. Drew Brees. Drew appears in the top five of many all-time greatest pro quarterback lists. He led the NFL in passing yards seven times and has 541 career-touchdown passes.  He once threw a sixty-two-yard touchdown pass to a rookie receiver.  Drew has made the Pro Bowl thirteen times, and in 2004, he was the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year. In 2008 […] The post Drew Brees, US, Quarterback first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

October 2. Carl Smythe. Carl is not his real name, but Carl is a real man who had to deal with real sin. There was nothing easy about it. Today’s story is a hard one. In 1989, Carl was released from prison.  Do the hard work. God will do his part.  Carl stared at the barren cell. How […] The post Carl Smythe, US, Skilled Worker first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

October 1. Michael Lindell. Mike made one infomercial and grew his company from 5 employees to 500 in a span of 40 days. By 2020, he had 1500 employees and has sold 27 million pillows.  Mike looks terrific in an infomercial. But his life hasn’t been a smooth ride. Here’s his story.  Feed an addiction, and you will be tied to it. Call on the Lord, and be […] The post Michael J. Lindell, US, Inventor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

September 30. Lewis Hayden. Lewis was born a slave, but no mistreatment or ugly label could hold him back. When he finally escaped slavery, he dedicated his life, his time, and his skill as a businessman to serve and support slaves and escaped slaves.  Lewis ran a clothing store, where he dressed runaway slaves—and he held meetings and campaigned against slavery. His home had a […] The post Lewis Hayden, US, Businessman first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

September 29. John Woolman. As a young man in newborn America, John was a Christian, and he worked as a scribe—an employee who copied documents by hand. When his boss told him to write out a bill of sale, of course, John did it.  But it was a bill of sale for a slave, a human being. In […] The post John Woolman, US, Quaker Abolitionist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

September 28. Charles Hodge. As a boy, Charles dutifully memorized Scripture and the Westminster Catechism. Then the revival of 1815 “led Charles into an intense season of spiritual searching, and he found that God had made his boyhood beliefs both sincere and heartfelt.”  He entered Princeton Theological Seminary, where they required him to memorize the Catechism again—in Latin—and on this date in 1819, he graduated. Within […] The post Charles Hodge, US, Theologian first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

September 27. Prince Kaboo. In the jungles of Liberia, nearing the end of the nineteenth century, people were always preparing for tribal warfare. Or they were recovering from tribal warfare. Or they were in the middle of tribal warfare.  It was a hard way to live.  But fifteen-year-old Prince Kaboo—the son of a Kru tribal chieftain—bore more than his share of the tribal-warfare pain. Already he had […] The post Kaboo, Liberia, Missionary to the US first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

September 26. John Stott. Stott was an Anglican priest and theologian. On this day in 1950, he was inducted as rector of All Souls Church.  But he lived in a two-room flat above the garage behind the rectory. He had a bedroom, but it also served as a hallway and a study for his research assistant.    And Stott needed a research assistant; he wrote fifty books, which were translated into sixty-five languages. He also […] The post John Stott, England, Anglican Priest first appeared on 365 Christian Men.