

365 Christian Men
365 Christian Men
365 Christian Men is a project built on some basic truths about God and His character. God cares deeply about each man, and He has a specific purpose for every man’s life. In fact, God wants to tell His stories through the lives of His men.
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Feb 20, 2025 • 6min
Jake Peavy, US, Pro Athlete
February 20. Jake Peavy. In June 2002, Jake played his first professional baseball game with the San Diego Padres. During his career, he played for the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Red Sox, and the San Francisco Giants. When he was seven years old, Jake devoted his life to God. He once said: “[God is] the reason that I believe I’m […]
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Feb 19, 2025 • 8min
Fred Rogers, US, Television Host
February 19. Fred Rogers. Rogers was a puppeteer, writer, producer, and ordained minister. At his ordination, the Presbyterian Church asked him to use television to minister to children and families. On this date in 1968, the premiere episode of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood aired, and it ran on PBS from 1968 to 2001. Rogers produced, wrote, and hosted the TV program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. He had a degree in music composition and wrote 200 songs for […]
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Feb 18, 2025 • 9min
John Bunyan, England, Writer
February 18. John Bunyan. John was a 17th Century Englishman—a preacher and an author. He wrote more than sixty books, mostly about preaching, the Christian life, and the struggles Christians encounter. He felt compelled to preach about Jesus Christ at a time when men were not allowed to preach without a license from the government. And John went on preaching. It led to […]
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Feb 17, 2025 • 8min
Benjamin Carson, US, Pediatric Neurosurgeon
February 17. Benjamin Carson. Ben grew up in Detroit (with a brief stint in Boston), and as risk-factors go, young Ben was rich with them. He was Black, in poverty, from a single-parent family, with a mother who couldn’t read and had to work multiple jobs to keep food on the table. But that hard-working woman made a habit of going to the […]
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Feb 16, 2025 • 9min
Jonathan Goforth, Canada, Missionary
Jonathan Goforth, a pioneering Canadian missionary in early 20th-century China, shares his incredible experiences during the turbulent Boxer Rebellion. He discusses the challenges of violence against missionaries and the profound transformation he witnessed in local communities. One standout story involves an uneducated farmer, Mr. Dong, who became a passionate evangelist, showcasing the life-changing power of faith. Goforth's journey highlights how belief can unlock potential and inspire others, encouraging all listeners to make a difference.

Feb 15, 2025 • 9min
Pat Boone, US, Musician and Actor
February 15. Pat Boone. In the 1950s and 60s, Boone was a popular singing star—slash—heart throb, second only to Elvis Presley. On this date in 1970, Boone portrayed evangelist-to-the-gangs David Wilkerson in the movie: The Cross and the Switchblade. At the time this introduction is being written in 2020, Boone is still going strong. He created his own record company: The Gold Label, which features […]
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Feb 14, 2025 • 8min
Frank Phillip Lytle, Jr, US, Draftsman
February 14. Frank P. Lytle, Jr. Although he lost his hearing when he was one, “Frank was a follower of Jesus and a leader of men.” So reads a line on Abilene Christian University’s webpage for the Frank & Lois Lytle Family Endowed Scholarship—which Frank’s son created out of deep respect for his parents. Frank served as a church deacon and in many deaf […]
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Feb 13, 2025 • 8min
Alexander Duff, Scotland, Missionary
February 13. Alexander Duff. Just when Duff was finishing his education, the Church of Scotland was preparing its first mission, which would be based on education, and they appointed him superintendent of a new mission school at Calcutta. Writing about whether he ought to go India or stay in Scotland, Duff said: “with the Bible in my hands, I cannot see how her soul in […]
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Feb 12, 2025 • 8min
Janani Luwum, Uganda, Archbishop
February 12. Janani Luwum. In 1977, Uganda roiled with fear. In 1971, Field Marshall Idi Amin violently overthrew the elected government and named himself President. He was known as the Butcher of Uganda, and his nickname was The Machete. During his reign, he massacred hundreds of thousands of civilians. In 1972, he ruthlessly drove all Indian and Pakistani citizens out of […]
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Feb 11, 2025 • 8min
John Clough, US, Missionary
February 11. John Clough. On this date in 1858, Clough was baptized into the family of Christ. He grew up to be an American scholar and farmer and then a missionary to South India. In 1877 and 1878 Clough worked tirelessly in famine-relief work and with the Ongole mass movement—a welcoming into the body of Christ of people who have been outrageously oppressed by the religious, social, […]
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