365 Christian Men

January 7. Gus Patterson. Gus had always been an athlete, and this is a man who likes a challenge. In 2017, he won a 5K race, and now he was about to turn 40. Clearly—the time had come to run a half-marathon.  Gus was all in. The training schedule was intense. And that’s how he liked it. Gus liked to […] The post Gus Patterson, US, Husband first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

January 6. Rob Lohman. One day, Rob came face to face with an enemy—and took it down. From there, he launched Lifted From The Rut, a resource for people who were looking for help with recovery, and the podcast Beyond The Bars Radio, where he hosts discussions about addiction, incarceration, and recovery.  Don’t gamble with your life. Deal with destructive habits before they deal you out.  Rob made […] The post Rob Lohman, US, Recovery Coach first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

January 5. David Murrow. Murrow has been a television producer, and in 2002, he produced Sarah Palin’s first TV commercial.  He’s been in government. In 2009, he announced the incoming governor of Alaska as Sarah Palin stepped down. He’s never been a pastor, but he is driven to find a way to make men comfortable in church, and—to that end—he started “Church for Men.”  Murrow has also authored three best-selling Christian books—and one of them is about […] The post David Murrow, US, Author first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

January 4. Peter Marshall. As a young man in Scotland, Peter believed he had been called to be a missionary, but he didn’t have the education or the money to get it. So he emigrated to the US. “I worked hard for long hours,” he said. “I dug ditches. I wielded spade and shovel. I was unemployed.”  Peter relocated to Alabama, where […] The post Peter Marshall, US, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

January 3. Mark Edge. Mark was a youth pastor and ​assistant pastor for fourteen years and then a pastor for sixteen. On this date in 2017, he made a major career change. He still does weddings and funerals, but he is now a sales rep for ADT Security. Mark was Sales Rep of the Year for 2018 and 2019 out of the Memphis office.   He attends […] The post Mark Edge, US, Small Business Sales Rep first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

January 2. Hal Donaldson. On this date in 1994, Hal Donaldson founded Convoy of Hope, a global humanitarian relief organization.  In 2010, before the earthquake—7.0 on the Richter Scale—Convoy of Hope was already serving 13,000 meals every school day. Within days of the disaster, Convoy brought in a bigger team to do more. By 2019, they were serving meals […] The post Hal Donaldson, US, Philanthropist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

January 1. John Newton. Newton spent a number of years trying to get rich by selling human beings. But God saved him and gave him a fruitful ministry. With the poet William Cowper, Newton published a volume of hymns. On this date in 1773, Newton introduced a hymn he wrote—”Amazing Grace.” An executive at Broadcast Music said, “It may be the most […] The post John Newton, England, Slave-Ship Captain first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

December 31. Alvin York. Five years after York committed his life to Jesus, the United States invited York to World War I. On the draft notice, York scrawled, “don’t want to fight.” He thought the war was wrong, but cynics thought his conscience was convenient. That’s about where today’s story begins.  Afterward, York—who had had a total of 9 months of formal education in […] The post Alvin York, US, Soldier first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

December 30. John Smith. Smith had trained to be a baker, but he applied to be a missionary. He was accepted and soon ordained. On this date in 1816, Smith sailed to Guyana, a tropical country bordered by Venezuela on the west, a country that drove its economy on the backs of human slaves.  In the next 4 years, Smith baptized 390 slaves, and his tiny congregation grew […] The post John Smith, England, Minister first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

December 29. Jacob DeShazer. On December 7, 1941, in a surprise attack, hundreds of Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor and inflicted much damage, including 8 battleships and more than 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 Americans died, and another 1000 were wounded.  Within a month, the United States had planned its own surprise attack on Tokyo and four other Japanese cities, and—in April—the attack was led by Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle. Sixteen bombers and eighty volunteer […] The post Jacob DeShazer, US, US Army Air Corps Bombardier first appeared on 365 Christian Men.