365 Christian Men

November 3. Rob Prince. On this date in 2013, Rob became the lead pastor for Central Church of the Nazarene in Flint, Michigan—where the auto industry has taken multiple serious hits. There’s still lead in the drinking water in a lot of homes, and Rob experiences more pain in a week than many people have in a lifetime. But he is one of the most […] The post Rob Prince, US, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

November 2. James Dobson. Dobson is a world-famous psychologist. He founded Focus on the Family and started the radio broadcast “Family Talk.” On this date in 1981, “Family Talk” first became a daily thirty-minute program.  Today, it’s heard on more than 1,300 stations around the world. More than 5 million people follow Dobson on social media, and he has published 34 books.  Dobson likes to tell about […] The post James Dobson, US, Author first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

November 1. James M Gray. After DL Moody died, Gray was the first president of Moody Bible Institute, assuming the role in steps—dean to co-ordinate dean to president.  From 1904, when Gray was appointed dean, to 1931, the number of students at Moody increased 1,464 percent, and its assets grew 1,444 percent. Gray also established Moody’s still-popular radio ministry: Station WENR.  Gray taught and wrote and traveled […] The post James M Gray, US, Bible Scholar first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

October 31. Martin Luther. Luther had a painful, rocky start. When he was 13, he started university to study law, but fear, superstition, and a strict conscience combined to change his course, and he became a monk, and later a priest.  He was ordered to earn a doctorate in Bible and became a professor at […] The post Martin Luther, Germany, Priest first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

October 30. George Fox. In his diary, Fox wrote that the Lord showed him: “being bred at Oxford or Cambridge was not enough to qualify men to be ministers of Christ … then the Lord … let me see His love, which was endless and eternal, … and that love let me see myself, as I was without Him.”   This upset Fox’s world, and for the next years, […] The post George Fox, England, Minister first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

October 29. Keith C. Smith. Single moms and fatherless sons live with a gaping hole. Stand by them. This is the burden that drove Keith’s passion and shaped his life.  Single moms and fatherless sons live with a gaping hole. Stand by them.  Twenty-three-year old Keith tapped on the driver’s-side window of his sister Sandy’s car. He shivered; night-time temperatures dropped quickly […] The post Keith C. Smith, US, Lawyer first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

October 28. William Wilberforce. Wilberforce was a teen from a wealthy family at the time when—every year—English businessmen kidnapped 35,000 to 50,000 African people and sold them as property. After Wilberforce became a true Christian, he saw a purpose for his life.  He said, “So enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did the [slave] trade’s wickedness […] The post William Wilberforce, UK, Politician first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

October 27. Billy Sunday. Billy grew up in a log cabin in Iowa, where  ten members of his family—including his father, died before Billy turned ten. His mother had to send her remaining children to live in the Soldier’s Orphan Home. But thanks to the love of his brother and Billy’s love for baseball, he still became a star.  With the Chicago White Stockings in 1883, Billy struck […] The post Billy Sunday, US, Evangelist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

October 26. Rory Lee Feek. Rory is an American country-music singer and songwriter. He has written songs for artists such as Clay Walker, Tracy Byrd, and Blake Shelton.  Rory has always been diligent about what he was called to do, but in the four years after the loss of his wife Joey, Rory raised funding and built a one-room school house on […] The post Rory Feek, US, Singer, Songwriter first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

October 25. Francis Asbury. Although Asbury suffered much and was often ill, on this date in 1773, after nearly dying, he miraculously rebounded.  Asbury spent 45 years in the colonies and the newly independent United States as a circuit-riding preacher, a minister, and a bishop. It is estimated that he ordained 2,000 ministers and rode more than 130,000 miles […] The post Francis Asbury, Britain, Minister first appeared on 365 Christian Men.