365 Christian Men

April 13. George Frideric Handel. Handel wrote operas, large-scale choral works, church music, and oratorios—large-scale musical works for orchestra and voices often with religious theme. But George’s passion and talent couldn’t be denied. By the time he was 10, he had mastered composing for the organ, oboe, and violin. He later added the harpsichord. George […] The post George Handel, German-born English Composer first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 12. Robert Murray M’Cheyne. Two resolutions marked Robert’s ministry. One: Never rest until you accomplish your task. Two: Never hurry in a way that prevents the Holy Spirit from calming your heart. Robert—the son of a Scottish lawyer—spent his early life in comfort and luxury, but when his older brother died, Robert looked for […] The post Robert Murray M’Cheyne, Scottish Preacher first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 11. Anthony Ashley Cooper. Anthony was the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury. He came to be a Christian through the care of his first best friend –an old family servant who loved the Lord. Anthony believed the true responsibilities of Christian aristocrats included caring for the bodies and the souls of those entrusted to their […] The post Anthony Ashley Cooper, England, Industrial Reformer first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 10. John Harper. Growing up in a Christian household, Harper came to faith when he was 14. By the he turned 18, he couldn’t be kept quiet. He had to preach about Jesus. He became a pastor and served churches in Glasgow and London before he went to Chicago in 1911 and back to […] The post John Harper, Scotland, Preacher first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 9. William Seymour. All his life, Seymour never let a locked door stop him from seeking God’s will. Born to freed slaves, Seymour fled the deep south to escape poverty, oppression, and prejudice. But while he was working in Ohio, he contracted smallpox, which left him partially blind. But it also confirmed in him […] The post William Seymour, US, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 8. James Chalmers. Chalmers was known to be a stubborn man—a stubborn man on fire to be the first one to preach to a group of people who needed Jesus. So Chalmers and his first wife Anne sailed to the Cook Islands northeast of New Zealand. Part-way there, they were shipwrecked, stranded, and rescued […] The post James Chalmers, Scotland, Missionary first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 7. Bob Gass. Bob preached his first sermon when he was 13, and he entered full-time ministry at the age of 18. He worked as a pastor, a guest speaker, and an evangelist before beginning his career as an author. In 1994, at age 50, Bob produced the first edition of “The Word for […] The post Bob Gass, US, Author first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 6. Eric Irivuzumugabe. On this date in 1994, a plane carrying the president of Rwanda was shot down, launching a 100-day genocide against the Tutsis people by the Hutu people. More than 800,000 Tutsies died. Two million became refugees, and there were 120,000 new orphans. Eric was one of those orphans. But God showed […] The post Eric Irivuzumugabe, Rwanda, Evangelist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 5. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor and theologian, who became the lead spokesperson for German Protestant resistance to the Nazis. Much of his resistance work was done undercover inside the Germany’s Military Intelligence organization, but he also demanded that the Nazi’s change the way they defined Jewish people. He insisted Christians with Jewish ancestry were […] The post Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Germany, Minister first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

April 4. Ronald Dale Jackson. Ronald is a deaf-blind man with blond hair, cut military short. In a church basement in New York City, an American Sign-Language interpreter named Pamela and her husband JH met Ronald, and they marveled at a man who had lost both hearing and sight, but gained the presence of God. […] The post Ronald Dale Jackson, US, Deaf-Blind Evangelist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.