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.

September 25. CS Lewis. Lewis wrote more than thirty books, which have sold millions of copies. They run the literary gamut: fantasy, sci-fi, speculative fiction, apologetics, autobiography, and now-classic Christian non-fiction. The Chronicles of Narnia have also appeared on stage, TV, radio, and in films.  Lewis taught English at both Oxford and Cambridge, and during World War 2, he bolstered the courage of many young military […] The post CS Lewis, Ireland, Scholar & Author first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

September 24. Kirk Cameron. Cameron started acting as a child and is well-remembered for his role Mike Seavers in TV’s Growing Pains. Later, he starred in the Left Behind series, Monumental, and Fireproof, which became the number-one-grossing inspirational film of the year.  Cameron partners with Ray Comfort in an evangelical ministry, The Way of the Master, and speaks at thirty churches a year as part of the “Love Worth Fighting For” marriage conference. On this date in […] The post Kirk Cameron, US, Actor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

September 23. Sam Childers. There was a time when Sam rode a sizable American-made motorcycle as a drug-addicted member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club. Their nemesis club was Hell’s Angels, and Outlaws liked to say, “ADIOS,” which stood for: “Angels Die In Outlaw States.”  Later, after Sam became a Christian, he rode in a Land Cruiser, carried an AK-47, and fought to protect women and children in South Sudan. With his wife Lynn, Sam founded and […] The post Sam Childers, US, Missionary first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

September 22. Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was not only a statesman, a lawyer, and the 16th President of the United States. As a young man, he was also a star wrestler and not above talking some smack in the ring. In about 300 matches, he was defeated only once. And after one of his winning matches, he challenged the spectators.  He yelled, “I’m […] The post Abraham Lincoln, US, President first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

September 21. Donald Cargill. About seven years after he started preaching, Cargill joined the Covenanters—a group of Bible believers who refused to swear that the king was the head of the church. They believed Christ was the head of the church and fought to defend that belief.  At first, he tried to make peace between the king and the Covenanters, but […] The post Donald Cargill, Scottish Preacher first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

September 20. Josiah Henson.  Born into slavery, Josiah refused to remain enslaved. When he was 18, he became a Christian and soon began to preach after slaving all day. He also married and had twelve children.  In 1830, Josiah escaped to Canada and founded a settlement and a laborer’s school for other fugitive slaves. In 1842, he founded the […] The post 1263 Josiah Henson, Canada, Minister first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

September 19. Charles Spurgeon. When Charles was 19, a church asked him to come for a 6-month try-out as pastor. Charles agreed to a 3-month trial and said, “The congregation might not want me, and I do not wish to be a hindrance.” He stayed 38 years and brought more than 14,000 people in.  Usually, Charles chose the theme for the Sunday-morning sermon the night before, took a single page of notes to the pulpit, and […] The post Charles Spurgeon, England, Minister first appeared on 365 Christian Men.