50 People Every Christian Should Know: Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith
Christians in the twenty-first century need encouragement and inspiration to lead lives that honor God. When faith is weak or the pressures of the world seem overwhelming, remembering the great men and women of the past can inspire us to renewed strength and purpose. Our spiritual struggles are not new, and the stories of those who have gone before us can help lead the way to our own victories.

50 People Every Christian Should Know gives a glimpse into the lives of such people as Charles H. Spurgeon, G. Campbell Morgan, A. W. Tozer, Fanny Crosby, Amy Carmichael, Jonathan Edwards, James Hudson Taylor, and many more. Combining the stories of fifty of these faithful men and women, beloved author Warren W. Wiersbe offers today's readers inspiration and encouragement in life's uncertain journey.
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50 People Every Christian Should Know: Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith
Christians in the twenty-first century need encouragement and inspiration to lead lives that honor God. When faith is weak or the pressures of the world seem overwhelming, remembering the great men and women of the past can inspire us to renewed strength and purpose. Our spiritual struggles are not new, and the stories of those who have gone before us can help lead the way to our own victories.

50 People Every Christian Should Know gives a glimpse into the lives of such people as Charles H. Spurgeon, G. Campbell Morgan, A. W. Tozer, Fanny Crosby, Amy Carmichael, Jonathan Edwards, James Hudson Taylor, and many more. Combining the stories of fifty of these faithful men and women, beloved author Warren W. Wiersbe offers today's readers inspiration and encouragement in life's uncertain journey.
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50 People Every Christian Should Know: Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith

50 People Every Christian Should Know: Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith

by Warren W. Wiersbe
50 People Every Christian Should Know: Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith

50 People Every Christian Should Know: Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith

by Warren W. Wiersbe

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Overview

Christians in the twenty-first century need encouragement and inspiration to lead lives that honor God. When faith is weak or the pressures of the world seem overwhelming, remembering the great men and women of the past can inspire us to renewed strength and purpose. Our spiritual struggles are not new, and the stories of those who have gone before us can help lead the way to our own victories.

50 People Every Christian Should Know gives a glimpse into the lives of such people as Charles H. Spurgeon, G. Campbell Morgan, A. W. Tozer, Fanny Crosby, Amy Carmichael, Jonathan Edwards, James Hudson Taylor, and many more. Combining the stories of fifty of these faithful men and women, beloved author Warren W. Wiersbe offers today's readers inspiration and encouragement in life's uncertain journey.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780801071942
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 04/01/2009
Edition description: Combined
Pages: 400
Sales rank: 634,080
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 4.00(d)

About the Author

Warren W. Wiersbe (1929-2019) was pastor of The Moody Church and the author or editor of more than 160 books, including 50 People Every Christian Should Know, This Is the Life!, and On Being a Servant of God.

Table of Contents

Preface 7

1 Katherine von Bora (1499-1552) 9

2 Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) 16

3 Matthew Henry (1662-1712) 24

4 Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) 30

5 George Whitefield (1714-1770) 38

6 Charles Simeon (1959-1836) 46

7 Christmas Evans (1766-1838) 53

8 John Henry Newman (1801-1890) 59

9 Richard Trench (1807-1886) 67

10 Andrew Bonar (1810-1892) 74

11 Robert Murray McCheyne (1813-1843) 81

12 F.W. Robertson (1816-1853) 86

13 John Charles Ryle (1816-1900) 95

14 Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) 101

15 Alexander Maclaren (1826-1910) 106

16 J.B. Lightfoot (1828-1889) 112

17 R.W. Dale (1829-1895) 119

18 Joseph Parker (1830-1902) 125

19 J. Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) 133

20 Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) 141

21 Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) 149

22 Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879) 157

23 Alexander Whyte (1836-1921) 164

24 Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899) 177

25 George Matheson (1842-1906) 197

26 C. I. Scofield (1843-1921) 203

27 F. B. Meyer (1847-1929) 209

28 W. Robertson Nicoll (1851-1923) 219

29 Henry Drummond (1851-1897) 226

30 R. A. Torrey (1856-1928) 234

31 Thomas Spurgeon (1856-1917) 240

32 Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) 246

33 Charles E. Jefferson (1860-1937) 253

34 W. H. Griffith Thomas (1861-1924) 259

35 A. C. Gaebelein (1861-1945)/B.H. Carroll (1843-1914) 265

36 G. Campbell Morgan (1863-1945) 273

37 John Henry Jowett (1864-1923) 281

38 J.D. Jones (1865-1942) 287

39 George H. Morrison (1866-1928) 294

40 Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) 299

41 Frank W. Boreham (1871-1959) 307

42 Joseph W. Kemp (1872-1933) 315

43 Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) 320

44 H. A. Ironside (1876-1951) 327

45 Clarence Edward Macartney (1879-1957) 332

46William Whiting Borden (1887-1913) 340

47 Alva Jay McClain (1888-1968) 346

48 A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) 352

49 W. E. Sangster (1900-1960) 359

50 William Culbertson (1905-1971) 366

Notes 373

Further Reading 381

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