October 4. Miles Coverdale. Coverdale realized the common people needed a Bible they could read and understand in their own language. So he made it his life’s ambition to produce an entire Bible in English. He started as an Augustinian friar at Cambridge, then he became a priest and was influenced by his supervisor in the monastery—an active Luther…

October 3. Drew Brees. Drew appears in the top five of many all-time greatest pro quarterback lists. He led the NFL in passing yards seven times and has 541 career-touchdown passes. He once threw a sixty-two-yard touchdown pass to a rookie receiver. Drew has made the Pro Bowl thirteen times, and in 2004, he was the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year…

October 2. Carl Smythe. Carl is not his real name, but Carl is a real man who had to deal with real sin. There was nothing easy about it. Today’s story is a hard one. In 1989, Carl was released from prison. Do the hard work. God will do his part. Carl stared at the barren cell. How […] The post Carl Smythe, US, Skilled Worker first appeared on 365 …

October 1. Michael Lindell. Mike made one infomercial and grew his company from 5 employees to 500 in a span of 40 days. By 2020, he had 1500 employees and has sold 27 million pillows. Mike looks terrific in an infomercial. But his life hasn’t been a smooth ride. Here’s his story. Feed an addiction, and you will be tied to it. Call on the Lord, and…

September 30. Lewis Hayden. Lewis was born a slave, but no mistreatment or ugly label could hold him back. When he finally escaped slavery, he dedicated his life, his time, and his skill as a businessman to serve and support slaves and escaped slaves. Lewis ran a clothing store, where he dressed runaway slaves—and he held meetings and campaigned ag…

September 29. John Woolman. As a young man in newborn America, John was a Christian, and he worked as a scribe—an employee who copied documents by hand. When his boss told him to write out a bill of sale, of course, John did it. But it was a bill of sale for a slave, a human being. In […] The post John Woolman, US, Quaker Abolitionist first appeare…

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 memoriz…

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 hi…

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 fift…

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 C…

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 th…

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…

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…

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, …

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…

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 ser…

September 18. GK Chesterton. Chesterton was an exuberant man, a keen debater, and a prolific writer—ninety books, ten novels, and many articles. Best known for his Father Brown mystery series, Chesterton was also a philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic. He has a camp of followers and a camp of haters. Either way, he makes a reade…

September 17. TD Jakes. When TD was a boy, the neighborhood kids called him “Bible Boy,” but because he had a speech impediment, grownups said he would never be a preacher. TD proved those grownups wrong, and he started preaching in a storefront church with only ten members. On this date in 2001, TD was featured on the cover of Time Magazine. He is…

September 16. Matt Krueger. Matt was a hard-driving accountant. He was still a very young man when he had a close encounter of the God kind, and it changed his life forever. Here’s his story. You can’t fight an enemy you don’t know exists, and you can’t fight a battle you don’t know you’re in. The nurses kept […] The post Matt Krueger, US, Accounta…

September 15. Derwin Gray. Gray played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 1993 after practice, Gray noticed a linebacker who showered, wrapped a towel around his waist, grabbed his bible, and walked through the locker room “like a 1970’s pimp.” He strode up to guys and asked, “Do you know Jesus?” They called him the Naked Preacher, and it t…

365 Christian Men is a project built on some basic truths about God and His character. God cares deeply about each man, and He has a specific purpose for every man’s life. In fact, God wants to tell His stories through the lives of His men. One man had a vision for the project—to find […] The post App Promo first appeared on 365 Christian Men.…

September 14. William McKinley. In 1861, McKinley was a 17-year-old teacher in a country school when the Civil War broke out, and he enlisted. By the end of the war in 1865, he was a major. By 1897, he had become the 25th President of the United States. He was a man who knew his duty and did it. On this date in 1901, McKinley died […] The post Will…

September 13. Stubborn Teenager. Today our story is about a man much like you and me. When he was a child, his parents took him to church, but when he became a teenager, he was ready to put away childish things—childish things like church and preaching. This kid was from Charlotte, North Carolina. Here’s his story. If you’re suffering from a stony …

September 12. Majed El Shafie. Majed founded One Free World International, an organization devoted to supporting and speaking for persecuted people around the globe. He works to persuade world leaders to change the way they treat Christians, women, and other minorities. Today’s story takes place back when Majed still lived in Egypt. He had converte…

September 3. Sádhu Sundar Singh. Sundar was desperate to know the truth about life. He knew it must mean something. In his extremity, he cried out for the One-in-charge to reveal himself—or Sundar would end his own life right then. And Jesus, the Messiah, revealed Himself to Sundar and recruited him to feed His sheep. On this date in 1905, Sundar w…

September 2. Deano Sargent. Deano was a man who loved God, loved his neighbor, and loved to farm. He was a faithful man. A faithful man who did the job at hand, cared for the people at hand, and didn’t worry himself about getting to the top. Here’s his story. When you value God’s people, they begin to see their […] The post Deano Sargent, US, Farme…

September 1. Alok. Alok was a young man in India—a young man who faced addiction and deception and thought running away was his only choice. But one day, during Alok’s private devotions, God spoke to him and sent him on a whole new adventure. God gave Alok a new life of purpose. Now Alok leads a group dedicated to planting churches in northern Indi…

August 31. Andy Kellywood. Andy was the maintenance man for Navajo Ministries. And he was eager to help boys who needed help. The director had his hands full with three particular boys, ages nine to fifteen. They ran together, sneaked out at night, and caused trouble. So the director assigned the boys to work for […] The post Andy Kellywood, US, Ma…

August 30. Christopher Todd. On this date in 1995, Christopher began a spiritual-healing program, a long struggle from darkness to light. The place beyond God’s love doesn’t exist. At twelve-years-old, Christopher struggled with conflicting realities. In church, he was taught that God could not remain in the presence of sin. But Christopher had a s…

August 29. Fred Luter Jr. Luter was a young man when he crashed his motorcycle and met the Lord Jesus. He called the crash his “Road to Damascus moment.” He went on to become a powerful Christian pastor, and he enjoyed success until—on this day in 2005, Hurricane Katrina flooded the church and forced the […] The post Fred Luter Jr, US, Minister fir…

August 28. Martin Luther King Jr. King started college when he was 15, and he questioned religion in general. But by the time he became a senior, he had met the Lord Jesus and knew His love and goodness. King went on to seminary, where the president was outspoken about civil rights in America. King […] The post Martin Luther King Jr, US, Civil Righ…

August 27. Henry Dunster. Dunster was an English Puritan and a preacher who looked for religious freedom in the New World. Three weeks after he arrived in Boston, the Harvard search committee offered Dunster a job. On this day in 1640, Dunster became the first president of Harvard. During his tenure, the first Harvard buildings […] The post Henry D…

August 26. John Winthrop. Winthrop was elected governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, which Winthrop called,“a city upon a hill, before the Puritans ever left England. The great hope was that the settlement would allow them to pursue their religious beliefs without persecution. Punishment can correct the offender; mercy can restore him. Winthrop wat…

August 25. Lee Strobel. Lee has won multiple awards as the legal editor of The Chicago Tribune and is a New York Times best-selling author of more than forty books and curricula that have sold fourteen million copies. At Colorado Christian University, Lee is president of the Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics. […] The post Le…

August 24. Mike Lynch. Mike was a US Army gunner who got knocked for a horrific loop. Today’s story shows how Mike handled it. On this date in 2018, Mike decided it was time for him to forgive God. A genie, God is not—not found in a bottle or a magic lamp, but in a […] The post Mike Lynch, US, Army MP first appeared on 365 Christian Men.…

August 23. Rodney Williams. Rodney’s life was already in a downward swirl when a meth lab blew up in his face. And God met Rodney there in his pain. On this date in 2008, Rodney’s life story was performed on stage. Listen to this. Has life blown up in your face? Reach up. If the […] The post Rodney Williams, US, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christi…

August 22. Tamrat Layne. Layne was a guerrilla fighter, and as part of a junta, he became Ethiopia’s Prime Minister from 1991 to 1995. Ethiopia’s Supreme Court found him guilty of embezzlement and sentenced him to 18 years in prison. He never stopped saying he wasn’t guilty all the time he was being held in […] The post Tamrat Layne, Ethiopia, Prim…

August 21. Jeff Voth. Jeff grew up primarily in Colorado but now lives in Oklahoma. He has written three books that evolved out of his personal walk with Christ. He is the founder and director of an international men’s ministry called Cavetime, which challenges men to practice five disciplines in their daily lives. […] The post Jeff Voth, US, Cavem…

August 20. Nick Vujicic. Though Nick was born without arms or legs, in 2005—when he was only 17—Nick founded Life Without Limbs, an international non-profit ministry whose mission is to spread the gospel and unite the body of Christ. Nick says he keeps a pair of shoes in his closet because he believes in miracles. […] The post Nick Vujicic, US, Eva…

August 19. Li De Xian. Pastor Li has been arrested so many times he’s lost count. Arrested and treated brutally for illegal preaching. He keeps a go-bag ready, not for jet-setting, but for the next arrest. It contains a blanket and a change of clothes. Don’t settle for safe; do what you’re called to do. […] The post Li De Xian, China, Pastor first …

August 18. Denzel Washington. Denzel was the son of a preacher and a hairstylist. Denzel says, “I was what they call ‘throwing rocks at the penitentiary,’ but I never hit it.” He adds, “I never got caught…. But I also knew right from wrong, so I never wanted to go too far.” Proactively, his mother […] The post Denzel Washington, US, Actor first app…

August 17. John Mott. John came to faith in Christ when he was an undergrad at Cornell. He was among the first hundred students to sign up in Dwight Moody’s summer conference in Massachusetts. The pledge was, “It is my purpose, if God permit, to become a foreign missionary.” John was still a student when […] The post John R. Mott, US, Missionary fi…

August 16. Michael Lyles. Michael is a psychiatrist in Georgia who loves God and demonstrates it by loving the people God has created. Today’s story takes place when Michael was 14 years old and attending a new school in a new city. Here’s what happened. Sometimes you get betrayed; what do you do with the […] The post Michael Lyles, US, Psychiatris…

August 15. William Gladstone. Gladstone worked for equal opportunity for people, including self-rule in Ireland. He strove toward those goals for the four terms he was England’s prime minister, and he kept fighting for the causes he believed in, even when he wasn’t in office. Gladstone’s belief in God colored all his adult choices, and […] The post…

August 14. Maximillian Kolbe. Kolbe was born in the part of Poland that belonged to the Russian Empire. When he was 16, he and his brother stowed away in a hay cart so they could attend seminary on the Austrian side of the country. From there, he went on to Rome to get doctorates in […] The post Maximillian Kolbe, Poland, Auschwitz Prisoner #16670 …

August 13. William “Bill” Melone. Bill was a high-school teacher in a tough neighborhood in Philadelphia. He is now Pastor for Mercy and Outreach at a church plant in NE Philadelphia. Today’s story shows a time Bill needed and received mercy and how it changed him. Wherever you find yourself, be all in. “Hey, Andre, […] The post William Melone, US,…

August 12. Doug Smail. Doug—a left winger—played in the National Hockey League for 13 seasons from 1980 through 1993. Doug is a man who loves God. He also loved hockey, but he loved his family more. On this date in 1990, at a Christian Training Camp, Doug dedicated his son Cody to God. Today’s story […] The post Doug Smail, Canada, Former NHL playe…

August 11. Brian Welch. Brian—also known by his stage name Head—was a guitarist and a founding member of the nu metal band Korn, who pioneered nu metal music, a form of alternative metal music—music for the disenfranchised. In 2005, Brian left the band to focus on life as a father and to pursue his own […] The post Brian Head Welch, US, Guitarist f…

August 10. Lawrence of Rome. In Rome, during the first half of the third century, the government was sold out to Roman so-called deities, and Christians were not to be tolerated. Often they were given the chance to “convert” and prove it by offering sacrifices to the so-called gods. And those who refused were arrested, […] The post Lawrence of Rome…

August 9. Franz Jagerstatter. Jagerstatter started out like your average wild kid. As a teenager, he fathered a child out of wedlock, led a motorcycle gang, and got arrested for street fighting. But when he met the woman he soon married, she introduced him to Jesus, prayed with him, helped him grow in faith. And […] The post Franz Jagerstatter, Aus…