365 Christian Men

June 30. David Green. Green, with $600 in his pocket and a craft idea, founded the arts-and-crafts store Hobby Lobby. So far, his idea has grown into 900 stores and several major ministries.   Still, the principles Green bases his decisions on are not always popular. Today’s story tells about a principle Green had to fight for. On this date […] The post David Green, US, Entrepreneur first ap...

June 29. Richard Allen. Allen endured huge loss as a child. But even as a new believer, he stood strong in the face of gross injustice and became one of America’s most active and influential black leaders.   Obstacles can cripple or cause growth. It’s your choice.  Allen was a human being who was legally owned by another human being. In the United States.   In […] The post Richar...

June 28. Mike McNeill. Mike grew up with a dad who took him fly-fishing. But Mike knew that today in America, 50 percent of boys grow up in fatherless homes. Mike got involved in a group called Fathers in the Field, which pairs fatherless boys with Christian mentors. Today’s story is about how Mike got started with a boy we’ll call Dan.*  […] The post Mike McNeill, US, Fathers in the Field f...

June 27. Ken Jacobs. Ken served his country, faced unspeakable horror, and set his own needs aside for the good of the country. On this date in 2019, Ken told what happened on D-Day—when he had a job to do.   “You are expendable.” Survive that lie and live!  US Army Private First Class Ken Jacobs tried peering out of the tall sides of […] The post Ken Jacobs, US, Soldier first appeared on 36...

June 26. Francis Scott Key. Key was a serious believer in Jesus and an amateur poet. And he was against the War of 1812. Still his strong sense of personal duty drove him to join the Georgetown Light Field Artillery.   So when a situation arose that called for a soldier and a skilled negotiator, they sent Key. […] The post Francis Scott Key, US, Lawyer first appeared on 365 Christian Men .

June 25. Phil Trujillo. Phil was stockbroker, who faced some hard things. Have you ever been accused of a crime? Have you ever been tried and acquitted? Have you ever been tried and convicted and sent to prison? Have you ever had to start life all over again? This story—about Phil—offers practical ideas for issues we may be facing.    Prosperity is […] The post Phil Trujillo, US, Stockbroker...

June 24. Francis Xavier. Francis was born in the family castle in what is now Spain. When he finished his basic education, he earned a master’s degree in philosophy and taught it for four years at the University of Paris. Then he studied theology for two more years. But Francis never imagined that this God he was studying about […] The post Francis Xavier, Spain, Priest first appeared on 365...

June 23. Manny Pacquiao. Manny had a dream, and he wasn’t afraid of the work it would require. When he was little, Manny lived in a shack in a dense Philippines jungle, where his father climbed seventy trees a day and gathered coconuts to get the family some food—not enough food. They usually couldn’t afford rice, and Manny’s ribs and shoulders […] The post Manny Pacquiao, Philippine Islands...

June 22. Chris Quilala. Chris was an on-fire worship leader. When things were good, he worshiped God. When things went wrong, he had to learn what to do.   When pain paralyzes you, hang tight to the truth you know. It can hold you up.   Chris sat down limply. Out of habit, his arm reached for his guitar propped against the […] The post Chris Quilala, US, Worship Leader first appeared on 365...

June 21. Andy Stanley. Andy will tell you he’s an introvert. He says, “Crowds kill me.” At a party, he wants to find one person and sit and talk to him.  But Andy is the senior pastor of North Point Ministries, which includes North Point Community Church, Buckhead Church, Browns Bridge Church, Gwinnett Church, Woodstock City Church, and Decatur City Church. And the weekly attendance for North [&#8...

June 20. John Frith. Frith was a brilliant scholar and a man who loved God. And he was willing to die rather than endorse a church rule he knew to be untrue.   All he had to do was agree that the church authorities were right about some things like communion and hell, and he could have had a long, productive life. […] The post John Frith, England, Priest first appeared on 365 Christian Men .

June 19. Stuart Epperson. Stu grew up on a tobacco farm. When he was about sixteen, he and a buddy were hoeing corn on a mountainside in Virginia when they saw smoke rising and ran to check it out. Turned out to be one of Stu’s relatives and the buddy’s brother operating a corn-liquor still. Stu’s first shot at being an entrepreneur!   […] The post Stuart W. Epperson, US, Media Mogul first a...

June 18. Harland Sanders. Harland started his business career in a questionable neighborhood known as Hell’s Half-Acre. He owned a Shell gas station, and he wheeled out an old dining table to feed homemade ham and steak dinners to truck drivers.   He was hard-working, hard-driving, and hotheaded, and he never backed down from a fight. Most people know Harland Sanders as Colonel Sanders of KFC [&#8...

June 17. John Eliot. John dreamed of taking the gospel to nearby native Americans. On this date in 1670, John established a church at Maktapog and preached to them—a little haltingly maybe—in their own language.   A fundamental Puritan tenet held that believers ought to be able to read and interpret the Bible for themselves.   So while he did his full-time pastor’s job, John managed to devise [&#8...

June 16. Glenn Cunningham. Glenn had the courage and the drive of a lion. On this date in 1934, Glenn set the World Record for the Outdoor Mile. Four years later, he set the World Record for the Indoor Mile. Wait until you hear how he got started.   When tragedy strikes, triumph starts between your ears.   Glenn won races. But he never should have been able […] The post Glenn Cunningham, US,...

June 15. Kimo. Kimo lived in an Ecuadorian jungle, and his  tribe’s name was Waodani, but because of their stone-age mentality and violent ways, neighboring tribes called them the Auca, which means “naked savages.”    As a boy, Kimo was was taught what all the Waodani were taught: that “he must spear and live or be speared and die.”   Today’s story takes place eight years after Kimo and some other...

June 14. Phil Robertson. Phil grew up in a log cabin with no electricity or phone or toilet or bathtub, and he had four brothers and two sisters. And he grew up to be a reality TV star. Phil says he came up in the 1950s, but it was more like the 1850s, and his […] The post Phil Robertson, US, Inventor first appeared on 365 Christian Men .

June 13. Dallas Willard. Dallas served for 45 years as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. He was also a Baptist pastor and wrote world-rocking books about what it means to be a Christian and what spiritual disciplines are all about. Dallas didn’t argue. He didn’t put people down. He didn’t have […] The post Dallas Willard, US, Philosopher first appeared on 365...

June 12. Steve Saint. Steve was born to missionaries in Ecuador—missionaries who wanted to reach a tribe whose basic teaching was, “[You] must spear and live or be speared and die.”  And when Steve was five, natives speared his father, jungle-pilot Nate Saint, to death. After a time, the violent tribe did repent and turn to Christ, and one of the men who had attacked Nate Saint […] The post...

June 11. Thomas Hooker. Hooker lived long before the United States had a flag with thirteen stars. He was a pastor willing to pick a fight he believed in. And he believed the people had the God-given right to vote.  So he took his people and founded the Colony of Connecticut. Now there’s a man ready to act on what he believes. Today’s story gives us a […] The post Thomas Hooker, US, Pastor f...

June 10. Lewis Tappan. Tappan knew what he believed and in whom he believed, and he wasn’t afraid to take a stand. Take one of hundreds of stands he made—in 1863, he held a Christian service to celebrate Emancipation Day and the freeing of slaves in the United States. It ended in a riot—hymnals and […] The post Lewis Tappan, US, Abolitionist first appeared on 365 Christian Men .

June 9. Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy. Geoffrey volunteered as a chaplain to the British Army when World War I broke out. On this date in 1917, he went into battle to support the soldiers, and he was later awarded the Military Cross. Wait until you hear how he supported the soldiers. Geoffrey also wrote poetry with […] The post Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, England, Priest first appeared on 365 Chr...

June 8. Adoniram Judson. Judson was on a mission from God. Before he showed up in Burma, a Burmese Bible didn’t exist, and there wasn’t a single known Christ-follower. By 1837, Judson had completed the Burmese Bible, and there were 1,144 baptized converts. In 1880, there were 7,000 Burmese Christians, 63 churches, a publishing house, […] The post Adoniram Judson, US, Missionary first appeare...

The CMN ministry has trained more than a million leaders in 138 nations, and those leaders are teaching others. CMN also provides the Majoring in Men curriculum, which has been used by more than 8 million men. All this work around the globe is based on a foundational truth: “Manhood and Christlikeness are synonymous.” If […] The post Edwin Louis Cole, US, Preacher first appeared on 365 Chris...

June 6. George Matheson. Matheson became blind when he was twenty, but within five years, he had earned a bachelor of divinity degree. His sisters learned Latin, Greek, and Hebrew so they would be able to help him study, and he went on to pastor and to write. On this date in 1881, Matheson wrote […] The post George Matheson, Scotland, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men .