365 Christian Men

January 23. Telemachus. By the year 404, bloody gladiatorial battles had been going on for 140 years.  On this date in 393, Honorius became Emperor of Rome. Five years before today’s story starts, the Emperor had decreed the violent games should stop, but they went right on—until Telemachus showed up.  Sizewise, he was a little man, but he has an important story. In 1984, President […] The p...

January 22. Horst Schulze. Schulze is a man whose biblical beliefs aren’t pasted on. He lives according to the Word of God at home and at work. He believes employees are “ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen.” Employees are not mere functional warm-bodies. They are valued, gifted, worthy creations of a living God.  Schulze established this core value, and upon it he built success. In...

January 21. Peter Muhlenberg. When Peter was in his early twenties and a mere deacon, a family friend suggested Peter might make a good missionary to Native Americans. But Peter’s father vetoed the idea and said Peter might ‘turn Indian sooner than turn the Indians Christian.’”  But Peter knew how to work hard. When he […] The post Peter Muhlenberg, US, Politician, Soldier first appeared on...

January 20. Hiram Rhodes Revels. Revels was a US citizen, never a slave, not the son of slaves. In fact, there was no history of slavery in his family. Still, some history books refer to him as a freedman—an emancipated slave. It just wasn’t true.  Today’s story takes place immediately after the Civil War, when—for many people—prejudice and slavery were life-and-death issues.  Revels stepped into...

January 19. James Tour. James was already brilliant when he entered college. But he didn’t know everything. He didn’t know Christ, and the language of the Christians around him started out confusing, but he soon became intrigued.   James is still brilliant. He is now a nanotechnologist and a Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, and Professor of Computer Science.   In 2008, James won...

January 18. Eric Protzman. Eric knew God—in a way, loved his family, and thought life would be fair. How do you think that worked out?  Life is unfair; God can turn your pain into his purpose.  After Eric watched his grandfather suffer eight long years of the degradation of dementia, Eric told God, “I’m out.”  His grandfather, Dr. Weston, had been a surgeon who had restored—to many […] The p...

January 17. Antony the Great. According to theologian Athanasius, when Antony was about 20, the devil afflicted him with boredom, laziness, and phantoms of women, which Antony overcame by waging a war of prayer.  After fifteen years of this battle, at 35, Anthony withdrew from public life and lived in absolute solitude in an abandoned Roman fortress, where people tossed food to him over the wall....

January 16. Malcolm Gladwell. In 2013, Malcom published David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants. Throughout the first year of research on this book, he collected examples of people’s disadvantages turning into advantages.  For example, many American presidents and British prime ministers had lost a parent in childhood. A young shepherd boy beat the giant Goliath.  Mal...

January 15. CI Scofield. On this date in 1909, Scofield published the Scofield Reference Bible. He had started out as an attorney, and President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him US district attorney for the District of Kansas. But when ugly rumors emerged about bribes, thieving, and forgery, Scofield resigned and left the area.  He was a man with many gifts and one enormous problem. […] The po...

January 14. 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, […] The post Deano Sargent, US Farmer first appeared on 365 Christian Men .

January 13. CT Studd. CT was considered England’s most outstanding cricket player. By the time he was 16, he was an excellent player, and he played all through college and became famous throughout England.  Full of energy and courage, CT walked away from cricket, left Cambridge, to preach the Gospel in China. CT had many, many major […] The post Studd, England, Cricketer first appeared on 36...

January 12. Richie Parker. Richie is a mechanical engineer. About his life, he says, “I’m thankful that I don’t have arms.” And he means it. Without arms, he’s earned a Masters of Business Administration and Engineering degree. Without arms, he became a star in auto-racing design. Without arms, he’s now using his education and his experience to help others […] The post Richie Parker, US, Mec...

January 11. Chuck Stecker. Chuck is the Founder and Executive Director of A Chosen Generation—a Christ-centered ministry that exists to train up leaders for intergenerational ministry.  As an Army Lieutenant Colonel, Chuck served as a leader, including three years on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon. Combining business experience, twenty-three years of military service and more than thirteen years...

January 10. Ray Neufeld. Ray was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. He is known as a right winger with a big shot. He played hard-hitting hockey for 14 years—595 NHL games and 235 AHL games. But Ray scored some of his biggest triumphs off the ice. Here’s the story.  Buried bitterness breeds nothing but trouble. Face off with God; He’ll set […] The post Ray Neufeld, Canada, NHL P...

January 9. Richard Wurmbrand. In his younger years, Wurmbrand  was an atheist. He prayed:  “God, I know surely that You do not exist. But if perchance You exist, which I contest, it is not my duty to believe in You; it is Your duty to reveal Yourself to me.”  But in time, Wurmbrand learned the truth about himself, about God, and about Jesus. […] The post Richard Wurmbrand, Romania, Pastor fi...

January 8. Jim Elliot. From the time he was a boy, Jim wanted to go abroad and tell people about Jesus.  Now, you know learning languages was going to be high on his to-do list.  So when he was about twenty, with a friend, Jim hitchhiked to Mexico and studied Spanish. Three years later, he joined Camp Wycliffe to study linguistics and learned to break down […] The post Jim Elliot, US, Missio...

January 7. Gus Patterson. Gus had always been an athlete, and this is a man who likes a challenge. In 2017, he won a 5K race, and now he was about to turn 40. Clearly—the time had come to run a half-marathon.  Gus was all in. The training schedule was intense. And that’s how he liked it. Gus liked to […] The post Gus Patterson, US, Husband first appeared on 365 Christian Men .

January 6. Rob Lohman. One day, Rob came face to face with an enemy—and took it down. From there, he launched Lifted From The Rut, a resource for people who were looking for help with recovery, and the podcast Beyond The Bars Radio, where he hosts discussions about addiction, incarceration, and recovery.  Don’t gamble with your life. Deal with destructive habits before they deal you out.  Rob made...

January 5. David Murrow. Murrow has been a television producer, and in 2002, he produced Sarah Palin’s first TV commercial.  He’s been in government. In 2009, he announced the incoming governor of Alaska as Sarah Palin stepped down. He’s never been a pastor, but he is driven to find a way to make men comfortable in church, and—to that end—he started “Church for Men.”  Murrow has also authored thre...

January 4. Peter Marshall. As a young man in Scotland, Peter believed he had been called to be a missionary, but he didn’t have the education or the money to get it. So he emigrated to the US. “I worked hard for long hours,” he said. “I dug ditches. I wielded spade and shovel. I was unemployed.”  Peter relocated to Alabama, where […] The post Peter Marshall, US, Pastor first appeared on 365...

January 3. Mark Edge. Mark was a youth pastor and ​assistant pastor for fourteen years and then a pastor for sixteen. On this date in 2017, he made a major career change. He still does weddings and funerals, but he is now a sales rep for ADT Security. Mark was Sales Rep of the Year for 2018 and 2019 out of the Memphis office.   He attends […] The post Mark Edge, US, Small Business Sales Rep...

January 2. Hal Donaldson. On this date in 1994, Hal Donaldson founded Convoy of Hope, a global humanitarian relief organization.  In 2010, before the earthquake—7.0 on the Richter Scale—Convoy of Hope was already serving 13,000 meals every school day. Within days of the disaster, Convoy brought in a bigger team to do more. By 2019, they were serving meals […] The post Hal Donaldson, US, Phil...

January 1. John Newton. Newton spent a number of years trying to get rich by selling human beings. But God saved him and gave him a fruitful ministry. With the poet William Cowper, Newton published a volume of hymns. On this date in 1773, Newton introduced a hymn he wrote—”Amazing Grace.” An executive at Broadcast Music said, “It may be the most […] The post John Newton, England, Slave...

December 31. Alvin York. Five years after York committed his life to Jesus, the United States invited York to World War I. On the draft notice, York scrawled, “don’t want to fight.” He thought the war was wrong, but cynics thought his conscience was convenient. That’s about where today’s story begins.  Afterward, York—who had had a total of 9 months of formal education in […] The post Alvin...

December 30. John Smith. Smith had trained to be a baker, but he applied to be a missionary. He was accepted and soon ordained. On this date in 1816, Smith sailed to Guyana, a tropical country bordered by Venezuela on the west, a country that drove its economy on the backs of human slaves.  In the next 4 years, Smith baptized 390 slaves, and his tiny congregation grew […] The post John Smith...