365 Christian Men

August 8. John Scudder. Scudder was the first American medical missionary in India. He was the first Scudder missionary in India, which went on for 1,100 combined years of missionary service. Forty-two members of four generations of Scudders. That run began when he was visiting a patient and saw a tract on the table that […] The post John Scudder, US, Physician first appeared on 365 Christian Men...

August 7. Roy Edward Lucas, Jr. Roy was a man who loved God and wanted to be useful. He made himself available to help wherever God put him. On this date in 2011, he had a breakthrough with a young man—their first Icee together. The secret code is: Be a friend to make a friend. […] The post Roy Edward Lucas Jr, US, College Professor first appeared on 365 Christian Men .

August 6. Brennan Manning. Brennan was a Marine in the Korean War, studied journalism at the University of Missouri, and later, philosophy and Latin at Saint Francis College, where he became a Christian. He was ordained a Franciscan priest, taught, and then joined a contemplative order that served the poor in Spain and Switzerland. For […] The post Brennan Manning, US, Author first appeared on 365...

August 5. Kurt Warner. Kurt was an American football quarterback. He played for three National Football League teams: the St. Louis Rams, the New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals.  He went on to be considered the best undrafted NFL player of all time, following a 12-year career regarded as one of the greatest stories in the NFL. On this date in 2017, Kurt was inducted […] The post Kurt Warne...

August 4. David Livingstone. Livingstone was a physician, a missionary, an explorer, and a writer. He was the first European to cross the width of southern Africa. His work and his writing taught Europe about the horrors of slavery and why it must be stopped.  When confronted with injustice, do you step back or speak out?  Livingstone deplored slavery—with good […] The post David Livingstone, Scot...

August 3. Gene McGuire. Gene started down a wrong road when he was very young. Apart from God, he had no hope. But on this date in 2008, the Holy Spirit whispered to Gene, "Bow low." This is what happened. Depend on yourself, and limit your future. Depend on God, and miracles happen. Gene blocked […] The post Gene McGuire, US, Author/Speaker first appeared on 365 Christian Men .

August 2. Benjamin Rush. At the age of 23, Rush, the physician, became the first professor of chemistry in America. He also published a tract on the evils of the slavery and helped organize the first anti-slavery society in America. He was brilliant and accomplished and prolific, but some also called him, "unshakable in his […] The post Benjamin Rush, US, Physician first appeared on 365 Christian...

August 1. Phil Floyd. Phil is a young man who loves to conquer large obstacles. Here's his story. On this date in 1987, Phil camped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. If you don't want to live in fear, don't feed it. The last day in July, Phil—expert hiker and camper—was packed and primed for his […] The post Phil Floyd, US, Outdoorsman first appeared on 365 Christian Men .

July 31. John Knox. Knox was a Scottish minister, theologian, and writer who was a leader of the country's spiritual Reformation. And he was the founder of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. But on this date in 1547, Knox was captured by the French Navy.  Speaking up against evil requires an ordinary man who trusts God.  The trouble started when Cardinal Beaton—a high-ranking Catholic church […]...

July 30. Frank Turek. Frank is a gifted man. He was a US Navy Aviator and has a master's degree from George Washington University and a doctorate from Southern Evangelical Seminary.  Frank is also an award-winning author and the President of CrossExamined.org, a ministry he founded for defending the gospel.  Frank speaks clearly and honestly. He presents powerful and entertaining evidence for Chri...

July 29. Anthony Ray Hinton. Ray was arrested, convicted, imprisoned, and sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit. Here's his story.  When life is unjust, turn your pain into purpose.  Ray had a message, and he taught that message to his neighbor Henry, though they only had one thing in common. They were both convicts on death row.  Ray had […] The post Anthony Ray Hinton, US, Speaker firs...

July 28. Jesse Irvin Overholtzer. Jesse started out rebelling and determined to have all the fun he could. But Jesus intervened, and Jesse's life became productive. And he didn't tolerate obstacles.  When Jesse was 60, although he had no administrative experience, he founded Child Evangelism Fellowship with stations in 51 countries, and he directed its international operation for 15 years, up unti...

July 27. François Coillard. Coillard was a missionary from France. His life was embroiled with political intrigues; and his work was interrupted and redirected by nations at war, usurpers overthrowing the government, and rival peoples failing to maintain peace long enough for the gospel to be preached.  Still, Coillard demonstrated strength of character as he did the job God had sent him to do. On...

July 26. Dave Roever. Dave fought in the Vietnam War as a gunner on a US Navy riverboat. Then life changed.  Dave went on to found the Roever Foundation, which has provided thousands of scholarships to students in Vietnam and other places. The Foundation has built a cardiac-care unit and a Digital Imaging Lab, which saves hundreds of Vietnamese lives—at no cost to them.  The Foundation built a thi...

July 25. Justin Searle. Justin knew how to work hard and learned there was more to life than he could get by hard work alone.  If life feels driven but empty, take faith to work with you.  The perks and pains of overwork drove investment banker Justin Searle to say, "No more!" Compelled to succeed, he often clocked 110 hours […] The post Justin Searle, US, Senior Director of Operations first appea...

July 24. Haralan Popov. Popov was an atheist until he was a teenager, when he became a Christian. Before long, he was a pastor.  But when WW II ended, Bulgaria was abandoned to Communist control. All large-scale industries, banks, and insurance companies were run by the government, and high positions in the church were taken over by Communists.  Sadly, many pastors fell in line with the new regime...

July 23. Mincaye. Mincaye is a man with a history. Here's what happened: missionary pilot Nate Saint, with four other missionaries, was killed when they tried to befriend the Waodani tribe, at the time, known as the most violent society on earth. The Waodani culture was changed by the Gospel of Christ, brought to the […] The post Mincaye, Ecuador, Hunter-gatherer first appeared on 365 Christian Me...

July 22. Desmond Tutu. Desmond went to a segregated and underfunded all-Black school in South Africa, where he excelled, by the way.  He once told an audience, "… many of the people who taught us … inspired you to want to emulate them and really to become all that you could become, … They gave you the impression that … even with all of the obstacles … in […] The post Desmond Tutu, South Africa, Ac...

July 21. Kemmons Wilson. Kemmons was already a movie-theatre-owning millionaire when he took his wife and 5 little children to the capital for a family vacation. They stayed in a $6-a-night motel room, which was not only dingy and cramped, but its price zoomed to $16-a-night as soon as the motel owner saw the kids. Wilson told his wife it wasn't fair, and within a year, he opened […] The post Kemm...

July 20. Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born into slavery, found a way out for himself, worked to free others, and then used his new position to work toward freedom for other groups of people. On this date in 1866, Douglass spoke at the First Women's Rights Convention.  Knowledge can be the pathway to freedom; gain it. Use it.  Born into slavery in […] The post Frederick Douglass, US, Abolitioni...

July 19. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower graduated from West Point, commanded the Allied Forces in North Africa in 1942, and on D-Day, 1944, he was Supreme Commander of the troops invading France.   After the war, he became President of Columbia University, and before long, he was President of the United States.   A conviction is a belief that moves you to […] The post Dwight D. Eisenhower, US, P...

July 18. Jerry Moldenhauer. Jerry loved Jesus Christ, and he loved a young woman. Today's story is not dependent on the kind of job Jerry had or the place he lived. It is equally relevant for all of us who have ever loved someone who had issues of their own. Take a listen. On this date in 1987, Jerry prayed for Paula on […] The post Jerry Moldenhauer, US, Husband first appeared on 365 Christian Me...

July 17. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Austin. Tom and his wife Cheri lived in Hospitality House, just outside the gate of the US Military Academy at West Point.   Years before, through the Officers' Christian Fellowship (OCF), Tom, then a cadet himself, had chosen life with Jesus. And he had dreamed of someday running OCF, one of the most vibrant student organizations at the academy. He wante...

July 16. GR Kampfer. Kampfer was a man of mission. Like God sent Paul to the Macedonians, God sent Kampfer to Northern India to people who were "spirit worshippers sunk in the depravity of ignorance" and "driven back into the swamps and jungles."  When he arrived—though the journey had been long and exhausting and his destination was shot through with evil—he said, "How glorious these trips […] Th...

July 15. Luke McAllister. Luke is a young man who has a heart for homeless people. Though he faces challenges around speaking, he's taught his family to communicate and a whole community to serve. Here's his story.  People cry out for heroes, but we can only hear them if we listen.  Nineteen-year-old Luke had a special routine. Most weekends, he went with his dad to […] The post Luke McAllister, U...