The 1893 Bombay Conference: Missionaries’ Call to Action
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The Shoemaker’s Book
William Carey was born in a forgotten village in the dullest period of the dullest of all centuries. His family was poor, and he was poorly educated. A skin affliction made him sensitive to outdoor work, so he apprenticed to … Continue reading The Shoemaker’s Book
The Trumpet’s Voice
Giffordgate, Scotland, outside Haddington, was an ardently Catholic village containing several churches, two monasteries, an abbey—and a farming couple named Knox who reared a child named John. The lad excelled at Haddington Grammar School where his teacher proclaimed him the … Continue reading The Trumpet’s Voice
“The Father of Lenape Writing”
David Zeisberger was born on April 11, 1721 in Zauchtenthal, Moravia. There is no mention of his parents. However, at the age of six, he moved with his family to the newly established Moravian Christian community of Herrnhut, on the estate … Continue reading “The Father of Lenape Writing”
Robert “Cotton” Southwell
The death of Robert Southwell on this day, February 21, 1595, dramatizes the fact that neither high birth, sincerity, poetic gifts nor a sweet disposition can protect one from persecution. Chances are if you have seen Southwell’s name at all, it has … Continue reading Robert “Cotton” Southwell
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