Biography & Autobiography

The most authentic stories of Christian hope in the 21st Century come from the experiences of `ordinary' people living `ordinary' lives. In this engaging book by compiled by John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, 20 people people share their story.

Through most of his life, John Williams served God in comparative obscurity among the South Sea Islands, eventually martyred in November 1839

The heart-warming tale of Johnny Cornflakes is based on a true story, presented in vivid detail by master storyteller Denise George. The narrative offers hope even in difficult places, challenges our attitudes toward others.

For anyone who is, or knows someone, walking through suffering Just Show Up is a true story that illuminates ways of helping along the journey A personal look at friendship that weathers hardships

Keziah is the heart-rending story as told by mother Lizzie during her forty-one-week pregnancy which ended tragically in her beautiful baby girl Keziah being stillborn. Lizzie has gracefully managed to capture this journey throughout the highs and...

A homeless man on a street corner. A compassionate woman with a difficult past. An incredible story of our amazing capacity to love.

Scotland has arguably the most varied, colourful and longstanding history of evangelical revivals in the world. Focusing on the period between 1527-1857 Tom Lennie provides an illuminating account of many an exciting time. Scotland's true revival....

This is the story of Jason Armstrong. From childhood he knew nothing but abuse, fighting and crime. He grew into an aggressive adult addicted to violence and drugs. One night he cried out in desperation to God.

In this book we encounter a man whose twentieth-century life and ministry mirrored a concern for faithful preaching, pastoral care, and the mission field. Leslie Land avoided labels, but his gentle, impeccably courteous, yet penetrating expositions

Nine people, all of them Christian workers with the mission agency WEC International, describe lessons that shaped and deepened their lives forever: Susan Sutton; Evan Davies; Jean Goodenough; Glenn Myers; Jenny Davies; Byung Kook Yoo; Helen Rosevear

30 years ago, Arthur White and Ian McDowall dramatically met God and were changed from drug-dealing, knife-carrying underworld thugs to all-out followers of Jesus. Coming together as Tough Talk along with Joe Hampshire, they witnessed to many.

When the phenomenal success of GOD'S SMUGGLER made it too dangerous for his contacts in the underground church, Brother Andrew decided he could not return to Eastern Europe. He quietly turned his attention the the Middle East, and for the last thirty

Most Christians know of the great names of church history through mention of them in sermons, but that is about as far as it goes. This book is written to introduce you to some of the great men of the past. The choice of men to consider is enormous..

Country music artist Smith debuts with a sensitive and moving recollection of his path through grief. . .In stark, intimate prose, the author candidly renders the realities of suffering while articulating a moving message of renewal. Those seeking...

“Sometimes, when you least expect it, something happens that will forever will forever be etched on your memory." Live Wires is a collection of powerful stories that give us a snapshot into the lives of fifteen people from different walks of life.

The quiet, consistent lives of Christian students drew me and began to convince me. The teaching in their Bible study groups and the assurance in their daily prayer meetings brought a sense of sober reality. They talked of faith.........

The story of Jackie Slough’s journey following the suicide of her son Tom. Written as a journal it is an honest and intimate revelation of one woman’s ability to cope with the unexpected suicide of her teenage son.

The story of the murder of a missionary in Turkey - killed because of his faith.

A cross-cultural life and marriage has many challenges and joys. Follow the journey of Sheela Burrell, which led her to understand that her true home is found in Christ.

Martin Luther was born on November 10th 1483 in the little town of Eisleben, in Saxony. His parents were poor but they feared God. Martin discovered that salvaton was by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone he wanted to tell other.

Mary Something-Else tells the story of a little girl who always wanted ‘something else’. As she grew into adulthood, the yearning for that ‘something’ that was missing never abated – until one day Mary made a life-changing discovery.

Medicine in Remote Places is a personal reflection on the challenges, variety and sheer unpredictability of mission health care in a remote area of Central Africa.

Martin Luther (1483–1546) contributed so much to the development of Western civilization that it is not overstatement to declare that he changed the world as he set the Protestant Reformation in motion five hundred years ago.

D. A. Carson's father was a pioneering church-planter and pastor in Quebec. But still, an ordinary pastor-except that he ministered during the decades that brought French Canada from the brutal challenges of persecution and imprisonment for Baptist..

After their honeymoon in January 1927, Martyn and Bethan Lloyd-Jones entered on eleven years of their happiest years together at Bethlehem Forward Movement Church ('Sandfields'), Aberavon.