Do people need someone they can look up to or someone they can relate to?

The model missionary did not have a model home

Little-known or remarkable facts about Martin Luther's Early Years

Were they caring and firm—or so harsh they drove him to rebel against every authority in his life?

A sample of the reformer's wit and wisdom.

Significant people in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life

His controversial yet Christ-centered beliefs were formed not only in the classrooms of Tübingen, but also in the cells of Tegel Prison.

From birth to death, a peasant woman's difficult life intersected the church.

Amid changing expectations, the minister's mate chooses a challenging role.

William Booth was born in economic and spiritual poverty, yet he founded a worldwide organization dedicated to their eradication.

Their struggles and achievements

She singlehandedly revolutionized the field of nursing, a mission that began with a call to God's service at age 17.

How an awkward country boy with a grade-school education became the greatest evangelist of the Gilded Age.