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Died: Appalachian Trail Legend Gene Espy

He wanted to see God’s work in nature, so he walked from Georgia to Maine, becoming the second person to complete the trek.

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Died: Chuck Girard, Who Shaped the Sound of the Jesus People

The pioneer of Contemporary Christian Music wrote songs of salvation and worship for a generation of evangelicals.

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Died: James Dobson, Who Taught Evangelicals to Focus on Family

The child psychologist answered hundreds of thousands of parenting questions and urged Christians to fight in America’s “civil war of values.”

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Died: Jimmy Swaggart, TV Minister Caught in Scandal

The spellbinding Pentecostal preacher became, for many, an example of what is wrong with Christianity.

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Died: Jennifer Lyell, SBC Abuse Survivor and Former Lifeway Executive

Once one of the highest-ranking women at a Southern Baptist entity, she fought public perception and legal fallout after reporting alleged abuse by a seminary professor.

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Died: Walter Brueggemann, Scholar of Prophetic Imagination

The Old Testament professor was widely taught in seminaries and influenced many mainline and evangelical ministers.

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Died: ‘Duck Dynasty’ Patriarch Phil Robertson

The founder of the successful family duck-call business was also a Bible teacher and champion for conservative causes.

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Died: Kay Arthur, Bible Study Teacher Who Equipped Millions

The author of more than 100 titles said, “You need to know God’s Word, and there are basics,” starting with how to mark up the text.

Died: Emanuel Sarfraz, Pioneering Pakistani Christian Journalist

A founding member of the Christian Journalists Association of Pakistan, he championed voices marginalized by the Muslim-dominant society.

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