Biography

Books that have shaped our lives

May the reading of these biographies inspire and inform you so that you may follow in their footsteps and reach out to people still without a knowledge of Jesus Christ, the only Saviour.

A biography of the missionary who pioneered the Gospel to the country of Tibet.

This book tells the heroic story of William Carey’s passionate advocacy of world mission.

John Wesley – Oxford don and itinerant preacher, intellectual and evangelist, author and man of action, upholder of the Church of England yet founder of another world-wide denomination, disagreeing with George Whitefield, yet preaching his funeral sermon-truly a many-sided man.

A Life of Amy Carmichael

C. H. Spurgeon is commonly called the Prince of Preachers, a title he rightly deserves. At the height of his ministry in the heart of London during the 19th century, his sermons were published in daily newspapers both in England and the U.S. Now 100 years later after his death, this book gives an indepth look at Spurgeon and incorporates many of his own writings in this book.

The Baseball Evangelist

This is the moving story of God’s redeeming and restoring grace to one who wrote the following epitaph for himself: John Newton, Clerk, Once and infidel and libertine, A servant of slaves in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he had long labored to destroy. Formerly published as But Now I See, this biography contains much valuable first-hand material from Newton himself. Indeed, considerable use is made of his Diary and Letters. His pre-conversion days, his call to the Christian ministry, and his time at Olney and St. Mary Woolnoth are all covered. This is no arid record of the past. Besides being a worthy memorial to the life and work of John Newton, this biography will also encourage those who love the gospel to consecrate themselves to the Master’s service as Newton did.

Apart from a short period of missionary service in India, Milne spent his whole ministry in Perth as a pastor and evangelist. Bonar’s account of one who lived close to Christ remains a guide to what the churches need in every age.

The Life of John Brown is the story of an orphaned shepherd boy who rose to become the revered minister of Haddington in south-east Scotland and the theological professor of his denomination. Though his life’s labours were inextricably linked with one town, the influence of John Brown of Haddington spread worldwide through his writings, especially his Self-Interpreting Bible. This book contains his own account of his life. To this, his youngest son, Dr. William Brown, has added family recollections, letters and some of his father’s choicest short writings.

As he drew near the end of his life, John Brown exclaimed, ‘Oh! What must Christ be in Himself, when He sweetens heaven, sweetens Scriptures, sweetens ordinances, sweetens earth, and sweetens even trials! Oh! What must Christ be in Himself!’ Modern readers will taste some of the same Christ-derived sweetness as they meditate on The Life of John Brown with Select Writings.

The life of Elijah has gripped the thought and imagination of preachers and writers in all ages. His sudden appearance out of complete obscurity, his dramatic interventions in the national history of Israel, his miracles, his departure from the earth in a chariot of fire all serve to that end. Judgement and mercy were mingled throughout Elijah’s astonishing career.

A biography of J. Frank Norris

The world can do nothing to a Christian who has no fear of man. – Brother Yun a Chinese Christian his story

Hendrickson Classic Biographies presents a one-volume abridgement of Wesley’s multi-volume journals. The Heart of John Wesley’s Journal presents a remarkable life, recorded and examined in real time by Wesley himself.

The Diary and Life of Andrew Bonar gives a panoramic view of one of the most fascinating periods of Scotland’s church history.  But foremost it is the record of God’s work in the life of a man who represented all that was finest in the evangelical life of that country.

This is a magnificent two-volume set, calculated to stir the soul and to find a place of honour and affection in every Christian who loves to read the thrilling history of the Scottish church!

Andrew Bonar’s biography of M’Cheyne conveys the fragrance of his life that no later writer could ever recapture.  Being dead, M’Cheyne yet speaks and it may be doubted whether any Christian can seriously read these pages without having an example of the power of godliness stamped upon their conscience in a manner that will remain with them for all their days.

Think of the Maze Prison–what memories flood your mind? Can anything good ever come out of the Maze? If nothing else, there is one person, Thomas Martin. This book recounts a thrilling story of transformation. Martin is now a happy man, involved in a busy ministry for God.

A paper missionary sounds a most unlikely medium for a sophisticated age. The “Every Home Crusade” uses three tons of paper every day, to produce millions of gospel publications in multiple languages every month, and has hundreds of distributors in more than 100 countries to whom the literature is sent freely.

A man of brilliant intellect, Duncan is often only known today by the anecdotes which memorialise the eccentricities which marked his life- as is often true of men of genius.

The Rev. Dr. Henry Cooke dominated Irish Presbyterianism for more than forty years. He emerged to fame as a “Mr. Valiant for Truth,” a champion of orthodoxy in his debates with Rev. Dr. Henry Montgomery in the Arian Controversy, which brought about the expulsion of those who held Unitarian beliefs.

For those who want a work of quiet scholarship, Philip is not their man. But where there is a desire for the evangelical flame-for words that burn, and reach heart and soul- this volume will clearly show why the gospel can turn the world upside down.

This volume, first published in 1853, contains a selection of his correspondence, edited by his son-in-law and biographer, William Hanna.

This outstanding study is not only an exceptional biography; it also serves as a classic illustration of how the church today can and should learn from its past history.

This book paints a vivid picture of Wesley’s spiritual journey – his active life and the message he preached.

What a mighty man of God John Jasper!

This book chronicles the life of John Bunyan, the famous author of Pilgrim’s Progress, The Holy War and several other titles. These timeless works are still popular today due to the spiritual fervor and compelling style in which they were written. This book gives a closer look into the life of this great dreamer.

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This is the story of J. Hudson Taylor’s life

James Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) was a Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission (renamed Overseas Missionary Fellowship). He served there for 51 years, bringing over 800 missionaries to the country and personally baptizing an estimated 50,000 converts.