The Complete Book Of Christian Heroes: Over 200 Stories Of Courageous People Who Suffered For Jesus (Jackson, Dave & Neta)

The Story

Who is your hero? In our celebrity-worshipping culture, true heroes seem in short supply. What does it look like to live for Christ-and to give your life for him? 'The Complete Book of Christian Heroes' tells the inspiring stories of more than 200 Christian men and women through the ages who lived lives of commitment and sacrifice for what they believed: John Bunyan, the English preacher who wrote 'The Pilgrim's Progress' while in prison for his beliefs Mary Dyer, a Quaker who was banished from seventeenth-century Boston and ultimately gave her life for the cause of religious freedom Brother Andrew, the former Dutch soldier who spent years smuggling Bibles behind the Iron Curtain Todd Beamer, the young husband and father who went to his death fighting hijackers aboard Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 Arranged alphabetically, this handy resource includes: Gripping accounts of each hero's life, complete with historical background and cultural information Quotations and Scripture passages that reinforce and amplify what each hero stood for See what God has accomplished through the lives of ordinary people and ask yourself, What purpose does he have for my life today?