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Teresa of Avila

Teresa of Avila

Some children are compliant; others are strong-willed. Teresa of Avila (1515-1578) must have been a classic strong-willed child. At seven years of age, she convinced her young brother to join her in running away from home to seek Christian martyrdom until an uncle...
Teresa of Avila

John of the Cross

When I first came to faith in Christ, it was positively exhilarating. God became intensely real and personal, and the prospect of following Christ captivated my imagination. If truth be told, I loved God primarily for the blessings derived from this new life of faith....
Teresa of Avila

George Whitefield

American patriot Benjamin Franklin and British evangelist George Whitefield (also spelled Whitfield) (1714-1770) were worlds apart when it came to theological convictions, yet they held each other in highest regard. Ben spoke warmly of their “friendship, sincere...
Teresa of Avila

Thomas Beccon

One of the Reformation’s distinctive contributions was the conviction that every Christian has a calling. The prevailing view in the sixteenth century was that God’s calling was reserved for priests, nuns, and monks. The Reformer Martin Luther believed...
Teresa of Avila

John Donne

In December 1623, poet, and Anglican priest John Donne (1573-1631) was laid low with a life-threatening illness. It could have been the bubonic plague that was ravaging England and Europe or perhaps typhoid fever. John decided to put pen to paper and write...