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Bascom Ray Lakin Bascom Ray Lakin 1901-1984 B.R. Lakin was born on a farm near Fort Gay, West Virginia. Although his parents were devout Christians, it was not until he…

Harry A Ironside Harry A. Ironside 1876-1951 Bible teacher and preacher. At the age of 12, Harry A. Ironside heard Dwight L. Moody preach, but he did not receive Christ…

John Knox John Knox 1513-1572 Scottish reformer. Born in Scotland, John Knox was ordained as a Catholic priest between 1530 and 1540. He was converted to Christ after he met…

Menno Simons Menno Simons 1492-1559 Dutch Anabaptist. Menno Simons was born in Friesland, Holland. Little is known of his early life and education. In 1524 he was ordained to the…

Robert Raikes Robert Raikes 1736-1811 Sunday School, the greatest lay movement since Pentecost, was founded by a layman. Robert Raikes was the crusading editor of Gloucester Journal. After becoming frustrated…

William Culbertson William Culbertson 1905-1971 Born in Philadelphia and educated there at the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church and Temple University, he pastored Reformed Episcopal churches in Pennsylvania…

CHARIOT OF FIRE CHARIOT OF FIRE 2 Kings 2:9-12 9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do…

SAMSONS RIDDLE SAMSON'S RIDDLE Judges 13:25--14:1-19 25 And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol. 14:1 And…

THE BUTLER AND BAKER THE BUTLER AND BAKER Genesis 40 1 And it came to pass after these things, [that] the butler of the king of Egypt and [his] baker…

THE OIL WHICH PAID THE DEBT THE OIL WHICH PAID THE DEBT 2 Kings 4:1-7 1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the…