We are excited to release three new Heroes titles from authors Janet and Geoff Benge: Richard Wurmbrand: Love Your Enemies and Charles Mulli: We Are Family from the Christian Heroes: Then & Now series, and Ernest Shackleton: Going South from the Heroes of History series. Here’s an excerpt from Richard Wurmbrand: Love Your Enemies: After a month of lying … Continue reading
Category Archives: Christian Heroes
Straight to the Soul
By Luann Anderson, editor at YWAM Publishing There’s one item I never forget when packing for summer vacation: a good book. In fact, I usually bring a whole stack of books when I travel. My husband Dorr loves to read as well, and so together we enjoy uninterrupted times of reading in between playing, eating, … Continue reading
Life In the Saddle
By Luann Anderson, editor at YWAM Publishing My introduction to horseback riding took place at the young age of seven, when my mom signed me up for Girl Scouts. I was content to become part of a wholesome organization—weekly meetings, community projects, and cookie selling—but what I really wanted out of the experience was to … Continue reading
The Scudder Family Legacy
Dr. Ida Scudder (1870–1960) courageously and compassionately took on the challenge of treating women who were dying in India. She pioneered a first-rate medical school and hospital, brought life-saving health care to rural people, and left and inspiring legacy that still touches millions of people each year with healing and hope. One of our readers, … Continue reading
Brand-new Bonhoeffer Biography
Here’s another great addition to our best-selling Christian Heroes: Then & Now series: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945) As Dietrich sang the German national anthem, he contemplated the devastation Hitler and the Nazis were perpetrating on Europe. Dietrich would do whatever he could to stop them, even if it meant pulling the trigger on the führer himself. … Continue reading