WELCOME
From Editor David Littlewood
POWER IN PREPARATION
Despite little formal education, Maria Woodworth-Etter felt God thrust her into signs-and-wonders evangelism
MISSIONARY MARTYR TO INDIA
Graham Staines and his sons were sleeping in their station wagon when a mob descended on the vehicle and set it alight
BIBLE THAT SAVED A LANGUAGE
Born in a Snowdonia farmhouse, William Morgan gave Wales its first complete Bible in 1588
GRACE AT THE GALLOWS
How the shocking mercy of Christ reached into even the darkest cells of Hitler’s henchmen after the Second World War
BIBLE CROSSWORD
Test your knowledge of the Scriptures
NEDRA TALLEY ROSS
The Ronette who chose faith over fame
FROM PRIEST TO PASTOR
Mike Phillips left the Catholic priesthood behind but discovered God’s call on his life was far from over
ASAHEL NETTLETON
He never pastored a church, yet Nettleton’s powerful preaching brought thousands to Christ and shook 19th-century America
TIME TRAVEL
This issue we head back to 1530 and the Augsburg Confession, which became the chief statement of Lutheran belief
HOW FAITH FLOURISHED IN CHINA
Editor David Littlewood looks at a remarkable book about communist China, written by an unusual author
AUGUSTINE – RESTLESS HEART, TOWERING MIND
Evangelist J.John takes a personal look at the life and enduring influence of one of the greatest giants of the early church
WILLIAM BURTON TALKS SNAKES AND POISON
Missionary’s deadly encounters proved God’s protection
THE PSALM THAT STILL SINGS
From David’s soaring praise to Henry Francis Lyte’s beloved hymn, Psalm 103 has given generations of worshippers words
