Paul Gerhardt was born in 1607 in Germany. He enrolled in the University of Wittenberg in 1628 and graduated in 1642. Though his schooling was to make him a pastor he was not immediately placed into a pastorate. The Thirty… Continue Reading
Charles Bridges was born in 1794 to some guy with the last name Bridges and to a woman that he called mother. He grew up to be an Anglican preacher, as well as a gifted writer and theologian. He was… Continue Reading
With a name like Ichabod he has to be great. Spencer was born in 1798 in Rupert, VT. He was converted shortly after his 18th birthday. He actually began his career as an educator. In 1830 he was called to… Continue Reading
Bernard was born in 1090 and died in 1153. He was a French abbot who sought admission into the Cistercian order to be a monk shortly after the death of his mother. He goes down in history as the “most… Continue Reading