Christianity - Biographies
Life of Luther
A short biography of Martin Luther, by Gustav Just, who taught at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran School, St. Louis.Martin Luther (1483-1546)…
A Crown for Joanna
She was born a princess, heir to her father’s kingdom of Portugal, and she might at will have reigned from almost any throne in Europe. But …
St. Joseph of Copertino
Joseph of Copertino (1603 – 1663) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar who is honored as a Christian mystic and saint. He was said to …
Jesus of Nazareth
"Jesus of Nazareth, a Biography, by John Mark," recognizes the author of the second Gospel as that "John, whose surname was M…
Woman in Sacred History
A series of sketches of 19 women in the Bible, drawn from scriptural, historical and legendary sources. Separated into 3 divisions: Women of…
The Life of Rev. Henry Martyn
Henry Martyn (1781-1812), a brilliant and ambitious young student in Cambridge, England, was led by God to be a missionary to India and Pers…
The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers
The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who mainly lived in the Scetes desert of Egypt. The most famous was St.…
The History of the Church of Christ
It is certain, that from our Saviour's time to the present, there have ever been persons whose dispositions and lives have been formed by th…
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints : with reflections for every day in the year : compiled from "Butler's Lives" and other appro…
The Lives of the Fathers of the Eastern Deserts
Enlightening, profitable, edifying, inspiring – a few words to describe this collection of lives and sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothe…
Lives of the Saints
Lives of the Saints offers a rich tapestry of short biographies celebrating the lives of saints, one for each day of the year. Compiled from…
Kept for the Master's Use
Kept for the Master's Use offers a glimpse into the life of Frances Ridley Havergal, a dedicated missionary and celebrated hymn writer. Thro…
The Life and Glories of St. Joseph
A wonderful work on the life of St. Joseph, the true husband of the Virgin Mary, and foster-father of Jesus Christ. - Summary by Mozartjr
Mimosa, Who Was Charmed
“This story is true. It tells the eternally new tale of the matchless charm of our Lord Jesus Christ. One look at that loveliness, and, th…
Down In Water Street
Written by the Superintendent of the Jerry McAuley Water Street Mission, "Down in Water Street" is intended to share some of the e…
The History of the Church of Christ
It is certain, that from our Saviour's time to the present, there have ever been persons whose dispositions and lives have been formed by th…
The Sainted Queens
A collection of short biographies of six Catholic Queens who became saints. Saint Margaret of Scotland - Saint Elisabeth of Portugal - Saint…
Twenty Years on Horseback
William Weekley was graduate of Asbury Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky, and a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. From the au…
One of China's Scholars
The first of two volumes telling the life story of Pastor Hsi, a Confucian scholar from Shanxi province in Northern China who became a Chris…
Raymond Lull
With his vast knowledge in a wide range of subjects, Raymond Lull was a Renaissance man before the time of the Renaissance. After encounteri…