Trailblazer Christian Biographies - Pack of 5 Paperback Titles

Jonathan Edwards - America's Genius

Jonathan Edwards was just an ordinary American boy but he was different too. The country he lived in wasn't the America of today—but a new world full of adventure and opportunity. Battles and Tomahawks were just some of the thrilling adventures that his family lived through.

But Jonathan also loved the small things in life too. In an age of scientific discovery, Edwards saw God's beauty displayed most perfectly through nature. His journals are filled with drawings of plants, animals, and spiders because he knew that each one of them reflected the creativity of its Creator.

His mind was full of questions and he grappled for the answers.

Intellectually there were few to beat him. However it wasn't just his amazing intelligence that set him apart from other boys his age—he may have had a thirst for knowledge but he also had a strong desire for the things of God. His genius and abilities teamed up well with his faith and love for the Lord Jesus Christ.

One day the country that would become the United States of America would look back at this man of brilliance as a founding influence on their land.

Martin Luther - Reformation Fire

Martin Luther, born in the year 1483, was the gifted eldest son of a miner. His parents scrimped and saved to give him everything they had never had: a brilliant education, a promising career, a future... yet their plans were not God's plans.

As Martin was making his way back to university one day, a thunderstorm changed all that. The threat of lightning sent Martin into a panic—and into the monastery to be a monk.

How did this change in the weather change the course of the world?

How did it ignite a fire in one man's heart—and eventually reform the church from heresy to hope? Read the story of Martin Luther and you will find out.

Ulrich Zwingli - Shepherd Warrior

In a small Swiss village, nestled in the Alps, a young boy was born. The year of his birth was 1484. By the end of his brief life, Ulrich Zwingli would change the religious landscape of his home and the world.

Even today he continues to influence countless souls through his life and work.

Zwingli was passionate about the Bible. He was a man of prayer. His faith impacted every area of his life: family, art, music, politics, and warfare.

Lilias Trotter - Daring in the Desert

Those were the words Lilias Trotter heard from John Ruskins, one of the world's most established art critics. She had to make a choice between her talent and her calling. Both were gifts from God. In May 1879 Lilias knew what she should do. She didn't give up drawing and painting, not at all, but they weren't the most important things in her life from then on. Lilias knew that her life must be devoted to God's work.

God's work for Lilias was in the desert land of Algeria. Palm trees and camels replaced lamp posts and horse drawn carriages. The desert was her home, its people her friends and its Creator her reason for life.

D.L. Moody: One Devoted Man

Three words that sum up D.L. Moody's life are Passion, Vision, and Devotion–for God!

He could easily share the gospel with 20,000 people on a hillside and then do the same thing the next day with just a few people in a church hall.

D.L. Moody was fiery and fun! Watch out for how he used a pony to get children to church. One life devoted to God really can change the world.