Biography/History

William Carey: The Man that Awoke Two Continents to the Cause of World Missions"William Carey faced extremely adverse conditions; and yet in the end, his life's accomplishments laid a pattern of service and dedication for future missionaries to...

John Taylor: The Flaming Wilderness Preacher"It would be hard to imagine that anyone in Kentucky ever preached more sermons than Taylor."The Baptist Heroes of the Faith series is designed to meet a great need in our generation. For too long,...

John Gano was a Baptist pastor who served in churches in various locations through his life, He also organized or aided in organizing many Baptist assemblies. During the American Revolution he served as chaplain under General George Washington. During a...

Rev. James Ireland was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1748. He came to America and God convicted him He became a preacher soon after his baptism.  He was thrust into jail in Culpeper for preaching without the authority of law; abuse was heaped upon...

In his Baptist History in England and America, David Beale illuminates numerous topics, including Baptist origins, their search for the ancient manner of immersion, and even the way they acquired the name Baptist. His book annotates key beliefs and...

The influence of the Great Awakening in America followed by the trail of the Separate Baptist Movement from Connecticut, through New York, into Virginia, then working with the Indians and on into North Carolina was filled with many trials, struggles and...

This book, originally published in 1876, tells how Baptists gave feet to their zeal for civil and religious liberty. Read about Baptist statesman John Hart, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, who risked life, family, and property for the cause...

Baptists and the American Revolution is an inspiring account of the profound impact our Baptist ancestors had upon the founding of our nation. This book is not an extensive study of general Baptist history in America, but is a comprehensive insight into...

The fascinating story of a young millionaire whose short life was lived in the service of his Lord Although William Borden was taken from this world at the young age of 25, the years he lived were full of dedication to serve. Kevin Belmonte draws on...

Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a violent Amazonian tribe savagely speared her husband Jim and his four colleagues. Incredibly, prayerfully, Elisabeth took her toddler daughter, snakebite kit, Bible, and journal . . ...

Product Description Vaughn uses never-before-published journals and personal interviews to trace Elliot's transition as a young woman who dealt in "certainties" to a woman who faithfully trusted the "impenetrable mystery" between God's will and...

Founded in 1759, Bethania was the first planned Moravian settlement in North Carolina, situated favorably on the Great Wagon Road of the colonial era. Bethania's narrative weaves together 250 years of history and memory, with voices from the town's white...