Jochebed: The Mother Who Trusted God with What She Loved Most
She was a slave who could not protect her child from a murderous decree. So she built a tiny boat and handed him to the …
Portrait of Faith
Biographies of Nigerian Christian leaders — their faith, their impact, and the gospel exploits that shaped the church in Nigeria.
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Bartimaeus: The Blind Beggar Who Saw Clearly
Everyone told Bartimaeus to be quiet. He shouted louder. His encounter with Jesus on the Jericho road is one of the most…
Mary of Bethany: The Woman Who Chose the Better Part
Jesus said what Mary did would be remembered wherever the gospel is preached. Two thousand years later, we are still tal…
Portrait of Faith: Archbishop Peter Akinola — The Anglican Who Reshaped Global Christianity
When the Anglican Communion fractured over human sexuality and the authority of Scripture, it was a Nigerian Archbishop …
Portrait of Faith: Moses Orimolade — The Apostle of the Cherubim and Seraphim
Baba Aladura. Prayer Father. The man who walked from Ijesha to Lagos on legs that barely carried him, and from whose pra…
Portrait of Faith: Joseph Ayo Babalola — The Road Worker Who Started Nigeria's First Great Revival
In 1930, a young road-construction worker picked up a bell, walked into the town square of Oke-Ooye in Ilesa, and began …
Portrait of Faith: Cardinal Francis Arinze — The Nigerian Who Almost Became Pope
When John Paul II died in 2005, one name circulated through the Vatican and Catholic media around the world: Francis Car…
Portrait of Faith: Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah — Prophet, Pastor, and Voice of the Voiceless
He has stood at pulpits and podiums, challenged presidents and held fast to the Gospel. Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah is n…
Portrait of Faith: Pastor E.A. Adeboye — The Mathematics Professor Who Became a Father to a Nation
Enoch Adeboye was a lecturer in mathematics at the University of Lagos when he translated a single sermon by Pa Josiah A…