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Born into a prominent German family, Dietrich Bonhoeffer died in a Nazi prison camp. The son of a physician, Bonhoeffer decided to follow his heart and went into theology. As social conditions worsened in Germany, he traveled abroad, but felt himself drawn back to his native land to resist Adolf Hitler's programs. Ultimately, after much mental struggle, Bonhoeffer became involved in a plan to eliminate Hitler. His resistance efforts led to his arrest by the dreaded Gestapo, and Bonhoeffer was hanged on April 9, 1945, just weeks before the end of the war in Europe.

Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899) emerged from poverty to become a prominent religious leader in the 19th century. Born in Northfield, Massachusetts, he faced hardship after his father's death when Dwight was just four. At 17, he found Christ but struggled to join a church until he was 19. His Sunday School teacher, Edward Kimball, noted Moody's spiritual darkness upon joining, doubting he would ever become a clear-minded Christian or a public figure. Despite these challenges, Moody's ministry began in a dilapidated space, where he initially struggled to teach. However, through relentless effort, he grew his Sunday School to an average attendance of 650, attracting 60 volunteer teachers. His ministry gained such prominence that President Lincoln visited a Sunday school meeting in 1860. Moody's influence expanded globally, leading millions to salvation and captivating audiences with his meetings. He famously stated, “Someday you will read in the papers that D.L. Moody... is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it!” His biography, "The Life of Dwight L. Moody," authored by his son William R. Moody, remains the definitive account of his life and impact, praised for its thoroughness and significance in understanding Moody's legacy.

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Surely, if Jesus could give everything He had, Amy Carmichael could do no less. So in 1895 she embraced an unusual mission, one that would last the remaining fifty-six years of her life. The Dohnavur Fellowship in India would become, under her loving guidance, a sanctuary for more than one thousand children who would otherwise have faced a frightening future. Amy Carmichael's life was characterized by obedience, total commitment, and selflessness, and serves as an example to Christians today. Those the world regarded as less than lovely, Amy Carmichael saw with the eyes of God-and gave her life for them.

Recognizing from Romans 1 that God gives believers in Christ a positive righteousness, Luther refused to be silenced and became the great reformer.