Great People of Hope
Dare to Hope!
Find a web page about each person below by clicking the person's name.
William Booth and his wife Catherine founded the Salvation Army as a church that rescues sinners.
Catherine Booth boldly led people to Jesus and with her husband raised godly children who saw even her death as a testimony to faith.
David Brainerd dedicated himself to God and lived a sacrificial life to win Native Americans to Jesus.
John Calvin overcame persecution to reform the Church and build systems of civil government based on the Bible that we still use today.
George Washington Carver, a former slave, became a world expert on agriculture
Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) wrote more than 8,000 songs in her lifetime even though she was blinded at six weeks of age by a medical error. She was one of the most prolific hymn writers in history.
Jonathan Edwards was a renowned theologian and the Massachusetts pastor who helped launch America's First Great Awakening.
Charles Finney was a great 18th century evangelist who emphasized that all true Christians influenced society.
George Fox started the Quaker movement based on a conviction that people could experience the inner presence of God.
Thomas Lewis Johnson was an American slave when he found out how to become a Christian. He was later a missionary to Africa.
John Knox not only started the Presbyterian Church. He also challenged civil rulers to be godly.
D. L. Moody won multitudes to Christ and launched ministries with continuing worldwide impact.
Daniel Nash prayed for revival to come through Charles Finney even to the most hopeless sinners.
Puritans built a biblical foundation for America based on purity that only comes from God.
Hiram Revels was a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Chuch who became the first Black to serve in the U.S. Congress.
William Seymour, son of former slaves, sought the baptism in the Holy Ghost and launched a worldwide outpouring.
Robert Smalls escaped from slavery and took with him a Confederate ship that he presented to the Union.
Charles Spurgeon was an English preacher who drew crowds to his church and won thousands to Christ from the time he was just 19 years old, in spite of personal ill health.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a novel that rocked the nations and helped end slavery in America.
Lewis Tappan and his brother Arthur used their wealth to help abolish slavery.
Corrie ten Boom and her family risked their lives to protect Jews from the Nazis by hiding them in their home in Holland.
Toccoa Falls College was flooded by a dam break on November 6, 1977, and Christians withstood the flood of despair with hope.
Harriet Tubman believed she could not only escape from slavery but also save others. She rescued 300 people in her lifetime.
Maggie Walker was the daughter of slaves but became the first woman in America to charter a bank.
William Wilberforce was first elected to Parliament in his 20s, then fought against entrenched powers to end slavery in the British empire.
William Booth and his wife Catherine founded the Salvation Army as a church that rescues sinners.
Catherine Booth boldly led people to Jesus and with her husband raised godly children who saw even her death as a testimony to faith.
David Brainerd dedicated himself to God and lived a sacrificial life to win Native Americans to Jesus.
John Calvin overcame persecution to reform the Church and build systems of civil government based on the Bible that we still use today.
George Washington Carver, a former slave, became a world expert on agriculture
Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) wrote more than 8,000 songs in her lifetime even though she was blinded at six weeks of age by a medical error. She was one of the most prolific hymn writers in history.
Jonathan Edwards was a renowned theologian and the Massachusetts pastor who helped launch America's First Great Awakening.
Charles Finney was a great 18th century evangelist who emphasized that all true Christians influenced society.
George Fox started the Quaker movement based on a conviction that people could experience the inner presence of God.
Thomas Lewis Johnson was an American slave when he found out how to become a Christian. He was later a missionary to Africa.
John Knox not only started the Presbyterian Church. He also challenged civil rulers to be godly.
D. L. Moody won multitudes to Christ and launched ministries with continuing worldwide impact.
Daniel Nash prayed for revival to come through Charles Finney even to the most hopeless sinners.
Puritans built a biblical foundation for America based on purity that only comes from God.
Hiram Revels was a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Chuch who became the first Black to serve in the U.S. Congress.
William Seymour, son of former slaves, sought the baptism in the Holy Ghost and launched a worldwide outpouring.
Robert Smalls escaped from slavery and took with him a Confederate ship that he presented to the Union.
Charles Spurgeon was an English preacher who drew crowds to his church and won thousands to Christ from the time he was just 19 years old, in spite of personal ill health.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a novel that rocked the nations and helped end slavery in America.
Lewis Tappan and his brother Arthur used their wealth to help abolish slavery.
Corrie ten Boom and her family risked their lives to protect Jews from the Nazis by hiding them in their home in Holland.
Toccoa Falls College was flooded by a dam break on November 6, 1977, and Christians withstood the flood of despair with hope.
Harriet Tubman believed she could not only escape from slavery but also save others. She rescued 300 people in her lifetime.
Maggie Walker was the daughter of slaves but became the first woman in America to charter a bank.
William Wilberforce was first elected to Parliament in his 20s, then fought against entrenched powers to end slavery in the British empire.
Inspiring stories to read every day as you write in your journal
Each day in Dare to Hope you read inspiring vignettes from the lives of Christians who dared to hope they could overcome adversity and change their generation.
These 30 daily stories speak of the commitment of someone special who lived by the daily disciplines of hope, faith, and love that allowed them to reach their world.
Each day in Dare to Hope you read inspiring vignettes from the lives of Christians who dared to hope they could overcome adversity and change their generation.
These 30 daily stories speak of the commitment of someone special who lived by the daily disciplines of hope, faith, and love that allowed them to reach their world.
The prophet Jeremiah thought he had legitimate reasons for carrying negative thoughts when he wrote the book of Lamentations, but suddenly he realized he was engaged in a battle for control of his mind. He could rehearse the negatives or he could begin to hope. He could dare to hope! Then his darkness turned to light—the light of hope. He seemed amazed at himself when he said:
“Yet I still dare to hope!”
