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Various ordinary believers in Jesus Christ
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Auburn Friends

Some wonderfully encouraging biographies and an occasional brief exhortation or word of wisdom for our friends who meet together in Auburn and for anyone else who would like to listen in. Our desire is only to grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, for His glory.

  1. Lilias Trotter - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    11/11/2024

    Lilias Trotter - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    Lilias Trotter (1853 – 1928) was a British missionary to North Africa. In her early twenties, her artworks were noticed by the renowned art critic, John Ruskin. However, Lilias forsook his offer of artistic greatness to continue her ministry work in London. In 1888, she left England, travelled to Algeria and continued there for 40 years, eventually founding the Algeria Mission Band. She brought the gospel to many remote desert and mountain villages around Algeria, using her creativity and art...

    1h 1m
  2. Robert Murray M'Cheyne - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    21/04/2024

    Robert Murray M'Cheyne - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    Robert Murray M’Cheyne (1813-1843) is a name that many Christians will have heard, though few may know much about his life. But those who do, remember him for his love for Christ, his personal holiness and fervent prayer and his burden to win the lost. His was a short life, but his memory has been, and remains, an inspiration to many. [Recorded April 21, 2024]

    53 min
  3. Jonathan Edwards - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    30/07/2023

    Jonathan Edwards - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was an American theologian and pastor. He and his wife Sarah served in Northampton for 23 years where he played a significant role in the Great Awakening. He preached probably one of the most famous sermons during this extraordinary period of revival.

    1h 9m
  4. CS Lewis - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    25/05/2023

    CS Lewis - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    For the slides (in PDF format) that accompanied this presentation, click here CS Lewis (1898 – 1963), known to his friends as Jack, is best known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, but he is also noted for his other works of fiction, such as The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, including Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain. Lewis was a close friend of JRR Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. Both men served ...

    1 hr
  5. Rosaria Butterfield - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    30/10/2022

    Rosaria Butterfield - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    Rosaria Butterfield, a former English professor and lesbian activist, came to Christ in what she describes as a “train wreck” conversion. This biography is based on her memoir The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert as well as her other book, The Gospel Comes with a House Key in which Rosaria writes about the necessity of godly hospitality in our post-Christian world.

    1 hr
  6. William Tyndale - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    29/05/2022

    William Tyndale - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    William Tyndale (1494 – 1536) was an English Biblical scholar and linguistic genius who became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation but us best remembered for his translation of the Bible into English. In 1535, Tyndale was arrested and in 1536, he was convicted of heresy by the Catholic Church and executed by strangulation, after which his body was burnt at the stake. His dying prayer was that the King of England's eyes would be opened and just one year later Henry VIII auth...

    1h 8m
  7. John Gibson Paton - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    20/11/2021

    John Gibson Paton - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    John Gibson Paton (24 May 1824 – 28 January 1907), was born in Scotland and become a missionary to the New Hebrides Islands of the South Pacific. Though his life and work in the New Hebrides was difficult and often dangerous, Paton preached, raised a family, and worked to raise support in Scotland and Australia for missionary work. He was a man of robust character and personality and has become an example and an inspiration for missionary work. [Recorded November 14, 2021]

    1h 15m
  8. Elizabeth Elliot - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    29/08/2021

    Elizabeth Elliot - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

    Elisabeth Elliot (1926 – 2015) was married to Jim Elliot, who was killed in 1956 while attempting to make missionary contact with the Huaorani people in eastern Ecuador. Together with her young daughter, Valerie, she later spent two years as a missionary to the tribe members who killed her husband. Returning to the United States after many years in South America, she became widely known as the author of twenty five books (including Through Gates of Splendor, Let Me Be a Woman and...

    1h 8m
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    Some wonderfully encouraging biographies and an occasional brief exhortation or word of wisdom for our friends who meet together in Auburn and for anyone else who would like to listen in. Our desire is only to grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, for His glory.

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      Various ordinary believers in Jesus Christ
    • Years Active
      2020 - 2024
    • Episodes
      58
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      © 2024 Auburn Friends
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