The most popular novel
in the history of the world was written in prison by a man whose humble
beginnings and arduous life reflect the One he lived for—Jesus Christ (The Portable Bunyan).
John Bunyan, who never received more than a second grade
education, impacted Christian thinking and English literature so
profoundly that he was able to transcend the cultural and religious
framework from which he wrote and influence a universal audience (Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners).
The Drunken Tinsmith
John Bunyan was born in England in 1628, entering into the broader historical context with
“the final phases of the Reformation movement still fresh in the minds
of the people” and the Puritan pilgrimage to America dawning in the near
future. John’s father was a tinker (a tin smith), providing a meager
life for his family and training his son to follow in his footsteps. At
the age of sixteen Bunyan lost his mother and two sisters, after which
his father married for the third time. Keep Reading >>>
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