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If you think of history as boring, take about three minutes and scan through 131 Christians Everyone Should Know. Zero in on an article, and you may find you can’t read just one! These sketches have been put together by the editors of Christian History magazine, who have an impressive track record for making history come alive every month for their readers. Note the diversity in this volume:...

“Baptism is not washing with water: but it is the baptism of the Spirit, the confession of the mouth, and the washing with water.” When he was exiled to Amsterdam from his native England, John Smyth gathered three dozen of his followers around him. The former Anglican preacher and Cambridge fellow recited a confession of faith; then he baptized himself. The brazen act scandalized even those who, with Smyth, despised England’s state church.