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D.L. Moody, the Father
When we think of Mr. Moody, some of us immediately picture him preaching the gospel to thousands in a jammed auditorium. Others may see him working among the wounded during […]
Did you know D.L. Moody was a farmer?
When people think of Mr. Moody, most immediately picture him in Chicago at Moody Church or traveling around the world preaching to massive crowds. While these are accurate images, when […]
2020 and the Chicago Fire of 1871
As I write this, best estimates put the worldwide death toll for COVID-19 at a little over 930,000 people worldwide. At this point, one can only guess at the economic […]
Our Stories
It is not hard to believe that Dwight Moody inspired those who followed him to share the gospel and to build the body of Christ. The more I read about […]
D.L. Moody in the memory of his contemporaries
In compiling the D.L. Moody Digital Archives, it has been inspiring to see that the same project has occurred to others before us, much closer to Moody in history, but […]
The Evangelist, His Chauffeur, and the Side Stop That Changed Everything
On New Year’s Eve 1949, a fiery, young southern evangelist named Billy Graham was invited to the Boston area to speak at Park Street Church as the congregation brought in […]
A Prayer for Faith, Wisdom, and Resolve
Toward the end of The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race by Willie James Jennings, Jennings expresses a desire for the church with which we resonate deeply. He […]
D.L. Moody and the genesis of the Student Volunteer Movement
While he was staying in Northfield in the summer of 1885, a Princeton College student and YMCA member named Luther Wishard found himself at Mount Hermon at the invitation of […]
Billy Graham and D.L. Moody: Obedience to the call of God
In the office of Dave Powell, D.L. Moody’s great-grandson, there are a number of documents and pictures in the process of being archived. While flipping through the binders, you might […]