Well, Pastor John, you are known for writing biographies.

I think you have 27 biographies written and preached to dates, and those biographies are

all very popular downloads at desiringgod.org over the years, and they've been published.

And what is now a series of seven volumes in a book series titled The Swans Are Not Silent,

which is being published by our friends at Crossway.

In light of that project, here's a question.

Quote, Dear Pastor John, my name is Christian Lee, and the biographies you have done in

the past have been some of the most life-changing experiences for me.

I was wondering how you do your research and how you go about getting all your resources

together.

Also, will you be writing any more biographies in the future?

I really would like to encourage others to do what I have done in those little biographical

talks that I give, namely, tell the life story of some Christian in a way that inspires

others to love Christ and gives them insight into perplexing aspects of the Christian life,

and motivates them to follow Jesus no matter what the cost.

That's what I would like to encourage others to do, even now if I'm answering this question.

One of my reasons for doing those biographies for about 26 years or so at the Bethlehem

conference for pastors is to model for pastors how they could do the same thing for their own

people, like on a Sunday evening service, or on Wednesday night, or in a youth group,

or at a retreat setting, or something like that, so I would be eager to answer this question

with the same aim.

I'd like to motivate people to do it.

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