How do biographies shape worldview, desires, and spiritual formation?
In this episode, Roger and Maggie sit down with author and Crossway publisher Champ Thornton to explore the formative power of biography, storytelling, and Christian imagination. Champ shares how a single worldview book deeply reshaped his thinking, why biographies are uniquely powerful tools for discipleship, and how his new children’s biography series seeks to help young readers love truth, goodness, and beauty.
In this conversation, they discuss:
- How Creation Regained by Albert Wolters transformed Champ’s understanding of worldview
- Why worldview formation begins with shaping desires, not just transferring information
- The importance of helping children become curious lifelong learners
- Why biographies are “efficient reads” that combine history, theology, psychology, and story
- How compelling Christian biographies can help students see themselves in the lives of faithful believers
- The challenge of writing biographies that are honest, engaging, and age-appropriate
- Why Christian education needs stories that capture students’ hearts, not just their minds
Champ also shares insight into his growing Lives of Faith and Grace biography series for middle-grade readers, including books on:
- John Bunyan
- Corrie ten Boom
- Martin Luther
- C. S. Lewis
- Eric Liddell
- Elisabeth Elliot and more.
This episode is full of encouragement for teachers, parents, school leaders, and anyone who wants to help young people grow into faithful, thoughtful followers of Christ.