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Alliance History & Thought
A.B. The Unlikely Founder of a Global Movement
David P. Jones
If Christian and Missionary Alliance founder Albert Benjamin (A. B.) Simpson was alive today and if you were to commend Him for starting a movement intent on taking all of Jesus to all the world, he would likely respond,
"You’ve got the wrong guy. That wasn't me. That was Christ in me!"
The fact is that Simpson was an imperfect man who faced life struggles common to us all. He was fraught with fears and insecurities, battled to strike the delicate balance between work and family, and often allowed life's maladies to drown out its melodies - in short, a seemingly unlikely founder of a global movement. But when he committed his life and work to the Father, rested in the all-sufficiency of the Son, and tapped into the power of the Holy Spirit, BIG THINGS HAPPENED.
A. B. not only gives us a glimpse into one man's remarkable transformation of mind, body, and soul but also reminds us that the same loving Father longs to do the same in us - to shape us into exactly who He made us be and prepare us for the unique work He's called each of us to do.
