The Messenger Who Pointed Beyond Himself

In 1741, Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf stood before a skeptical audience in London, tasked with introducing the Moravian missionary movement to the English-speaking world. Zinzendorf was brilliant, wealthy, and deeply compelling — a Saxon nobleman who had given his entire estate to shelter persecuted believers. He could have made himself the center of the story. Instead, every sentence he spoke directed his listeners toward Christ.…