The Runner Who Lifted His Cup in a Prison Camp

Eric Liddell won Olympic gold in Paris in 1924, a moment immortalized in Chariots of Fire. The world offered him fame, endorsement deals, a comfortable life in Scotland. Instead, Liddell returned to China as a missionary, teaching science and scripture to students in Tianjin. When the Japanese army invaded, Liddell could have evacuated. He sent his wife and daughters to safety in Canada but stayed behind to serve the Chinese people he loved.…