A.W. Tozer
Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897 - 1963) was an American Christian pastor, preacher, writer, magazine editor and Bible speaker. For his accomplishments, he received honorary doctorates from Wheaton College and Houghton College.
In 1919, five years after his conversion and without formal education in Christian theology, Tozer accepted an offer to serve as pastor of his first church. That began 44 years of ministry. Later, he served thirty years (1928 to 1959) as the pastor of Southside Alliance Church in Chicago; the final years of his life he spent as pastor of Avenue Road Church in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Observing contemporary Christian living, Tozer felt that the church was on a dangerous course toward compromising with "worldly" concerns.