(J.R. Miller) LISTEN to audio! Download audio It used to be a custom for travelers in Switzerland to bring home clusters of the edelweiss. The flower is not sought because of its beauty or for its fragrance, but in recognition … Continued
(J.R. Miller) LISTEN to audio! Download audio “A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.” Proverbs 15:13 “All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast!” Proverbs 15:15 “A … Continued
(J.R. Miller, “Intimate Letters on Personal Problems” 1914) LISTEN to audio! Download audio Dear friend, You say that you cannot live up to the things you read in the Bible and in Christian books. I know of no one who … Continued
(J.R. Miller, “How to e a Beautiful Christian Life” 1880) LISTEN to audio! Download audio (“Whoever claims to live in Him, must walk as Jesus did.” 1 John 2:6 We have only successfully acquired the art of living a Christian life, when … Continued
It may surprise you to learn that the real Saint Patrick was not actually Irish — yet his robust faith changed the Emerald Isle forever. Patrick was born in Roman Britain to a middle-class family in about A.D. 390. When … Continued
(Thomas Brooks) If it is not the aim of your heart to practice what you read, to what end do you read? To increase your own condemnation? If your light and knowledge is not turned into practice, the more knowing man you are, the more miserable man … Continued
(Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity, or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness”, 1662) “Having nothing—and yet possessing all things.” 2 Cor. 6:10 This is a riddle the world cannot understand. A holy man cannot be a poor … Continued
(J.A. James, “Christian Fellowship” 1822) “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart” Matthew 11:29 “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 2:5 Be kind and compassionate… … Continued
(J.A. James, “Prayer and Practice”) I need not prove to you that prayer, as a duty, is essential to Christian conduct; and, as a privilege, prayer is equally indispensable to Christian enjoyment. All Christians give themselves to this devout exercise. Their petitions … Continued
(John Angell James, “Christian Love”) Nothing can be a substitute… “If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am … Continued
