A New Year Lesson from the Book of Job, by Ray Stedman (1917-1992)
Before us stretches a new year, a new beginning, the old is past, put away forever. The Book of Job offers a great lesson as we move forward.
A Christmas Morning Prayer
On Christmas morning take time to come to the cradle. Read this poem by legendary author Robert Louis Stevenson and pray this prayer with us.
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (video)
Written by Longfellow, this perennial favorite begins with a lament about the absence of peace in a war-torn country. But it ends with hope in remembering the faithful promise of God, “peace on earth, goodwill toward men.”
“Immanuel” — A Poem by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) was known as the Prince of Preacher, but did you know he also wrote poetry? He wrote this poem when he was 18.
An Inexhaustible Fullness, by John Fawcett (1739 – 1817)
"Yes, He is very precious to you who believe." 1 Peter 2:7 Christian! Jesus is your Savior, your Friend, and your Portion. You are guilty--His blood cleanses from all sin. You are miserable--He is rich in mercy. You are helpless--He is mighty to save. You are...
A Bottomless, Boundless, Endless Ocean! by Anne Dutton (1692-1765)
God’s love is everlasting, free, sovereign, inseparable, great, and unchangeable!
What would Jesus do? by James Smith, 1857
How shall I honor Jesus? 1st, DEDICATE myself anew unto Him. 2nd, LOOK to Him for all I NEED. 3rd, IMITATE Jesus in all I do.
The View From The Sanctuary by Ray Stedman (1917-1992)
When the psalmist speaks of going into the sanctuary, he means he came before the presence of God.
The Language of Revolution, By David Wilkerson (1911-2011)
“There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise promotes health” (Proverbs 12:18, NKJV). With great and swelling words The revolutionaries speak. Like the piercing of a sword, They lash with their tongues The established order of the...
Who Am I? by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945)
A poem about identity written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a man who held a theologically-rooted opposition to National Socialism.
A Model of Christian Love in 1630 and for Today, by John Winthrop
That which was true in 1630 is still true today. Read what one of the fathers in the faith had to say long, long ago.
Pleasure is Not Happiness, by D.R. Thomason, 1831
Happiness is the primary object of human pursuit. The desire for happiness urges our weary steps in the pilgrimage of life.
Let Me Learn by Paradox, A Puritan Prayer
Puritan Prayer: Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly, Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision. Let me learn by paradox that…
A Word in Season to Suffering Saints, by Thomas Brooks,1608-1680
The people of the Lord should be very thankful for His presence with them in their greatest troubles and deepest distresses.
“Religious Education of Children,” by John Angell James, 1846
What a weighty responsibility attaches to those who have the immortal souls of children committed to their care!
Is Your Imagination Stayed or Starved? by Oswald Chambers (1874-1917)
Where your imagination goes will greatly affect your life. Wise words of wisdom from Oswald Chambers can help you make good decisions.
The Weaver! by J.R. Miller (1840 – 1912)
Very beautiful is the figure of the loom. God is the Weaver. He has before Him the pattern into which He would fashion our lives.
In Christ there is No East Or West, by John Oxenham (1852-1941)
In Christ, there is no East or West, In Him no South or North, But one great Fellowship of Love, Throughout the whole wide earth.
Popularity with the World Means Death, by Billy Graham (1918-2018)
The Apostle Paul urges Christians everywhere in all ages to be nonconformists as far as the world system is concerned. We are not to conform. A true Christian, living an obedient life, is a constant rebuke to those who accept the moral standards of this world. In our...
Delight in the Lord, by James Smith, 1842
O Lord! I would delight in Thee, And on Your care depend; To You in every trouble flee, My best, my only Friend!
Are You Sleeping? by Alexander Smellie, 1907
Mat 26:40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Every word is incisive--every syllable is an arrow whose point has been dipped in yearning and wounded love. 1. The sleep is...
Sinners Saved by Unmerited Kindness, by William S. Plumer, 1853
Our Beloved alone can do sinners good! His blood alone atones. And He loved us unto death! Jesus has at once an almighty arm and a brother's heart! None is more exalted. Yet none stoops so low! None is mightier. Yet none is more tender! He shall not break the bruised...
I shall cease to be so afraid of death! by Alexander Smellie, 1907
To me death has its unlovely aspects. I may be ready by God’s grace to meet it, and yet I recoil instinctively from the act of dying.
Numbering Our Days Aright, by Alexander Smellie, 1907
To the imagination of the young, life seems long. They catch no echo of “the roar of the waves of eternity, as they dash on the shores of time.”
Delighting in God! by James Smith, 1842
O Lord! I would delight in Thee, And on Your care depend; To You in every trouble flee, My best, my only Friend!
The Fullness, Freeness, and Immutability of the Savior’s Grace, by James Smith (1802-1862)
Lost in astonishment, I see Jesus, Your boundless love to me! With sin and self, I freely part, And gladly yield to You, my heart!
That’s My King! Genuine Praise & Real Hope
He’s indescribable—He’s incomprehensible—He’s invincible—He’s irresistible. You can’t outlive Him, and you can’t live without Him.
A Centuries-old Poem with a Convicting Message
An anonymous poem thought to date back to the days of Martin Luther presents a very convicting message.
“Hitherto has the Lord helped us.” by Charles Spurgeon
“Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying: “Hitherto has the Lord helped us.” 1 Samuel 7:12
Trusting God’s Mercy, by Charles Spurgeon
Meditate a little on the mercy of God — tender, great, undeserved, rich, manifold, abounding, and unfailing mercy!