When you are confused or hurt by those you trust, remember this: in Him there is no darkness or shadow; no fickleness or change (1 John 1:5; James 1:17). When other helpers fail and other comforts flee, He has made His home with you forever (John 14:23). ~ Daniel Hames, The New Life, p. 33Continue reading “The Heroic Heart of Jesus”
Monthly Archives: January 2026
The New Life – Book Review
You can order The New Life here. This book is pastoral help for those who look in the mirror and ask, “What’s holding you back?” Dan comes alongside the struggling Christian and help to ground us in what our new life is all about: Jesus, and His own life. Our growth, holiness, Christlikeness, maturity, andContinue reading “The New Life – Book Review”
Loved in Christ for the New Year
Now, where Christ’s Spirit is, He will bring men from their altitudes and excellencies, and make them to stoop to serve the church, and account it an honour to be an instrument to do good. Christ was content to be accounted, not only a servant of God, but of the church. ~ Richard Sibbes, VolumeContinue reading “Loved in Christ for the New Year”
Is Christianity Practical?
This is by far the best run-on sentence I have read in a long time. Enjoy! The tendency of the present day is to lay stress on what is regarded as “practical;” that is, what is thought to exert an immediate and powerful influence on man’s character and conduct. The doctrine of Scriptures, the revelationContinue reading “Is Christianity Practical?”
Fixed on Christ for the New Year
If Christ had prioritized His own things, where would our salvation be? Christ was content to leave heaven, and to take our nature upon Him, to be Emmanuel, God with us, that we might be with God for ever in heaven. He was content, not only to leave heaven, but to be born in theContinue reading “Fixed on Christ for the New Year”
Standing Before God, This We Are and No More 