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Send us Fan Mail As Christmas draws near, we turn our eyes back to the greatest gift of all — Jesus Christ . In Day 22 of our Advent series, John Owen (1616–1683) walks us through Scripture to show why Christ is precious to those who believe. Christ is our light, our rock, our life, and the bread of our souls. Everything good, desirable, and eternal is found in Him, from Him, and through Him . Thi...

Send us Fan Mail What does true worship actually look like? In Day 21 of our Advent series Daily Devotions with Dead People , we turn to Lucy Hutchinson (1620–1681) to reflect on worship as both internal and external —not just what we sing, but how we live, kneel, pray, and orient our whole selves before God. Lucy reminds us that worship without the heart is hypocrisy, but worship that claims to b...

Send us Fan Mail What is the greatest gift we receive at Christmas? In this Day 20 Advent devotional , Cass explores the joy of the gospel through the words of William Tyndale (1494–1536) — the man who translated the Bible into English so that everyone , from ploughboy to king, could read God’s Word. Tyndale describes the gospel using the Greek word Evangelion — good, merry, glad, and joyful tidin...

Send us Fan Mail Day 19 of Daily Devotions With Dead People — Her Theology’s Christmas Advent Series What does it actually mean to be happy as a Christian? In this episode, we hear from J.C. Ryle , one of the most pastorally wise voices of church history, as he tackles a question the world still asks today: Who is the truly happy person? Having endured immense personal grief — including the loss o...

Send us Fan Mail What does it actually mean to love as Christ loved? In Day 18 of Daily Devotions with Dead People – Christmas Advent , Cass from Her Theology shares a deeply confronting and searching devotional from Amy Carmichael , an Irish missionary who served in India for 55 years and rescued countless young girls from temple exploitation. Amy Carmichael’s reflection, Calvary Love , is not se...

Send us Fan Mail Where does the soul find true satisfaction? How can we know we are truly saved? And what does lasting joy in Christ actually look like? In this Christmas Advent devotional, Cass from Her Theology introduces us to Anne Dutton — one of the most prolific and courageous female theologians of the 18th century. Born in 1692, Dutton wrote extensively to encourage believers struggling wit...

Send us Fan Mail Discover Martin Luther’s practical approach to prayer in today’s Advent devotional! In this episode, Cass walks us through Luther’s personal letter to a friend, giving a step-by-step insight into how he prayed using the Lord’s Prayer. Learn how to focus your heart, mind, and soul in prayer, avoid meaningless repetition, and truly engage with God. We’ll explore: How to meditate on...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when we pray? Today, Octavius Winslow reminds us that we do not approach a throne of condemnation, fear, or shame — but the throne of grace . Drawing from Hebrews 4, this devotion explores what it means to come before a sovereign God who reigns — and yet welcomes the weak, the weary, the guilty, and the burdened. Winslow’s words are a gentle but firm correction to how...

Send us Fan Mail Christians have been starting their mornings this way for over 1,600 years . Today’s Advent devotion features a morning song written by St Ambrose (340 AD) — a bishop of Milan whose words were described as “sweet as honey to the soul.” This ancient hymn walks us through darkness to light, repentance to renewal, and ends where all Christian worship should — with praise to the triun...

Send us Fan Mail This Christmas, many of us feel the weight of being the only Christian in the room — the pushback, the awkward silences, the pressure to stay quiet about Jesus.  Today’s episode of Daily Devotions With Dead People — Christmas Edition shares the incredible story of Perpetua & Felicity , two courageous Christian women in 200 AD who refused to deny Christ… even when it cost them...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Daily Devotions With Dead People — Her Theology’s Advent series where church history isn’t boring and dead guys aren’t silent. Today we’re hanging out with J.C. Ryle , one of my absolute favourites. ⁓ A pastor, writer, Anglican bishop, and a man who knew suffering closely — which honestly makes his pastoral tone feel so real and grounded. We walk through the back h...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Day 11 of Daily Devotions with Dead People ! Today we hear from Elizabeth Charles — a prolific poet, theologian, and writer whose work reminds us why Christians gather, especially at Christmas. In this episode we explore:  ✨ Why we gather around a table, not a tomb  ✨ The significance of Christian community in worship  ✨ How our gatherings foreshadow the eternal feas...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Day 10 of our Advent series, Daily Devotions With Dead People ! Today we’re learning from Octavius Winslow — a lesser-known but deeply influential 19th-century preacher who loved the Word of God with a fierce, contagious devotion. Winslow reminds us that while creation reveals God’s beauty and power, it cannot reveal His heart. Only Scripture can do that. In this episod...

Send us Fan Mail ** CORRECTION - I say Poem in the recording, I meant to say  hymn! Day 9 of our Advent series is here! Today, we reflect on what it truly means to give God our all. Inspired by the words of Hannah Moore, a remarkable 18th-century Christian writer and social reformer, we’re challenged to serve God with excellence, to steward our time, energy, and resources well, and to glorify Him...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Day 8 of our Advent series ! Today we're digging into a deeply challenging, deeply needed word from 1600s Puritan preacher Thomas Watson — a man of conviction, imagery, and clarity. Watson argues that Christians should be marked by cheerfulness . Not forced positivity. Not fake smiles. But a settled, Spirit-anchored joy that springs from the eternal hope Christ has...

Send us Fan Mail Today we sit with Matthew Henry’s beautiful list of 42 promises God gives to His people — promises fulfilled, certain, and overflowing with hope. These promises speak to every part of the Christian life: forgiveness, comfort, guidance, discipline, perseverance, and the sure hope of eternity with Christ. You can download a full PDF of all 42 promises for free at: hertheology.com/re...

Send us Fan Mail Jonathan Edwards joins us today — well, his words do — to help us see why Jesus had to take on human flesh. As we wrap up our Incarnation focus for week one, we’re looking at the purpose behind Christ becoming fully God and fully man, and why redemption demanded that He obey and suffer as a human in order to fulfill the law. Edwards gives three powerful reasons why Jesus couldn’t...

Send us Fan Mail No midwife. No warm water. No fire. Just a teenage girl and a stable. Martin Luther's raw account of Jesus' birth will transform your Christmas. Discover why God chose weakness and why the gurgling babe brings comfort, not fear. Daily Devotions with Dead People brings historical truth to modern faith.  Original text can be found here page 38 onwards https://archive.org/d...

Send us Fan Mail Day 4 of Daily Devotions With Dead People brings us to Charles Haddon Spurgeon — pastor, preacher, theologian, and one of the most influential voices in the modern church. Today we’re exploring: ✨ The Trinity’s united work in salvation  ✨ Why the Father sent the Son ✨ Why we must not separate the honour of the Father, Son, or Spirit ✨ The humility of Christ in the incarnation...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to day three of our Advent devotional series! 🎄 In Daily Devotions With Dead People , Her Theology brings church history to life in a fun, meaningful way. Today, we hear from Augustine , one of Christianity’s greatest thinkers, on the humility of the Incarnation . Augustine reflects on how Jesus—the Son of God—took on human flesh, entering our broken, messy world to redee...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to day two of our Advent devotional series! 🎄 In Daily Devotions With Dead People , Her Theology brings the wisdom of church history to life in a fun and meaningful way. Today, we hear from Athanasius, the “chief influencer” of the 4th century, as he guides us through the awe-inspiring mystery of the Incarnation of Christ —God becoming fully human while remaining fully di...

Send us Fan Mail Happy first day of Advent! 🎄 Join me, Cass, for Daily Devotions With Dead People , a 25-day Advent devotional series exploring timeless wisdom from saints who have gone before us,. Its fun, and short and helping me grow in church history, hopefully you as well! Today, John Calvin helps us see how all of Scripture—Law, Prophets, and Gospels—points to Jesus Christ, the beginning, m...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when the church calls you the "black sheep"? How do you process trauma from the very place meant to be your safest haven? And how does grace—real, messy, unfiltered grace—transform both your pain and your purpose? Duncan Robinson joins Cass for a raw, hilarious, and profoundly honest conversation about his new book Full Phoenix Rising —part memoir, part co...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when two Christians from different theological backgrounds sit down to discuss the topics most churches avoid?  In this engaging conversation, Cass welcomes Matt from Post-PostModern Theology for a deep dive into philosophy, apologetics, and the cultural forces shaping modern Christianity. Matt shares his journey from skeptical Greek Orthodox roots to apologetics, exp...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt exhausted by the pressure to evangelise? Like you're failing because you haven't invited enough people to church or gotten enough "conversions for Jesus"? You're not alone—and you might be experiencing what I call "evangelism fatigue." In this episode, I sit down with Pastor Rob Ventura, author of "Equipped to Evangelize,&...