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"Welcome back. In 1831, New England pastor William Buell Sprague published Letters on Practical Subjects to a Daughter—a collection of pastoral counsel written to guide young women through the moral and social landscapes of early 19th-century America. In Letter 15, titled simply Amusements, Sprague tackles a question that resonated as strongly then as it does today: How should a Christian navigate...

The Giants and How To Fight Them

The Giants and How To Fight Them

The Giants and How To Fight Them

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Welcome back to our narration of classic 19th-century children's literature. In this edition, we turn to The Young Cottager by Legh Richmond, first published in 1813 and later gathered into his beloved collection, Annals of the Poor. Set against the serene backdrop of the Isle of Wight, this deeply moving account follows Richmond's pastoral visits with "Little Jane"—an impoverished, unassuming you...

Welcome back to our narration of classic 19th-century children's literature. In this edition, we turn to The Young Cottager by Legh Richmond, first published in 1813 and later gathered into his beloved collection, Annals of the Poor. Set against the serene backdrop of the Isle of Wight, this deeply moving account follows Richmond's pastoral visits with "Little Jane"—an impoverished, unassuming you...

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Welcome back to our narration of classic 19th-century children's literature. In this edition, we turn to The Young Cottager by Legh Richmond, first published in 1813 and later gathered into his beloved collection, Annals of the Poor. Set against the serene backdrop of the Isle of Wight, this deeply moving account follows Richmond's pastoral visits with "Little Jane"—an impoverished, unassuming you...

The Five "Giants" Newton categorizes the major forces of sin and spiritual danger into five specific giants that every person must fight: Giant Heathenism: Spiritual darkness, ignorance of God, and the global need for gospel truth and missionary work. Giant Selfishness: The natural inclination toward self-centeredness, greed, and failing to love and serve others. Giant Ill-Temper: Uncontrolled ang...

Session 6: Book Two, Chapters 6-10 The Spirit and the Church, from the Puritan Paperback series (Banner of Truth), is an abridged version of Owen's treatment of the Holy Spirit. The unabridged version is found in The Complete Works of John Owen (Crossway) volumes 7 and 8, entitled "The Holy Spirit- the Helper" and "The Holy Spirit- the Comforter". In this 12-session class, Kevin Morris covers the...

Christians don't need to stay afraid of stepping out for fear of failure because Christ the Good Shepherd is always with them. Don't Be Afraid to Keep Stepping Out in Faith Because Jesus is Always Walking with You.

John Bunyan's 1686 work, A Book for Boys and Girls; or, Country Rhymes for Children (later widely republished as Divine Emblems), is a pioneering collection of seventy-four Christian emblem poems designed to impart spiritual truths to young readers through the everyday world around them. Moving beyond mere moralizing, Bunyan used simple, accessible verse to extract profound theological lessons fro...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

The eternal life praise of God in the new heavens and earth will be within the midst of a marvelous multitude of worshippers. You Will Praise God in Heaven within a Magnificent Multitude!

If you were moved by the sweet, transformational faith of a starving London street child in Jessica's First Prayer, today we step right back into that fog-draped alleyway to see what happens when that new faith is put to its ultimate test. In Hesba Stretton's compelling direct sequel, Jessica's Mother, the frail young girl's life is suddenly upended by the return of her estranged, hardened mother—...

"In the heart of fog-bound, 19th-century London, a neglected and starving young street urchin named Jessica wanders up to a morning coffee stall run by Daniel Standring—a hardened, self-interested man who secretly keeps the keys to a prosperous chapel. Drawn by a rare gesture of kindness and a warm cup of coffee, Jessica quietly follows Daniel into the grand, empty church, where for the very first...

In this episode, we trace the fascinating evolution of Christian children's literature, exploring how books written for young people shifted from stern spiritual preparation to lively, accessible character building. We began in the 17th century with Puritan works like James Janeway's A Token for Children, where real-life deathbed accounts served as solemn calls to early conversion, later expanded...

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Heaven and Hell as Revealed in the Old Testament

If anyone does not love the Lord . . .

Welcome back to the podcast as we continue our systematic journey through William Goold's classic edition of The Collected Works of John Owen. In today's episode, we explore the deep pastoral landscape of Volume 7, charting Owen's clinical diagnosis of spiritual backsliding and his gospel remedy for a languishing soul. We begin in 1676 with The Nature and Causes of Apostasy from the Gospel, examin...