Truth For Life Blog

The endearing book Christmas Thoughts by nineteenth-century pastor, theologian, and Anglican bishop J. C. Ryle is a collection of five reflections that invite readers to pause and consider our spiritual state and relationship with God as we partake in our Christmas celebrations.

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“You yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.”
1 Thessalonians 5:2

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“Local churches will never be able to do their work effectively if the leaders are not always, continually, prayerfully, loyally supported by their followers.”
—Alistair Begg

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Faithful pastors often remind their flocks, “The church is not a building. The church is the people.” That is a true and important reminder. Yet it is also true that the New Testament frequently refers to the church as just that: a building—that is, that the people themselves are like a building on which God has broken ground and is constantly working.

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Dear Friend,

My children introduced me to Waze to help me when I’m traveling. If you’ve used this navigational app, you’ll be familiar with hearing the voice say, “Watch out!” It also instructs the driver to “take a break” and to “stay alert.”

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“I need … the clear shinings of Your love, the beams of Your grace, the light of Your countenance—these are as summer suns to me.”
—C. H. Spurgeon

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This newly released Advent devotional features thirty daily readings drawn from the powerful preaching of Charles Spurgeon. In A Wondrous Mystery, Spurgeon’s words echo with conviction and clarity as he shares his inspiring insights unpacking the glory of Christ’s incarnation, the wonder of the Lord’s sacrifice, and the eternal hope found in His resurrection.

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“God takes us to Himself and says, ‘You are twice mine. I made you. I sought you. I bought you. You’re mine.’”
—Alistair Begg

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The book of Proverbs is timeless. Thousands of years after it was written, its practical precepts are still relevant. Men and women continue to face the perplexities of human existence, trapped between the apparent futility of life as we know it and the promise of life as we long to know it. What we hope to be and what we actually are is separated by a large chasm.

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