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November 2025

November 10, 2025

How Do We Develop a True Love for Christ?

Spurgeon wrote in his classic Morning and Evening devotional:  Many can only say of Jesus...

October 2025

October 13, 2025

Fearing God Drives Away Other Fears

Writing on Psalm 23:4 (“I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your...

August 2025

August 14, 2025

Charles Spurgeon’s Surprising Thoughts on Aliens

This may be to many readers one of the most surprising blogs I’ve ever written....

November 2023

November 20, 2023

He Who Is a Happy Creator Is a Happy Redeemer

If we are going to fully trust God, it’s vital that we believe in a...

September 2023

September 23, 2023

We Are Not Dying Out; We Are Hastening on to a More Glorious Life

During the four years my beloved wife was dying of cancer, she read daily from...

July 2022

July 14, 2022

Care for the Lambs: Reaching Children with the Love of Jesus

Jesus said in Matthew 19:14, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder...

June 2022

June 02, 2022

Contentment Turns All It Touches to Gold

I’ve been finding treasures in emails that Nanci sent. For years she was part of...

April 2022

April 11, 2022

Dying Is But Going Home

As of two weeks ago today, Nanci is with Jesus. So happy for her. Sad...

July 2021

July 01, 2021

Spurgeon on the Ever-Living Gospel and the Person of Jesus

Note from Randy: I’d been a pastor for ten years before I discovered the writings of...

December 2020

December 07, 2020

Encouragement for the Depressed from Charles Spurgeon

During this global pandemic, depression and suicidal thoughts are on the rise. That makes the...

August 2020

August 31, 2020

Charles Spurgeon on Sowing in Tears, Reaping in Joy

I recently read these words from one of Charles Spurgeon’s sermons, and found them both timely...

December 2019

December 12, 2019

Godly Optimism

Do you consider yourself an optimist or a pessimist? We have no guarantees about how...

June 2019

June 10, 2019

They Sang a New Song: Charles Spurgeon’s Reflections on the Heavenly Hymn in Revelation 5

In a sermon on “The Heavenly Singers and Their Song,” Charles Spurgeon wrote this: “They sang...

September 2018

September 13, 2018

Charles Spurgeon and the Importance of Consistency with Scripture in Theology

I think Charles Spurgeon comes as close as anyone I’ve read to articulating what Scripture...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

Nine of My Spiritual Heroes

I have only one Lord, but many spiritual heroes. Here are nine of mine. (This...

November 2017

November 22, 2017

Let Us Bless His Name, This Thanksgiving and All Year Round

Happy Thanksgiving to every reader, American and people of all nations.

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