Difference between revisions of "J. R. Miller"
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[[Iron Shoes for Rough Roads'.]]<br> | [[Iron Shoes for Rough Roads'.]]<br> | ||
[[Forward, and Not Back'.]]<br> | [[Forward, and Not Back'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Loyalty to Christ'.]]<br> | |
[[The Hallowing of Our Burden'.]]<br> | [[The Hallowing of Our Burden'.]]<br> | ||
[[AFTERWARD'.]]<br> | [[AFTERWARD'.]]<br> | ||
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[[Losing SELF in Christ'.]]<br> | [[Losing SELF in Christ'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Ministry of Comfort'.]]<br> | [[The Ministry of Comfort'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Copying but a Fragment'.]]<br> | |
[[The Blessing of Weakness'.]]<br> | [[The Blessing of Weakness'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Sweet Fragrance of Prayer'.]]<br> | [[The Sweet Fragrance of Prayer'.]]<br> | ||
[[The SILENT Christ'.]]<br> | [[The SILENT Christ'.]]<br> | ||
[[Being Christians on Weekdays'.]]<br> | [[Being Christians on Weekdays'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[The manliness of Jesus'.]]<br> | |
[[Glimpses at Life's Windows'.]]<br> | [[Glimpses at Life's Windows'.]]<br> | ||
[[Don't Worry!'.]]<br> | [[Don't Worry!'.]]<br> | ||
[[Reasons for Not Worrying'.]]<br> | [[Reasons for Not Worrying'.]]<br> | ||
[[Transformed by Beholding'.]]<br> | [[Transformed by Beholding'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[The Ripening of Character'.]]<br> | |
[[A Gentle Heart'.]]<br> | [[A Gentle Heart'.]]<br> | ||
[[Pictures in the Heart'.]]<br> | [[Pictures in the Heart'.]]<br> | ||
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[[The Christian Husband'.]]<br> | [[The Christian Husband'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Christian Wife'.]]<br> | [[The Christian Wife'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Christian Motherhood'.]]<br> | |
[[The Engagement Ring'.]]<br> | [[The Engagement Ring'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Marriage Altar—and After'.]]<br> | [[The Marriage Altar—and After'.]]<br> | ||
[[Secrets of Happy Home Life'.]]<br> | [[Secrets of Happy Home Life'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[The Home Conversation'.]]<br> | |
[[Our New Edens]] (the Christian home)<br> | [[Our New Edens]] (the Christian home)<br> | ||
[[Counsel and Help'.]]<br> | [[Counsel and Help'.]]<br> | ||
[[Mutual Forbearance'.]]<br> | [[Mutual Forbearance'.]]<br> | ||
[[On Loving Others'.]]<br> | [[On Loving Others'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[The Cure for Care'.]]<br> | |
[[The Duty of Encouragement'.]]<br> | [[The Duty of Encouragement'.]]<br> | ||
[[Beautiful Old Age excerpt on old age'.]]<br> | [[Beautiful Old Age excerpt on old age'.]]<br> | ||
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[[Judging Others'.]]<br> | [[Judging Others'.]]<br> | ||
[[For a Busy Day'.]]<br> | [[For a Busy Day'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Finishing Our Work'.]]<br> | |
[[Wayside Ministries'.]]<br> | [[Wayside Ministries'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Christian in the World'.]]<br> | [[The Christian in the World'.]]<br> | ||
[[Guarded from Stumbling'.]]<br> | [[Guarded from Stumbling'.]]<br> | ||
[[Secrets of Contentment'.]]<br> | [[Secrets of Contentment'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Can We Learn to be Contented?'.]]<br> | |
[[Looking at the Right Side'.]]<br> | [[Looking at the Right Side'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Grace of Thoughtfulness'.]]<br> | [[The Grace of Thoughtfulness'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Joy of the Lord'.]]<br> | [[The Joy of the Lord'.]]<br> | ||
[[Dangers of Discouragement'.]]<br> | [[Dangers of Discouragement'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[One Day at a Time'.]]<br> | |
[[Steps on the Stairs'.]]<br> | [[Steps on the Stairs'.]]<br> | ||
[[Giving What We Have'.]]<br> | [[Giving What We Have'.]]<br> | ||
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[[The Ethics of Home-decoration'.]]<br> | [[The Ethics of Home-decoration'.]]<br> | ||
[[The choice of FRIENDS'.]]<br> | [[The choice of FRIENDS'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[The Blessing of Quietness'.]]<br> | |
[[Seeds of Light'.]]<br> | [[Seeds of Light'.]]<br> | ||
[[Manly Men'.]]<br> | [[Manly Men'.]]<br> | ||
[[Losses'.]]<br> | [[Losses'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Service of Consecration'.]]<br> | [[The Service of Consecration'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Learning Our Lessons'.]]<br> | |
[[Hands: a Study'.]]<br> | [[Hands: a Study'.]]<br> | ||
[[Living Victoriously'.]]<br> | [[Living Victoriously'.]]<br> | ||
[[Living up to our Prayers'.]]<br> | [[Living up to our Prayers'.]]<br> | ||
[[Broken Lives'.]]<br> | [[Broken Lives'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Tired Feet'.]]<br> | |
[[The Blessing of Work'.]]<br> | [[The Blessing of Work'.]]<br> | ||
[[Into the Desert'.]]<br> | [[Into the Desert'.]]<br> | ||
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[[Strength and Beauty'.]]<br> | [[Strength and Beauty'.]]<br> | ||
[[Christian Manliness'.]]<br> | [[Christian Manliness'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Misunderstood'.]]<br> | |
[[Service Declined'.]]<br> | [[Service Declined'.]]<br> | ||
[[What God Thinks of Us'.]]<br> | [[What God Thinks of Us'.]]<br> | ||
[[Shallow Lives'.]]<br> | [[Shallow Lives'.]]<br> | ||
[[Crowding Out the Best'.]]<br> | [[Crowding Out the Best'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Things to Leave Undone'.]]<br> | |
[[Fruit in Its Season'.]]<br> | [[Fruit in Its Season'.]]<br> | ||
[[True Religion'.]]<br> | [[True Religion'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Beauty of the Imperfect'.]]<br> | [[The Beauty of the Imperfect'.]]<br> | ||
[[How to Meet Temptation'.]]<br> | [[How to Meet Temptation'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[At the Full Price'.]]<br> | |
[[The Blessing of Hardness'.]]<br> | [[The Blessing of Hardness'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Ministry of Hindrances'.]]<br> | [[The Ministry of Hindrances'.]]<br> | ||
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[[Judge as We Judge'.]]<br> | [[Judge as We Judge'.]]<br> | ||
[[Every Day an Easter'.]]<br> | [[Every Day an Easter'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Christmas Making'.]]<br> | |
[[The Blossoming of our Thorns'.]]<br> | [[The Blossoming of our Thorns'.]]<br> | ||
[[Obedience that Pleases Christ'.]]<br> | [[Obedience that Pleases Christ'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Outer and Inner Life'.]]<br> | [[The Outer and Inner Life'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Beautifying of Imperfect Living'.]]<br> | [[The Beautifying of Imperfect Living'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Speak it Out'.]]<br> | |
[[The Basis of Helpfulness'.]]<br> | [[The Basis of Helpfulness'.]]<br> | ||
[[Helping by Not Hindering'.]]<br> | [[Helping by Not Hindering'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Duty of Pleasing Others'.]]<br> | [[The Duty of Pleasing Others'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Privilege of Suffering Wrongfully'.]]<br> | [[The Privilege of Suffering Wrongfully'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[The Duty Waiting Without'.]]<br> | |
[[The Thanksgiving Habit'.]]<br> | [[The Thanksgiving Habit'.]]<br> | ||
[[Because You Are Strong'.]]<br> | [[Because You Are Strong'.]]<br> | ||
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[[Unfinished Life-building'.]]<br> | [[Unfinished Life-building'.]]<br> | ||
[[A Life of Character'.]]<br> | [[A Life of Character'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[The Influence of Companionship'.]]<br> | |
[[Making Life a Song'.]]<br> | [[Making Life a Song'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Beauty of the Lord'.]]<br> | [[The Beauty of the Lord'.]]<br> | ||
[[Getting Christ's Touch'.]]<br> | [[Getting Christ's Touch'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Strength of Quietness'.]]<br> | [[The Strength of Quietness'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[The Blessing of Patience'.]]<br> | |
[[As it is in Heaven'.]]<br> | [[As it is in Heaven'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Shadows We Cast'.]]<br> | [[The Shadows We Cast'.]]<br> | ||
[[On the Bearing of Our Burden'.]]<br> | [[On the Bearing of Our Burden'.]]<br> | ||
[[Other People'.]]<br> | [[Other People'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Loving Your Neighbour'.]]<br> | |
[[The Cost of Being a Friend'.]]<br> | [[The Cost of Being a Friend'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Sin of Being a Discourager'.]]<br> | [[The Sin of Being a Discourager'.]]<br> | ||
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[[I Am the Only One Left!'.]]<br> | [[I Am the Only One Left!'.]]<br> | ||
[[At the Proper Time We Will Reap'.]]<br> | [[At the Proper Time We Will Reap'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Jesus and I are Friends!'.]]<br> | |
[[Life's Open Doors'.]]<br> | [[Life's Open Doors'.]]<br> | ||
[[Numbering our Days'.]]<br> | [[Numbering our Days'.]]<br> | ||
[[Mastering the Blues'.]]<br> | [[Mastering the Blues'.]]<br> | ||
[[Making or 'Marring Beauty'.]]<br> | [[Making or 'Marring Beauty'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[The Misuse of the Gift of Speech'.]]<br> | |
[[The Danger of Talking Too Much'.]]<br> | [[The Danger of Talking Too Much'.]]<br> | ||
[[Books Worth While'.]]<br> | [[Books Worth While'.]]<br> | ||
[[A Talk about Disposition'.]]<br> | [[A Talk about Disposition'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Advantage of Keeping One's Temper'.]]<br> | [[The Advantage of Keeping One's Temper'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[The Grace of Being Obliging'.]]<br> | |
[[What to Do with Our Money'.]]<br> | [[What to Do with Our Money'.]]<br> | ||
[[What to Do with Our Hands'.]]<br> | [[What to Do with Our Hands'.]]<br> | ||
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[[Doing, and Not Doubting'.]]<br> | [[Doing, and Not Doubting'.]]<br> | ||
[[No True Work Is Vain'.]]<br> | [[No True Work Is Vain'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Be a Blessing'.]]<br> | |
[[Making a Living and Making a Life'.]]<br> | [[Making a Living and Making a Life'.]]<br> | ||
[[Our Lives, Words of God'.]]<br> | [[Our Lives, Words of God'.]]<br> | ||
[[Two Ways'.]]<br> | [[Two Ways'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Duty of Being Always Strong'.]]<br> | [[The Duty of Being Always Strong'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Strength for a New Year'.]]<br> | |
[[More than Food'.]]<br> | [[More than Food'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Sin of Drifting'.]]<br> | [[The Sin of Drifting'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Value and Responsibility of One Life'.]]<br> | [[The Value and Responsibility of One Life'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Folly of Drifting into Marriage'.]]<br> | [[The Folly of Drifting into Marriage'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Not to Show Sympathy'.]]<br> | |
[[Choosing Our Friends'.]]<br> | [[Choosing Our Friends'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Entanglements of Love'.]]<br> | [[The Entanglements of Love'.]]<br> | ||
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[[Putting Away Childish Things'.]]<br> | [[Putting Away Childish Things'.]]<br> | ||
[[Remember the Way'.]]<br> | [[Remember the Way'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[The Inner Life'.]]<br> | |
[[David's Joy over Forgiveness'.]]<br> | [[David's Joy over Forgiveness'.]]<br> | ||
[[What is Consecration?'.]]<br> | [[What is Consecration?'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Glory of the Common Life'.]]<br> | [[The Glory of the Common Life'.]]<br> | ||
[[Kindness That Comes Too Late'.]]<br> | [[Kindness That Comes Too Late'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Why did Peter Fail?'.]]<br> | |
[[The Yoke and the School'.]]<br> | [[The Yoke and the School'.]]<br> | ||
[[Compensation in Life'.]]<br> | [[Compensation in Life'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Hidden Life'.]]<br> | [[The Hidden Life'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Wholesome or Unwholesome Living'.]]<br> | |
[[The Effacement of SELF'.]]<br> | [[The Effacement of SELF'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Habit of Happiness'.]]<br> | [[The Habit of Happiness'.]]<br> | ||
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[[This Too, Shall Pass Away'.]]<br> | [[This Too, Shall Pass Away'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Bible in Life'.]]<br> | [[The Bible in Life'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Being Christians on Weekdays'.]]<br> | |
[[Reaching for the Mountain Splendours'.]]<br> | [[Reaching for the Mountain Splendours'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Wedded Life'.]]<br> | [[The Wedded Life'.]]<br> | ||
[[Comfort Through Personal Helpfulness'.]]<br> | [[Comfort Through Personal Helpfulness'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Blessing of Quietness'.]]<br> | [[The Blessing of Quietness'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Life's Open Doors'.]]<br> | |
[[Religion in the Home'.]]<br> | [[Religion in the Home'.]]<br> | ||
[[By the Still Waters'.]]<br> | [[By the Still Waters'.]]<br> | ||
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[[Go Forward!'.]]<br> | [[Go Forward!'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Unrecognised Christ'.]]<br> | [[The Unrecognised Christ'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Coming to the End'.]]<br> | |
[[Shut In'.]]<br> | [[Shut In'.]]<br> | ||
[[When We Are Laid Aside'.]]<br> | [[When We Are Laid Aside'.]]<br> | ||
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[[Be of Good Cheer!'.]]<br> | [[Be of Good Cheer!'.]]<br> | ||
[[How Jesus Comforts His Friends'.]]<br> | [[How Jesus Comforts His Friends'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[After Bereavement—What?'.]]<br> | |
[[The Method of Grace'.]]<br> | [[The Method of Grace'.]]<br> | ||
[[You Will Not Mind the Roughness'.]]<br> | [[You Will Not Mind the Roughness'.]]<br> | ||
[[Why Does No One Ever See God?'.]]<br> | [[Why Does No One Ever See God?'.]]<br> | ||
[[Faults and Ideals of Young Women'.]]<br> | [[Faults and Ideals of Young Women'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Faults and Ideals of Young Men'.]]<br> | |
[[The Excellent Woman'.]]<br> | [[The Excellent Woman'.]]<br> | ||
[[Glimpses of the Heavenly Life'.]]<br> | [[Glimpses of the Heavenly Life'.]]<br> | ||
[[Uniting with the Church'.]]<br> | [[Uniting with the Church'.]]<br> | ||
[[Speak Tenderly'.]]<br> | [[Speak Tenderly'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[In Perfect Peace'.]]<br> | |
[[Face to Face with One's Own Life'.]]<br> | [[Face to Face with One's Own Life'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Fragrance of the Ointment'.]]<br> | [[The Fragrance of the Ointment'.]]<br> | ||
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[[The Rewards of Obedience'.]]<br> | [[The Rewards of Obedience'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Path of Life'.]]<br> | [[The Path of Life'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[The Living God'.]]<br> | |
[[The Fruits of Wisdom'.]]<br> | [[The Fruits of Wisdom'.]]<br> | ||
[[Do the Next Thing'.]]<br> | [[Do the Next Thing'.]]<br> | ||
[[People as a Means of Grace'.]]<br> | [[People as a Means of Grace'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Way to Victory'.]]<br> | [[The Way to Victory'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[More White than Black'.]]<br> | |
[[The Master and the Doubter'.]]<br> | [[The Master and the Doubter'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Veiling of Lives'.]]<br> | [[The Veiling of Lives'.]]<br> | ||
[[Portions for Those Who Lack'.]]<br> | [[Portions for Those Who Lack'.]]<br> | ||
[[In That Which Is Least'.]]<br> | [[In That Which Is Least'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[The Thanksgiving Lesson'.]]<br> | |
[[Learning to Love'.]]<br> | [[Learning to Love'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Other Days'.]]<br> | [[The Other Days'.]]<br> | ||
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[[The Story of Enoch'.]]<br> | [[The Story of Enoch'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Outcome of Lot's Choice'.]]<br> | [[The Outcome of Lot's Choice'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Saul Rejected as King'.]]<br> | |
[[David and Goliath'.]]<br> | [[David and Goliath'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Way of Safety'.]]<br> | [[The Way of Safety'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Way of the Righteous (Psalm 1)'.]]<br> | [[The Way of the Righteous (Psalm 1)'.]]<br> | ||
[[God's Works and Word (Psalm 19)'.]]<br> | [[God's Works and Word (Psalm 19)'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[David's Confession (Psalm 51)'.]]<br> | |
[[Solomon's Sin'.]]<br> | [[Solomon's Sin'.]]<br> | ||
[[Naaman the Leper'.]]<br> | [[Naaman the Leper'.]]<br> | ||
[[Isaiah's Call to Service'.]]<br> | [[Isaiah's Call to Service'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Gracious Invitation'.]]<br> | [[The Gracious Invitation'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Daniel's Principles'.]]<br> | |
[[Nebuchadnezzar's Dream'.]]<br> | [[Nebuchadnezzar's Dream'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Fiery Furnace'.]]<br> | [[The Fiery Furnace'.]]<br> | ||
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[[The Seed in the Four Kinds of Soil'.]]<br> | [[The Seed in the Four Kinds of Soil'.]]<br> | ||
[[A Troubled Sea'.]]<br> | [[A Troubled Sea'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[A Troubled Soul'.]]<br> | |
[[A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman'.]]<br> | [[A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman'.]]<br> | ||
[[True Blessedness'.]]<br> | [[True Blessedness'.]]<br> | ||
[[Worldliness and Trust'.]]<br> | [[Worldliness and Trust'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Golden Rule'.]]<br> | [[The Golden Rule'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[False and True Discipleship'.]]<br> | |
[[Alone, Yet Not Alone'.]]<br> | [[Alone, Yet Not Alone'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Beloved Disciple'.]]<br> | [[The Beloved Disciple'.]]<br> | ||
[[The Sin of Lying'.]]<br> | [[The Sin of Lying'.]]<br> | ||
[[Stephen the First Martyr'.]]<br> | [[Stephen the First Martyr'.]]<br> | ||
− | + | [[Paul Before King Agrippa'.]]<br> | |
[[The New Life in Christ'.]]<br> | [[The New Life in Christ'.]]<br> | ||
[[Paul's Counsel to the Thessalonians'.]]<br> | [[Paul's Counsel to the Thessalonians'.]]<br> |
Revision as of 20:49, 22 October 2012
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If any 19th century American Christian writer warrants reprinting, it is J. R. Miller! His writing style is delightfully smooth, his insights are spiritual diamonds on every page, and his pastoral applications are delivered with the skill of a well-seasoned physician of souls. (Pastor Bill Shishko)
His books are restful and soothing, full of quiet but fresh inspiration and cheery optimism. They have comforted and encouraged countless thousands of readers.
One friend paid this tribute to J. R. Miller: "We all loved him. His gentleness made him great. His winsomeness had no weakness in it. Somehow everybody felt drawn to him. He seemed so closely in touch with the best in heart and life. He was as gentle as a child, yet firm as a rock. He was lovable and helpful; always true, always tender.
Editor's note: J. R. Miller is a very profitable writer, who has tremendous insights into many practical aspects of the Christian life. But he does have some theological weaknesses—so he should be read with a measure of caution. His better books and sermons are bolded.