J. R. Miller

We have no picture of Christ. Artists through the centuries have imagined his face and painted it with reverence and skill, some of them wondrously winning. Yet these are only human conceptions of a life […]

My Father, I miss the gladness which many of your other children are enjoying today. They have their homes and friends and happy fellowships, while I am alone. Yet may I have a joyous Christmas […]

Jesus called his commandment of love “a new commandment.” Why new? The old law said, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” referring to everyone. But Jesus spoke of loving “your brother” — your fellow […]

We are each other’s keeper in a deeper sense than we imagine. When a new friend enters our life, we come under sacred obligation to do him good, guard his interests and be a blessing. […]

The words of Christ are unlike all others. He says they are spirit and life. In one of his parables, he calls them seeds. Seeds may look small and dull beside rare gems, yet they […]

Things are not finished — as we see them today. Tomorrow they will appear larger, greater. The bud you see one morning — will be a full-blown rose in a little while. The seed you […]

After Queen Victoria’s death, a touching story was told. She visited wounded soldiers from South Africa and was moved by the suffering of one man. “Is there nothing I can do for you?” she asked. […]

We are taught to pray for others. This is one of life’s highest and plainest duties. Paul exhorts that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men. James reminds us that “the prayer […]

There is always peril in change. The more suddenly the change comes, and the greater it is, the more is the danger that hurt will result. There is danger in the ordinary changes of life, […]