Another (timely) reminder to read our Bibles

J. C. Ryle wrote this more than a century ago; but its truth was a timely reminder for my soul today. We not only need to read our Bibles, but we need to arm ourselves with the Bible: You live in a world where your soul is in constant danger. Enemies are round you on […]

The significance of communion

What is so important about communion? Or is it important? Every month we take time to eat a little piece of bread and drink a tiny cup of juice, and we say that it is an important and significant act of worship. Is it? We know that not only do the gospel writers provide accounts […]

Needed: a higher standard of holiness

Almost 150 years ago, J. C. Ryle wrote what I need to hear today (and every day): Is it not true that we need a higher standard of personal holiness in this day? Where is out patience? Where is our zeal? Where is our love? Where are our works? Where is the power of religion […]

Do we pray? Let us pray.

On Sunday morning, I said something like, “Our tendency is to talk about prayer, admit our weakness in prayer, accumulate prayer requests, and then not pray. (It’s doubtful any believer would disagree with that statement of our practice, including me.) It’s time to stop talking about praying and time to start praying.” Then yesterday I read […]

Free Ryle eBook

Monergism is making J. C. Ryle’s book, Practical Religion (eBook) available as a free download for a short time. Go to Monergism Books.

Sunday Leftovers (8/31/08)

J. C. Ryle offers two questions to help believers determine the significance and weight of holiness in their lives: (1)…let me ask everyone who may read these pages, Are you holy? Listen, I pray you, to the question I put to you this day. Do you know anything of the holiness of which I have […]