Send us a text As we reach the final day of our Christmas Advent series, we turn our eyes fully and finally to Jesus Himself. In this closing devotion, we sit with the seven “I Am” statements found in the Gospel of John — Jesus’ own words revealing who He is: the Bread of Life, the Light of the World, the Gate, the Good Shepherd, the Resurrection and the Life, the Way, the Truth and the Life, and the True Vine. Whether your Christmas season has been full or heavy, joyful or exhausting, this e...
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Send us a text As we reach the final day of our Christmas Advent series, we turn our eyes fully and finally to Jesus Himself. In this closing devotion, we sit with the seven “I Am” statements found in the Gospel of John — Jesus’ own words revealing who He is: the Bread of Life, the Light of the World, the Gate, the Good Shepherd, the Resurrection and the Life, the Way, the Truth and the Life, and the True Vine. Whether your Christmas season has been full or heavy, joyful or exhausting, this e...
Send us a text As we reach the final day of our Christmas Advent series, we turn our eyes fully and finally to Jesus Himself. In this closing devotion, we sit with the seven “I Am” statements found in the Gospel of John — Jesus’ own words revealing who He is: the Bread of Life, the Light of the World, the Gate, the Good Shepherd, the Resurrection and the Life, the Way, the Truth and the Life, and the True Vine. Whether your Christmas season has been full or heavy, joyful or exhausting, this e...
Send us a text Christmas can feel chaotic, exhausting, or even lonely — but what if the true joy of Christmas has nothing to do with how much you have or how well things are going? In today’s Advent devotional, Cass shares the closing portion of one of Charles Spurgeon’s Christmas sermons on Immanuel — God With Us. Spurgeon reminds us that Christianity is not about extravagance or empty tradition, but about the staggering reality that God has drawn near. Whether you are grieving, overwh...
Send us a text As Christmas draws near, we turn our eyes back to the greatest gift of all — Jesus Christ. In Day 22 of our Advent series, John Owen (1616–1683) walks us through Scripture to show why Christ is precious to those who believe. Christ is our light, our rock, our life, and the bread of our souls. Everything good, desirable, and eternal is found in Him, from Him, and through Him. This devotion is saturated in Scripture and invites us to treasure Christ rightly — not sentimentally, ...
Send us a text What does true worship actually look like? In Day 21 of our Advent series Daily Devotions with Dead People, we turn to Lucy Hutchinson (1620–1681) to reflect on worship as both internal and external—not just what we sing, but how we live, kneel, pray, and orient our whole selves before God. Lucy reminds us that worship without the heart is hypocrisy, but worship that claims to be “spiritual” while rejecting embodied obedience is only half-worship. True worship involves faith, r...
Send us a text What is the greatest gift we receive at Christmas? In this Day 20 Advent devotional, Cass explores the joy of the gospel through the words of William Tyndale (1494–1536) — the man who translated the Bible into English so that everyone, from ploughboy to king, could read God’s Word. Tyndale describes the gospel using the Greek word Evangelion — good, merry, glad, and joyful tidings — news so wonderful it makes the heart leap for joy. This episode reflects on why the gospel is no...
Send us a text Day 19 of Daily Devotions With Dead People — Her Theology’s Christmas Advent Series What does it actually mean to be happy as a Christian? In this episode, we hear from J.C. Ryle, one of the most pastorally wise voices of church history, as he tackles a question the world still asks today: Who is the truly happy person? Having endured immense personal grief — including the loss of three wives — Ryle does not speak from theory, but from lived experience. In this devotional, he d...
Send us a text What does it actually mean to love as Christ loved? In Day 18 of Daily Devotions with Dead People – Christmas Advent, Cass from Her Theology shares a deeply confronting and searching devotional from Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary who served in India for 55 years and rescued countless young girls from temple exploitation. Amy Carmichael’s reflection, Calvary Love, is not sentimental or soft. It is a heart-examining series of statements that expose how easily our love falls ...
Send us a text Where does the soul find true satisfaction? How can we know we are truly saved? And what does lasting joy in Christ actually look like? In this Christmas Advent devotional, Cass from Her Theology introduces us to Anne Dutton — one of the most prolific and courageous female theologians of the 18th century. Born in 1692, Dutton wrote extensively to encourage believers struggling with doubt, fear, and assurance of faith. In this episode, Cass reads from a powerful letter Anne Dutt...
Send us a text Discover Martin Luther’s practical approach to prayer in today’s Advent devotional! In this episode, Cass walks us through Luther’s personal letter to a friend, giving a step-by-step insight into how he prayed using the Lord’s Prayer. Learn how to focus your heart, mind, and soul in prayer, avoid meaningless repetition, and truly engage with God. We’ll explore: How to meditate on the Lord’s Prayer meaningfullyWhy prayer requires full attention and a single heartHow to connect y...
Send us a text What happens when we pray? Today, Octavius Winslow reminds us that we do not approach a throne of condemnation, fear, or shame — but the throne of grace. Drawing from Hebrews 4, this devotion explores what it means to come before a sovereign God who reigns — and yet welcomes the weak, the weary, the guilty, and the burdened. Winslow’s words are a gentle but firm correction to how we often misunderstand prayer. We don’t come with worthiness. We don’t earn an audience. We come be...
Send us a text Christians have been starting their mornings this way for over 1,600 years. Today’s Advent devotion features a morning song written by St Ambrose (340 AD) — a bishop of Milan whose words were described as “sweet as honey to the soul.” This ancient hymn walks us through darkness to light, repentance to renewal, and ends where all Christian worship should — with praise to the triune God. As Christmas approaches, this devotion invites us to place Christ first on our lips, first in...
Send us a text This Christmas, many of us feel the weight of being the only Christian in the room — the pushback, the awkward silences, the pressure to stay quiet about Jesus. Today’s episode of Daily Devotions With Dead People — Christmas Edition shares the incredible story of Perpetua & Felicity, two courageous Christian women in 200 AD who refused to deny Christ… even when it cost them everything. Their story is raw, challenging, and unbelievably encouraging. You’ll hear ex...
Send us a text Welcome back to Daily Devotions With Dead People — Her Theology’s Advent series where church history isn’t boring and dead guys aren’t silent. Today we’re hanging out with J.C. Ryle, one of my absolute favourites. ⁓ A pastor, writer, Anglican bishop, and a man who knew suffering closely — which honestly makes his pastoral tone feel so real and grounded. We walk through the back half of his tract Christmas Thoughts, where he lists the kinds of thoughts true Christians should hav...
Send us a text Welcome to Day 11 of Daily Devotions with Dead People! Today we hear from Elizabeth Charles — a prolific poet, theologian, and writer whose work reminds us why Christians gather, especially at Christmas. In this episode we explore: ✨ Why we gather around a table, not a tomb ✨ The significance of Christian community in worship ✨ How our gatherings foreshadow the eternal feast ✨ The hope we celebrate every time we come together Original excerpt can be f...
Send us a text Welcome to Day 10 of our Advent series, Daily Devotions With Dead People! Today we’re learning from Octavius Winslow — a lesser-known but deeply influential 19th-century preacher who loved the Word of God with a fierce, contagious devotion. Winslow reminds us that while creation reveals God’s beauty and power, it cannot reveal His heart. Only Scripture can do that. In this episode we explore: ✨ Why the Bible is God’s most precious gift ✨ Why nature alone isn’t enou...
Send us a text ** CORRECTION - I say Poem in the recording, I meant to say hymn! Day 9 of our Advent series is here! Today, we reflect on what it truly means to give God our all. Inspired by the words of Hannah Moore, a remarkable 18th-century Christian writer and social reformer, we’re challenged to serve God with excellence, to steward our time, energy, and resources well, and to glorify Him in everything we do. Hannah Moore’s wisdom reminds us that even in the busyness of Christmas—w...
Send us a text Welcome to Day 8 of our Advent series! Today we're digging into a deeply challenging, deeply needed word from 1600s Puritan preacher Thomas Watson — a man of conviction, imagery, and clarity. Watson argues that Christians should be marked by cheerfulness. Not forced positivity. Not fake smiles. But a settled, Spirit-anchored joy that springs from the eternal hope Christ has secured. In this episode we explore: ✨ Why Christians throughout history urged one another toward ...
Send us a text Today we sit with Matthew Henry’s beautiful list of 42 promises God gives to His people — promises fulfilled, certain, and overflowing with hope. These promises speak to every part of the Christian life: forgiveness, comfort, guidance, discipline, perseverance, and the sure hope of eternity with Christ. You can download a full PDF of all 42 promises for free at: hertheology.com/resources Original work can be found here: (From pages 709–711, lightly modernized) https://archive....
Send us a text Jonathan Edwards joins us today — well, his words do — to help us see why Jesus had to take on human flesh. As we wrap up our Incarnation focus for week one, we’re looking at the purpose behind Christ becoming fully God and fully man, and why redemption demanded that He obey and suffer as a human in order to fulfill the law. Edwards gives three powerful reasons why Jesus couldn’t save us as “only God,” couldn’t come as an angel, and why the Incarnation is actually the greatest...
Send us a text No midwife. No warm water. No fire. Just a teenage girl and a stable. Martin Luther's raw account of Jesus' birth will transform your Christmas. Discover why God chose weakness and why the gurgling babe brings comfort, not fear. Daily Devotions with Dead People brings historical truth to modern faith. Original text can be found here page 38 onwards https://archive.org/details/martinlutherchri0000luth/page/n9/mode/2up #MartinLuther #Christmas #Nativity #Advent ...
Send us a text As we reach the final day of our Christmas Advent series, we turn our eyes fully and finally to Jesus Himself. In this closing devotion, we sit with the seven “I Am” statements found in the Gospel of John — Jesus’ own words revealing who He is: the Bread of Life, the Light of the World, the Gate, the Good Shepherd, the Resurrection and the Life, the Way, the Truth and the Life, and the True Vine. Whether your Christmas season has been full or heavy, joyful or exhausting, this e...
