Born in a Cornish mining village in 1794, Billy Bray lived for years as a drunken, reckless miner—until one night in 1823 when the grace of God broke through his darkness and made him a new man. From that moment on, he could not stop talking about his Saviour. His joy was contagious, his faith unshakable, and his voice could be heard ringing through the mines and the chapels of Cornwall: “I am a son of a King!”
The King’s Son tells the remarkable true story of how divine grace transformed a coarse, poverty-stricken miner into one of England’s most joyful and beloved evangelists. With humor, humility, and an unquenchable love for Christ, Billy Bray built chapels, lifted the downcast, and filled Cornwall with songs of praise. His story has inspired believers for generations to live and rejoice in the reality of redemption.
Charles Bridges’ Exposition of the Book of Proverbs is a classic commentary that blends deep biblical insight with practical application. In this episode, we cover Chapters 22–31, where Solomon urges us to pursue wisdom, fear the Lord, and avoid the snares of folly. Bridges’ rich reflections help us see how these ancient proverbs speak with fresh power to our lives today.
This chapter features Charles Bridges’ exposition on Proverbs 26, unfolding the marks and consequences of folly through vivid illustrations and spiritual insight. Each verse reveals how pride, deceit, and sloth oppose true wisdom and how only a humble, teachable heart can walk safely in God’s ways.
This is one chapter from the full audiobook of Charles Bridges’ commentary on Proverbs.
When faith grows dim and outward forms remain without life, what is left?
In The Backslider, Andrew Fuller exposes one of the most solemn truths in the Christian walk—the soul that once seemed earnest, yet turns away from God. With pastoral tenderness and searching insight into the human heart, Fuller traces the slow and hidden decline of the inner life: how holy affections fade, how conscience grows silent, and how sin—when left unconfessed—darkens the understanding and hardens the heart.
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Charles Bridges’ Exposition of the Book of Proverbs is a classic commentary that blends deep biblical insight with practical application. In this episode, we cover Chapters 11–21, where Solomon urges us to pursue wisdom, fear the Lord, and avoid the snares of folly. Bridges’ rich reflections help us see how these ancient proverbs speak with fresh power to our lives today.(0:00) - Chapter 11
(48:48) - Chapter 12
(1:34:46) - Chapter 13
(2:27:24) - Chapter 14
(3:37:49) - Chapter 15
(4:47:19) - Chapter 16
(5:56:11) - Chapter 17
(6:49:13) - Chapter 18
(7:45:15) - Chapter 19
(9:02:50) - Chapter 20
(10:16:02) - Chapter 21
A companion to The Night of Weeping, this classic points weary saints toward the promised dawn. From the shadow of the cross, Horatius Bonar lifts our eyes to “the morning of joy,” tracing how God uses tears to ripen hope and how real comfort does more than soothe—it purifies. With rich, devotional chapters on anticipation, watchfulness, the “earnests” that break into our darkest nights, and the glory signaled by the Morning-Star, Bonar calls believers to live as children of the day: lamps trimmed, hands ready, hearts steady.
Part 1 | Through fire, sword, and scaffold, the truth marched on across the centuries of church history. From the persecuted Christians of the early Church in the first centuries, to the Vaudois of the twelfth, the Huguenots of the sixteenth, and the English martyrs of the Reformation, this work revives the courage of men and women who stood unshaken for Christ. Their blood became the seed of freedom—the open Bible, the free press, and the liberties we now enjoy.Written by James Dabney McCabe in 1874.
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(0:01:15) Preface
(0:12:50) 1 – Historical Sketch of the Vaudois Church
(2:20:30) 2 – The Martyrs of Val Lousie
(2:29:42) 3 – John Louis Paschal
(2:54:59) 4 – Martin Gonin
(3:05:37) 5 – Bartholomew Hector
(3:20:25) 6 – Joan Mathurin
(3:30:04) 7 – Sebastian Bazan
(3:40:29) 8 – The Huguenots
(5:50:05) 9 – Historical Sketch of the Protestant Church in France
(5:56:10) 10 – Philippa De Lunz
(6:11:26) 11 – Dumont de Bostaquet
(6:43:08) 12 – Claude Brousson
(7:08:03) 13 – Jean Marteilhe — The Huguenot Galley Slave
(7:52:28) 14 – The Martyrs of Toulouse
(8:05:17) 15 – Fulcrand Rey
(8:22:55) 16 – Historical Sketch of the English Reformation
Part 2 | Through fire, sword, and scaffold, the truth marched on across the centuries of church history. From the persecuted Christians of the early Church in the first centuries, to the Vaudois of the twelfth, the Huguenots of the sixteenth, and the English martyrs of the Reformation, this work revives the courage of men and women who stood unshaken for Christ. Their blood became the seed of freedom—the open Bible, the free press, and the liberties we now enjoy.
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(0:00) 16 – Historical Sketch of the English Reformation
(1:59:34) 17 – Lord Cobham
(2:30:49) 18 – Anne Askew
(3:05:04) 19 – Laurence Saunders
(3:19:28) 20 – Rowland Taylor
(3:46:13) 21 – Rawlins White
(3:58:52) 22 – William Hunter
(4:17:55) 23 – Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley
The road is rough, and the desert wind is harsh.
For followers of the Man of Sorrows, trials are not exceptions, but inevitable companions on the journey toward the Kingdom. Whether you are walking in shadow or sunshine, in the crowd or in solitude, the Christian life is marked by the unique, tender, and often sorrowing voice of a pilgrim church.
This small, intimate book is written specifically for the household of faith—especially those who are “in heaviness through many trials,” feeling the weight of the Lord’s rebuke, and passing through fire and water.
Written by a fellow traveler—a brother and “companion in suffering”—this devotional seeks to move beyond mere sympathy and offer true, spiritual profit. It addresses the deepest family matters of the church: our shared sorrows and the meaning behind God’s correction.
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In an age that exalts self, Andrew Murray’s classic work points us to a better way: the beauty of humility before God. Written with piercing clarity and deep devotion, Humility: The Beauty of Holiness reminds us that the highest glory of the creature is to be nothing in itself, that God may be all.
Murray shows that humility is not an optional virtue, but the very foundation of the Christian life. Drawing from Scripture and the life of Christ, he demonstrates how true holiness flows from lowliness of heart, and how only the empty can be filled with the fullness of God.
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At only twenty-five, Anne Askew stood boldly for the truth of Scripture against the power of Rome. Refusing to deny Christ, she endured rejection, imprisonment, and the torture of the rack. Her witness ended in the flames of Smithfield, where she gave her life with unshaken faith.
This episode is an excerpt from Cross and Crown by James Dabney McCabe, not the complete book. Look for the full audiobook in the weeks ahead.
Prayer is called “the key of paradise” and “the soul’s blood,” yet for many, it remains a source of frustration and mystery. We ask but do not receive. We speak but feel unheard. We wonder if our prayers have any real power.
In this timeless and profound exploration of Effective Praying, you will discover the foundational truths that transform prayer from a mere ritual into a dynamic, life-changing relationship with God. Going far beyond simple techniques, this guide illuminates the spiritual realities behind our conversations with the Almighty.
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True holiness isn’t found by looking within, but by looking to Christ. In this pastoral work, H. A. Ironside exposes the errors of the “Second Blessing” and “Higher Christian Life,” showing how such views turn us inward. With biblical clarity, he distinguishes our position in Christ from our condition, insisting that justification is not a feeling but God’s once-for-all verdict: the ungodly declared righteous through faith in Jesus. Feelings may change, but the Judge’s decision stands.
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In 1851, schoolmaster John Horden left Exeter with three weeks’ notice to bring the Gospel to Moose Factory—a tiny Hudson’s Bay Company post cut off by ice and forest. He and his wife endured storms that trapped their ship for weeks, then faced summers of swarming mosquitoes and winters plunging to forty-below as he mastered Cree, Ojibbeway and Eskimo in order to preach and translate Scripture in the language of the people.
Over forty-two years he rode dog-sled hundreds of miles, built churches, print-shops and schools with his own hands on that frozen frontier. Through famine, flood, epidemics and near-fatal rapids he remained “faithful unto death,” completing the first Cree Bible before his final illness.
Book originally written in 1894 by Augustus Buckland.
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(1:14) 1 – The Boy’s Ambition
(9:21) 2 – The Departure for Moosonee
(18:15) 3 – First Labours Amongst Eskimo and Indians
(25:34) 4 – In Journeyings Often
(35:26) 5 – England Visited
(40:31) 6 – Out-Stations
(45:54) 7 – A New Responsibility
(52:50) 8 – Pages from Bishop Horden’s Diary
(1:07:30) 9 – Years of Trial
(1:19:08) 10 – To England For The Last Time
(1:27:41) 11 – Home Again
(1:35:15) 12 – Closing Scenes
Part 1 | This devotional study of Romans by Robert Charles “Bob” Jennings was written from his sermons between 1992 and 1994. Rather than being an academic commentary, it’s a Christ-centered guide meant to help believers understand Romans deeply and to point the lost to the Savior.
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Part 2 | This devotional study of Romans by Robert Charles “Bob” Jennings was written from his sermons between 1992 and 1994. Rather than being an academic commentary, it’s a Christ-centered guide meant to help believers understand Romans deeply and to point the lost to the Savior.
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From Japan’s once-closed ports to Uganda’s fevered lakeshores, these six nineteenth-century narratives spotlight missionaries who traded comfort for Christ. Braving famine, fever, and hostile kings, pioneers such as Alexander Mackay and John Horden pressed on to translate Scripture, plant churches, and—when required—die for the gospel. First printed in 1894 and freshly revised, The Heroic in Missions is a compact gallery of patient, rugged faith that challenges today’s readers to carry the same steady light into the world’s dark places.
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Charles Bridges’ Exposition of the Book of Proverbs is a classic commentary that blends deep biblical insight with practical application. In this episode, we cover Chapters 1–10, where Solomon urges us to pursue wisdom, fear the Lord, and avoid the snares of folly. Bridges’ rich reflections help us see how these ancient proverbs speak with fresh power to our lives today.
Part 2 of Old Paths: Plain Statements on the Weightier Matters of Christianity by J. C. Ryle is a timeless call back to the foundations of the Christian faith. Written in Ryle’s plain, earnest style, the book gathers together clear, Scripture-saturated teaching on the essentials of salvation, holiness, and perseverance.
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Part 1 of Old Paths: Plain Statements on the Weightier Matters of Christianity by J. C. Ryle is a timeless call back to the foundations of the Christian faith. Written in Ryle’s plain, earnest style, the book gathers together clear, Scripture-saturated teaching on the essentials of salvation, holiness, and perseverance.
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