A pastoral encouragement: Christian growth is erratic—marked by highs and lows—and sanctification often comes through trials. Read the Psalms daily for comfort, humility, and growth.

Ian Hamilton urges Christians—especially preachers—to manifest the “fragrance” of knowing Christ: gospel truth expressed with warmth, winsomeness and grace. He calls for Christlike living and prayer.

Argues for the Puritan/Reformed view that the Sabbath/Lord’s Day must be sanctified for worship; surveys Isaiah 58, law–gospel relations, and pastoral remedies for Sabbath neglect.

Think of heaven primarily as God’s and Christ’s glory, not merely personal reward. Adopt a Christocentric view: our salvation exists first to exalt the Son.

Pastoral letter urging lifelong, daily repentance as central to Christian life, warning ministers of spiritual drift and offering hope in God’s mercy.

An exhortation to single-minded Christian devotion: emulate Paul’s ‘one thing I do’—forgetting the past and pressing toward the heavenly prize of Christ (Phil. 3).

A literary-theological reading of Les Misérables exploring doubled scenes and Christian imagery; contrasts law versus grace through Valjean’s redemption and Javert’s demise.

Exhortation to imitate Timothy’s selfless care, prioritise Christ’s interests, and show practical love to fellow believers. Encourages simple acts of encouragement for the ‘little flock.’

A pastoral appeal urging congregations to pray for, encourage, and support fragile ministers who labor amid loneliness and weakness. Cites Acts 18 and Heb.13:7.

Sabbath was instituted at creation (Gen 2) and blessed as a perpetual, moral ordinance. Though Christians now observe the first day, the obligation and blessings of weekly Sabbath-keeping remain.

Shows how the Psalms testify to Christ: his suffering, resurrection, ascension and reign, and how Jesus and the NT apply the Psalms to the Messiah.

A pastoral exhortation to seek Christ as the all-sufficient center of faith and life, illustrated from John Brown, Scripture (John, 1 Peter, Ephesians), and Calvin’s Institutes.

A brief, encouraging letter reminding Christians of their astonishing privileges in Christ — called by God’s grace, adopted, sealed, and more than conquerors. Be thankful and press on.

A call to honor the Sabbath and daily quiet times. Following Christ’s example of withdrawing to pray, rest is God’s gracious provision to renew body, mind, and soul.

Review of Venema’s Children at the Lord’s Table. Argues paedocommunion is refuted by dismantling OT Passover/covenant arguments and by careful New Testament exegesis (John 6; 1 Cor 11).

A Cambridge pastor’s Christmas letter urging believers not to abandon Christ. Drawing on Hebrews, he warns against neglecting salvation and calls readers to embrace the supremacy and love of Jesus.

Pastoral letter warning about the deceitfulness of sin, its abuse of gospel grace, and the necessity of mutual exhortation and gospel-based resistance in Christian fellowship.

The Christian life is simultaneous joy and struggle—simul iustus et peccator. United to Christ, believers endure trials and daily dying/rising; keep looking to Jesus.

A pastoral admonition urging zeal for Christ’s honour and the sufficiency of the gospel. It defends salvation by grace through faith against false teachers and warns against compromise.

Hamilton urges that gospel truth be clothed in the “fragrance” of Christ—winsome grace flowing from union with Christ. Truth must be proclaimed and lived with humble, attractive witness.