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"The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life" by Hannah Whitall Smith explores the importance of fully surrendering oneself to God in order to experience true joy and contentment. Smith discusses the significance of faith, trust, and obedience in maintaining a close relationship with God and finding peace amidst life's challenges. Ultimately, the book emphasizes the transformative power of living a life centered on God and His love.

Jack Miller

Cecil John Miller (December 28, 1928 – April 8, 1996[1][2]), usually known as Jack Miller, was an American Presbyterian pastor. He served as pastor of New Life Presbyterian Church in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and taught practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. Early life and education Miller was born on December 28, 1928 in Gold Beach, Oregon. He married Rose Marie Carlsen in 1950, and graduated from San Francisco State College in 1953. In 1966 he received an M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary and in 1978 earned his Ph.D. in English literature from the University of the Pacific.[2] Career Starting in 1955, Miller taught at Ripon Christian School for five years in Ripon, California. He was ordained as a minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in 1959, and worked as a chaplain for several years in Stockton, California. From 1965-1972 he served as the pastor of Mechanicsville Chapel in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania.[2] Gary North argues that Miller was "deeply affected by the counter-culture", and this led him to adopt new, people-oriented approaches to evangelism.[3] Chad B. Van Dixhoorn suggests that Miller's Sonship program stemmed from three and a half months spent in Spain overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Miller "studied the promises of Scripture for three and a half months culminating in a mountaintop experience, or its seaside equivalent. He returned to America with two things on his mind, adoption and revival."[4] Miller founded World Harvest Mission (now named Serge) and the New Life Presbyterian network of Orthodox Presbyterian churches.[5] He was known for emphasizing the Christian's status as a child of God, a view known as sonship theology. Tullian Tchividjian notes that Miller summed up the gospel in this way: "Cheer up; you're a lot worse off than you think you are, but in Jesus you're far more loved than you could have ever imagined."[6] Miller wrote a number of books, most notably Outgrowing the Ingrown Church (1986). A volume of his letters, The Heart of a Servant Leader, was published in 2004. In 2020, P&R Publishing released a biography written by Michael A. Graham titled Cheer Up! The Life, Teaching, and Ministry of C. John ‘Jack’ Miller. Miller died on April 8, 1996 in Malaga, Spain.[2] References 1. "Notable Former Professors". Westminster Theological Seminary. Retrieved 18 October 2013. 2. Van Dyke, Jody (2018). "Cecil John (Jack) Miller". PCA Historical Center: Archives and Manuscript Repository for the Continuing Presbyterian Church. Presbyterian Church in America. Retrieved February 8, 2021. 3. North, Gary (1991). Westminster's Confession: The Abandonment of Van Til's Legacy (PDF). Institute for Christian Economics. p. 35. 4. Chad B. Van Dixhoorn, "The Sonship Program for Revival: A Summary and Critique," Westminster Theological Journal 61.2 (1999), 227-246. 5. Frame, John (2017). Theology of My Life: A Theological and Apologetic Memoir. Cascade Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-1532613784. 6. Tchividjian, Tullian (2010). Surprised by Grace: God's Relentless Pursuit of Rebels. Crossway. p. 44.

seeing the future with god’s eyes

A hunter in a little village set out early in the morning with his twelve year old son for hunting. As they walked, the hunter envisioned a dinner of wild rabbits and squirrels with his family, he thought of the proceed he could make from the sale of an antelope or deer, and the possibility of getting a favorite meat for his mother-in-law. He also thought about giving Johnny a fine hunting lesson, letting him hunt a delicacy for himself, and perhaps something for his school teacher. Little Johnny strolled along. There weren’t so many things on his mind as are on his father’s; just his small couch back home and the present cold weather. He stumbled on every pebble, became thirsty often, and gave many sermons on how tomorrow and the day after are preferable hunting days. God brought the children of Israel out of slavery in the land of Egypt. He turned water to blood. He sent frogs, lice, hail, thick darkness, and slew the Egyptian firstborn sons. He parted a mighty sea, rained manna from heaven, and brought water out of a rock. He gave them the promise of a fruitful territory, and a spectacle kingdom for the rest of the world. The children of Israel saw the signs, the wonders, and the great works of God. They were healthy, free from oppression, and lacked nothing. They saw the glory of the God of heaven with their bare eyes. They had the proofs and the promises given to no other nation on the earth. However, when Moses, their leader, was absent for a few days, they made themselves another god, a molten calf, in place of the true God whom they had just met and experienced. Later, they desired another captain that would lead them back to Egypt. Today, we have the word of God, the way of salvation, and the promise of eternal life. We have the gospel, which shows us our true spiritual condition and the mind of God. It tells of the unending sufferings of the soul that dies without Jesus. It tells of God’s saving plan, in sending His Son to die for the sins of the world. It tells of the great escape and the heavenly city that awaits the one who believes in Christ and accepts God’s offer of grace. It tells of the need to strengthen our souls with Scriptures and communion with God. Nevertheless, like Johnny and like the Israelites, we are carried away with the things of the moment. Money, relationships, pleasures of life, placement in society, and many such pursuits. But these things will end someday, leaving us feeling unwise for prioritizing them above our never-dying souls.