Sermons & Devotionals by J.R. Miller
J.R. Miller
On Keeping Quiet
On Keeping Quiet J.R. Miller, 1898 (from his book, "Young People's Problems") "There is a time to keep silence — and a time to speak " Ecclesiastes 3:7 Talking is good — if it is wholesome talking. Very wonderful is the gift of speech, and the power of good words to do good is simply incalculable. B... Read More
J.R. Miller
The Touch Of Christ!
The Touch of Christ! J.R. Miller There is a strange power sometimes in the mere touch of a hand. Frequently in the gospels we read of the touch of our Lord's hand, and always there was a blessing in it. Peter's mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. The family told Jesus of her and he came to her beds... Read More
J.R. Miller
The By-Paths Of The Bible
The By-paths of the Bible J.R. Miller In the fields of nature , God hides some of the most lovely things in out-of-the-way nooks, where human feet are not apt to go. Some of the rarest flowers of earth, for instance, grow on overhanging crags, or in the crevices of cold gray rocks where we would sca... Read More
J.R. Miller
The Cost Of Reaching The Best
The Cost of Reaching the Best J.R. Miller, published 1913 Someone has been making a little calculation which is interesting. A bar of iron of a certain size, in its rough state, is worth five dollars. If it be made into horseshoes , it is worth twelve dollars. When it has been put through certain pr... Read More
J.R. Miller
When Kindness Is Unkind
When Kindness is Unkind J.R. Miller, published 1913 The demand today is that all things should be made easy . It is so in homes . Nothing must be hard for children. They must be tenderly nurtured. Their burdens must not be made too heavy. Their tasks must not be made too exacting. Their wishes must ... Read More
J.R. Miller
The Interweaving Of The Days
The Interweaving of the Days J.R. Miller, published 1913 It is a good thing to learn to live by the day . We should devote all our strength to the doing well of each day's tasks — and then should disengage ourselves altogether from its entanglements. Emerson puts it well: "Finish every day — and be ... Read More
J.R. Miller
The Young Christian!
The Young Christian! J.R. Miller (1840-1912) One of Paul's counsels to Timothy was, " Let no one despise your youth , but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity!" 1 Timothy 4:12 Every young man should live a life which will command the respect of ... Read More
J.R. Miller
Doing, And Not Doubting
Doing, and Not Doubting J.R. Miller, published 1913 Some good people talk altogether too much in a doleful strain. Indeed any doleful talk in a Christian is too much. We have no right to go about airing our fears and doubts . In the first place, we need not have fears and doubts, if we have truly co... Read More
J.R. Miller
Be A Blessing
Be a Blessing J.R. Miller, published 1913 God gives us nothing to keep altogether as our very own. What he gives us, is still his, and we have only the use of it. It is merely lent to us. This means that it is to be returned again to God, when we have ended our use of it. It is not to be returned, h... Read More
J.R. Miller
Just For Today
Just for Today J.R. Miller (1840-1912) The best way to seek God's help in devotions, is just for the day. This gives definiteness to our praying and our reading of the Bible. It is one of the many evidences of God's thoughtfulness for us, that he gives us time in short measures, just a little at onc... Read More
J.R. Miller
Making A Living And Making A Life
Making a Living and Making a Life J.R. Miller, published 1913 Governor Russell, of Massachusetts, in addressing a graduating class, said, "There is one thing in this world better than making a living — and that is making a life ." The words are worthy of most careful pondering. It is the duty of eve... Read More
J.R. Miller
Our Lives, Words Of God
Our Lives, Words of God J.R. Miller, published 1913 Orientals say that each man and woman has a message, and that only those who utter their message, are true men or women. It is interesting to think of ourselves in this way, as sent into the world with something to give out or manifest. Lowell tell... Read More
J.R. Miller
The Lesson Of Contentment
The Lesson of Contentment J.R. Miller It is not an easy lesson to learn! At least a great many people seem unable to learn it. Evidently, however, there is a duty of being contented. The whole teaching of the Bible enjoins it. Besides, it is one of the elements of beauty in a Christian life. Few thi... Read More
J.R. Miller
The Duty Of Being Always Strong
The Duty of Being Always Strong J.R. Miller, published 1913 It is always a duty to be strong. Weakness is never set down as a virtue . Yet there is abundant proof of divine sympathy with weakness. God is the friend of the weak. Weakness draws his help in an especial degree. It is so in the realm of ... Read More
J.R. Miller
Strength For A New Year
Strength for a New Year J.R. Miller, published 1913 We ought to make something of every year. They should be like new steps on the stairs, lifting our feet a little higher. We ought not to live any two years on the same plane. To be content with any attainment even for two days, is not living at our... Read More
J.R. Miller
More Than Food
More than Food J.R. Miller, published 1913 The most important thing about us, is not our condition or our circumstances — but our life itself. Experiences are only incidents; the reality in all of us is ourselves. The house is not the family . The rough weather may tear away the roof, or fire may de... Read More
J.R. Miller
The Sin Of Drifting
The Sin of Drifting J.R. Miller, published 1913 It is entirely proper for a piece of wood to drift on the water. It cannot do anything else. It has no wisdom to choose a better way, and no power to resist the force of the current in which it finds itself. It has no responsibility for its own movemen... Read More
J.R. Miller
My Fellow-Laborers
My Fellow-Laborers J.R. Miller " . . . and the rest of my fellow-laborers , whose names are in the book of life." Philippians 4:3 In one of his letters from his Roman prison, Paul has a kindly reference to certain people, old friends, whose names he seems to have forgotten. So he mentions them only ... Read More
J.R. Miller
The Value And Responsibility Of One Life
The Value and Responsibility of One Life J.R. Miller, published 1913 Once Elijah thought he was the only godly man left. It certainly seemed so. The king and all the people had gone over to Baal, and Elijah was the only one who stood up for God. In fact there were seven thousand others throughout th... Read More
J.R. Miller
The Folly Of Drifting Into Marriage
The Folly of Drifting into Marriage J.R. Miller, published 1913 Among the other drifts of life, many young people merely drift into marriage. The childhood friendships, or the casual associations of youth, are nourished until at length the potent spell of love falls upon the young man and maiden, an... Read More
Subscribe
Get Bible verse every day in your inbox
Read on Mobile
Most Searched
Group of Brands
© 2026 Bibleportal.com All rights reserved.
J.R. Miller (1840 - 1912)
Prolific author and pastor of Presbyterian churches in Pennsylvania and Illinois, Rev. James Russell Miller served the USCC as a field agent in the Army of the Potomac and Army of the Cumberland.J.R. Miller began contributing articles to religious papers while at Allegheny Seminary. This continued while he was at the First United, Bethany, and New Broadway churches. In 1875, Miller took over from Henry C. McCook, D.D. when the latter discontinued his weekly articles in The Presbyterian, which was published in Philadelphia. J.R. Miller D.D.'s lasting fame is through his over 50 books. Many are still in publication.
James Russell Miller (March 20, 1840 - July 2, 1912) was a popular Christian author, Editorial Superintendent of the Presbyterian Board of Publication, and pastor of several churches in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
In 1857, James entered Beaver Academy and in 1862 he progressed to Westminster College, Pennsylvania, which he graduated in June, 1862. Then in the autumn of that year he entered the theological seminary of the United Presbyterian Church at Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Mr. Miller resumed his interrupted studies at the Allegheny Theological Seminary in the fall of 1865 and completed them in the spring of 1867. That summer he accepted a call from the First United Presbyterian Church of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. He was ordained and installed on September 11, 1867.
J.R. Miller began contributing articles to religious papers while at Allegheny Seminary. This continued while he was at the First United, Bethany, and New Broadway churches. In 1875, Miller took over from Henry C. McCook, D.D. when the latter discontinued his weekly articles in The Presbyterian, which was published in Philadelphia.
Five years later, in 1880, Dr. Miller became assistant to the Editorial Secretary at the The Presbyterian Board of Publication, also in Philadelphia.