A daily devotional with fascinating true stories about our Christian family through the ages.
Category: Faith
Book Review: A Jane Austen Devotional
This devotional draws spiritual lessons from Austen's novels.
Reflections on the “Jane Austen Sampler”: Praising God (Part 2)
What verses did Austen choose for her cross-stitch sampler, and what might they mean to us?
“The Jane Austen Sampler”: Praising God (Part 1)
Girls learned the alphabet and the Bible by stitching. This is claimed to be Jane Austen's childhood sampler.
William Wilberforce’s Joy
Wilberforce, despite many challenges, was filled with "penetrating" joy. What was his secret?
A Change of Heart
The real climax of each Jane Austen novel is when someone reaches a turning point, and sees the darkness in his or her own heart.
Reforming the Manners of England
Evangelicals in the Church of England set out to reform the manners, or moral behavior, of a whole country. Did they succeed?
Education at Oxford and Cambridge
Clergymen in Austen's England usually studied at Oxford or Cambridge. What did they study, and how was their system different from American universities today?
Quiz: Churches and Chapels in Austen’s England
How much do you know about churches and chapels in Austen's novels, and in her world?
Christian Jane Austen Variations 3: Pamela Aidan
Pamela Aidan's delightful series on Darcy's experiences in Pride and Prejudice weaves Christian faith and Evangelicalism into the story.










