Making the Most of Life

Name: Making the Most of Life
Author: J. R. Miller

James Russell Miller (1840–1912) was an American Presbyterian pastor and devotional author. After pastorates in Pennsylvania and Illinois, he became editorial superintendent of the Presbyterian Board of Publication in Philadelphia, overseeing its books and periodicals for over thirty years. Miller wrote some fifty gentle, practical books for daily life; our library holds Making the Most of Life, Silent Times, Practical Religion, In His Steps, and The Book of Comfort.

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First published: 1891
Category: Devotional
Length: 50k words · about 3 hours
Chapters: 26

About this book

A devotional book by J. R. Miller, the American Presbyterian pastor and beloved writer on the Christian life, published in 1891. Miller treats the ordinary days as God's gift and school, urging readers to spend their hours on faithfulness, kindness, and quiet usefulness rather than waste them. His chapters are gentle, searching, and full of practical wisdom for daily living.