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The Alchemical Catechism is text in the form of an extended series of questions and answers. It deals with nature, the examination of nature, the elements, the extraction of essences, the formation of gold, transmutation of metals, and the creation of Venus and Saturn among others. The text contains an interesting bibliography or recommended reading list, which includes the authors Raymond Lully, Roger Bacon, John Fabricius, and Jean D’Espagnet.

The great mystic Theophrastus Paracelsus (1493-1541) highlighted the medicinal aspects of the alchemical art. Considered one of his most prominent works, The Aurora of the Philosophers (a.k.a. ‘Monarchia’) deals with the ancient history of magic as practiced in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia. It also contains instructions for practical experiments on subjects like the philosopher’s stone, tinctures and transmutation.

George Everard (1828-1901) describes the Christian in three images or attitudes: the little child, the laborer, and the soldier clad in armor, whose motto is, "I fight." He emphasizes the need to daily put on the whole armor of God. That will make the believer valiant in winning souls and patient in waiting.

A mysterious work by the physician and mystic Paracelsus. This is a recipe for creating something which is never clearly identified, and might be the philosopher’s stone or its equivalent. Much of the cryptic language seems to be veiled references to scientific principles. The substances involved are metals and minerals, and the text contains many astrological references.

Anne Dutton’s letter "The Spiritual Israelites" compares the bondage of the children of Israel in Egypt under the pharaoh to the cruel bondage of the people of God in a state of nature under the tyranny of sin and Satan. She compares their deliverance from Egypt and passage through the Red Sea as the believer’s deliverance from the power of darkness. Finally, she likens the passage over Jordan into Canaan as the passage of the believer through death into everlasting life.

Hugh O. Pentecost was an American radical minister, anarchist, and Georgist. In this address, first delivered by Pentecost in 1889 at the Unity Congregation in Newark, Boston, he praises the alternative, the outsider, and the vanguards and compares their original ways of living by remaining kindhearted and productive with the ways of Jesus Christ. And he more importantly bridges the gap between anarchy and Christianity with eloquence, persuasive rhetoric, logic, and earnestness.

This is the eloquent account of Jarena Lee’s (b. 1783) religious experiences. After hearing a sermon by Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, she experienced a spiritual awakening. She began preaching in 1820 and became a travelling minister who traveled thousands of miles on foot throughout the North American continent.

Originally published in 1899 by prolific South African author, teacher, and pastor Andrew Murray, The School of Obedience studies obedience through Christianity and the Bible. Murray uses the Bible’s teachings, as well as the characters and scenarios of the Bible, to better understand the history, the inner workings, and the ethical and theological implications of obedience.

The Didache (translated literally as ‘Teaching’) is an extensive and detailed Christian text dated by experts to around the first century, making it the oldest intact catechism. The Didache has been a source of great interest to devout Christians, theology students, and historians alike since its discovery and contains a great amount of information, rites, and references in connection to the Christian faith.

Ever determined to pass on the positive traits God represents, James Smith shares his views on what are, in his mind, God’s key attributes. Love, mercy, merit, grace … This piece reads as a true ode to the ultimate father.

In this sermon, Archibald G. Brown employs the power of contrast. He uses the darkness of perdition to make the brightness of heaven appear all the more inviting, and he paints the blackness of hell in a darker hue by contrasting it with the glory of the saved.

Robert William Dale (1829-1895) was an English Congregational church leader. His sermon ‘Judging Others,’ part of the book ‘Laws of Christ for Common Life’, points out that conscience in some people seems to consist mainly of a keen eye for the sins of others. He recommends self-examination, in order to first correct defects in ourselves before criticizing other people.

Lucretia Mott (1793-1880) was a Minister in the Society of Friends, an abolitionist and activist for women’s rights. This speech was delivered at a Woman's Rights Convention in Philadelphia in 1854. She urged her hearers to reject "priestcraft and superstition" and to pursue "true Christianity" and the "word of God in the soul.”

Mark Twain compiled some of his experiences and experiments with telepathy in a fascinating article titled ‘Mental Telegraphy.’ In the opening paragraph he states that what many consider to be mere accident or ‘curious coincidence’ is no more accidental than is the sending and receiving of a telegram. He believed that minds resonate with one another by transferring ideas and messages to and fro.

The abolitionist, essayist, teacher, and women’s rights activist Maria W. Stewart is thought to have been the first African American woman to raise matters of equality and justice in a US public forum, the New England Anti-Slavery Society in Boston. In her 1832 lecture, Why Sit Ye Here and Die?, she demanded equal rights for African American women while criticizing both the slavery of the South and the lack of opportunity and equality in the North. Her biblical style of oratory and fierce opposition to injustice still inspire today.

Archibald Alexander was a 18th- and 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian and professor at the Princeton Theological Seminary. The evidences of the Christian religion explore the presence of religion in life, nature, and man. Archibald Alexander argues in favor of the rationality of miracles and condemns the rise of theological liberalism.

The garden is possibly one of the most significant symbols in the Bible. Christ calls all of his believers, his "Garden". J.C. Ryle explains that true believers are a garden because they are not part of the wilderness, not part of the world, but rather of a safe space enclosed in purity.

The Holy Spirit might seem like a rather vague and complicated subject. Anywhere we encounter the spirit in the Bible, it is presented as a force present during moments of great importance. Ryle expands on the importance and necessity of The Holy Spirit in man’s road to redemption.

Brown asserts that pride is, as Chrysostom called it, "The mother of hell". He notes that most destruction has come when humans try to be, or play, god - determining that this desire is at its core "pride".

Canadian Evangelical A.B. Simpson has delivered many iconic sermons on deepening our religious life and the healing character of faith. In Days of Heaven Upon Earth, Simpson applies these two concepts in one book. He offers us some thought-provoking meditations on every day of the year, so we can better incorporate religion in every moment of our lives.