Loading... Please wait...Charles P. McIlvaine (1799-1873) was known for his passion for preaching Christ and his encouragement to others to preach Christ like the apostles. Truth and Life contains 22 Christ-exalting sermons from the heart and soul of one of the leading preachers of mid-nineteenth-century America. This collection of sermons exemplifies the type of preaching that he called for in his book Preaching Christ.