tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200785792024-03-07T02:28:45.657-06:00Hiraeth WarehouseRepository of Favorite Posts and Series previously posted on Hiraeth. This is the place for random quotes, favorite books, and things I don't necessarily want to blog about but I do want to remember and record. Mostly it's my reading blog.Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1167602007157296712006-12-31T15:46:00.000-06:002006-12-31T15:53:27.166-06:00A New Warehouse Space<span style="font-weight: bold;">Hiraeth Warehouse</span> is moving along with my other blogs, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hiraeth </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vizslocity</span>, to our new digs at <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Squarespace</span>. All the blogs will be housed in one place now, so hopefully I will do a better job of keeping up with my reading blog.<br /><br />I didn't do a great job keeping track of my reading this year, but I am glad for the little bit I did and since this is New Year's Eve, I resolve to keep a better record for myself next year!<br /><br />So, if you're interested at all in what I'm reading or if you are reading/have read some of the same books and want to discuss them, why don't you leave a comment for me over at the new <a href="http://hiraeth.squarespace.com/hiraeth-warehouse/">Hiraeth Warehouse</a>? You can follow the link or you can find the link in the sidebar of <a href="http://hiraeth.squarespace.com/">Hiraeth</a>.Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1157820230072214532006-09-09T11:41:00.000-05:002006-09-09T11:43:50.090-05:00Time flies when you're busy reading!!It has been a long time since I've updated my reading blog. And I've so much to add! It will take me a while to go back and pick my brain and then post it up.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">In the meantime:</span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">If anyone is reading</span></span>, let me know in the comments what YOU are reading! Recommendations always appreciated!Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1154112256618519302006-07-28T13:38:00.000-05:002006-07-28T13:45:17.090-05:00A Flower Most Sweet and Fragrant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/daylily%20july%205.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/200/daylily%20july%205.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The love of Christians unto Christ is a grace wrought in their hearts by the Spirit. It is a flower most sweet and fragrant, but there is no seed of it in the nature of any man since the fall. It is planted in the soul by the Spirit of God. Love to Christ is a divine spark that comes down from above, a fire which is kindled by the breath of the Lord, Whose essence is love.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The True Christian's Love to the Unseen Christ<br />by Thomas Vincent</span>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1153857992797041492006-07-25T14:42:00.000-05:002006-07-25T15:06:32.903-05:00The Christian Life: Chapter Four Notes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/tcl.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/200/tcl.2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Chapter Four: Called by God<br /><br />The Effectual Call<br /><br />Lesson preparation<br />Resources Used:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ccel.org/pipeline/1-html/5-berkhof-summery/Berkhof%2019.htm">Summary of Christian Doctrine</a>, Chapter 14, by Louis Berkhof<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ccel.org/pipeline/1-html/5-berkhof-summery/Berkhof%2019.htm">Called with a Holy Calling</a>, Robert Murray M'Cheyne**<br /><br />Body of Divinity, Chapter 31, The Effectual Calling, by Thomas Watson<br /><a href="http://www.reformed.org/documents/fisher/q0031.html"><br />The Shorter Catechism Explained</a>, Chapter 31, Effectual Calling<br /><br />Grace Unknown, Chapter 9, by R. C. Sproul, The Spirit's Effective Call<br /><br />From Grace Unknown, pg. 190<br /><blockquote>Effectual calling is effectual because in it and by it God effects exactly what He intends in the operation: The quickening of spiritually dead souls to spiritual life. Calling refers to the Holy Spirit's inward or secret operation on the soul. . . The grace of regeneration changes the heart or sould from something cold, lifeless, and stony into something living, pulsing, sanguine and responsive. The heart is "made alive" to the things of God.</blockquote>**a must read<br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Effectual+Call" rel="tag">Effectual Call</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/R.+C.+Sproul" rel="tag">R. C. Sproul</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Thomas+Watson" rel="tag">Thomas Watson</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/The+Christian+Life" rel="tag">The Christian Life</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Sinclair+Ferguson" rel="tag">Sinclair Ferguson</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Robert+Murray+M'Cheyne" rel="tag">Robert Murray M'Cheyne</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Louis+Berkhof" rel="tag">Louis Berkhof</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1152540583535603602006-07-10T08:39:00.000-05:002006-07-13T07:58:01.106-05:00The Christian Life: Chapter Three Notes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/tcl.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/200/tcl.2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Chapter Three: The Plan of Grace<br /><br />Ordo Salutis in general terms<br /><br />Lesson preparation:<br />Resources Used:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/topic/ordosalutis.html">Chain of Grace</a>, by John G. Reisinger<br /><a href="http://www.tulip.org/acc/sco/sco3.htm">Ordo Salutis</a>, by David Brown<br /><a href="http://www.two-age.org/church/school/morning/ferguson_5.doc">The Ordo Salutis (Order of Salvation)</a> by Sinclair B. Ferguson<br /><a href="http://covenantofgracechurch.org/modules/tinyd0/index.php?id=15">The Order of the Application of Salvation</a><br /><a href="http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/onsite/WarfieldPlan05.htm">The Plan of Salvation</a>, by B.B. Warfield<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801011213/sr=8-1/qid=1152539844/ref=sr_1_1/002-3134057-1772030?ie=UTF8">Grace Unknown: The Heart of Reformed Theology</a>, Chapter 7, by R.C. Sproul, Sr.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0851510566/sr=8-1/qid=1151950262/ref=sr_1_1/002-3134057-1772030?ie=UTF8">Systematic Theology</a>, Part Four, The Doctrine of the Application of the Work of Redemption, by Louis Berkhof<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Romans+8&go=Go">Romans 8</a><br /><br /><span class="verse-num">28 </span>And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,<span class="footnote"> </span>for those who are called according to his purpose. <span class="verse-num">29 </span>For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. <span class="verse-num">30 </span>And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Eph+1">Ephesians 1</a><br /><p><span class="verse-num">3 </span>Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, <span class="verse-num">4 </span>even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love <span class="verse-num">5 </span>he predestined us<span class="footnote"> </span>for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, <span class="verse-num">6 </span>to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. <span class="verse-num">7 </span>In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, <span class="verse-num">8 </span>which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight <span class="verse-num">9 </span>making known<span class="footnote"> <a href="http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Eph+1#f3" name="b3" id="b3" title="Or 'he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known'..."></a></span>to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ <span class="verse-num">10 </span>as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.</p> <p><span class="verse-num">11 </span>In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, <span class="verse-num">12 </span>so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. <span class="verse-num">13 </span>In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, <span class="verse-num">14 </span>who is the guarantee<span class="footnote"> <a href="http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Eph+1#f4" name="b4" id="b4" title="Or 'down payment'"></a></span>of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it,<span class="footnote"> <a href="http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Eph+1#f5" name="b5" id="b5" title="Or 'until God redeems his possession'"></a></span>to the praise of his glory.</p><a href="http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=john+1">John 1</a><br /><br /><span class="verse-num">12 </span>But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, <span class="verse-num">13 </span>who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.<br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Ordo+Salutis" rel="tag">Ordo Salutis</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Plan+of+Salvation" rel="tag">Plan of Salvation</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Chain+of+Grace,+by+John+G.+Reisinger" rel="tag">Chain of Grace, by John G. Reisinger</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Ordo+Salutis,+by+David+Brown" rel="tag">Ordo Salutis, by David Brown</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/The+Ordo+Salutis+%28Order+of+Salvation%29+by+Sinclair+B.+Ferguson" rel="tag">The Ordo Salutis (Order of Salvation) by Sinclair B. Ferguson</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/The+Order+of+the+Application+of+Salvation" rel="tag">The Order of the Application of Salvation</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/The+Plan+of+Salvation,+by+B.B.+Warfield" rel="tag">The Plan of Salvation, by B.B. Warfield</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Grace+Unknown:+The+Heart+of+Reformed+Theology,by+R.C.+Sproul,+Sr." rel="tag">Grace Unknown: The Heart of Reformed Theology,by R.C. Sproul, Sr.</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Systematic+Theology,+by+Louis+Berkhof" rel="tag">Systematic Theology, by Louis Berkhof</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/lesson%20prep.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/400/lesson%20prep.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1151950741645912162006-07-03T12:49:00.000-05:002006-07-03T13:19:01.733-05:00The Christian Life: Chapter Two Notes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/tcl.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/200/tcl.1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chapter Two: <span style="font-style: italic;">God's Broken Image</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Sin, the Fall, slaves to sin vs. slaves to righteousness<br /><br />Lesson Preparation:<br /><br />Resources Used:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0875523412/qid=1151950318/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-3134057-1772030?s=books&v=glance&n=283155">The Imputation of Adam's Sin</a>, John Murray</li><li><a href="http://www.the-highway.com/fall_Sproul.html">Adam's Fall and Mine</a>, R. C. Sproul, Sr.</li><li><a href="http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/onsite/sproul/originalsin.html">Original Sin</a>, R. C. Sproul, Sr.</li><li><a href="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/9170/CHAR2.HTM">The Imputation of Our Sins</a>, by Stephen Charnock</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0851510566/sr=8-1/qid=1151950262/ref=sr_1_1/002-3134057-1772030?ie=UTF8">Systematic Theology</a>, "Man in the State of Sin," by Louis Berkhof</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0851510566/sr=8-1/qid=1151950262/ref=sr_1_1/002-3134057-1772030?ie=UTF8">Systematic Theology</a>, "Man in the Covenant of Grace," by Louis Berkhof</li><li><a href="http://www.graceonlinelibrary.org/etc/printer-friendly.asp?ID=286">The Doctrine of Human Depravity: Its Imputation</a>, by Arthur W. Pink</li><li><a href="http://www.jonathanedwards.com/text/osin/osin.htm">The Great Christian Doctrine of Original Sin</a>, by Jonathan Edwards<br /></li></ul><br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/The+Christian+Life" rel="tag">The Christian Life</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Sinclair+B.+Ferguson" rel="tag">Sinclair B. Ferguson</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/The+Doctrine+of+Original+Sin" rel="tag">The Doctrine of Original Sin</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/John+Murray" rel="tag">John Murray</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Stephen+Charnock" rel="tag">Stephen Charnock</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Jonathan+Edwards" rel="tag">Jonathan Edwards</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/R.C.+Sproul,+Sr." rel="tag">R.C. Sproul, Sr.</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/A.W.+Pink" rel="tag">A.W. Pink</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Louis+Berkhof" rel="tag">Louis Berkhof</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1151779420060867272006-07-01T13:34:00.000-05:002006-07-03T13:26:44.420-05:00The Christian Life: Chapter One Notes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/tcl.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/200/tcl.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chapter One: <span style="font-style: italic;">Knowing is for Living</span></span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Why Study Doctrine?<br /><br />Lesson Preparation<br /><br />Resources Used:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.ccel.org/e/edwards/sermons/divineTruth.html">The Importance and Advantage of a Thorough Knowledge of Divine Truth</a> by Jonathan Edwards</li><li><a href="http://www.graceonlinelibrary.org/articles/full.asp?id=33%7C%7C54">A Godly Man is a Lover of the Word</a> by Thomas Watson</li><li><a href="http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/The_White_Horse_Inn/archives.asp?bcd=2006-6-11">The White Horse Inn: How Important is Doctrine?</a> (audio file) </li></ul><br /></div><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Christian+Doctrine" rel="tag">Christian Doctrine</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Jonathan+Edwards" rel="tag">Jonathan Edwards</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Thomas+Watson" rel="tag">Thomas Watson</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/White+Horse+Inn" rel="tag">White Horse Inn</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Michael+Horton" rel="tag">Michael Horton</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1151756763867040952006-07-01T07:17:00.000-05:002006-07-01T07:26:03.880-05:00Articles and Sermons X<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span></i></b></p><a href="http://www.the-highway.com/articleJuly06.html">Induction and Deduction with Reference to Inspiration</a> by Dr. Roger Nicole<br /><br />Dr. Nicole compares inductive and deductive Bible study and discusses the need for balance and perspective:<br /> <p></p><blockquote>Deductive reasoning starts with a principle and/or statement, and analyses its implications (in these terms, to ascertain the meaning of a statement involves primarily deductive activity).<br /><br />Induction starts with a number of concrete facts or data of observation, and seeks to correlate them in terms of a common principle.</blockquote> This is the July article of the month on <a href="http://www.the-highway.com/index.html">The Highway</a>. You can find more fine articles on various subjects <a href="http://www.the-highway.com/calvinism.html">here</a>.<span style=""></span><o:p></o:p> <br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Bible+Study" rel="tag">Bible Study</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/inductive+Bible+Study" rel="tag">inductive Bible Study</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/deductive+Bible+Study" rel="tag">deductive Bible Study</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Dr.+Roger+Nicole" rel="tag">Dr. Roger Nicole</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/The+Highway" rel="tag">The Highway</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1150510422336900092006-06-16T20:49:00.000-05:002006-06-16T21:13:42.346-05:00Books of '06 The Christian Life<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/tcl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/200/tcl.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Christian Life:</span> A Doctrinal Introduction</span><br />By Sinclair Ferguson<br /><br />I'm going to be leading a Women's Summer Book Study of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Christian Life</span> beginning the last Thursday of Juneand going at least until the end of August--maybe into September. I've read this book several times and have lead two groups through it already; even so, I am still so excited to begin again. This is one of my all time favorite books; it is an excellent introduction to doctrinal studies. Ferguson writes with simplicity and clarity, but he doesn't throw away the theological terms or "dumb it down" in any way. <br /><br />There are 18 chapters in this book, so I don't know if we'll make it all the way through. I hope we do, though, because the last chapter--Glorification-- is one of my favorites(that and the chapter on Adoption. )<br /><br />If I can find the time, I may post some of my notes for each chapter. Not sure if that will happen.<br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/The+Christian+Life" rel="tag">The Christian Life</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Sinclair+Ferguson" rel="tag">Sinclair Ferguson</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1148564353015575152006-05-25T08:34:00.000-05:002006-05-25T08:45:40.556-05:00Articles and Sermons IXIt's been a while since I updated my reading blog. I'm sure I'm probably forgetting something, but here are a few things I've been reading lately [other than books--I'm still working my way through <span style="font-style: italic;">Les Mis </span>and the Lloyd-Jones series on Ephesians (still in Book 2)]<br /><br /><a href="https://www.desiringgod.org/library/sermons/83/081483.html">The Law of Christ: Bearing Each Other's Burdens</a> by John Piper<br /><br /><a href="http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/articles/article_detail.php?576">'Openess to the Holy Spirit': How Westminster Chapel was Turned Around</a> by Iain H. Murray<br /><br /><a href="http://www.the-highway.com/ecumenism_VanTil.html">The Reformed Pastor and Ecumenism</a> by Cornelius Van Til<br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Galatians+6" rel="tag">Galatians 6</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/John+Piper" rel="tag">John Piper</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/law+of+Christ" rel="tag">law of Christ</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Westminster+Chapel" rel="tag">Westminster Chapel</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Iain+Murray" rel="tag">Iain Murray</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ecumanism" rel="tag">ecumanism</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Cornelius+Van+Til" rel="tag">Cornelius Van Til</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1147475314354013482006-05-12T18:02:00.000-05:002006-05-15T17:14:26.626-05:00Books of '06 With Reverence and Awe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/rev%20and%20awe.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/200/rev%20and%20awe.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">With Reverence and Awe</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Returning to the Basics of Reformed Worship by </span>D.G. Hart and John R. Muether.<br /><br />Another book purchased after reading a Tim Challies <a href="http://www.challies.com/archives/001840.php">review</a>. <br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/With+Reverence+and+Awe" rel="tag">With Reverence and Awe</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/D.G.+Hart" rel="tag">D.G. Hart</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/John+R.+Muether" rel="tag">John R. Muether</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tim+Challies" rel="tag">Tim Challies</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Reformed+Worship" rel="tag">Reformed Worship</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/worship" rel="tag">worship</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1147027903030307682006-05-07T13:46:00.000-05:002006-05-07T13:51:43.043-05:00Articles and Sermons VIII<a href="http://www.the-highway.com/teaching_Weeks.html">Teaching</a> by Noel Weeks<br /><br />From the link:<br /><br /><span class="post"><blockquote>This is a highly recommended article and one which will benefit anyone who has the responsibility of teaching, whether children or adults.</blockquote></span>This is another interesting article posted at the <a href="http://www.the-highway.com/discuss.html">Highway Discussion board</a>. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.the-highway.com/discuss.html">The Highway</a> is chock full of excellent resources and articles. If you've never visited, why don't you do that now?Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1146963712288511752006-05-06T19:59:00.000-05:002006-05-06T20:01:52.300-05:00Books of '06 Don't Waste Your LifeI've just downloaded the <a href="http://www.desiringgod.org/media/pdf/books_dwyl/dwyl_ch1-2.pdf">first two chapters</a> of <span style="font-style: italic;">Don't Waste Your Life</span>, by John Piper.<br /><br />Haven't started reading yet, but I've heard a lot of good things about this book.Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1146833659731794772006-05-05T07:45:00.000-05:002006-05-15T17:15:26.090-05:00Articles and Sermons VII<a href="http://www.togetherforthegospel.org/index.php">Together for the Gospel</a> <a href="http://www.togetherforthegospel.org/T4TG-statement.pdf">Statement of the Gospel</a>.<br /><br />Together for the Gospel:<br /><br />"A Conference and Conversation for Pastors and Preachers <br /> hosted by Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan, C.J. Mahaney, Albert Mohler"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.challies.com/archives/cat_together_for_the_gospel.php">Live blogged</a> by Tim Challies of <a href="http://www.challies.com/">Challies.com</a><br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Together+for+the+Gospel" rel="tag">Together for the Gospel</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Statement+of+Faith" rel="tag">Statement of Faith</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Gospel" rel="tag">Gospel</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Ligon+Duncan" rel="tag">Ligon Duncan</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Mark+Deever" rel="tag">Mark Deever</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Albert+Mohler" rel="tag">Albert Mohler</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/C.J.+Mahaney" rel="tag">C.J. Mahaney</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tim+Challies" rel="tag">Tim Challies</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogging" rel="tag">blogging</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/live+blogging" rel="tag">live blogging</a><br /><strong></strong>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1146658680771131852006-05-03T07:09:00.000-05:002006-05-03T07:18:00.786-05:00Articles and Sermons VI<a href="http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/article_bible_scroggie.html">What if There had Never Been a Bible?</a> by W. Graham Scroggie<br /><br /> <p></p><blockquote><p>Christians do not worship the Bible, but the God who therein is revealed, but we do realize, or we ought to, that the Bible which makes the redeeming God known to us is, beyond all estimate, our most precious heritage.<o:p></o:p></p> <p>Our present task is to try to envisage the obliteration of the Bible, and all traces of it, in our history, literature, art, music, language, social institutions, worship, service, and individual life.<o:p></o:p></p> <p>I cannot hope, within the limits imposed by this lectureship, to succeed in so ambitious a task, but perhaps I may start a line of thought which will lead us to renewed thankfulness to God for having given to us such a book as the Bible, and thankfulness also for all who have diligently studied it, and faithfully expounded it.</p></blockquote><p><o:p></o:p></p> This is a very thought provoking article. Scroggie touches on the Bible's influence on such subjects as: art, music, literature, belief, social reform, preaching and revival, missionary enterprise, the individual soul, and home life.<br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/W.+Graham+Scroggie" rel="tag">W. Graham Scroggie</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Bible" rel="tag">Bible</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sermons" rel="tag">sermons</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1146492316479292782006-05-01T09:02:00.000-05:002006-05-01T09:06:40.533-05:00Articles V<a href="http://www.the-highway.com/articleMay06.html">Perspectives on Predestination</a> by Barry Hofstetter<br /><br />You can find many more excellent articles like this at <a href="http://www.the-highway.com/index.html">the Highway</a>.<br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Predestination" rel="tag">Predestination</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Barry+Hofstetter" rel="tag">Barry Hofstetter</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1146454793919712212006-04-30T22:36:00.000-05:002006-04-30T22:39:53.933-05:00Articles and Sermons IV<a href="http://www.alliancenet.org/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID307086%7CCHID560462%7CCIID1415704,00.html"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/bonar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/200/bonar.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>"If I admit that God's Will regulates the great movements of the universe I must admit that it equally regulates the small. It must do this, for the great depend upon the small. The minutest movement of my will is regulated by the will of God. And in this I rejoice. Woe is me if it be not so. If I shrink from so unlimited control and guidance, it is plain that I dislike the idea of being wholly at the disposal of God. I am wishing to be in part at my own disposal. I am ambitious of regulating the lesser movements of my will, while I give up the greater to His control. And thus it comes out that I wish to be a god to myself. I do not like the thought of God having all the disposal of my destiny. If He gets His will, I am afraid that I shall not get mine. It comes out, moreover, that the God about whose love I was so fond of speaking, is a God to whom I cannot trust myself implicitly for eternity. Yes, this is the real truth. Man's dislike at God's sovereignty arises from his suspicion of God's heart. And yet the men in our day, who deny this absolute sovereignty, are the very men who profess to rejoice in the love of God, - who speak of that love as if there were nothing else in God but love. The more I understand of the character of God, as revealed in Scripture, the more shall I see that He must be sovereign, and the more shall I rejoice from my inmost heart that He is so."<br /><br />From <a href="http://www.alliancenet.org/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID307086%7CCHID560462%7CCIID1415704,00.html">God's Will and Man's Will</a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">--<a href="http://members.aol.com/OrthodoxUM/BonarHome.html">Horatius Bonar</a><br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Horatio+Bonar" rel="tag">Horatio Bonar</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/God" man="" will="" rel="tag">God's Will and Man's Will</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/God" sovereignty="" rel="tag">God's Sovereignty</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Puritan" rel="tag">Puritan</a></span>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1146419343128198402006-04-30T12:43:00.000-05:002006-04-30T12:49:03.143-05:00Articles and Sermons III<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/jmb.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/200/jmb.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.the-highway.com/trueGod_Boice.html">The True God</a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Boice">James Montgomery Boice</a><br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/theology" rel="tag">theology</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/doctrine+of+God" rel="tag">doctrine of God</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/James+Montgomery+Boice" rel="tag">James Montgomery Boice</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1146350571658941872006-04-29T17:40:00.000-05:002006-05-02T08:59:51.736-05:00Books: Chapters Only<span style="font-style: italic;">The Christian Life</span>, by Sinclair Ferguson<br /><br />Chapter 13: Sins Dominion Ended<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Spiritual Depression</span> by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones<br /><br />Chapter 8: Feelings<br /><blockquote>. . .Feelings are meant to be engaged, and when the gospel comes to us it does involve the whole man. It moves his mind as he sees its glorious truths, it moves his heart in the same way and it moves his will. . .we cannot create feelings, we cannot command them at will. You cannot generate feelings within yourself. You can, perhaps, make yourself weep and bring tears to your own eyes, but that does not of necessity mean real feelings. There is a false sentimentality very different from true emotion. That is something beyond our control; we cannot create it. However much you try you will not succeed. Indeed, in a sense, the more you try to produce feelings within yourself, the more you are increasing your own misery. </blockquote><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/The+Christian+Life" rel="tag">The Christian Life</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Sinclair+Ferguson" rel="tag">Sinclair Ferguson</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Spiritual+Depression" rel="tag">Spiritual Depression</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/D.+Martyn+Lloyd-Jones" rel="tag">D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/depression" rel="tag">depression</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1145465007590178902006-04-19T11:28:00.000-05:002006-04-19T16:06:45.233-05:00Articles and Sermons II<span style="font-weight: bold;">Evangelical Reunion Part 2: Some Roads back to Unity</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chapter 8 Dealing with Doctrinal Differences</span> (can't link to this one but you can find it by googling)<br /><br />by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frame">John Frame</a><br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/John+Frame" rel="tag">John Frame</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/doctrinal+differences" rel="tag">doctrinal differences</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nothing But the Blood </span>(can't link to this one either, for some reason, but again you can google it.)<br /><a href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/005/9.29.html"></a><br />by <a href="http://www.9marks.org/">Mark Dever</a><br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Atonement" rel="tag">Atonement</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/substitutionary+atonement" rel="tag">substitutionary atonement</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/penal+substitution" rel="tag">penal substitution</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Mark+Dever" rel="tag">Mark Dever</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Christianity+Today" rel="tag">Christianity Today</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Benefits of Catechism </span><br /><br />by <a href="http://www.challies.com/archives/001798.php">Tim Challis</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1145189380776245332006-04-16T07:00:00.000-05:002006-04-16T07:09:40.786-05:00Articles and SermonsFour months are almost past in 2006 before I thought about keeping track of the articles and sermons I have been reading. Rather than try to remember and reconstruct, I will begin today to keep track of the articles, sermons, and single chapter readings for the year. If I found the sermon or article online, I will try to remember to post a link. If it is a chapter or chapters from a book, I will give the title, author, chapter(s), pages and a brief word about how it related to what I was studying at the time. <br /><br />Many of the articles come from The Highway's <a href="http://www.the-highway.com/forum/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=new">Article of the Month</a>. Others come through my own study or recommendations of others.<br /><br />April 15, 06<br />I'll start with the articles I read last night--both from Augustus Toplady<br /><a href="http://www.the-highway.com/resurrection1_Toplady.html"><br />The Resurrection of Christ</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.the-highway.com/resurrection2_Toplady.html">The Application of the Resurrection of Chris</a>tKim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1144673798781992262006-04-10T07:53:00.000-05:002006-04-10T07:56:38.803-05:00Books of '06--D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Ephesians 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/DMLJ%20E2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/200/DMLJ%20E2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Book 2 in a series of 8 books by Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones on the Book of Ephesians.<br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">God's Way of Reconciliation</span><br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Bible+Study" rel="tag">Bible Study</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Ephesians" rel="tag">Ephesians</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/D.+Martyn+Lloyd-Jones" rel="tag">D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/God's+Way+of+Reconciliation" rel="tag">God's Way of Reconciliation</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1144638379048921392006-04-09T21:54:00.000-05:002006-04-20T13:11:59.550-05:00Books of '06--The Works of Jonathan Edwards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/JE%20Works.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/200/JE%20Works.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volumes I and II</span><br /><br />Hendrickson Publishers<br /><br />Read in '06<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sermons:<br /><br /></span>Christian Knowledge<br />Pardon for the Greatest Sinners<br />Christian Cautions<br />Christian Charity<br />The Manner in Which Salvation is to be Sought<br />God Glorified in Man's Dependence<br />Safety, Fulness, and Sweet Refreshment to be Found in Christ<br />The Preciousness of Time<br />Procrastination<br />Christ Exalted<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Also:</span><br /><br />Memoirs of Jonathan Edwards<br /><br />Narrative of Surprising Coversions<br /><br />The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards<br />Read (almost) every Friday<br /><br />Reading now:<br /><br />The Character of Paul an Example to Christians<br />(Occasional Sermons #5)<br /><br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/books" rel="tag">books</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Jonathan+Edwards" rel="tag">Jonathan Edwards</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Works+of+Jonathan+Edwards" rel="tag">Works of Jonathan Edwards</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Memoirs+of+Jonathan+Edwards" rel="tag">Memoirs of Jonathan Edwards</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Resolutions+of+Jonathan+Edwards" rel="tag">Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sermons" rel="tag">sermons</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1144636799700175092006-04-09T21:32:00.000-05:002006-04-09T21:44:06.130-05:00Books of '06 How the Irish Saved Civilization<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/irish%20civ.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/400/irish%20civ.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/kells.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/400/kells.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Left: from the <span style="font-style: italic;">Lindisfarne Gospel</span> (Gospel According to St. Matthew)<br /><br />Right: from the <span style="font-style: italic;">Book of Kells</span> (Gospel According to St. Luke)<br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/How+the+Irish+Saved+Civilization" rel="tag">How the Irish Saved Civilization</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Thomas+Cahill" rel="tag">Thomas Cahill</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Book+of+Kells" rel="tag">Book of Kells</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Lindisfarne+Gospels" rel="tag">Lindisfarne Gospels</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/reading+list" rel="tag">reading list,<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/books" rel="tag">books</a></a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078579.post-1143640827387758662006-03-29T07:46:00.000-06:002006-03-30T08:58:13.403-06:00The Bible Panorama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/1600/bible%20panorama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6795/1669/200/bible%20panorama.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I am just starting to explore this book. I bought it on the <a href="http://www.coffeeswirls.com/?p=1977">recommendation</a> of Doug McHone from <a href="http://www.coffeeswirls.com">Coffee Swirls</a> and so far I'm liking it.<br /><br />This is not a weighty theological thome or a commentary; it provides an overview of each book of the Bible and a summary of each chapter of the Bible. Short and sweet but there's enough there to provide context and continuity.<br /><br />Related Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/The+Bible+Panorama" rel="tag">The Bible Panorama</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Gerald+Crispin" rel="tag">Gerald Crispin</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Bible+guide" rel="tag">Bible guide</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Coffee+Swirls" rel="tag">Coffee Swirls</a>Kim from Hiraethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681030734608681468noreply@blogger.com