Because It's Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!

With Christmas being only two days away I thought I would share a few of my thoughts on the subject.

What a blessing for Christmas to fall upon a Sunday this year.  What better way to thank the Lord for coming to earth than to spend the day resting and meditating solely on Him?  I know it's easy to get caught up in the traditions of the season rather than focusing on the One who made this season even possible, but the Lord has provided a way of escape from this predicament by having it on the Sabbath.  I cannot wait to spend Christmas day celebrating and remembering the birth of Christ Jesus.  But, let's also remember the reason that Christ came in the first place.

 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS:

 for he shall save his people from their sins.

 Matthew 1:21 

It is Finished!

The complete and revised book list. This is going to be a challenging and amazing experience!

Hannah’s 52 Books of 2012

 

Systematic Theology Vol. I- RJ Rushdoony


Systematic Theology Vol. II- RJ Rushdoony


Institutes of Biblical Law Vol. I- RJ Rushdoony


Institutes of Biblical Law Vol. II- RJ Rushdoony


Institutes of Biblical Law Vol. III- RJ Rushdoony


Sovereignty- RJ Rushdoony


God’s Plan For Victory- RJ Rushdoony


The Messianic Character of American Education- RJ Rushdoony


To Be As God- RJ Rushdoony


Law and Liberty- RJ Rushdoony


Tithing and Dominion- RJ Rushdoony


Thy Kingdom Come- RJ Rushdoony


Queen of the Home- Jennifer McBride


Loving The Little Years- Rachel Jankovic


Missionary Patriarch: John G. Paton


Adventures in Missionary Heroism


The Beauty of Modesty- David and Diane Vaughan


Be Fruitful and Multiply- Nancy and Colin Campbell


The Sovereignty of God- A.W. Pink


How God Wants Us To Worship Him- Dr. Joe Morecraft


A Hunger for God- John Piper


Aunt Jane’s Hero- Elizabeth Prentiss


A Bride Goes West- Nanny Alderson


The Little Boy Down the Road- Douglas Phillips


Ten P’s In A Pod- Arnold Pent


Idols of the Heart- Elyse Fitzpatrick


Elsie Dinsmore- Martha Finley


Beloved Bride- Bill Potter


Created for Work- Bob Schultz


So Help Me God- Judge Roy Moore


The Revolution- Ron Paul


Dominion Covenant- Gary North


Large Family Logistics- Kim Brenneman


The Second Mayflower- Kevin Swanson


Homemaking- J.R. Miller


God and Government- John Weaver


War Between the States Vol. I- Alexander Stevens


War Between the States Vol. II- Alexander Stevens


Institutes of Christian Religion- John Calvin


American History- Alexander Stevens


Bound For Glory- R.C. Sproul Jr.


Tithing and the Church- Gary North


Last Days Madness- Gary DeMar


Theonomy in Christian Ethics- Greg Bahnsen


Always Ready: Directions for Defending the Faith- Greg Bahnsen


By This Standard- Greg Bahnsen


Economics In One Lesson- Henry Hazzlit


The Great Christian Revolution- Otto Scott


1776- David McCullough


The Genesis Flood- John C. Whitcomb and Henry Morris


Foxe’s Book of Martyrs- John Foxe


Refuting Evolution- Ken Ham

 

2012 Book List

"Are you gonna do the 52 book challenge next year?"

My brother and sister casually asked me this question. I had no idea what they were talking about. So, they explained that Doug Phillips (founder of Vision Forum) had challenged his church to read 1 book a week for the entire year of 2012. I was reluctant at first, but now I'm so excited!!! I really think that this will help me to focus my spare moments in gaining more wisdom rather than wasting it idling about. 

That said, here is the beginning of my tenative book list for the upcoming year. I more than welcome any suggestions.

52 Books of 2012

1. Institutes of Biblical Law- Vol. III
2. The Messianic Character of American Education
3. Missionary Patriarch: John G. Paton
4. The Beauty of Modesty
5. Ten Ps In A Pod
6. The Little Boy Down the Road
7. Idols of the Heart
8. Beautiful in God's Eyes
9. The Seasons of Motherhood
10. Large Family Logistics
11. Be Fruitful and Multiply
12. Dominion Covenant
13. Created for Work
14. Tithing and Dominion
15. The Sovereignty of God
16. A Hunger For God
17. To Be As God
18. Law and Liberty
19. How God Wants Us To Worship Him
20. The Revolution
21. So Help Me God
22. Thy Kingdom Come

I haven't yet filled the remaining 30 slots. Any recommendations?

 

 



A Book Giveaway

My father has always been a strong supporter of R.J. Rushdooney, so I'm very excited about this giveaway! Mr. Tony at For His Glory is giving away a copy of " Law and Liberty"!!! You can enter through December 14th.

 Click here to enter!

Visit Chalcedon's website for a large selection of Rushdooney's books. They are well worth your time.

Simply Lovely Scarf

Hey. Remember that blog I was just telling y'all about? Well, Silk and Purple are giving this beautiful scarf away!!! I love the warm colors! So, what are you waiting for? Head on over there and ENTER!

Aaaaamazing Giveaways!!!

Is there one site where you could spend hours and hours reading about amazing Christian books and products? There is for me, Vision Forum.  There store full of Christian literature, not to mention audio, video and other resources, never ceases to supply me with Godly materials.  I have learned and been benefited so much through them.  And now they are offering $3,600 in gift cards! Just mosey on over to these sites and enter for your opportunity to win!

In a Shoe

Smockity Frocks

A Wise Woman Builds Her House

Modest Mom

Raising Olives

Generation Cedar

Blessing to you all!!!

An Amazing and Uplifting New Blog

Hello Ladies.

I am so excited about this new blog! http://silkandpurple31.blogspot.com/
Every young lady should check this out. It has already encouraged me immensly!
Learn about modesty, health, and living for the Lord as a feminine woman of God.

I highly recommend that you head over there right now!

My Dear Mum

Tomorrow is my mother's birthday.

If any of you know my mother, than you know how blessed I am.

She is my confidant, my comforter, my encouragement and my friend.

I wouldn't trade her for any other and I'm thankful daily that the Lord gave her to me (or rather me to her).

Happy Birthday Momma! I love you oh so much.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Prov. 31:28

Worldly or Godly? You decide.

August for me was a month of purging myself from worldly entertainment.  I was trying to focus solely on the things of God for just one month.  Sounds easy enough, right? It's not like I was going to do this forever.  At least that's what I thought at the time.  I'm not so sure anymore though.

If I claim that Christ has saved my soul and is living inside of me, shouldn't I always be about the will of the Father, just as He was when He walked on this earth?  We are commanded in Colossians 3:1-3 to, "Seek those things which are above where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.  For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."  Do we then have an excuse to turn our minds off to God, and on to the world by watching, reading and listening to things that are completely contrary to God's holy standards?  I don't believe so.  If I am truly bought by the blood of Jesus then I am going to constantly be, "Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ" (II Corinthians 10:5), not saturating myself in them.  I need to remember to invest my time in what truly matters, serving the Lord.  "Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.  For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting" (Galations 6:7-8).  

I don't have this thought studied out completely yet, but I am studying it.  Not just glorifying God in movies, music and books, but in my speech, health, relationships, etc.  Submitting every area of life to the One who gave me that life to use for His pleasure and His glory.

Divided

As you look on the church landscape, youth are leaving the faith in droves. The modern church, overall, is struggling to reach the next generation with the gospel. What has happened? Whether for good or bad, men, for many years, have been inventing solutions or brainstorming ideas without fully relying upon the foundation of God’s Word. God, however, is greater than man, and as the heavens are above the earth, so are His ways higher than ours and His thoughts than our thoughts (Is. 55:8-9). We have substituted the greater for the lesser – God’s wisdom for man’s ideas. Jesus said that he who hears His Word and does it, is like a man that built his house upon a rock, and when the storm came, it stood firm. On the other hand, he who rejects His Word, is like a man who built on the sand and when the storm came, the house fell (Matt. 7:24-25). Shouldn’t the church, as a whole, abandon the sandy ideas of man and shamelessly return to the firm rock of the Word of God? God’s Word sufficiently identifies how youth are to be reached. For more information on this issue, please see the filmDivided, which is a documentary on age-segregated youth ministry in America. Watch it for free (for a limited time) atwww.dividedthemovie.com. For an in-depth study, the book A Weed in the Church delves into the topic and more thoroughly handles the Scripture passages that address ministry to young people. For other details or to help spread the message, visit www.dividedthemovie.com.