Is anyone doing the Puritan Reading Challenge? I am a bit late and will miss January, but should be able to jump in for Feb. There are a group of men who are doing this in my area and we will get together to discuss.

January: The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes (128 pp)
February: The Mystery of Providence by John Flavel (221 pp)
March: The Godly Man’s Picture by Thomas Watson (252 pp)
April: Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks (253 pp)
May: Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ by John Bunyan (225 pp)
June: The Mortification of Sin by John Owen (130 pp)
July: A Lifting Up for the Downcast by William Bridge (287 pp)
August: The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs (228 pp)
September: The True Bounds of Christian Freedom by Samuel Bolton (224 pp)
October: The Christian’s Great Interest by William Guthrie (207 pp)
November: The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter (256 pp)
December: A Sure Guide to Heaven by Joseph Alleine (148 pp)

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Scott Roberts
Ruling Elder, Lakeside Presbyterian Church (PCA)
Southlake, Texas

I've been encouraging folks to take up the challenge in this thread.

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Andrew

Thanks for the challenge. I am going to start this for my congregation.

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Stephen Welch
PCA Teaching Elder
Nova Scotia :cheers:

Yes, my wife and I will be doing it as well.

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Dennis E. McFadden, Ex Mainline Baptist (in Remission)
Atherton Baptist Homes, CEO
First Baptist Church of Alhambra, Member, Transformation Ministries (CA)

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This is way cool. I missed the first thread so Scott thanks for bringing this up. I am in. I really like this list.

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Traci
Lynnwood OPC
"I have taken all my good deeds, and all my bad deeds, and cast them through each other in a heap before the Lord, and fled from both, and betaken myself to the Lord Jesus Christ, and in him I have sweet peace."--David Dickson

I really like that smiley, Traci.

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Heidi
Indianapolis, Indiana

Patience must dwell with Love, for Love and Sorrow
Have pitched their tent together here:
Love all alone will build a house tomorrow,
And sorrow not be near. -Christina Rossetti

Just ordered mine! Thanks for the heads up.

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Psa 55:16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
Psa 55:17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
James Farley
Husband of Melissa and father of Ann.
Members of Redeemer Church ARP, Blacksburg Va.
http://www.redeemerblacksburg.org/

I'm in. Waiting for my books .... and hat!

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Bob Vigneault C.O.L, L.E., G.E, Dr.O.P., O.U.T.
The Heartbeat of Heaven (blog)
Deacon/Christ Presbyterian Church, Janesville, WI OPC www.christ-opc.org

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Isn't it cute! It's my current favorite smiley.

I have a good number of the books already. Don't forget that it was suggested that a copy of the Valley of Vision be used also.

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Ivan R. Schoen, B.A., M.A., M.L.I.S.
Pastor of Maranatha Baptist Church (SBC)
Poplar Grove, IL, USA
http://maranatha-sbc.org

I caught this on Old Truth. Which is probably where i will be posting on my reading. I will have a late start due to a tight budget so i will pick up the first copy or so at my church. Its a late start but i have five days vacation from work so perhaps i can get some reading done!

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Brian E
Attending Falls OPC
Menomonee Falls, WI

Just saw this thread, and I'm hoping to get caught up.

Does anybody know if The Bruised Reed is in the 30 CD Reformation Bookshelf set that Still Waters Revival Books put out?

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Ryan Barnhart - Pastor of OGBC
Husband to a beautiful wife, Father to two beautiful girls
Student at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary - B.D.

"I confess to you, that if I can but live and die serving the Lord Jesus, it will make no difference to me whether I am eaten by Cannibals or by worms. And in the Great Day my Resurrection body will rise as fair as yours in the likeness of our risen Redeemer." - John Paton

I don't now about that, pastor, but Andrew M. provided us with a link to it.

Here it is.

A hearty thanks to Andrew for that link, and to Bob for bringing it to my attention.

I need one of those midieval monk hats, a black one, that form fits to the head, covers the ears. Yea, I'll take one of those and an Elizabeth 1 Frilly collars or a PeakCock Plummage type thingies that stands out behind the head....for the misses.... of course!

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~ Steven Bradford ~
Member Covenant Presbyterian, Chattanooga, TN

Reading this book now! Should be through in couple of days. Very, very good, as are all the Puritans I've read so far. Hard to compare them with today's writers...