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M'Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

This is a great reading schedule that can be used individually or for the family. If you follow it you will read the Old Testament one time per year, the Psalms and the New Testament twice per year. We should be reading through all of the Bible regularly and this can help you do that. 


The Westminster Confession of Faith

This is a helpful exposition of the Reformed faith. It is also one part of the constitution of our church (PCA). The document is accompanied in this edition by proof texts which are provided to help see form which a particular theological pint is derived as well as providing something or meditation and memorization. 


The Psalm of the Day Prayer Chart

In his book, Praying the Bible, Donald S. Whitney provides a psalm praying schedule based on the day of the month. He encourages that you briefly read through each fo the psalms of this day until you come upon one that really resonates with your current spiritual situation and then go line by line through the psalm praying what comes to mind. We have reproduced his chart here. 


Advent Bible Reading Plan

This schedule is taken from Andreas Kostenberger and Alexander Steward, The First Days of Jesus: The Story of the Incarnation (Wheaton: Crossway, 2015), pp.254-55. It is the companion volume to The Last Days of Jesus written by Kostenberger and Justin Taylor. This bible reading plan could prove helpful for those wishing to keep the story of Christ's incarnation central during the Advent and Christmas season. It is ideal for family reading. 


Reformed Reflections--Thoughts on the Westminster Shorter Catechisms​

Collected Reflections on WSC 1-38


Resources on Practical Christianity:

This section is meant to provide helpful resources in the area of practical Christianity. Most of the best works in this area have been developed by Puritans and their successors so this section will lean heavily upon them but also on the Protestant Reformers.

  1. The Puritans on Dealing with Sinful Anger (PDF). Here I have synthesized a list for very practical help in dealing with anger from three eminent Puritan pastors John Flavel, Richard Baxter, and William Perkins. If you find yourself battling with anger and desiring to be rid of it, I think that this can be a useful resource for both preventing anger and then mortifying sinful anger. It is something of a checklist by which you can gauge yourself. 
  2. The Puritans on Observing the Lord's Day Well (forthcoming): 
  3. John Whitherspoon on Preparing for Corporate Worship (forthcoming): 
  4. ​John Owen on Grieving the Holy Spirit (PDF): Many passages of Scripture warn against grieving the Holy Spirit. What does this mean and how does one avoid it? John Owen (1616-1683) offers considerable guidance on this issue.