Joomla! site syndication http://www.hines57.com/CM Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:41:56 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.hines57.com/CM/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.hines57.com/CM Joomla! site syndication http://www.hines57.com/CM/content/view/91/9/ This book has been one of those rare treasures that I have longed to read and never quite got around to it. First, I had to obtain the book, and it sat on my Amazon Wishlist for quite some time, till my Mother-In-Law actually purchased it for my birthday this year. My how I wish that I had obtained it sooner and read it before now.Building upon the Christian Doctrine of Joy in God as central to the disciples walk with Christ as well as his efforts to glorify God - this book delves head first into the practical aspects of how one goes about pursuing that desired depth of joy - even when you aren't particularly inclined to do so!John Piper is possessed of the rare ability to take difficult issues, concepts, and ideas and break them down into the most pragmatic and useful sorts of advice - this book is brimming with wisdom that every Christian covets - whether they know it or not.While Piper does spend time addressing these issues for those who are accosted with chronic physical, mental, and emotional issues - he doesn't at all shy away from the normal Christian who finds himself distracted from God's Glory. He discusses the myriad of ways that the world around us convinces us to buy into the lie: leisure is more important, prayer can be put off, family devotions aren't really that critical, just one more episode of ....., etc.As per the book ... to be satisfied by the beauty of God doesn’t not come naturally to sinful people. By nature we get more pleasure from God's gifts than from Himself. Therefore this book calls for deep and radical change -- which on God can give. While it is true that Only God can create joy in God. This is why the old saints not only pursued joy but prayed for it: Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us (PS. 90:15) . That being said, God clearly uses means within this world to accomplish His purpose, an this book documents the best of those means and makes them available to you in an eloquent wartime manual for the Christian Soldier. I'd advise you to get your hands on this volume and soak up the wisdom and advice that flows from its pages. ISBN-10 #: 1-58134-652-7ISBN-13 #: 978-1-58134-652-7Recommended?: Yes Book Reviews - Christian Books Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:16:47 +0100 http://www.hines57.com/CM/content/view/90/9/ JQuery is a relatively powerful Javascript library that can be incorporated into webpages and used to extend them in some exciting and creative ways. Not only does it provide AJAX functionality out of the box, there are literally hundreds of ways to manipulate your page in the browser. A friend of mine (Joseph Szobody - Signature Tech Studio) has been encouraging me to learn to leverage this library and suggested this book as a method of diving in. Book Reviews - Technical Books Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:25:56 +0100 http://www.hines57.com/CM/content/view/89/9/ So our Friday nights have gotten more interesting as we began our seven week look into The Doctrines of Grace. Last Friday night I had to opportunity to present some information on Total Depravity and posted the results to the wiki - so what are you waiting on? Go read my article: No One Living is Righteous (component/option,com_openwiki/Itemid,33/id,no_one_living_is_righteous/) ! Newsflashes - Newsflash Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:06:22 +0100 http://www.hines57.com/CM/content/view/88/2/ Here are some pictures to help sort out which name belongs to which kid, how they are related to each other, and ultimately how they are related to me. I suggest you keep this email handy so that when you read the others you can easily refer back to it and sort out who is who. We celebrated Beth’s 12th Birthday last Saturday! I’ve uploaded the pictures from the party to the H57 Photo Album, and you can see them here: Beth’s 12th Birthday Party. Samantha She’s 14, in the 8th grade, loves to sing (Honors Chorus at school, Adult Choir at church) makes good grades, and is an all around Good Kid ™! Bethany She’s 12, in the 6th grade, loves to play her Trombone (she’s first chair!), is perhaps more full of fun and joy than any two other people in the house, and is our resident Fashion Diva™. Collin He is 3, in daycare, loves to be either Spiderman or Batman, beats up more bad guy’s before breakfast than most people do all day long, and is our resident Monkey Get In Trouble Too™. Abby She is 2, in daycare, loves all manner of beauty products, brushes her hair and changes her outfit before breakfast more times than most people do all week, and is our resident Drama Queen™. Ethan He is 1 (the one holding the green sippy cup!), in daycare, eats almost as much as I do (I’m seriously considering starting a savings fund now just to feed this kid as he gets older) loves to hug and give slobbery kisses (teeth coming in) that make the dog cringe! He is our resident Monkey Boy™. Daniel He is 4, in pre-school, and loves Power Rangers, Super Hero’s, and Playstation 2! Seriously, this kid rocks on the PS2, I hope he goes Pro when he gets older. He is our resident Monkey Do™. NOTE: This is Scott Mary Ann Hines’ oldest son. Mine and Tracey’s nephew. Luke He is 1, stay’s home with mom (and dad), loves …. Mom (and dad), and has one of the most beautiful smiles you will ever run across. He has recently started walking and is our resident Cuddle Monkey™. NOTE: This is Scott Mary Ann Hines’ youngest son. Mine and Tracey’s nephew. News - Latest Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:47:10 +0100 http://www.hines57.com/CM/content/view/87/9/ Remember the link I provided a few days ago (RIAA shreds Washington Post story in debate (http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9839897-7.html?tag=nefd.top) - now this comic (http://www.comics.com/comics/buckets//archive/images/buckets20080146682104.gif) seems appropriate. :-) So, I do apologize for spreading panic and malcontent! You can safely burn your CD's to MP3's again ... as long as you don't share them with anyone else! On the other hand, my favorite Candidate (Mike Huckabee - http://www.mikehuckabee.com/ (http://www.mikehuckabee.com/)) won the Iowa Caucus! With 95 percent of Republican precincts reporting, Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, had the support of 34 percent of voters, compared to 25 percent for Romney. Fred Thompson had 13 percent, McCain had 13 percent and Ron Paul had 10 percent. Whoot! You can read the CNN Article here (http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/04/iowa.analysis/index.html), some fun Endoresments here (http://www.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Newsroom.Endorsements), and see some cool videos here (http://www.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Newsroom.Videos). Newsflashes - Newsflash Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:37:12 +0100