Log of 1996 updates at Phil Johnson's Web site

Log of 1996 updates at Phil Johnson's Web site. FOR THE TWO WEEKS ENDING 28 December 1996: I am doing a major redesign of my homepage and the rest of the site. I'll begin adding new files at the start of the new year. Have a great Christmas. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 14 December 1996: Added Psalm 22, Psalm 23, and Psalm 24 to The Treasury of David. Added two sermons to : Prodigal Love for the Prodigal Son, contributed by Gloria L. Harris,who transcribed the sermon. The Stony Heart Removed, contributed by Philip D Eckert. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7 December 1996: Added four sermons to : Coming Judgment of the Secrets of Men Israel And Britain. A Note of Warning A Question for a Questioner An Unalterable Law A new addition to my collection of gourmet-food tales: The fruit that smells like compost. FOR THE TWO WEEKS ENDING 30 November 1996: I won't be adding any files for these two weeks. I will be doing some basic site maintenance, however. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 16 November 1996: Added two sermons to : The Minister's Farewell The Power of the Holy Ghost FOR THE WEEK ENDING 9 November 1996: Added three sermons to : Daniel: A Pattern For Pleaders Go Back? Never! The Mustard Seed: A Sermon for the Sabbath-School Teacher (supplied by David Shedd). Also added a copy of Till He Come, formatted specially for . (Thanks to Harry Plantinga and The Christian Classics Ethereal Library for the original text of this work.) FOR THE WEEK ENDING 2 November 1996: Added six sermons to : The Abiding of the Spirit the Glory of the Church The Heart of The Gospel Love's Complaining Perseverance in Holiness Travailing for Souls (supplied by David Shedd). The Withered Fig Tree FOR THE WEEK ENDING 26 October 1996: Did a major revamp of and added many links there. Added an article on Charles Spurgeon with a caricature from Vanity Fair, 10 December 1870. (Thanks to Bob Ross,who supplied the original.) Added a sermon, Sown Among Thorns, to . (Thanks to Mitchell Lynn,who scanned the sermon.) FOR THE WEEK ENDING 19 October 1996: Added ten sermons to : The Blood-Shedding Confession of Sin—A Sermon With Seven Texts A Free Grace Promise The Incarnation and Birth of Christ Lovest Thou Me? Thanks to John Clouse,who scanned these sermons. Love's Labours Contributed by Allan Arnold. Baptism—A Burial Jesus Only Justification by Faith—Illustrated by Abram's Righteousness The Voice Behind Thee Added a personal letter from Charles Spurgeon —and a page of sermon notes in Spurgeon's own handwriting. (Thanks to Bob Ross,who supplied the originals.) Added "Fat-free, Calorie-free Ambrosia!"—a new chapter in the saga of my quest for the world's finest delicacies. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 12 October 1996: Added two sermons to : The Joy of the Lord, the Strength of His People Rest, Rest Added a couple of featured sites to . FOR THE WEEK ENDING 5 October 1996: main page surpassed 50,000 hits this week! Added two sermons to : Consolation Proportionate to Spiritual Sufferings The Peculiar Sleep of the Beloved Thanks to Richard Coombs and John Dyck Added Against Musical Instruments in Public Worship to A Dabney Anthology. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 28 September 1996: Added a brief biography of Charles Spurgeon to . Added seven sermons: Blessing for Blessing Harvest Joy (Transcribed by Peggy April). The Lord And The Leper No Compromise Shoes of Iron, and Strength Sufficient: A New Year's Promise Two Essential Things Order and Argument in Prayer FOR THE WEEK ENDING 21 September 1996: Gave a major face-lift. Added the official FAQ. Added a page featuring The Spurgeon Library at William Jewel College. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 14 September 1996: I was in Alaska this week. It will long be remembered as "The Dark Week." Because of an unnamed technowizard's foul-up, was off-line for nearly the entire week. The new domain name, "Spurgeon.org" had not been written in the boot record of our computer, so when the computer rebooted, the web site went off line. It's fixed now. Thanks to those who wrote. Since I was in Alaska and off the net for most of the week, I didn't discover the problem until the week was over. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7 September 1996: Added two sermons to : Christ's Plea for Ignorant Sinners Sowing in the Wind; Reaping under Clouds (Transcribed by Peggy April). FOR THE WEEK ENDING 31 August 1996: Added six sermons to : A Heavenly Pattern for Our Earthly Life Knowledge. Worship. Gratitude. Predestination and Calling The Song of a City, and the Pearl of Peace A Summary of Experience and a Body of Divinity A Warning to Believers FOR THE WEEK ENDING 24 August 1996: Added a search engine to . (Thanks to Dr. Adrian Warnock for supplying the code for this.) Added Psalm 18, Psalm 19, Psalm 20, and Psalm 21 to The Treasury of David. Also added eleven sermons to : Christ's Curate In Decapolis Christ's Hospital Daniel's Band God Justified, Though Man Believes Not Inexcusable Irreverence And Ingratitude One Worker Preparing for Another The Simplicity and Sublimity of Salvation "The Two Guards, Praying and Watching Where Is the Lord? (All of the above transcribed by Peggy April). Faith and Repentance Inseparable God's Will and Man's Will FOR THE WEEK ENDING 17 August 1996: Added a sermon, The Perseverance Of Faith, to . (Transcribed by Peggy April). Added Psalm 17 to The Treasury of David. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 10 August 1996: Added ten sermons to : A Caution to the Presumptuous Human Inability Justification by Grace Little Sins The Meek and Lowly One Contributed by Allan R. Arnold Jr. Christ Crucified Compel Them to Come In Election The Enchanted Ground The Necessity of the Spirit's Work Contributed by Phil Simpson. FOR THE Month of July 1996: I was on holiday. Soon I'll write and post a chronicle about the various trials encountered in our family vacation. Anyway, I'm back now and expect to start posting new files regularly. I'll do my best to make up for the missed weeks. Thanks to all who wrote. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 29 June 1996: Added three sermons to : The Personality of the Holy Ghost The Bible Sovereignty and Salvation (Contributed by Ron Loeffler). FOR THE WEEKS ENDING 8, 15, and 22 June 1996: I was in Africa during these weeks and unable to add any files. Watch this space in the weeks to come; I'll try to make up for it. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 25 May 1996: Added The Sum and Substance of all Theology to . (Transcribed by Cary Landry). FOR THE WEEK ENDING 18 May 1996: Added Psalm 16 to The Treasury of David. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 11 May 1996: Added several sermons to : "Even Now" Words to Rest On Our Compassionate High Priest The Unknown Giver and the Misused Gifts (Transcribed by Peggy April). Saving Faith An Earnest Warning about Lukewarmness For Whom Did Christ Die? A Gracious Dismissal Kept From Iniquity (Contributed by Phil Simpson). FOR THE WEEK ENDING 4 May 1996: Added Dennis Swanson's massive dissertation on Spurgeon's Eschatology to . FOR THE WEEK ENDING 27 April 1996: Added several sermons to : "Come from the Four Winds, O Breath!" "Praise for the Gift of Gifts" "Sad Fasts Changed to Glad Feasts" (Transcribed by Peggy April). FOR THE WEEK ENDING 20 April 1996: Added "Living, Loving, Lasting Union" to . (Transcribed by Peggy April). FOR THE WEEK ENDING 13 April 1996: Added "His Own Funeral Sermon" and "Members of Christ" to . (Transcribed by Peggy April). FOR THE WEEK ENDING 6 April 1996: Added "Found by Jesus, and Finding Jesus" to . FOR THE WEEK ENDING 30 March 1996: Ten sermons added to this week! Here they are: "Thou Art Now the Blessed of the Lord," "Is God in the Camp?," "A Challenge and a Shield," "A Stanza of Deliverance," and "God's Will About the Future" (transcribed by Peggy April). "Love" (scanned by Max Randall). "Children Brought to Christ, and Not to the Font," "Beginning at Jerusalem," "In Him: Like Him," "The Doctrines of Grace Do Not Lead to Sin" (contributed by Phil Simpson). FOR THE WEEK ENDING 23 March 1996: Added "Gratitude for Deliverance from the Grave" to . (Transcribed by Peggy April). Added "The Sons of God" to . (Contributed by Max Randall). Added "Love's Commendation," and "Preparation for Revival" to . (Contributed by Phil Simpson). FOR THE WEEK ENDING 16 March 1996: Gave a facelift. No time to add files this week; I'm working to meet an editorial deadline. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 9 March 1996: Added four sermons, "All Joy in All Trials"; "Earnest Expostulation"; "Baptismal Regeneration"; and "The Covenant Promise of the Spirit" to . FOR THE WEEK ENDING 2 March 1996: Added Lecture 5—the conclusion of the lecture on Divine Attributes to A Dabney Anthology. Added sermon, "A Paradox" to . Added Lite—a scaled-down version of the full Archive for people with obsolete browsers that don't handle graphics or relative URLs well. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 24 FEBRUARY 1996: has a new look! Also added 200+ files of alphabetical, biblical, and chronological indexes to Spurgeon's sermons. NOTE: these are indexes only. Completing the actual sermon collection is a long-term goal. Added four sermons to : Law and Grace, The Sin of Unbelief, Sweet Comfort for Feeble Saints, and Watch-Night Service. (Thanks to Phil Simpson for supplying these.) Added "Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace" to . Added tracts 7, 8, 9, and 10 to the Sword and Trowel section of . FOR THE WEEK ENDING 17 FEBRUARY 1996: Added "Free Grace" to . Added a couple of articles writen by Phil Johnson: Who Is Jehovah? Who Is Jesus? and Teaching Your Children Spiritual Truth. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 10 FEBRUARY 1996: Added Psalm 10, Psalm 11, Psalm 12, Psalm 13, Psalm 14, and Psalm 15 to The Treasury of David. Added "The Throne of Grace" to . Added Lecture 4 on Divine Attributes to A Dabney Anthology. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 3 FEBRUARY 1996: Added Psalm 7, Psalm 8, and Psalm 9 to The Treasury of David. FOR THE WEEK ENDING 27 JANUARY 1996: Added Swine Mixture—a must read item. Added R.L. Dabney's Lecture on Free Agency. Added "Salvation Altogether by Grace" to . Added Psalm 4, Psalm 5, and Psalm 6 to The Treasury of David.

Added the "What's New?" page (you're looking at it).