A specially prepared morning and evening prayer book for home family use. Feel free to download! Prepared by the ecumenical Order of St. James, Philippines Province.
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A SHORT FORM for MORNING & EVENING PRAYERS
It’s been a while since I’ve added any new volumes to this site, dedicated to the memory of my father, the late D.H. Ruffle who was an active, prayerful and pastoral Christian here in England during the height of the charismatic renewal.
However, it is encouraging to know that people from around the world have been using this site almost every single day since it was launched in late 2011. Somewhere in excess of people from 120 nations have been on here, although the identities of everyone is unknown since I do not require any registration of personal details. Facebook makes the boast, “Free and always shall be” but here it not only is free, but also confidential.
During 2018 I would very much like to add more titles – I have a number to upload – but also begin adding an interactive index to the site. To achieve this, I may need to re-build the entire site, but be assured that I will not be taking this out of action as and when we do that.
Your feedback will be much appreciated, especially as I evaluate the viability of taking more of my blog material from Facebook and using this instead. My main group I administer is here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/JesusPeopleNow/
New volumes added for 2016:
A History of the Church A.D. 461, (1922) by B.J. Kidd
Having just posted a page here lamenting the lack of Kidd’s theological works on the Net, I was able to get a digital copy of the three volumes I was after: ‘Documents Illustrative of the History of the Church’.
DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATIVE of the HISTORY of the CHURCH – J.D. KIDD VOLUME 1
DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATIVE of the HISTORY of the CHURCH – J.D. KIDD VOLUME 2
DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATIVE of the HISTORY of the CHURCH – J.D. KIDD VOLUME 3
Also new for 2016:
HISTORY OF THE CHURCH – J.D. KIDD – Volume 1
HISTORY OF THE CHURCH – J.D. KIDD – Volume 2
HISTORY OF THE CHURCH – J.D. KIDD – Volume 3
All these volumes in one place right here, FREE for you to download!
Until now, everything in our on-line library has been the work of others. Today I launch a preview of a personal project: my Journal. I’d loive to share with you a preview of some of the pages I’m currently preparing for publication. Enjoy! –John Ruffle
Our most popular Bible download is the Young’s Literal Translation New Testament.
Most recent versions of the Bible in the English language attempt to create a readable narrative at the expense of accuracy. . Another translation that we have rights to offer for download is The New Testament in Modern Speech -WEYMOUTH (1903) Weymouth is good at rendering the original sense of the verb-tenses of the Greek, of which there are not always direct examples in English. Another one of my favourites is The Twentieth Century New Testament (1904). I invite you to take a look and download to keep for free!
The New Testament Greek is very different to English, and a translation that handles this well is the New American Standard Bible (NASB) which we are NOT able to publish here due to copyright, but here is a LINK to a wbsite where it can be viewed for free:The New American Standard Bible
(Please note, this link directs you to a 3rd party website, the content of of which we can accept no responsability.)
Through the last few years, however, the number one item that visitors keep looking for is not a Bible, but a Bible atlas. The Zaine Ridling Bible Atlas is interesting, because little is known of Zaine Ridling or his Access Foundation. All we know is that after vigerous attempts to track down the source, we believe in good faith that it is in the public domain. For the record, nothing on our site is published unless it is either in the public domain, or we have been granted permission to publish to the Web.
While this does seriously limit what we are able to offer, it also has an added bonus: we are able to publish works that have fallen out of favour, or are little known. Go to Amazon if you wish to ride the trend of recent or popular thought! Meantime, enjoy surfing our site here and spread the Word.. for FREE! -Blessings, Brother John.
The Bible indeed is a divine revelation for God’s ‘gold standard’ for human life lived in harmony with our creator. The New Testament reveals how Jesus Christ restored the thread that sin had broken. SOAK in His Word. Be transformed by the acceptance of what Jesus did for YOU and me on the Cross and surrender to His life giving, forgiving power.
Although I originally uploaded the documents below a while ago, my prayer is that those who have not yet seen them will be profoundly touched by our Lord Jesus and His Holy Spirit. May you have a journey that truely is transformational for you and your loved-ones! – Brother John, 10th May, 2015.
FREE BIBLE download page: Click on the links below to read on-line; to search, save or print any or all of these versions of God’s Holy Word in PDF format files.
THE 100th D. H. RUFFLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY ACQUISITION:
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The Dead Sea Scrolls: Psalms
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LATEST BIBLE ACQUISITIONS (as PDF files) for 2012 :
:: View or download: The New Testament in Modern Speech -Weymouth (1903)
:: View or download: The Twentieth Century New Testament (1904)
:: View or download: The Emphasised Bible (1902)
:: View or download: The Emphatic Diaglott (Interlinear Bible)
:: View or download: The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (O.T., 1917)
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Codex Vaticanus -New Testament. The earliest extant Bible ms. (4th Century, Greek)
Matthew Ch. 11 verse 8b -10a, 4th C. Greek
D. H. RUFFLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY BIBLE pdf COLLECTION:
:: View or download: American Standard Bible (O.T.) -indexed
:: View or download: American Standard Bible (N.T.) -indexed
:: View or download: Darby Translation Bible (O.T.) -indexed
:: View or download: Darby Translation Bible (N.T.) -indexed
:: View or download: Douay-Rheims Bible (with Apocrypha) -no index
:: View or download: King James Version (KJV) Bible -indexed
:: View or download: Wescott & Hort Interlinear Greek/Eng. (N.T.) -indexed
:: View or download: Webster’s Bible -indexed
:: View or download: World English Bible -indexed
:: View or download: Young’s Literal Translation (YLT) -semi-indexed
The Common English Bible (2011), tagged by the publishers as “A fresh translation to touch heart and mind”, is a translation begun in late 2008 and finished in 2011, including the Apocrypha. One hundred and twenty scholars from twenty-four denominations worked on the translation. Sample books here are reproduced with kind permission of the five publishers involved in the project, who have made them freely available. Copyright 2011. All rights reserved.
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:: View or download: Common English Bible 2011 (CEB) -Genesis
:: View or download: Common English Bible 2011 (CEB) -Psalms
:: View or download: Common English Bible 2011 (CEB) -St Luke
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STUDYING THE BIBLICAL TEXT USING STRONG’S NUMBERING SYSTEM:
:: View or download: Vine’s Expository Dictionary of O.T. & N.T. Words
:: View or download: Strong’ s Hebrew Dictionary of OT Words
:: View or download: Strong’s Greek Dictionary of NT Words
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All works are in the public domain unless otherwise specified. This compilation copyright 2011, 2015, D. H. Ruffle Memorial Library. May be freely copied and distributed for legitimate not-for-profit use only. Please include a link to this page with acknowledgement intact if re-posted.
“What’s the secret to unlocking the creativity hidden inside your daily work, and giving every great idea a chance?
“Harvard professor Linda Hill, co-author of ‘Collective Genius,’ has studied some of the world’s most creative companies to come up with a set of tools and tactics to keep great ideas flowing — from everyone in the company, not just the designated ‘creatives.'”
See more on my sister-blog here: World Educators’ Org
PRAYER
Prayer takes an infinite variety of forms, yet its purpose is always one, and that is to facilitate communion with God, our loving Heavenly Father, the One who while being beyond knowing, has made Himself known to us through Jesus Christ.
Prayer is the most neglected gift of grace with which humans have been endowed with. Indeed, many never enter this hidden realm of prayer, and thus, however rich and successful they may appear to be, they live their lives as spiritual paupers.
Prayer, for Christ-followers, becomes a priceless, precious communion with the Almighty Father of all, facilitated by the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Word made flesh, and who dwelt among us, sharing in our humanity, in every point tempted as we are, and yet without sin.
Prayer for the non-Christian, however, can be the seeking struggle of reaching out to Him who, while often to human perception appears to be a distant, far-off, uncaring, impersonal Being – is actually nearer than any could imagine or realise.
Prayer is the greatest gift, the greatest remedy for sin and selfishness. It could be said that it is prayer that makes us fully human.
Prayer, according to the Early Church Fathers, involves the whole of creation in a prayer to our Creator-God, yet only human kind refuse to freely offer prayer, due to the sin of Adam. When we pray in Jesus’ Name, the Father of all living hears us.
Prayer to us should be as natural as breathing. Indeed, our entire lives should be a living prayer.
Embrace our Heavenly Father, therefore, through prayer. Amen.
Prayer is praise; prayer is thanksgiving; prayer is worship, prayer is adoration and prayer is communion. Prayer is loving God and prayer is love towards fellow man.
Prayer is found in the silence of tears; prayer is the overflowing thanksgiving to God for His overflowing bounty and goodness. Prayer is last intake of breath before casting off our mortal bodies through the door of death. Prayer is the offering of petitions of grace for our enemies – toward those who hate us, destroy our loved ones, and demolish our earthly tents. Prayer, then, is our thanksgiving and rejoicing as we are received-up into glory.
Our whole lives, therefore, are to be living prayers. Amen.
Prayer is a mystery.
Prayer is beautiful.
Prayer explores the inner recesses of our souls;
Prayer is our silent heart-cry in times of trouble;
Prayer is our voice of jubilation in times of joy.
Prayer is about our rapture with God;
Prayer is the total abandonment of our selfish wills,
Prayer is beyond knowing, beyond human explanation,
Prayer is our communion with our Heavenly Father.
The prayer of faith which is so pleasing to Our Lord,
Is the prayer when we breathe deeply,
In total surrender and love,
Giving our all to Him whom loves us so dearly.
This is the beginning of prayer. Amen.
– John Ruffle, December 31, 2014.
Yes, here’s ANOTHER Imitation – “The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas á Kempis that is!
It has to be one of the most popular devotional books ever written, and here we offer a second version for free download – this time, a beautiful facsimile of the 1881 edition. Thomas á Kempis’ lived a long life straddling the 14th and 15tth centuries, and was a monk and priest, and his work is a genuine Christian Classic.
To complement this work I am also making available a 19th century essay about “The Imitation” by Brother Azarias. This is part of a larger work, and don’t worry, I will be uploading the entire 1893 edition of the work shortly (details below).
Finally for now, ANOTHER digital version of “My Daily Bread” – which we first made avaliable just before Easter this year! Happy downloading! -Brother John
“Of The Imitation of Christ” – Thomas á Kempis (1881) Facsimile Edition
In many ways, the older language in this 19th century version (we already have a newer 1940 Edition in the library) speaks in a less hurried tone, which some of us may prefer.
“Spiritual Sense and the Imitation” – Brother Azarias (1892)
‘Spiritual Sense and the Imitation’ is an essay on The Imitation of Christ, and is Chapter 8 of a larger volume by Brother Azarias, entiled “Phases of Thought and Criticism.” We will shortly be adding the entire 2nd edition (1893) edition of this work to our library here.
“My Daily Bread” – A. J.Paone (1953) Facsimile Edition
A daily meditation. If you like “The Imitation of Christ” you’ll love this book too! This is the 2nd digital version of this important work on the spirutal life. The text of both is the same, but I for one prefer the formating of this one. Now that we have written copyright clearance, we are happy to offer this, our personal favorite gem! – Click here to view or download the alternative copy of “My Daily Bread”
This Passover and Holy Week, I bring you a hidden gem for free download!
My Daily Bread by Anthony J. Paone is an amazing little book of interior daily devotions. Published in 1954 by the Confraternity of the Precious Blood, this 430 page volume deserves much wider circulation. This volume is a summary of the spiritual life, arranged for daily reading, reflection and prayer. We have just added it to our library for FREE PDF download.
Free PDF Download: My Daily Bread: A Summary of the Spiritual Life
Little seems to be known about Fr. Paone, but I have been able to contact one of his great-nieces and she has kindly given me a little background to his life. She tells me that he had become very sick when he was young, and no one thought he would pull through. Anthony made a commitment to God, and promised that if his life would be spared, then he would dedicate himself totally to God for the rest of his life.
God indeed raised him off his death-bed, and Anthony went on to become a Jesuit priest serving in New York. For years, he taught in a New York high school, and was much-loved. In 1954, his collection of daily meditations were published, which have a similar tone to “The Imitation of Christ”.
Only ever produced in one edition in English*, after over a year of searching, I have finally found a source where a print copy can be purchased:
This book carries a Creative Commons licence and is considered to be in the public domain. *A Spanish edition has been published, details as yet unknown.
