A Colophon and General Timeline for
Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal


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Contents

Summary of Colophon
XyWrite Word-processing Software
Colophon for the Book Edition
The Style Used for the Book and Website
Colophon for the Website
The Methods Used in Creating BCRR and in Making Additions and Alterations
General Timeline for Research and Production of the Book and Website
Possible Future Uses of the Work
Steps to Manually Install This Customized Copy of the Legacy Word Processor, XyWrite 4.015 for Windows
Related Resources



Summary of Colophon

This colophon explains how BIBLICAL COUNSEL: RESOURCES FOR RENEWAL (BCRR) was published as a book and website.
The book was composed from 1982-1993 with resources and technology available at that time.
The compiler learned how to make a book by working for printers and publishers.
XyWrite, a legacy word processor, was indispensable, and is still being used today to make additions and alterations to the website.
The book format, design, and style is modeled, generally, after the book design used by the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment.
Style decisions were guided by convenience to the reader and by simplicity. Chapter 1: The Foundation of Biblical Counsel is the style model for the website.
Recognizing that the Bible itself is the ultimate index, books of the Bible, chapter, and verse are standardize to their full spelling and Arabic numbering, and enclosed in brackets, for example, "Gal. ii. 20 [Galatians 2:20]." This enables the reader to search for all references to a Bible passage at the website by executing a "Local Search" (Google Advance Search). Additional information on searching the website can be found at How to Find Things in the web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal.
Reftagger is used throughout the website. Moving the cursor onto a verse notation will give a dialog box with the Bible text and a link to additional resources.
The growing public availability of the World Wide Web about 1995 was a major turning point for the book. Many more resources became available on home computers.
Although the book had relatively little exposure, the website, which is free and not copyrighted, experienced increased, worldwide, public exposure. This increase supports, in part, the precept, Buy the truth, and sell it not. (Proverbs 23:23)
When the Online Computer Library Catalog (OCLC, Worldcat.org), became available free online to the public (c. 2006), all website book annotations were linked to respective OCLC records. This made the website a much more powerful research index.
Currently [February 2020] XyWrite 4 for Windows continues to be used offline on a Dell Latitude D610 laptop running Windows XP Professional. Service Pack 3. Because XyWrite and Windows NotePad both create ASCII files, their files are interchangeable between an offline laptop and online desktop computer with Windows 10. Working offline is necessary becasue Windows operating systems after Windows XP no longer support MS-DOS applications in full screen mode.
The website is a "work in constant motion," and will never be complete. It has a "life of its own." New hypotheses are suggested as it grows.
The colophon explains in detail: During the compiling of the book and website it became evident that everything is interrelated, and that there is an interconnection between "absolute truth, life (temporal and eternal), moral behavior (law and order, and justice), freedom (religious, political, economic, and individual)."
There is no systematic approach to take in making additions and alterations to the website. Each change has repercussion, small or large, to the whole website. Thoughts of interconnections can come at anytime.
This project has been very difficult to complete, and has encountered much opposition. However, it continues to be an unexpected blessing to the compiler.
The timeline gives only a general account of the tapestry of events that lead to the website.
The compiler is convinced that the book and website could not have been created only in his own strength and ability. (Philippians 2:13; Philippians 1:6)
The project program software and working files could be shared (see "Steps to Manually Install this Customized Copy of the Legacy Word Processor, XyWrite 4.015 for Windows" below).
The project program software and working files also might be shared by cloning the current system hard drive software. See "Cloning the master hard drive from the Dell Latitude 610 laptop used to publish the website," below. A clone could be used as a "boilerplate" for similar projects.



XyWrite Word-processing Software

XyWrite, a legacy word-processing software, was used as the text editor throughout all the steps of creating the book and the website. It was first used to word process the book. The next step was to convert the word processed files to Harvard Professional Publisher, a desktop publishing system, again using XyWrite as the text editor. XyWrite is also used as the text editor for the website.
"XyQuest was founded in June 1982 by former ATEX employees Dave Erickson and John Hild. Its most successful product was XyWrite III Plus, which attracted a devoted following among professional writers."
"XyWrite is a word processor for MS-DOS and Windows modeled on the mainframe-based ATEX typesetting system. Popular with writers and editors for its speed and degree of customization, XyWrite was in its heyday the house word processor in many editorial offices, including the New York Times from 1989 to 1993. XyWrite was developed by David Erickson and marketed by XyQuest from 1982 through 1992, after which it was acquired by The Technology Group. The final version for MS-DOS was 4.18 (1993); for Windows, 4.13."
XyWrite spin-offs are Signature, Nota Bene, and some European releases under various trade names. The compiler has owned both Signature (now defunct) and Nota Bene. While both are excellent software, neither is as adoptable as XyWrite 4 to the current website work routine.
The compiler speculates that XyWrite is probably the only word-processing programs that could be used to efficiently create the book and website, because of its powerful advanced capabilities, some of which are listed below.
Currently [February 2020] XyWrite 4 for Windows, Version 4.13 (1993) continues to be used offline on a Dell Latitude D610 laptop running Windows XP Professional. It is recommended that XyWrite continue to be used to make additions and alterations to the website, even though recent Windows operating systems no longer support MS-DOS applications in full screen mode.

Unique features of XyWrite that make it particularly suitable for creating and editing the website

  • XyWrite will search across all files located in a single directory, such as C:/WORK/WEBED, for a paragraph that contains two defined words. It uses a Wild Card feature that acts as "AND" Boolean Logic. This is a powerful feature for writing, organizing, making additions and alterations, and for proofing.
  • One error found can then be searched for and corrected in the entire directory. It is hard to imagine how the book and website could have been created and edited without this global search capability.
  • Its uses pure ASCII file format (IBM437, or so-called "extended ASCII") as does Windows NotePad. Therefore there is file compatibility between all Windows operating systems and word processors using ASCII. This means that master files can be worked on both offline in XyWrite under Windows XP Professional and online with WordPad in the current versions of Windows. It also means that XyWrite can be used as the text editor to code text with HTML. A plug-in for ANSII characters is available.
  • XyWrite is fast. It "is written in assembly language, allowing it to run faster than word processors written in a higher level language."
  • "Commands can be typed in directly on the command line, without the use of a mouse. Commands are usually in simple English, such as "Save," "Print," and "Search," or their shorter versions, such as "sa" for "Save" (commands are case-insensitive)." This makes it much faster than other programs using command menus and dialog boxes.
  • "It has a flexible macro-programming language (XPL) that offers many advantages for quick search and replace, copy-editing and reformatting of raw text. Users continue to write and share macros extending XyWrite features. "A macro is a key combination that carries out, with two or three keystrokes, a command or function that ordinarily would take more keystrokes, possibly many more. Using macros allows you simply to do things faster."
  • "Plain-text, editable configuration files allow easy customization of the keyboard -- for remapping keystrokes and for execution of complex commands with individual keystrokes -- as well as customization of what is loaded on launching the program.
  • "Up to nine files can be opened for editing at one time in separate 'windows' that allows quick copy-and-paste among several files. Two files may be opened on the same screen for easy comparison of changes; a XyWrite command will do the comparison automatically, putting the cursor on the location at which the two files first differ (from which the user can move to the next difference).
  • A spellchecker (Spellfinder, Microlytics, Inc.), thesaurus, and powerful search features (Wordfinder, Microlytics, Inc.), etc.
  • Book indexes were created with the XyWrite sort feature.
  • "Thanks in large part to the work of users of XyWrite, the program is still very usable with Windows (or MS-DOS, and thus Linux). Even on Pentium and similar hardware, it remains noticeably faster than MS Word or OpenOffice.org." -- XyWrite
    See:
    XyWrite User Manuals
    http://www.xywrite.com/

    Limitation of XyWrite

    XyWrite has three known limitations in its current configuartion.
  • Microsoft Windows Operating Systems following Windows XP do not support MS-DOS application. They do offer a XP Mode, but they does not give a full screen. The XP Mode working window is so small that it is not practical to run the older programs. Apparently it was impossible for Microsoft to integrate old MS-DOS programs into newer Windows operating systems, and at the same time protect them from new online security threats.
    So the solution is simply to continue working with XyWrite 4.0 offline on a laptop using Windows XP. Because XyWrite and Windows NotePad both create ASCII files, their files are interchangeable with a new desktop computer running the latest Windows Operating system online. By working with both a laptop with Windows XP and a new desktop with the latest Windows Operating System the master working files for the website are isolated from current online security threats to MS-DOS programs. It works both ways. As long as Windows operating systems and modern hardware continue to use ASCII, then current research can be done online creating ASCII text files in Windows NotePad, and the results stored on a USB drive, and then moved ("sneak network") to the offline laptop where the master files are located. Later the steps are reversed to move master files to the online computer for upload to web host.
  • The last version of XyWrite 4 for Windows still has the 2MB limit to file size. There is no limit to file size in Windows. The solution is to limit XyWrite master working files to 2MB, and then to merge website master files, that exceed 2MB, in Windows NotePad before uploading them to FTP.
  • Spellchecking is more time-consuming than normal with the Microlitics spellchecker with XyWrite, because it stops for all HTML code.
    See: Proof.html for comments on other minor irregularities about using XyWrite with Windows.

    XyWrite resources

    Cloning the system hard drive from the Dell Latitude 610 laptop used to publish the website
    It is beyond the scope of this colophon to provide the configuration of the system software for Windows XP, XyWrite 4, and associated customized files (XyWrite root directory, start-up file, keyboard files, spelling and dictionary files, save/get files [macros], user programs, and so forth, and so on) used to create and maintain the website.
    However, for anyone interested, a clone is availble. It could be used on a compatible Dell Latitude made to run Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 which has an IDE drive. The D610 shipped with a Fujitsu Model: MHV2040AH, 40 GB.

    XyWrite 4.0, January 1993 -- distributed on seven 3.5" HD floppy diskettes, and shipped with five bound manuals: Installation and Learning Guide, Making the Transition, Customization Guide, Command Reference Guide, pdf:Command Reference Guide XyWrite 4.0, and LAN Administrator's Guide.

    XyWrite Utilities, Copyright 2009-2021 Kari Eveli and Lexitec. All rights reserved worldwide.
    DOS XyWrite virtualization solutions:
    vDosPlus XyWrite installers
    "Now Featuring vDosPlus XyWrite installer Centennial Edition (version 5.01 based on vDosPlus Summer '17 build 2017.10.17 by Wengier Wu). This installer supports Windows 2000 or later [which includes Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3. Also, see this site for vDos for and older Windows operating systems.]
    vDosPlus is a premier virtual runtime environment for running non-gaming DOS applications under modern 64-bit as well as 32-bit Windows. The vDosPlus XyWrite installer bridges the gap between DOS XyWrite or NotaBene and the Windows environment. You supply your copy of DOS XyWrite or NB in a folder on your Windows computer and the installer takes care of the rest. The solution has advanced display support (scalable window size, crisp TrueType-based fonts, mouse wheel scrolling, transparency, etc.), bidirectional clipboard support, and print preview of XyWrite output as PDFs that can be printed on any Windows printer. The installer contains ready-to-use XyWrite/NB printer files for Letter and A4 paper sizes. Thanks to vDosPlus, using any DOS word processor is again possible. If you are not into XyWrite, vDosPlus can even run WordPerfect, WordStar, or even the Y2K-crippled MS-Word 5.0. Please note that this installer is only for DOS XyWrite-based products including XyWrite 3+ and 4, NotaBene 3 or later, and IBM/XyQuest Signature.
    "NEW DOWNLOAD -- There is even a separate documentation package for vDosPlus XyWrite version 5.01 to supplement a Mac installation which the installer does not support. This package has all the help documents, supplied XyWrite print files, and icons without the executables. No support for installing on a Mac is provided. You can use the vDosPlus Mac system provided by Edward Mendelson to install XyWrite.
    https://www.lexitec.fi/xywrite/utility.html

    Kramer, Douglas, et al., XyWrite III Plus Reference Guide, ISBN: 0927923157 9780927923156.

    Rothman, David H., and John C. Dvorak (foreword), XyWrite Made Easier, Revised and Expanded for XyWrite III Plus, ISBN: 0830607404 9780830607402 0830630406 9780830630400.

    Tyson, Herbert L., XyWrite Revealed.
    "Includes a disk containing 100 XPL programs including those described in Chapter 6."

    XyWrite III Manual
    http://www.lexitec.fi/xywrite/xy3-manual.pdf

    XyWrite User Manuals
    http://www.xywrite.com/

    XyWrite.com, A General XyWrite Resource, Brian Henderson
    "This site is dedicate to all things XyWrite."
    Includes XyWrite's Distributed Files for XyWrite 4, Ver. 4.016 and XyWrite III, Ver. 3.56, XyWrite Manuals, applications and various other links, and so forth, and so on.
    http://www.xywrite.com/

    XyWWWeb
    XyWrite Apps and Info on the WWW.
    http://www.serve.com/xywwweb/
    and
    https://web.archive.org/web/20081020211722/http://www.serve.com/xywwweb/index.shtml

    Updated XyWin Install Files (5.0Mb)
    "A modern (not diskette based) install for XyWin, created in the late '90s by TTG (The Technology Group) and given to anyone who asked for it.
    "The version offered for download under "Tools and Resources."
    http://xywrite.com/y



    Colophon for the Book

    Dates of preparation of the book: 1982-1993.

    Research: Conducted research using Bowker's CD-ROM Books-in-Print, CD-ROM databases, and catalogs of the book trade. (1992)
    Accessed automated collections of research libraries and booksellers online: the Library of Congress ACCESS, CD-ROM Dissertation Abstracts, OCLC (Online Computer Library Catalog), WorldCat, special library collections, The Internet Archive (archive.org). Also accessed numerous other library automated information retrieval systems. (1978-Present)
    See: The Compiler's Personal Methods of Creating BCRR and of Making Additions and Alterations
    http://www.lettermen2.com/colophon.html#pmthds
    See: About: User Information for The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
    Contains "Acknowledgements, 1993 print edition," "Acknowledgements, the website," identification numbers for the document, copyright disclaimer, permissions, and etc.
    http://www.lettermen2.com/about.html
    Notice that persons who have an avocation are never in the position of being idle when unemployed. They always have their avocation to keep them busy. Notice, similarly, that some of the most interesting occupations that a man can follow, no one will pay him to do.

    Book release date: November 1993
    Even before the book was printed the decision was made to not print future editions, because the subject matter was growing so rapidly. Also, publishing online made continuous updating possible.

    Computers: IBM-PC XT with MS-DOS (1986)
    Gateway 486 computer with MS-DOS (February, 1991) Gateway 2000 4DX-33V (486) PC with Windows 95 (1993).
    Hewlett-Packard Pavilion xt963 desktop with Windows XP Home Edition (1995)
    Phillips CDD4851 CD-R/RW.
    HP DVD Writer 300i with Veritas RecordNow software.
    HP ScanJet 5400c, 2400 dpi optical, 2400 x 2400 dpi hardware, unlimited dpi enhanced, 48 bit color. (1998)

    Disk Operating system: MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows XP Home

    Text file type: Pure ASCII files (XyWrite and Windows)

    Number of text files for the book: Approximately 20

    Disk space used for book edition: Approximately 5MBs

    Word processor: XyWrite III Plus for MS-DOS and XyWrite 4 for Windows.

    Office printers: NEC 350 Elf character printer (1986) and then Hewlett Packard LaserJet IV laser printer (600 dpi) with PostScript (March 1992)

    Harvard Professional Publisher: A desktop publishing system, a modified version of Superpage (PageWright) Electronic Publishing System by Bestinfo.
    Michael J. Miller, First Look, InfoWorld Volume 9, Issue 9, 2 March 1987. ISSN 0199-6649.
    A short comparison of PageMaker, Ventura Publisher and Harvard Professional Publisher, a modified version of Superpage by Bestinfo.
    HPP produces PostScript page files.

    Typeface: Helvetica. Point size: 8, Leading: 10 points

    Book Cover: Harvard Professional Publisher desktop publishing system

    Book format, design, and style: Generally modeled after the design used by the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. For example, Agricultural Commodities as Industrial Raw Materials.

    Internet provider: America Online, modem with a dial-up phone connection.

    Background music: General Electric FM Stereo Headphone Radio Model 7-1284S. Operates on 2 "AAA" batteries, collapsible headband, lightweight, vernier tuning, removable external antenna.
    Music CDs playing on the laptop CD-DVD drive.
    Both provided music on a headset while word-processing, especially in the late afternoon.

    Printing company: Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
    Printed on a small offset web press (stood no higher than a man) designed specifically for books. 3000 copies printed.

    Publishing: The book and website are an avocational and retirement project. Research, compilation, word-processing, book design, page design, typography, substantive editing, copy editing, additions and alterations, proofreading, desktop publishing, cover design, electronic publishing, website design, HTML coding, and webmaster duties were independently performed.
    Contracted the printing, wrote promotional material, handled distribution, did direct selling, and order fulfillment.
    However, notice that the book and website present the work of over 3,000 authors and other publishers during the last five centuries.

    Storage: Books trucked from Eerdman's Publishing to a storage locker in Elkton, MD.

    Acknowledgments: The compiler used skills gained in the workplace from 1982-1991 while working for printers and publisher as a word processor, typesetter, and electronic publish system operator.
    See: About: User Information for The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
    Contains "Acknowledgements, 1993 print edition," "Acknowledgements, website," identification numbers for the document, copyright disclaimer, and permissions.
    http://www.lettermen2.com/about.html

    To suggest additions, and for assistance in using this colophon: Steven C. Kettler, 2260 Bullpen Drive, Apt. 302, Rockingham, VA 22801-8844

    E-mail: Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal at info@lettermen2.com
    Telephone: 540-282-9763 (February 10, 2020).

    Listing of local libraries holding the book: See the WorldCat page BIBLICAL COUNSEL: RESOURCES FOR RENEWAL. AN ANNOTATED TOPICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS CONTAINING BIBLICAL COUNSEL FOR PERSONS SEEKING LASTING SOLUTIONS TO LIFE'S PROBLEMS, ISBN: 0963682113 9780963682116.

    The 1993 book edition was among the "Chairman's Choice" in the Puritan Reformed Catalog of Great Christian Books, October 1996, which went to about 360,000 Reformed book buyers. After three months twenty-three copies were sold.

    Some special listings, excerpted from topical listings at the website, are available in WorldCat. In WorldCat.org, select "Search," search for "lettermen2" in the Contacts box. Special listings at "lettermen2" include "Local Holdings for Christian Classics," part 1 and part 2, and so forth, and so on.

    Contemporary Biblical Counseling: An Annotated Bibliography, With 1995 Additions, compiled and annotated by David Powlison, editor of The Journal of Biblical Counseling was added to the website. It became a popular web page.

    In 1996 Logos Research Systems converted the book, with additions and alterations since 1993, to Logos System code, including indexes. It released e-text on CD-ROM singly and in various Logos Libraries including CDWord Library System 2.0, all four levels being "a complete theological library at your fingertips."



    The Style Used for the Book and Website

    The book format, design, and style is modeled, generally, after the book design used for publications of the former U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment. For example:
    Information Technologies for the Control of Money Laundering.
    Information Technologies for the Control of Money Laundering (September 1995)
    http://www.wws.princeton.edu/~ota/ns20/year_f.html

    The book as first word processed in XyWrite III (1992).

    Then the XyWrite files were converted to Harvard Professional Publisher (HPP), an electronic publishing system, using XyWrite 4 as the text editor. HPP produces PostScript files. They were then printed on a Hewlett Packard LaserJet IV laser printer at a resolution of 600 dpi. This became the camera copy for the book. (1992).

    Logos Research Systems converted the HPP files (including updates since 1993), to Logos Library System (LLS) code, including indexes. Logos then released the book on CD-ROM singly and in various libraries including CDWord Library System 2.0, all four levels being "a complete theological library at your fingertips." (1997)

    The Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal, 1997 edition LLS CD-ROM may be searched with the LLS program.

    In 1997 work began to convert the HPP files for the book into HTML code, again using XyWrite 4 as the text editor. Eventually an 80-page website was created, including most of the text of the book and ongoing additions and alterations since 1993.

    Web publishing influenced text formatting considerably. Some style changes were made to adapt to the limitations of basic HTML coding. Web publishing greatly simplified the work of continuous updating.

    The website contains citations spanning six centuries of English usage, so it became necessary to adopt certain styles conventions to accommodate variations in English usage.

    Convenience and simplicity for the reader was the primary consideration in making style decisions. (Strunt and White, ELEMENTS OF STYLE). It would be burdensome to list them all here. Rather Chapter 1: The Foundation of Biblical Counsel has been made the style model for the entire website.

    Style is logical and intuitive, so the most practical approach to becoming familiar with style conventions used at the website is simply to begin using the website. With time the reader will recognize style conventions.

    Some unique style conventions used in the website

    Punctuation should be governed by its function, which is to make the author's meaning clear, to promote ease of reading, and in varying degrees to contribute to the author's style. -- The Chicago Manual of Style, p. 132
  • This website has an unusual amount of parenthetic information: authors, sources, page numbers, publishers, bibliographic notes, and etc. It seems that periods generally belongs with the sentence and not after parenthetical information. Thus periods are placed at the end of the sentence to clarify sentence breaks. However, parenthetical information or bracketed information is also followed by a point to separate it from the next sentence, except where there is a line break or new paragraph. This aids the reader in recognizing a new sentence.
  • Likewise, all close parenthesis and close brackets are followed with a comma within a sentence.
  • Upper and lower case letters are easier to read than all capitals. Therefore, all capital are not used in headings and sub-headings.
  • Brackets around the first letter of quotations may confuse the reader. They convey practically no information, and so have been removed.
  • Ellipses often serve little purpose, so when they seem unnecessary, they have been removed.

    The Bible itself is the ultimate index

    During the creation of the website it became apparent that, generally, the Bible itself is the ultimate index. Yet, over the centuries the method of abbreviating book, chapter, and verse has varied greatly, as has numbering and punctuation of verse notation. For example, Galatians 2:20 may appear as Gal. 2:20; Gal. 2. 20; Gal. ii. 20; Gal. ii.20, and so forth, and so on, and may include variations in abbreviations, punctuations, spacing, and Roman and Arabic numbering. Consequently, names of books of the Bible, chapter and verse, has been standardize to the full spelling and Arabic numbering. The standardization is then enclosed in brackets, for example, "Gal. ii. 20 [Galatians 2:20]." This enables readers to find all references to a particular book, chapter, and verse at the website by executing a "Local Search," for standardized verse notation, from the top of each web page. "Local Search" is a link to Google Advance Search.

    Additions and alterations to the website have continued up to the present (2020). The current website is approximately 139MB, however it does contain some book-length titles in full text. In contrast, the size of the book master files was approximately 5MB. To give some perspective Chapter 2: Biblical Counsel, which contains biblical counseling topics, is now, in the website, 1,423 pages in Internet Explorer print preview at 100 percent.

    Logos' web tool, Reftagger, is used throughout the website. Reftagger highlights Bible verses and converts them into links. Move the cursor onto the verse, and a preview of the entire verse, AKJV, will pop up in a dialog box, including additional resources for further study.
    Logos Reftagger
    https://www.logos.com/reftagger

    Style resources

    Holzschlag, Molly E., Special Edition Using HTML 4, ISBN: 0789718510 9780789718518.

    Modern Language Association of America, MLA Handbook Official MLA Style, ISBN: 9781603292627 1603292624.
    "THE MLA HANDBOOK AND MLA STYLE MANUAL are the main source for citation guidelines in the fields of literature, languages, and the humanities.
    "The Modern Language Association, the authority on research and writing, takes a fresh look at documenting sources in the eighth edition of the MLA HANDBOOK. Shorter and redesigned for easy use, the eighth edition of the MLA HANDBOOK guides writers through the principles behind evaluating sources for their research." -- Publisher

    Padova, Ted, Adobe Acrobat 9 PDF Bible, ISBN: 9780470379196 0470379197.

    Smith, Peggy (Margherita) S., Proofreading Manual and Reference Guide, ISBN: 0935012028 9780935012026.

    Smith, Peggy, Proofreading Workbook, ISBN: 0935012036 9780935012033.

    Strunk, William, Jr., and Elwyn B. White, The Elements of Style, ISBN: 9781292026640 1292026642.
    The authors are noted for their approach -- the simplest way is usually the best way, and makes it easier for the reader.
    The Elements of Style, Strunt and White
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Style

    Turabian, Kate L., A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers, ISBN: 9780226823379 9780226823362 0226823377 0226823369.

    University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff, Chicago Manual of Style, ISBN: 9780226287058 022628705X.
    Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
    http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

    Wikipedia: Manual of Style
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia%3aManual_of_Style#Brackets_and_parentheses



    Colophon for the Website

    The website began as a revised and expanded version of the printed book of 828 pages, released in 1993. Today the website is a substantially larger database. It contains about 82 web pages of annotated bibliography, and citations are linked to the OCLC records.
    Every effort has been made to exercise the utmost spiritual discernment in making additions and alterations to the website.

    Time required to prepare the website: 1982-Present

    The book edition was released in November 1993, at the dawn of electronic publishing. The first "browser came into use by the general public in August 1991." The World Wide Web did not become widely used by the public until about 1995. Conventional methods of publishing gave way to electronic publishing, Books-on-Demand, e-books, and publishing to the World Wide Web.
    This was a turning point in publishing. Computers around the world could now be connected. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) allowed a website to link to other resources online. Examples include the Online Computer Library Catalog (OCLC) or WorldCat, PDF files of books online, e-books online, online sellers, like Amazon.com, of new and used books, SermonAudio.com, the Library of Congress online card catalog, various Reformed websites, and collections of special research libraries. Of course, the website for the book immediately became available online to readers worldwide. And, with the capability to link to additional resources online the website became a more powerful resource and research tool.
    Select topical listings from the book began to be published online free of charge. When a website for the entire book was created, then these select topical listings were discontinued. (1996)

    When Amazon.com books appeared online, then book citations were linked to Amazon.com. The size of the Amazon.com Books database, and the special features of its book records, made it easy for readers to research and purchase books. When Worldcat.org (OCLC, Online Computer Library Catalog) became available to the public subscription free (c. 2006), then work began to replace Amazon.com links with OCLC links.

    Computers: HP Pavilion xt963 with Windows XP Home Edition
    HP ScanJet 5400c, 2400 dpi optical, 2400 x 2400 dpi hardware, unlimited dpi enhanced, 48 bit color
    Philips CDD4851 CD-R/RW.
    HP DVD Writer 300i with Veritas RecordNow software.
    Dell Latitude D610 laptop running Windows XP Professional.
    Dell XPS 8500 desktop (Processor: 3rd Generation Intel Core i7 [up to 3.90 GHz]; Memory: 24GB; Hard Drive: 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive 6.0 GB/s; Video Card: NVIDIA GT 640 1GB GDDRS; Optical Drive: I6X CD/DVD burner [DVD+/-RW, write to CD/DVD]), with DELL UltraSharp U2312HM 23" Monitor, 23.0 Inch VIS, Widescreen, VGA/DVI/DP, 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW), write to CD/DVD with Windows 7 Professional (2012).

    Disk Operating system: Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 10 Professional.

    Internet Browser: Internet Explorer

    WIFI access: Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go (c. 2008), StraightTalk (StraightTalk Mobile Hot Spot, Model: Z291DL ZTE 4G LTE. (2016)

    Word-processing software: XyWrite 4 (version 4.015)
    XyWrite was indispensable in producing both the book and the website. It is a very powerful word-processing software that is highly customizable. It search across files in a single directory.

    Text file type: XyWrite ASCII files can be opened with Windows NotePad (an accessory program with all Windows operating systems), or any word processor that will read pure ASCII files. This file compatibility means that XyWrite text may be edited in Windows NotePad. Therefore, it possible to do research online with Windows 7 or 10, and then to work the same files offline in XyWrite on the laptop with Windows XP.

    Research method and acknowledgments: The Compiler's Personal Methods of Creating BCRR and of Making Additions and Alterations
    See: About: User Information for The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
    Contains "Acknowledgements, 1993 print edition," "Acknowledgements, website," identification numbers for the document, copyright disclaimer, permissions, and etc.
    http://www.lettermen2.com/about.html

    Organization of files: All master text files and research working files are located offline on a Dell Latitude laptop in C:/WORK/WEBED. This facilitates the use of the global search feature of XyWrite when making additions and alterations.

    Backup and storage: Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB portable USB drive, 500GB, is used for backup and storage.

    Website host: Lonex, in association with LiquidNet Ltd., LiquidNet LLC, 6750 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, United States of America

    Website domain: lettermen2.com (2009)

    Responsibility for the website, assistance in using this colophon, and feedback: Steven C. Kettler, 2260 Bullpen Drive, Apt. 302, Rockingham, VA 22801-8844

    E-mail: Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal at info@lettermen2.com
    Telephone: 540-282-9763 (January 14, 2020).

    Number of text files for the website: Approximately 82

    Disk space used for website: Approximately 75MBs, which includes full text for some titles.

    Proofreading: Time spent proofreading the 2020 website, about four years, 2016-2019.

    Searching the website: Use "Local Search" at the top of every web page. This is Google Advanced Search. This feature may be used to search any specific website. For example, to search for "John 3:16" in lettermen2.com, enter the search terms under "this exact word or phrase:" and enter "lettermen2.com" under "site or domain:".
    See: How to Browse the Website
    http://www.lettermen2.com/browse.html

    Finding broken links: A "broken link" is not always a dead end. Often the broken link itself contains enough information in the form of a partial URL, title, or key words from the subject/title, to enable the reader to truncate the original URL and find a new link. Or the reader may use a search engine to find a new link to the original resource, or to find equivalent or new online resources. So taking a moment to search further will often lead to finding the needed information.

    Some works that complement the website: Some Complementary Works

    Notice that the website, now in a relatively mature state (2019), averages about 200 visits per day, with a high of 595 visits per day. A "visit" is defined as a reader actually opening a page of the website, not simply a "hit." It is all free to users. This unexpected increase is exposure to the public is thought to be an example, in part, of the precept, Buy the truth, and sell it not. (Proverbs 23:23)

    The 1993 book has been scanned in Google Books. Search "Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal" in Google Books (2006). It appears "Full View," and 100 percent of the book is searchable, although text can not be copied. Readers must go to the website to copy text.
    http://books.google.com/books?id=j4vzqat_dqEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=biblical+counsel+resources+for+renewal&ie=ISO-8859-1&sig=za1LKCaUEI0l8xo_IV3tEropuFw

    Worldcat.org (OCLC, Online Computer Library Catalog) became available to the public about 2006. Work began immediately to replace all links to Amazon.com Books with links to OCLC records, and all citations are now linked to WorldCat.org (OCLC), the most detailed bibliographic citation created by librarians according to OCLC standards. (2019)
    OCLC records include the Library of Congress MARC record and much more. The reader can find all editions and formats, links to the closest local libraries holding the title, links to booksellers, links in some cases to publisher's annotation, reader's reviews, information on foreign language translations, and so forth, and so on. OCLC records also assist the researcher in finding other works by the same author and other works on the same subject. The website became a much more powerful research tool by linking citations to the OCLC record.

    Some special listings, excerpted from topical listings at the website, are available in WorldCat. In WorldCat.org, select "Search," search for "lettermen2" in the Contacts box. Special listings at "lettermen2" include "Local Holdings for Christian Classics," part 1 and part 2, and so forth, and so on.

    See Words of Christ Appearing in The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal was compiled in 1997, emphasizing the pre-eminence and all-sufficiency of Christ.

    Many citations at the website may be found in LibraryThing at the "lettermen" LibraryThing web page. LibraryThing treats citations in their own unique ways and might be a useful resources for some readers and researchers.

    The website has taken on a "life of its own" as it grew. If one works with it long enough, then new hypotheses, thesis, and relationships are seen emerging. This calls for more research and writing. So it is very much a work in constant motion, and the methods of making changes must adopt to the changing website. The Triune God is "a spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth." Therefore, the website will never be mature and complete. (1997)

    2018 Our First Amendment right to freedom of speech was exercised by displaying a banner "Bibliography, lettermen2.com" to southbound 81 traffic on a local overpass. Approximately 1,200 cars pass per hour in the late morning hours. There was a big increase in visits to the website according to website statistics, probably from travelers with smartphones.

    February 2020 Composed and uploaded "A Colophon and General Timeline for Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal."

    There is additional information on searching and browsing the website, including Local Search (Google Advanced Search, a link is found at the top of ever web page), Logos Library System (LLS), Logos' web tool, Reftagger.
    See: How to Find Things in the web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
    http://www.lettermen2.com/browse.html

    Words of Christ Appearing in The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
    http://www.lettermen2.com/bcrrappa.html

    Christian Classics Short Title Listing, includes over 270 citations to Christian classics. They are identified in the annotation of the website with the note "A Christian classic."

    Sources for the text of the book and website:



    The Method of Creating BCRR and of Making Additions and Alterations

    Compiling and publishing the book and website is a personal ministry. It was an avocation until retirement in 2006.
    One person independently performed the research, compilation, word-processing, additions and alterations, typography, substantive editing, copy editing, proofreading, book design, page design, desktop publishing, cover design, electronic publishing, website design, HTML coding, and webmaster duties. That person contracted the printing, wrote promotional material, handled distribution, and did direct selling and order fulfillment. All was a "labor love."
    Notice that while composing and publishing the book and website is the work of one person, the website presents the works of over 3,000 authors over approximately the last five centuries.
    Acknowledgments for both the 1993 print edition and for the website may be found at About.

    One way to expand the Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal would be to call together a group of experts (like done for THE SELF-CONFRONTATION MANUAL, The Westminster Assembly, The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible, The Synod of Dordt, The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation, and Nouthetic Counseling Foundation, etc.), reputable reformed scholars and biblical counselors, and assign each of one, according to his expertise, a topical listings to expand and to improve upon.

    The first impulse leading to the project was a feeling that typical Gospel tracts are inadequate. A search began for book-length explanations of the free offer of the gospel message of salvation and the life to come: the means of grace.
    The Washington, DC area is one of the largest library centers in the world because of the Federal Government. When research began, then other literature was found auspiciously, literature that was not the subject of the search, for example, works of the Puritans, Reformed Theology, Christian classics, Christian Counseling, and so forth, and so on.
    Bibliographic citations began to accumulate from after-hours research. Buying all the books was an impossibility. Titles needed to be organized, so an annotated bibliography began taking shape.
    With time it became plain that a word processor has greater flexibility than database software in composing and updating an annotated bibliography of this type. See: XyWrite Word-processing Software.
    XyWrite harnesses the search powers of the computer. Its ability to use Boolian "AND" logic (a combination of the XyWrite search and wildcard features), to search across multiple files in one master directory, was critical to production of both the book and the website. All the master text files and all working files of research findings are held in one directory, and can be searched at the same time. This accelerates making additions and alterations. One error found can then be searched for and corrected in the whole website in C:/WORK/WEBED, the directory containing both master text files and working files.
    It is probably accurate to say that completion of both the book and the website would not have been possible without XyWrite.
    Currently (January 2020) a Dell Latitude D630 laptop with Windows XP Professional is used offline as the main workstation containing all files in the directory C:/WORK/WEBED. XyWrite 4 (version 4.13) is the text editor. It uses pure ASCII files which are compatible with Windows NotePad, so files can be moved on a USB drive between the offline laptop and the online desktop. Currently there are about 84MBs (176 files) in C:/WORK/WEBED.
    The working files, containing miscellaneous research findings, are limited in size to 2MBs by XyWrite. All are created in XyWrite 4 (version 4.015) and Windows NotePad, and all are located in the master directory C:/WORK/WEBED, the directory in which editing and proofing takes place. As of January 2020, the working file is 0WEBW38.TXT. Until it reaches the size of 2MBs it is located on the USB drive, the "sneak network," so it may be used either offline with the laptop or online with the desktop. When it reached 2MB, then it is copied to the laptop C:/WORK/WEBED, the directory with the master text files. Therefore, it can be searched, along with 0WEB20.TXT through 0WEB37.TXT for additions and alterations. When text from a working file is added to a master file for the website, then it is marked with a "c" in the working file.
    The layout and design of the website has deliberately been keep simple so that it is usable to the greatest number of computers around the world, including older hardware and software configurations used in underdeveloped and less prosperous regions.
    Experience has shown that the methods of working on the files is not what would be used in a shorter document. The website is complex, because the subject matter is interconnected. When additions and alterations are made, then the whole website may changes in ways that are sometimes obvious, and at other times subtle.
    Working on the website requires a certain mindset. Having had the experience of getting "slammed" in the retail environment is good preparation. So is having worked on a job with so many collateral duties that new tasks are always being started, but never finished.
    Progress is made by "working on everything" each time one makes additions and alterations. It is generally not feasible to set out with one editing/proofing goal in mind. For example, if additions are being made, or alphabetization is being checked, then, coincidentally, other needed additions and alterations will be seen. Either make such changes on the spot, and throughout the document, or leave a hidden HTML note, <'!'-- stst "instructions" -- >, to do so later. Therefore, the whole document is improved each time changes are made.
    Working on the website/database resembles the challenge faced by lexicographers, compilers of THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY. The current edition is a 20 volume set. But that is not to say that the challenge is to great to continue the work. Although it will never be complete, the website is a valuable resources for readers and scholars.
    Users will see that many things are not complete i.e. "TCRB5:" "TETB:" "MGTP," "See also;" some topical listings are missing important citations, links to comprehensive websites are sparce, and some annotation is missing, and so forth, and so on. This is done intentionally. Some ideas to improve the website would be to time consuming to implement. Therefore the improvements are introduced, although incomplete, for the benefit of the user, as an example of what could be done.
    The website continues to grow in size and subject matter. If one works with it long enough, then one will see new hypotheses and thesis emerging. It is very much a work in constant motion, and therefore, will never be complete. Updating a printed edition would not be practical.
    Perhaps the most challenging and time-consuming process is cataloging citations under some 500 topical listings, and similarly, the creation of "See also:" lists for each topical listing. There is no systematic approach to take. Thoughts for improvements can come at any time as interconnections tend to come to mind. If a change can not be done at the moment, then a note is left.
    When an edit includes a Bible verses, then The Authorized King James Version, Pure Cambridge Edition .PDF is copies in order to avoid introducing errors to the Bible text.

    Notice that currently all additions, alterations, spelling corrections, and alphabetization must be checked very carefully, because, of course, it is impossible to proofread the whole document every time changes are made. Current additions and alterations can be copied to a separate file, addalt.txt, so they can be proofread again at a later date.
    When a citation is cut from the website, then it is always appended to cuts.txt (CTRL=SHIFT) F1 with the saveget file html.sav for future reference. Cuts.txt serves as a Windows "Recycle bin." The operator's position in a file may be saved by inserting "stst February 13, 2020, 2:25 PM" (ALT-T in saveget "macro" html.sav). When resuming work search for "stst feb." Carry a shirt pocket size composition notebook ("Composition" book, CPP Int'l, LLC, Charlotte, NC 28241, Item No. 90770 UPC: 079784907706, made in India, 80 sheets, 160 pages, 4.5 X 3.25 in., saddle stitched), to record thoughts for additions and alterations. Precede additions and alterations in the notebook by a circled "A," so they stand out among other personal notes. Indicate the priority of entries with one to four stars (*). Calvin's scriptural references have been found to be outstanding and are mark with a "(C)." When resources from the notebook are added to the website, then they are marked with a Berol Prismacolor Non-Photo Blue 919 pencil.
    Use 3 X 5 index cards (easily sorted and resorted) to record Scripture verses, AKJV, in ballpoint pen (Pilot BP-S-F Fine, UPC 4902505043062 -- order from China on eBay), printing in block letters. Write the book, chapter, and verse in the upper left, 2nd line, and the date, mm/dd/yy, in the upper right corner. Write the topic top center in pencil. "BIM" is written in the upper left corner of cards of scripture for which one has personal experience. Sort the cards in stacks by subject (i.e. Evangelism, MyHope, Current, Spiritual Warfare, etc.), bound by a rubber band. Mark the top subject card with a black magic marker strip on the surface of the left edge. By splaying the cards the "top card" may be found, and may be used to return the cards to their original order. The user can arrange the cards by priority over time.
    After word-processing a stack of cards splay them and run a "Berol Prismacolor Non-Photo Blue 919" pencil across the splayed cards in the left top. Later, if new cards have been added to the stack, then those needing to be word processed can be identified by not yet having the spot of non-photo blue marks on their edge.
    While this website is a "labor of love" it has been very difficult to complete, and has required much self-denial and self-sacrifice. It was the major burden of the latter half of the compiler's life. However, "tent makers" often testify that, unexpectedly, their ministry turns out to be an even greater blessing to themselves than to the individuals ministered to. That certainly is the compiler's testimony.
    One strategy of the Adversary is to repress and suppress the truth. Therefore, one must be constantly on guard for spiritual warfare. And sometimes the opposition comes from the strangest, most unexpected places.
    The book was not a publishing success in terms of the number of paper copies sold, when it was independently published in 1993. Only 3,000 copies were printed, but most copies were finally discounted and given away as remainder copies. The book was among the "Chairman's Choice" in the Puritan Reformed Catalog of Great Christian Books, October 1996, which went to about 360,000 Reformed book buyers. Twenty-three copies had been sold three months after the mailing of the catalog.
    Exposure increased when the World Wide Web came into public use in the mid-90s. When the website was shared free of charge, then "visits" began to increase. Today (January 2020) the website averages about 200 "Daily Visits" in which the reader actually opens a file and reads. (not simply "Hits"). "Daily Visits" have been as high as 595 per day when the website URL is publicized. This unexpected increase is exposure is thought to be an example, in part, of the precept Buy the truth, and sell it not. (Proverbs 23:23)

    See: User Information About The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
    http://www.lettermen2.com/about.html

    Scripture precepts

    The fear of the Lord is the beginning of all knowledge. (Proverbs 1:7)
    Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary, Proverbs 1
    https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthew-henry-complete/proverbs/1.html

    The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. (Psalm 111:10)

    My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame. (Hosea 4:6,7)

    Ask and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. -- The Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 7:7,8)

    Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. (1 Timothy 4:13)

    So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
    He saith to him again the second time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
    He saith unto him the third time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. -- The Lord Jesus Christ (John 21:15-17)

    And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. (Isaiah 30:21)

    Ask and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. -- The Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 7:7,8)

    For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. (Matthew 25:29)
    This passage seems to have been directed in part to those who search for and find truth. Many will testify that as knowledge grows, the more abundant the light is seen to be. Individuals who do extensive research for the first time often find far more information than they ever imagined was available.
    "The blessed God does not give wisdom, but to him that has wisdom." -- John Gill

    For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. (Philippians 2:13)

    Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:6)

    And he said unto me, My Grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
    Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
    Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.     -- Paul quoting The Lord Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 12:9,10)

    Buy the truth, and sell it not. (Proverbs 23:23)

    As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever. (Isaiah 59:21)

    And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, low, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. -- The Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:18-20)

    And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. (John 21:25)

    And so forth, and so on.

    The methods used in making alterations and additions, in spellchecking, and in proofreading

    Proofing the master text files was more time-consuming than first estimated. The correction process doubles as proofreading, because new errors are occasionally found while making corrections. Making corrections may require conforming the entire website. For example, topical listings are cross-indexed throughout the book. Cross-indexing in one place may require additions elsewhere. Also, if an annotation is altered, then it must also be altered in other locations.
    In other words, one may work one specific task (i.e., alphabetizing, spellchecking, etc.) and end up making numerous other changes, erros that are discovered coincidentally. When an change comes to mind, it may not be practical to interrupt the current task. In that case enter a hidden HTML note, i.e. <'!'-- stst, add to "See also: ....., etc." --> so it can be completed later, or add the change to the "todo" listing at the end of each web page. That is the nature of the work. Every time one works on a specific task one works on the whole website. XyWrite's search capability with "AND" Boolean Logic is indispensable for these tasks, and "saves the day."
    The only approach to take is to not dwell on the complexity of conforming the website. Just take additions and alterations as far as the mind will allow at the time. At the same time never assume that changes are complete, and go back later to make improvements. Be confident that as successive changes are made, new avenues of change will come to mind, and can be completed as they are discovered. See: proof.html for an example of some of the errors found.

    The steps followed to proofread the website from 2014-2019

    The master text files are worked on offline on the laptop and online on the desktop. The files are moved back and forth on a USB drive in the absence of a network connection between the computers. This has become necessary because XyWrite can not be run under Windows in versions after Windows XP.
    In other words, a master text file is edited on the laptop, and copied to the USB drive. The USB drive is then moved to the online desktop. During online research text is copied from a web page to the copy of the master text file on the USB drive using Windows NotePad (pure ASCII files are accepted by both NotePad and XyWrite). That altered master text file on the USB drive is then moved back to the laptop where it is edited with XyWrite. When it is ready for the website, a copy is moved back to the desktop via the USB drive, and then uploaded to the FTP (file transfer protocol) site with Windows.
    To further elaborate, the master text file, 1cha.htm is created, altered, and proofread both offline and online, using the laptop and desktop. All changes found online are entered with Windows to the copy of the file on the USB drive. The USB drive is then moved to the offline laptop, the file copied to the laptop, and is edited in XyWrite. Finally the edited master text file is copied to the USB drive, moved to the desktop, and the file uploaded to the FTP site with Windows.
    This brief explanation may be confusing at first, but the steps are common sense. So, simply start proofing a master text file, following the steps below, and the process will become clear.
    1. In 1cha.htm offline search for hidden HTML notes "<'!'-- -->" and add "stst" to hidden notes that pertain to changes (other miscellaneous information is also entered in hidden HTML notes). This first step assures that noted changes from the past are marked with "stst."
    2. In 1cha.htm offline search for all "stst" notes, and then make all the changes that can be made with offline information.
    3. Move the offline master copy of 1cha.htm to the online desktop by copying it to the USB drive and then plugging it into the online desktop. Call-up the file in NotePad and search for all "stst" notes (i.e. OCLC Number), find the needed information online, and copy it into the hidden HTML note calling for it. Use the USB drive to move the online copy of 1cha.htm back to the laptop. Copy 1cha.htm with new online research from the USB drive to the master 1cha.htm on the offline laptop in C:/WORK/WEBED.
    4. Then edit the master 1cha.htm file offline using XyWrite. The new changes will be located in the hidden HTML note that also contains "stst." Complete the new changes searching for "stst."
    5. Alphabetize citations in 1cha.htm offline.
    6. Spellcheck 1cha.htm online with smallseotools.com/spell-checker using the same method as above for moving 1cha.htm via the USB drive to the desktop. Copy the spelling corrections found online to the copy of the master working file (i.e. 0WEBW37.txt) on the USB drive, then copy 1cha.htm to the laptop, and make the spelling corrections in XyWrite. At the same time that corrections are made to 0WEBW37.txt search all the master text files for similar spelling errors and make edits with XyWrite.
    The Microlitics spellchecker built into XyWrite stops for all HTML code which is very time-consuming. Instead use the more powerful online Small SEO Tools Spellchecker which is programmed to skip through HTML coding.
    See: Some Errors Found in the web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
    http://www.lettermen2.com/Proof.html
    7. Proofread 1cha.htm offline on the laptop by calling it up in both Internet Explorer (start Internet Explorer, select file, choose 1cha.htm), and in XyWrite at the same time. Look for errors in both locations. Any errors found in the Internet Explorer "What You See Is What You Get" are corrected by switching to the XyWrite file, making the correction there, storing the XyWrite file, and then refreshing the Internet Explorer display, and double check that the corrections have been made.
    8. The proofed and spellchecked master file should then be ready to be uploaded to the FTP site of the web host.
    9. Instructions for merging segments of the master 1ch.htm are found at the head of the XyWrite master text file. For example, 1cha1.htm and 1cha2.htm are merged in WordPad on the USB drive before uploading to the FTP site. Various other chapter files are segmented in 2MB sections and must be merged before uploaded to the FTP site. Merge instructions are found at the head of the master text files.

    Reference works kept on the desk

    1. Griffith, Francis, A Pocket Guide to Correct Spelling, ISBN: 0812026209 9780812026207.
    "A 25,000-word Ready Reference Spelling List." Also gives correct hyphenation.

    2. Various, The New Oxford American Dictionary, ISBN: 0195170776 9780195170771, on a Kindle.

    3. Various, The New York Public Library Desk Reference, 2nd edition, ISBN: 0671850148.

    4. Various, The Oxford Dictionary of English, ISBN: 0198613474 9780198613473, on a Kindle.
    Particularly helpful for spelling and for compound and hyphenated words.
    Early Kindle models included both THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH, and THE NEW OXFORD AMERICAN DICTIONARY.

    Working method resources

    Holzschlag, Molly E., Special Edition Using HTML 4, ISBN: 0789718510 9780789718518.

    Padova, Ted, Adobe Acrobat 9 PDF Bible, ISBN: 9780470379196 0470379197.

    Backup of files and programs

    Working files are frequently saved while editing. It is recommended that a working file be saved after practically every change. Unexpected things can happen at any time.
    Weekly, and sometimes more frequently, entire directories and the USB drive is backed up. It is hard to enumerate the many ways that regular backups can save work.
    Key text files, created on the USB drive, are regularly added to C:/WORK/WEBED, so they are included in backups.
    Disk space is plentiful and easily absorbs obsolete files. Therefore, as a general rule draft working files are never deleted. Draft text files reach back to 1986, the beginning days of the use of XyWrite, so original findings can be researched and reviewed at any time.

    How to make an offline copy of one web page or the entire website

    Text of the current online edition is available free to the public at http://www.lettermen2.com/ and https://web.archive.org/web/20230626181510/http://www.lettermen2.com/combtoc.html.

    All or any part of THE WEB EDITION OF BIBLICAL COUNSEL: RESOURCES FOR RENEWAL may be copied, printed, or downloaded freely for research, ministry, and educational uses. If copies are shared or quoted, then, in all cases, we request that the source be credited.

    To copy a single web page open the page online, for example, "the Combined Interactive Contents for The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal," http://www.lettermen2.com/combtoc.html. Then right click from within the web page and a dialogue box will appear. Follow instruction for saving the file. Instructions may vary depending upon the version of Windows being used. In Windows 10 select "Save as," also giving the directory where it will be saved.
    The user is then ready to use the copied file. Either call it up with Notepad (or a word processor) offline and refer to its contents, or call it up online in a browser. Then all the links will be active with most browsers.
    Repeat these steps for all the pages being referred to. Or, if offline access to every web page is needed, then repeat the step for every file listed at lettermen2.com/combtoc.html.
    The user may use a full set of files to create a "snapshot, mirror-image" website by subscribing to a website hosting service, and taking a domain name. Of course, a user may also operate their own server.
    Keep in mind that the original website is constantly expanding and being revised, which makes it always the most up-to-date version.


    Copyright disclaimer for quoted annotation and other quotations in The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal

    Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976
    Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."



    General Timeline

    1959 Took a typing class in high school and learned to type correctly with all ten fingers. This was helpful through the years. It is also a skill that opened the door to working in the printing industry.
    1976-1982 Overheard businessmen talking about word-processing while driving a taxicab. Word-processing seemed to be a useful skill. Independently took a Wang Word-processing class that enabled me to get a job in the customer service department of a financial printer. That lead to a computer typesetter job in the same company.
    1978 Became a Christian September 27, 1978.
    1976-1986 Carried a transistor radio in my lunch box and listened to inspirational radio during lunch. Dr. Ed Hindson was broadcast every Friday on "The Old-time Gospel Hour." His messages on Biblical Counseling helped me greatly as a new Christian.
    The feeling that typical Gospel tracts are insufficient explanations was the first impulse to compile the book and website. A search began for book-length explanations of the free offer of the gospel message of salvation and the life to come: the means of grace. Unexpectedly more literature on the Gospel, Christian Counseling, and Christian classics was found, more literature than could be imagined. Bibliographic citations began to accumulate. Buying all the books, or even reading all of them, was not possible. So annotated citations were organized into a bibliography.
    1978-Present Began doing research and compiling annotated bibliography in my free time. The Washington, DC area is one of the largest library centers in the world because of the Federal Government. Accessed automated collections of research libraries and booksellers on The Internet and the World Wide Web. Conducted research using digital resources such as Bowker's Books-in-Print, the Library of Congress ACCESS, Dissertation Abstracts, the Online Computer Library Catalog (OCLC, WorldCat), special library collections such as, SUNCAT (University of Florida), DIALOG, numerous other library automated information retrieval systems and CD-ROM databases, and various catalogs of the book trade.
    See: "Acknowledgements, 1993 print edition" and "Acknowledgements, website" in About: User Information for The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
    http://www.lettermen2.com/about.html
    1981 Began attending Barcroft Bible Church, Arlington, VA, home of the Biblical Counseling Foundation, founded by John Broger and directed by Bob Schneider. Took classes on their course material:
    Broger, John C. (developer/editor, 1915-2002), Course I: The Self-Confrontation Syllabus for Biblical Counseling Training, ISBN: 1878114018 9781878114013 (Alternate title: SELF-CONFRONTATION: A MANUAL FOR IN-DEPTH DISCIPLESHIP: BASED ON THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS AS THE ONLY AUTHORITATIVE RULE OF FAITH AND CONDUCT), and Course I: Self-Confrontation Tapes (10 cassette tapes [audio file]), (Rancho Mirage, CA: Biblical Counseling Foundation).
    "Contains 24 weekly lessons intended to move a person through the change process personally as the foundation for working on becoming a counselor (Matthew 7:1-5). Intended for Sunday school and other classes or personal study. The first eight lessons lay the biblical foundation for change. The grace of the God in the gospel of Jesus Christ is spring of all true change, and it prompts a self-confrontation: 'Man's way is oriented to self: to please self, to comfort self, to rely on self, to fulfill self, to forgive self, to exalt self, and to love self. . . . [God's way], emphasizes that you are to live for Him.' The next thirteen lessons treat particular problem areas: selfishness, anger, interpersonal conflict, marriage and family, depression, fear, life-dominating sins. The final three lessons summarize and set the foundation for Course II, Biblical Counseling Training." -- David Powlison (1949-2019)
    "Helps Christians solve their personal problems Biblically and equips laymen and women to counsel others Biblically within the church." Particularly valuable for its system of identifying root problems in counseling cases. Some of the material presented is from various writings by Jay E. Adams. The audio cassette tape [audio file], series by John Broger is designed to accompany the course and includes practical examples."
    Biblical Counseling Foundation
    http://bcfministries.org
    *Broger, John C. (developer/editor, 1915-2002), Course II: Nouthetic Counseling Study Guide. Alternate title: COURSE II: SYLLABUS FOR TRAINING IN BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP/COUNSELING. Series Title: Self-confrontation Course.
    Also available: Course II: Self-confrontation Tapes (8 audio files), (Rancho Mirage, CA: Biblical Counseling Foundation).
    Biblical Counseling Foundation
    http://bcfministries.org
    1981-1991 Worked as a typesetter with: a proprietory mainframe computer typsetting system, typesetting registration statements for a financial printer; Compugraphic MCS 8400 operator, publishing technical reports; AM Veritype Comp/Edit 5810 in a commercial print shop specializing in quality small jobs; Compugraphic Editwriter 7500 operator, in foundation publishing a variety of academic journals; and a CCI (Computer Composition International, now MagnaType) operator in a full service, commercial typehouse.
    1982-1984 Began doing the mailing for the Biblical Counseling Foundation sending out literature on Biblical Counseling. Became interested in the work of Jay Adams and related literature.
    As I grew spiritually, I became "exercised" that nobody had fully explained the Gospel to me. Began to search for the best Gospel tracts. More information was found than I had ever imagined was available. As I searched various libraries I auspiciously found Christian classics that I was not even looking for. I could not afford to buy books, or even read everything that I was finding, so I began to informally compile annotated bibliography.
    1982-1985 Worked as a typist, and then eventually as a computer typesetter, for Pandick Press, a financial printer in Washington, DC.
    1983-1991 Volunteered as a co-laborer to invite the public to Billy Graham Evangelistic Association crusades. Took vacation two weeks before a Crusade and invited the public to attend by taking the Operation Andrew Brochure to their door. Was a co-laborer for the South Carolina Billy Graham Crusade, Columbia, SC (c. 1983), Rochester, NY, Billy Graham Crusade (c. 1984), The Greater Washington Billy Graham Crusade (1986), The Albany Crusade (1989), and The Central New York Crusade, Syracuse (1991). Delivered about 54,000 invitations at six crusades over eight years.
    1984-1988 Attended numerous computer short courses and training sessions for specific equipment and applications, including The Library of Congress automated information retrieval systems (ACCESS). Attended numerous monthly meetings and seminars of the Capitol PC User Group.
    1984-1989 Performed colportage (delivered on foot) of my own material in residential areas of Metropolitan Washington -- listings of recommended Christian literature, Faith and Freedom letter, customized Coral Ridge Newsletter, etc.
    1984-1992 Compiled over 4 megabytes of bibliography using the ACCESS automated information retrieval systems of the Library of Congress, Bowker's CD-ROM Books-in-Print, and CD-ROM Dissertation Abstracts, and various other resources including catalogs of the book trade.
    1986 Purchased an IBM-XT for home use when Sears started selling them in 1986. Used a modem and dial-up connection-. Attended National Capitol PC Users Group meetings at National Institute of Health. Government agencies were using XyWrite. Purchased XyWrite III Plus. Experimented with early shareware/freeware databases for compiling annotated bibliography. Concluded that XyWrite word-processing software is more versatile than database programs for compiling annotated bibliography in my case.
    1986 In 1986 obtained a business license in Arlington County and a home occupancy permit for a "personal keyboarding service" offered to the general public, under the business name of Lettermen Associates. This was a sole proprietorship, myself being the principle. Word processed and typeset part-time at home. Services included proofreading, research, writing, document preparation, database management, and consultant work. Most of my free time was devoted to research in area libraries. Continued to accumulate annotated bibliography.
    1986-1992 Created and maintained an address database of over 4,000 records in Label Master, a shareware program.
    1988 Moved to Southeast Washington, DC, within walking distance to Capitol Hill, The US Congress Office of Technology Assessment, and the Library of Congress.
    1988-Present For years I had been praying "what is the most effective thing that I could do in my personal ministry." Eventually, in 1992, I was lead to independently publish "an annotated topical bibliography of works containing Biblical Counsel for persons seeking lasting solutions to life's problems."
    1988-1991 XyWrite experience and typesetting experience lead to a job with Vanguard, a government contractor. Worked for Vangard in the Publishing Office of the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), a think tank on Capitol Hill. Moved to the District of Columbia, Southeast, close to Capitol Hill.
    The OTA job changed into a job operating PageWright (Bestinfo Superpage), an electronic publishing system (1990-1991).
    OTA researchers used XyWrite as their word processor. The PageWright Electronic Publishing System used XyWrite as the text editor.
    On the job processed XyWrite files of text and tabular material to files formatted with PageWright codes, to galleys, to WYSIWYG pages with footnotes and imported tables, to camera ready copy. Produced camera ready copy for eleven heavily documented technical books and numerous booklets. Therefore, I learned how to make a book on the job from 1981-1991.
    OTA offices were within walking distance of the Library of Congress and home. Continued doing research at the Library of Congress at lunchtime and after work.
    1989 Purchased Harvard Professional Publisher and began desktop publishing at home.
    Thoroughly customized XyWrite keyboard files, printer files, and macros (on the job and at home), for processing annotated bibliography, and for typesetting with PageWright (Bestinfo) and Harvard Professional Publisher, a desktop version of PageWright. It was possible to adopt the same book and page design being used for OTA books to the book and website.
    November 1991 -- August 1993 Moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia, staying in my mother's guest room.
    Began preparation of the book that was published independently in November of 1993. Production lasted from April 1992 to August 1993 (17 months), 60 hours a week. Using XyWrite III Plus word processed, composed, formatted, edited, and proof read, a document of approximately 440 topic headings with scripture, author/title, and subject indexes from raw bibliography and annotation accumulated in research since 1983. Eventually it was published as BIBLICAL COUNSEL: RESOURCES FOR RENEWAL. A TOPICAL, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS CONTAINING BIBLICAL COUNSELING FOR PERSONS SEEKING LASTING SOLUTIONS TO LIFE'S PROBLEMS.
    February 1992 Upgraded to a Gateway 2000 4DX-33V (486) computer with Windows 95. Upgraded to XyWrite 4 for Windows. Converted the XyWrite 4 files to Harvard Professional Publisher code. The results was a book-length annotated bibliography of 830 pages and about 5700 citations. (1992-1993)
    1992 In the midst of cross-referencing "approximately 5700 works . . . under 440 topic headings" it became evident that everything is interrelated, that there is an interconnection between "absolute truth, life (temporal and eternal), moral behavior (law and order, and justice), freedom (religious, political, economic, and individual)," (the definition of true religion found in the Westminster Standards, the positive sanctions of God, and the Covenanted Reformation), "social stability (peace, security, prosperity, and happiness), Justifying faith, sanctification, personal spiritual growth, social transformation, education, the arts, scientific discovery, real progress, and the realization of the Kingdom of God upon earth."
    Recognition of this interconnectedness (all truth is significant to all of life) lead to the establishment of universities (from "unity in diversity"), instituted for higher learning. It is a recognition of Christ as the center of all things.
    Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. (Colossians 3:11b)

    For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. (Romans 11:36)

    March 1993 Upgraded to a Hewlett Packard LaserJet IV laser printer (600 dpi) with PostScript. Produced camera ready PostScript pages in Harvard Professional Publisher. Designed and typeset the book cover in HPP. Independently published the book. (October 1993). Contracted the printing with Eerdman's Publishing, wrote promotional material, handled distribution, selling direct, and did order fulfillment.
    August 21 -- September 20, 1993 Went to Salisbury, MD, and distributed 6,000 prepublication flyers in southern Delaware.
    September 21, 1993 Departed for Grand Rapids, Michigan to pick up the books from Eerdman's Publishing.
    September 27 -- October 19, 1993 Awaited printing of the book at Eerdman's Publishing, did marketing research at Calvin College. Rented a Ryder truck and hauled 3,000 copies of the book to Elkton, MD, and put them in storage. Relocated to Newark, Delaware.
    October 1993 -- December 31, 1993 Lived in an apartment in Elkton, MD. Promoted and marketed the new book full-time during the last four months of 1993. Without a marketing budget sales were slow.
    From the day it was released it was out-of-date because of the high volume of Christian publishing. Began noting necessary additions and alterations.
    December 31, 1993 Returned to Harrisonburg, Virginia.
    January 1994 Began working for wages again.
    1995 David Powlison, editor of The Journal of Biblical Counseling compiled and annotated Contemporary Biblical Counseling: An Annotated Bibliography, With 1995 Additions. This was added to the early website for BCRR.
    February 1995 -- present The World Wide Web became accessible to the public. Continued research in libraries on The Internet, OCLC (on library subscription services, WorldCat), special library collections, collections of research libraries, other online information services, and booksellers online. Began publishing select topical listings from the book online free of charge through an America Online membership.
    1996 Logos Research Systems converted BCRR to Logos System code, including indexes, and released it as e-text, singly and in various Logos Libraries including CDWord Library System 2.0. All four levels of the library were said to be "a complete theological library at your fingertips."
    1997 Gradually a new website was created including the book and all edits to the book and website since 1993. Converted all the Harvard Professional Publisher files for the book to HTML, and it became an 80-page website.
    1997 The website began to acquire a "life of its own" as additions and alterations continued. Work with the website long enough and new hypotheses and theses can be seen emerging. So the website is a fluid work, in constant motion, that will never be complete.
    And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. (John 21:25)
    1997 The book was featured in the "Chairman's Choice" column of the Puritan Reformed catalog of Great Christian Books, October 1996. It went to about 360,000 Reformed book buyers. Twenty-three copies were sold after three months.
    1998 Amazon.com Books came into being. Work began linking website citations to records in Amazon Books. Linking citations to OCLC (WorldCat) records was delayed until 2006 when access to OCLC became free to the public.
    1998 Added the topical listing "Words of Christ Appearing in The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal." This emphasized the pre-eminence and all-sufficiency of Christ.
    2001-2006 Work continued to replace links to Amazon.com Books records with links to OCLC records. Replacement began before access to OCLC became available to the public in 2006 by working from library subscription services to OCLC.
    The work of making other additions and alterations was ongoing.
    2006 A seminal event in the growth of the website came in 2006 when Worldcat.org (OCLC, Online Computer Library Catalog), became available to the public. This allowed accessing WorldCat records from the convenience of home or office.
    OCLC has the most complete library record on a title available anywhere. They include the Library of Congress MARC record and much more. The reader can find all editions and formats, link to the closest local libraries holding the title, link to booksellers, link, in some cases, to publisher's annotation, reader's reviews, information on foreign language translations, and so forth, and so on.
    OCLC records also assist the researcher in finding other works by the same author and other works on the same subject.
    Linking OCLC records to the website reduces the amounnt of detail needed in website records. It also makes the website a much more powerful research tool.
    2006 A full scan of the 1993 book was added to Google Books.
    Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
    http://books.google.com/books?id=j4vzqat_dqEC&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
    2007 About 144 free remainder copies of the book were distributed by car to churches and libraries in northern region of West Virginia.
    Editing, and additions and alterations continued.
    2009 During the creation of the website (creation of topical listings, creating "See also:" cross-referencing, during the addition of THE THOMPSON CHAIN REFERENCE BIBLE numbers, and indexing, the realization came that, generally, the Bible itself is the ultimate index. Yet, at the same time, the style of scripture references used in the website varied greatly, including different combinations of abbreviations, punctuations, spacing, and Roman and Arabic numbering. For example, Galatians 2:20 may appear as Gal. 2:20; Gal. 2. 20; Gal. ii. 20; Gal. ii.20, and so forth, and so on.
    Consequently, abbreviations of the names of books of the Bible, numbering, and punctuation found at the website have been conformed by standardizing them to modern usage. The standardized scripture reference was then enclosed in brackets, for example, "Gal. ii. 20 [Galatians 2:20]." This enables readers to find all references to a particular book, chapter, and verse at the website by executing a "Local Search" (Google Advance Search) at the top of any web page. See: "The Style Used for the Book and Website."
    April 31, 2010 Received ForTheRecord MP3 transcription software and the Infinity Series Foot Control Instrument USB for MP3 transcriptions with ForTheRecord software.
    October 10, 2010 Received the Puritan Hard Drive.
    2011 Began using ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 Home Edition.
    2011 "Windows 7 doesn't give the big XyWrite picture," October 3, 2009, updated: June 18, 2011
    Q: "I have used DOS-based XyWrite for years and still rank it as one of the best raw text-processing programs.
    "In operating systems as recent as Windows XP Professional, I was able to open XyWrite as an easy-to-use full-screen window. But Windows Vista, which came on my two new Dell PCs, lets me open only a small window for XyWrite.
    A: "No, the Windows 7 option called XP Mode can't provide you with a full-screen view of an old DOS program." -- Steve Alexander, Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)
    2012 Upgraded to a Dell XPS 8500 desktop. Processor: 3rd Generation Intel Core i7 (up to 3.90 GHz); Memory: 24GB; Hard Drive: 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive 6.0 GB/s; Video Card: NVIDIA GT 640 1GB GDDRS; Optical Drive: I6X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW, write to CD/DVD); Keyboard: Dell 7KKPH; Mouse: Dell USB 6-button laser; Dell KB522; with DELL UltraSharp U2312HM 23" Monitor, 23.0 inch VIS, Widescreen, VGA/DVI/DP with Windows 7 Professional.
    2012 While I would not discourage political or social activism, I would encourage the activist to give sufficient time to spiritual growth. For example, the study of Christian Epistemology, the study of the Attributes of God, the study of an Introduction to the Covenanted Reformation, and so forth, and so on.
    Associated resources are available for the self-taught individual.
    See: Resources Associated With Dr. C. Gregg Singer's Work, From Rationalism to Irrationality: The Decline of the Western Mind From the Renaissance to the Present
    http://www.lettermen2.com/autodidact.html
    2013 "The OCLC Control Number is anticipated to reach one billion after July 1, 2013. At that point, OCLC will increase the length of the OCLC number to accommodate a variable length number string. If you use and/or store OCLC MARC bibliographic records and the OCLC Control Number, you will notice a change after July 1, 2013. You will need to check the systems at your institution that use OCLC MARC bibliographic records and the OCLC number. You may need to implement changes to ensure those systems will be able to successfully handle the longer OCLC number effective July 1, 2013.
    "When this change takes place . . . the 'on' prefix will be used to identify OCLC Numbers that contain ten or more digits. Nine or eight digit OCLC Numbers will continue to use the 'ocn' or 'ocm' prefix as described above. The update to the OCLC Number is backwards compatible so that previously defined OCLC Numbers will not be impacted. Previously assigned OCLC Numbers will continue to work as before."
    2014 Windows XP extended support phase ended in 2014.
    2014 Began exclusively using a Dell Latitude D610 laptop running Windows XP offline for working on the website master text files. Installed the maximum amount of RAM memory.
    2015-2019 Proofreading, spellchecking, corrections, additions and alterations, and conforming style was performed on master text for the website.
    December 2015 About 72 remainder copies held by Pensacola Bible Church Chapel Library were distributed to churches and libraries in the southern and western regions of West Virginia, including the towns of Logan and Mingo. High school revival broke out about three months later, but it is believed that the timing of the distribution was just one of several coincidental events.
    2016 Changed WiFi access to StraightTalk (StraightTalk Mobile Hot Spot, Model: Z291DL ZTE 4G LTE).
    2016 -- January 2020 Time spent proofreading, spellchecking, making additions and alterations, and conforming style of the master text for the website. Began by using the XyWrite Microlytics spellchecker. However it stopped on all HTML code, a very time-consuming delay. Began using the online smallceotools.org spellchecker about 2016. It skips over HTML coding and is a more powerful software. All website master files have been checked with smallceotools.org spellchecker. A manual word-for-word, beginning-to-end proofreading has not been completed as of March 2020.
    2019 Exercised our First Amendment right to freedom of speech by displaying a hand-held banner, "Bibliography, lettermen2.com," to southbound Interstate 81 traffic on the overpass at Melrose, VA. About 1,200 vehicles pass per hour in the late morning hours. Webalizer website statistics, provided by Lonex, indicated a big increase in "visits" (not hits only) during and after the display of the banner.
    January 14, 2020 MicroSoft ended support for Windows 7.
    February 2020 Composed and uploaded "Colophon and General Timeline for BIBLICAL COUNSEL: RESOURCES FOR RENEWAL, the Book (1993) and Website (1995 and ongoing)."
    February 2020 Upgraded to an Dell XPS 8930 desktop: (Processor: 9th Generation Intel Core i7 9700 [up to 4.70 GHz]; Memory: 64GB DDR4, 2666MHz; Hard Drive: 512GB PCle x4 SSD; Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6; Optical Drive: Tray load DVD Drive (reads and writes to DVD/CD); Keyboard: Dell KB216 wired Multimedia; Mouse: Dell USB; with DELL UltraSharp U2419H 24 inch Monitor with Windows 10 Professional.
    In placing the order the general configuration of the previous Dell XPS 8500 was copied with, of course, advances in software and hardware.
    May 2021 Learned about XyWrite Utilities, Copyright 2009-2021 Kari Eveli and Lexitec. All rights reserved worldwide.
    DOS XyWrite virtualization solutions:
    vDosPlus XyWrite installers
    "NOW FEATURING vDosPlus XyWrite installer Centennial Edition (version 5.01 based on vDosPlus Summer '17 build 2017.10.17 by Wengier Wu). This installer supports Windows 2000 or later [which includes Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3. Also, see this site for vDos for and older Windows operating systems.]
    vDosPlus is a premier virtual runtime environment for running non-gaming DOS applications under modern 64-bit as well as 32-bit Windows. The vDosPlus XyWrite installer bridges the gap between DOS XyWrite or NotaBene and the Windows environment. You supply your copy of DOS XyWrite or NB in a folder on your Windows computer and the installer takes care of the rest. The solution has advanced display support (scalable window size, crisp TrueType-based fonts, mouse wheel scrolling, transparency, etc.), bidirectional clipboard support, and print preview of XyWrite output as PDFs that can be printed on any Windows printer. The installer contains ready-to-use XyWrite/NB printer files for Letter and A4 paper sizes. Thanks to vDosPlus, using any DOS word processor is again possible. If you are not into XyWrite, vDosPlus can even run WordPerfect, WordStar, or even the Y2K-crippled MS-Word 5.0. Please note that this installer is only for DOS XyWrite-based products including XyWrite 3+ and 4, NotaBene 3 or later, and IBM/XyQuest Signature.
    "NEW DOWNLOAD -- There is even a separate documentation package for vDosPlus XyWrite version 5.01 to supplement a Mac installation which the installer does not support. This package has all the help documents, supplied XyWrite print files, and icons without the executables. No support for installing on a Mac is provided. You can use the vDosPlus Mac system provided by Edward Mendelson to install XyWrite.
    https://www.lexitec.fi/xywrite/utility.html
    June 16, 2021 ComStar Computers & Consulting cloned the master system hard drive using Clonezilla software.

    Note: This timeline contains only main events. If it were possible to recount all events, then an continuing tapestry would be seen to unfold.
    The compiler, looking back, is convinced that there is no way that the book and website could have been created in his own ability and strength. (Philippians 2:13; Philippians 1:6)



    Possible Future Uses of the Website

    A possible future use for the website Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal might be to expand it according to the publishing/editorial process used to create, for example, THE WESTMINSTER CONFESSION OF FAITH, The Synod of Dordt, THE ZONDERVAN PICTORIAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BIBLE, The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation, and The Institute for Nouthetic Counseling, THE SELF-CONFRONTATION MANUAL, and so forth, and so on.
    The essence of the process is to call together a large group of trusted Christian scholars, and then to assign each one a certain subject to expand upon, in keeping with their experience.



    Steps to Manually Install this Customized Copy of the Legacy Word Processor, XyWrite 4.015 for Windows

    Required items:

    1. A laptop or a desktop computer with Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3 (ie. a Dell Latitude D610). It requires an IDE drive with drivers installed (ie. Fujitsu Model: MHV2040AH, 40 GB). A IDE drive is not compatible with the newer system configuration after Windows XP. For newer computers and operating systems one must create a vDosPlus for XyWrite mode using https://www.lexitec.fi/xywrite/utility.html

    2. A free CD containing the customized XyWrite 4.015 for Windows for manual installation.

    Source of CD:
    Steven C. Kettler
    info@lettermen2.com
    skcorrespond@gmail.com

    Steps for a Manual Installation

    1. Copy the directory XY4 on the CD to C:/APPS on your computer. C:/APPS/XY4 directory includes EDITOR.EXE, LEGAL.SPL, PER.SPL, PUBLISH.SPL, SAVEGET.SGT, STARTUP.INT, XY4.HLP, XY4.KBD, and so forth.

    The current STARTUP.INT is as follows (gives the path to customized files currently being used and being loaded automatically): 

    DEFAULT DR=C:\APPS\XY4;*;
DEFAULT EB=700,12288;*;
LOAD C:\APPS\XY4\SETTINGS.DFL;;*;
LOGIN STEVE;*;
LOAD C:\APPS\XY4\MACRO.KBD;*;
LOAD C:\APPS\XY4\PUBLISH.SPL;*;
LOAD C:\APPS\XY4\XY4.MNU+C:\APPS\XY4\XY4.DLG;*;
LOAD C:\APPS\XY4\XY4.HLP;*;
LOAD C:\APPS\XY4\DICT.HYP;*;
SETP 1;*;
LDSGT C:\APPS\XY4\STYLE\SAVEGETS\OCLC.SAV;*;
DSORT F;*;
C:;*;
CD \WORK\WEBED;*;
IFVASM==1EI;*;
    C:/APPS/XY4 also includes the sub and sub-subdirectories /KEYBOARD, /PROGS, /STYLE, /SAVEGETS, and so forth.

    2. There are five printer files in C:/APPS/XY4. This customized copy of XyWrite 4 being manually loaded used a HP LazerJet 4 Postscript printer, but also includes other printer files that may support your printer.

    3. Copy the directory C:/BATCH from the CD to C: on your computer. This contains the XY.BAT file.

    4. Copy the directory C:/BITFONTS from the CD to C: on your computer.

    5. Copy the directory WEBED from the CD to C:/WORK/WEBED on your computer. This contains all the data, the master HTML files for Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal, and the work files with unformatted data containing possible additions.

    6. Find C:/APPS/XY4/EDITOR.EXE on your computer, create a shortcut, and copy the shortcut to your Windows desktop.

    "Thanks in large part to the work of users of XyWrite, the program is still very usable with Windows (or MS-DOS, and thus Linux). Even on Pentium and similar hardware, it remains noticeably faster than MS Word or OpenOffice.org." -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XyWrite

    Becoming proficient with XyWrite 4 will be a steep learning curve for most individuals. However, anyone who writes will find it to be a powerful, time saving word processor, well-worth learning. It is being overshadowed by technological changes, but it still can be used to great advantage. It must be used offline with Windows XP and earlier versions of Windows.

    "XyWrite is a word processor for MS-DOS and Windows modeled on the mainframe-based ATEX typesetting system. Popular with writers and editors for its speed and degree of customization, XyWrite was in its heyday the house word processor in many editorial offices, including the "New York Times" from 1989 to 1993. XyWrite was developed by David Erickson and marketed by XyQuest from 1982 through 1992, after which it was acquired by The Technology Group. The final version for MS-DOS was 4.18 (1993); for Windows, 4.13." -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XyWrite

    The compiler speculates that XyWrite is probably the only word-processing programs that could be used to efficiently create the book and website, because of its powerful advanced capabilities, some of which are listed elsewhere, not the least of which is partial Boolean search capabilities, "AND."

    Currently (May 2021) XyWrite 4.015 for Windows continues to be used offline on a Dell Latitude D610 laptop running Windows XP Professional. Because XyWrite and Windows NotePad both create ASCII files, their files are interchangeable between an offline laptop and online desktop computer with Windows 10. Working offline is necessary because Windows operating systems after Windows XP no longer support MS-DOS applications in full screen mode. Apparently newer versions of Windows do not protect MS-DOS applications from viruses.

    The following resources will help the new user become familiar with the software and operator interface.

    XyWrite III Manual
    http://www.lexitec.fi/xywrite/xy3-manual.pdf

    XyWrite User Manuals
    http://www.xywrite.com/

    Command Reference Guide XyWrite 4.0
    XyWrite 4.0, Jan 1993 -- distributed on seven 3.5" HD floppy diskettes, and shipped with five bound manuals: Installation and Learning Guide, Making the Transition, Customization Guide, Command Reference Guide, pdf:Command Reference Guide XyWrite 4.0, and LAN Administrator's Guide.

    Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal. A Colophon and General Timeline
    http://www.lettermen2.com/colophon.html

    Kramer, Douglas, et al., XyWrite III Plus Reference Guide, ISBN: 0927923157 9780927923156.

    Rothman, David H., and John C. Dvorak (foreword), XyWrite Made Easier, Revised and Expanded for XyWrite III Plus, ISBN: 0830607404 9780830607402 0830630406 9780830630400.

    Tyson, Herbert L., XyWrite Revealed.
    "Includes a disk containing 100 XPL programs including those described in Chapter 6."

    XyWWWeb
    XyWrite Apps and Info on the WWW.
    http://www.serve.com/xywwweb/
    and
    https://web.archive.org/web/20081020211722/http://www.serve.com/xywwweb/index.shtml

    XyWrite.com, A General XyWrite Resource, Brian Henderson
    "This site is dedicate to all things XyWrite."
    Includes XyWrite's Distributed Files for XyWrite 4, Ver. 4.016 and XyWrite III, Ver. 3.56, XyWrite Manuals, applications and various other links, and so forth, and so on.
    http://www.xywrite.com/

    Updated XyWin Install Files (5.0Mb)
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