2009 is the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin and in honor of that, Princeton has devised a calendar of readings that will take you all the way through master John’s Institutes during the year. Check it out here.
pretty nice, but read your Bible too.
Archive for December, 2008
Go Calvin in 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Faithful witness
Posted in faithful witness on December 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This is an instructive testimony to the power of a humble, confident, and compassionate witness. Penn Jillette, of the magician team of Penn & Teller, is an outspoken atheist, but recently he met a genuine Christian and can’t seem to get over it.
Penn is the big guy in the picture.
Note this observation (and I’m paraphrasing): “If [...]
Stop it!
Posted in ecclesiology, pastoral sensitivity, thanks for kicking me on December 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Randy Booth nails one of the common failings of the church in a recent post. After talking about how people in the church get on your nerves, he says:
Soon the gripping, complaining, criticizing, gossiping, impatience, avoidance, and isolation set in and church becomes a place where we simply “do our duty,” but we’re not so [...]
Janeolatry
Posted in books, tagged Jane Austen, ladies who know sumpin bout writing on December 16, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Today is Jane Austen’s birthday. Though her books have become “classics” worldwide, like many other great writers, her works were mostly ignored when they were originally published. Her renown came around fifty years after her death when her nephew wrote a memoir of his aunt (A Memoir of Jane Austen) which was published in [...]
Just in time
Posted in Athanasius Press, books, buy me sumpin on December 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We just received another outstanding Athanasius Press publication . . . and it’s just in time for Christmas!
You really do need to stock up on a whole bunch of these for your loved ones. I mean, how many others are going to be giving away the “key” to the book of Revelation for Christmas? [...]
The guilt manipulation conspiracy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged give me a toy, guilt, guilt manipulation on December 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Angie has given an excellent response to a video that is making the rounds among many evangelicals. No one disputes the need for remembering the poor and the obligation we have to be generous with our wealth. And certainly, no one can object to the charge that Americans (and American Christians) have fallen prey to [...]
The feast of St. Nicholas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Advent, slapping heretics, St. Nick on December 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tomorrow is the day set aside by the Church to commemorate the life of Nicholas, bishop of Myra, who died on December 6, 342. Nicholas was orphaned early in life and inherited great wealth from his parents. He used his wealth throughout his life to assist the poor and afflicted.
Nicholas became known for his compassion [...]
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