In Praise of Men
Today I received an e-mail from a friend known to many at First Presbyterian Church, Peter Jones. In it he recalled meeting Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) in the Vatican some twenty years ago. Peter related how he had…
Month July 2009
Blog 134: 3.17.6 – 3.17.10
Happy birthday, John Calvin! It is my privilege to post the Institutes blog on this glad occasion, giving thanks to God for the enduring legacy of this great Christian. As I have noted before, Calvin’s greatness is seen in part…
Calvin’s 500th
Today, July 10, 2009 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin. Allow me to suggest a little reading to mark the occassion: The Institutes of the Christian Religion – Simply the most beautiful, the finest, and most…
What if Starbucks was like the church?
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Blog 133: 3.17.1 – 3.17.5
In these sections, Calvin is clearly wearied by the ceaseless attacks on justification through faith alone, although he manly perseveres: “come, let us keep beating them back!” he exhorts. In his responses, we encounter a series of classic and very…
Calvin500 (5)
Day 5: and more sermons: Ted Donnelly with a superlative exposition of the closing verses of Romans 8 (if you can get a hold of this sermon you should); Hywel Jones on the Elihu narratives in Job (making the case…
Shakespeare and the Geneva Bible
Shakespeare’s indebtedness to the Bible is a subject of neglect in mainstream Shakespeare scholarship. This is surprising, inasmuch as the relevant data has been compiled by a coterie of Shakespeare scholars, most notably Naseeb Shaheen in his book Biblical References…
Shakespeare and the Geneva Bible
Shakespeare’s indebtedness to the Bible is a subject of neglect in mainstream Shakespeare scholarship. This is surprising, inasmuch as the relevant data has been compiled by a coterie of Shakespeare scholars, most notably Naseeb Shaheen in his book Biblical References…
Calvinism: Best Drunk Shaken
There are few things as refreshing as a large glass of pure orange juice. However if you forget to obey the advice on the carton – best drunk shaken – the experience is rather less than it could be. Without…
Thinking rightly about God
Martin Downes over at Against Heresies posted a link to a helpful response from Douglas Kelley to the book “The Openness of God.” Dr. Kelly writes: The reason the five authors of The Openness of God deny the infinitude of…