Al Mohler’s Inauguration Prayer
Here.
Derek Thomas
Calvin blog resumes Monday
The Calvin blog resumes on Monday with Sinclair Ferguson’s comments on the opening five chapters of Book I.
Blog 5: Preface 7-8
“Catabaptists” is Calvin’s term for “Anabaptists” – the sixteenth century radicals who basically wanted nothing to do with the earthly state, and did not encourage concern for the office of…
Blog 4: Preface 5-6
How is the true church to be known? Calvin’s response in the preface to the Institutes is clear: it is known by “the pure preaching of God’s Word and the…
Blog 3: Preface 3-4
Rome’s antagonism towards the Reformers, and Calvin in particular, was that what they taught was “new” and “of recent birth.” To this charge Calvin responds with evident feeling: “First, by…
Blog 2: Preface 1-2
Although the Institutes itself grew five-fold from its first to the fifth edition, the contents of the Preface written to King Francis I remained largely the same. Precedent for publishing…
Preaching Workshop at Tenth
Phil is out of the country and asked me to post this: Tenth Presbyterian Church is hosting its 4th annual Workshop on Biblical Exposition, February 4 to 6, on…
Blog 1: “To the Reader”
The Institutes begins with an introductory, “To the Reader” making references to the unexpected “success” of “the first edition” (1536), the “summary” nature of its contents, the publication of further…
Collin Hansen’s Top Theology Stories
Over at Christianity Today, Collin Hansen has compiled his list of the “Top Ten Theological Stories of 2008.” It includes the phenomenal success of the poorly written and theologically confused,…
Calvin blog
Just a reminder, the Calvin blog begins MONDAY. And, while we’re on Calvin, the Calvin 500 folks tell me that booking is now open for the Conference section here.