The God to Whom We Pray
“I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.” – Jeremiah 24:7 “And this…
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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 an introductory theological essay to the King had been set…
Translations of the Institutes
A reader asked about the different English translations of Calvin’s Institutes. Any translation would probably be serviceable in understanding Calvin’s main intent. We will be using the Battles/McNeill translation for blogging through the Institutes. There are four main English translators/translations:…
Prayer Week 2009
We are looking forward to Prayer Week this year. The theme is “The God to Whom We Pray.” Our guest speaker on Monday evening will be Philip Graham Ryken of 10th Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. If you attend Church of…
Cows – The new environmental criminals
Having no idea what it takes to run a business, meet a payroll, or deal with the consequences of their own actions government beuarocrats decide to tax cows for crimes against the environment. Check out THIS STORY from Business and…
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 the theme of Apocalyptic Literature. The workshop is sponsored…
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 editions (in Latin: 1539, 1543, 1550 and 1559; and in…
How much is 50 million?
Thanks to Justin Taylor for posting on the Mississippi Baptist Convention’s effort to help us better understand the enormity of the 50 million babies aborted in the U.S. Check out the post at “Between Two Worlds” HERE.
Why Are There Never Enough Parking Spaces at the Prostate Clinic?
One of the modern shibboleths of the evangelical church, particularly the evangelical church in the West, is that of culture. One must be interested in culture, or one is simply irrelevant. Books and organizations abound on Christian approaches to various…
Why Are There Never Enough Parking Spaces at the Prostate Clinic?
One of the modern shibboleths of the evangelical church, particularly the evangelical church in the West, is that of culture. One must be interested in culture, or one is simply irrelevant. Books and organizations abound on Christian approaches to various…