Despite what some blogs will tell you, we haven’t yet reached the anniversary of Calvin’s birth. But we’re getting close. I’d say next week, but I’ve been wrong before (I’m the Jack Van Impe of guessing birthdays). To mark the impending occasion, my friend Chris Brauns wonders what it would take to bring Calvin up [...]
Archive for June, 2009
the education of John Calvin
Posted in John Calvin on June 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
time to sell
Posted in Ethics, Politics on June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m catching up on the reading that piled up while I was playing miniature golf in Myrtle Beach (and thinking that churches should implement their own version of Jungle Safari’s stroke limit—“You’ve been hitting this sermon for 30 minutes, Pastor Woods, and it’s obvious that this one isn’t going in the hole. A large group [...]
what the what?
Posted in Ethics on June 27, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Several of the women in my neighborhood (ladies is a bit too strong) attended a party last night that celebrated a distinctive male body part (the one responsible for procreation). One of them baked a cake in the shape of this item and called my wife to come over and view it. She declined, saying [...]
is this Protestant?
Posted in Theology on June 25, 2009 | 34 Comments »
I love Tom Wright. He is the only Christian leader I have paid to hear speak, and I considered it money well spent. I once heard him lecture on worship, and I realized that I had probably never worshipped before in my life. I read his stuff on God’s cosmic plan of redemption, and I [...]
good times
Posted in miscellaneous on June 23, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I’m being presumptuous here, but some of you may have noticed that I didn’t blog last week. I spent the week enjoying Myrtle Beach, S.C., with my parents and three brothers and their families. I would have told you that we were gone, but I just bought a Wii and I didn’t want anyone [...]
what could you do in Geneva?
Posted in John Calvin on June 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Which of the following was not a blue law in Geneva?
a) taverns were turned into religious clubs, where customers were permitted to sing Psalms or edify other diners but they could not swear, slander, or dance.
b) wine was forbidden on Sundays
c) the authorities must approve the names of newborn children. There was a black list [...]
who did Calvin marry?
Posted in John Calvin on June 10, 2009 | 6 Comments »
A long-time bachelor with disastrous dating habits (think about it, would you want to have dinner and a movie with this man?), Calvin finally married who? The answer is in the comment section.
a) a wealthy German whose large dowry supported his life as a scholar.
b) a French Protestant cougar, recommended by John Farel, who was [...]
sign of the times
Posted in Ethics, Theology on June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Reformed Church of America is meeting this week, and an item in yesterday’s GR Press from their report on Synod caught my attention. Does anyone else find this interesting? “Also on tap today: An official declaration of racism as a sin, a report on a three-year homosexuality dialogue and a reconsideration of Friday’s decision to [...]
nice party, where is everybody?
Posted in John Calvin on June 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Thank you for correcting me on the date of Calvin’s birthday. I apparently misread some correspondence with Zondervan, and thinking that Calvin’s birthday was June 10 rather than July 10, worked feverishly over the weekend to compose a Koinonia blogpost for this Wednesday. Then I quickly posted some Calvin trivia without confirming his birthday on wikipedia [...]
talking about the Christian worldview
Posted in Christian Worldview on June 8, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Yesterday I was interviewed by the InternetMonk about the tension between loving God and the things of this world. Stop by and leave a comment there or here and I’ll do my best to respond. This is the second week of an intense summer school schedule so I will appreciate your patience.
