Tag: calvin
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Que Será Christians
In my family, my parents liked to give each of their beloved children a “theme song.” And so it was that, growing up, my sister was haunted by family members singing “Rocky Raccoon,” and I found myself treated to regular group-singings of Doris Day’s mid-century hit, “Que Será.” I found myself thinking about that song…
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Reading Calvin and the Rule of Love
This month, I will be preaching and teaching on questions that have come from the pews–we are calling it the “Ask Me Anything” sermon series, and so far the questions I have received have proven quite interesting. Initially, I had conceived of this as an opportunity for folks to ask questions about our faith and…
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A blog about (not) blogging, and other experiences that take my breath away
I posted the following to presbymergent‘s website and it should, pending review, show up sometime over the course of the next week. I spent a little time working on it, so I didn’t quite have the time to write something for here this week, so I thought I would post it here as well. Enjoy!…
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What does your Calvin Look Like?
The NYTimes posted an article this week about Mark Driscoll and his church, Mar’s Hill, which they conveniently entitled, “Who Would Jesus Smack Down?” Actually, the article is just as much about Calvinism as it is about Driscoll, in particular what the author calls “New Calvinism.” She writes of Driscoll: What is new about Driscoll…
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OH Calvin…
I had an epiphany today…. I was goofin’ off on my guitar playing Colbie Caillat and loving her lyrics… and suddenly I realized something. I think, in all sincerity, that if Calvin were alive today he would write mellow surfer guitar music like Colbie Caillat– or at least he would like it alot. And this…
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Whadda Whadda Week….
If you didn’t guess from the title, it’s been a “week.” Not only has my time been consistently filled with various obligations, but my mind has been filled persistently with all sorts of things that are troubling me. For instance, this week we read the section on Predestination and Election in the Institutes for class,…
Deeper in me than I 