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PRAYING FOR MY BELOVED CRC MEMBERS & CALVIN COLLEGE et al to NOT ACQUIESCE TO FAR-LEFT LIBERALISM TO TRY TO BE ‘COOL’:

JESUS SAID: “I pray not that thou should take them out of the world, but that thou should keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

And for their sakes ..."

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Thursday, November 30, 2017

Thursday, November 9, 2017

good stuff (calvin #4) : "NEWSMAX ALL-TIME 25 GREATEST CHRISTIAN BOOKS"

"NEWSMAX ALL-TIME  25 GREATEST CHRISTIAN BOOKS

1. "The Confessions of St. Augustine" by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. c.400 — Augustine of Hippo's magnum opus explains how a great sinner became a great saint. Augustine astutely notes that God has made us for Himself, and that our hearts are restless until we find our rest in Him. In Confessions, Augustine articulates the soulful inner search for meaning that in many ways remains a hallmark of Western literature even today.

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2. "The Book of Common Prayer" by Thomas Cranmer, 1549 — Used by devout Anglicans worldwide, there are some 300 million copies in print, according to literary agent Dan Balow. It includes familiar lines like: "We have left undone those things which we ought to have done…" The book continues to this day to undergo multiple revisions.

3. "Small Catechism for Children" by Martin Luther, 1529 — Luther's work spread Luther's Protestant interpretation of Scripture to generations of Christians, even into the 20th century. Luther credited it as one of his top literary achievements. The PBS special, "Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World" (9/12/17) said that during his lifetime, Martin Luther wrote a quarter of all books sold in Europe. Author Dr. Timothy J. Wengert says Luther became "the first living best-selling author."

4. "Institutes of the Christian Religion" by John Calvin, 1559 — It was written by the Reformation's second major leader. Calvin's influence extended to the New World, where, as scholar Loraine Boettner notes, two-thirds of Americans in the founding era were indirectly schooled by him.

5. "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan, 1678 — It's said to ..."


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our beloved BETSY HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR : "Betsy DeVos dressed as Ms. Frizzle for Halloween and people aren't happy"

BETSY HAS  A SENSE OF HUMOR : "Betsy DeVos dressed as Ms. Frizzle for Halloween and people aren't happy" ...Fifty-two episodes of "The Magic School Bus" aired on PBS between 1994 and 1997. In each episode, Frizzle took her class on "field trips" using the magic school bus, which could transform into various forms depending on the destination. .."


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Friday, November 3, 2017

WHAT CALVIN SAID ABOUT ABORTION "John Calvin - 500th Anniversary of Christian Reformation"

Im sure its true, but they dont cite the source
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Calvin's statement in opposition to abortion seems as timely now as when he first framed it: "If it seems more horrible to kill a man in his own house, then in a field,...it ought surely to be deemed more atrocious to destroy a fetus in the womb before it has come to light."..."

https://www.christianreformation500years.info/john-calvin.html

JESUS HEALS!

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

(fuller sem also accepts gifts from Lilly) IT CONCERNS ME THAT CALVIN SEMINARY & CRC ACCEPTS "GRANTS" FROM the LILLY ENDOWMENT (ie pharmaceutical company)

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maybe no strings attached, but the tendency is for those who receive such donations to look more favorably upon this pharmaceutical company and the use of medications in general than they might otherwise. 

That is, pastors ( & others, in some cases also seminary professors) normally are probably  more inclined to to preach & advise trying to deal with illness, pain, & other medical issues via spiritual channels  (ie God, Jesus, prayer ) and find a higher meaning for the pain, illness, etc . 

But medicine wants to take away all the pain mostly with pills. Consciously or unconsciously, pastors may be more lenient or apathetic about medication due to donations from medication companies. Or may even go so far as to start promoting such medication companies in some cases. 

There are times when medication is valid & legitimate for medical issues. However, there are other times when it may not be, or not so much so. Sometimes God does give us "trials" that may seem to  manifest itself in the form of medical problems. And if we just "drug it away" or "numb it away" we may be missing something God wants us to address spiritually. In fact, the Catholic church actually even goes so far as to say that sometimes the pain we carry may have a higher purpose. 

"Launched earlier this year, the three-year Financial Shalom project was made possible through a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.'s National Initiative to Address Economic Challenges Facing Pastoral  
Leaders..."

(half of GR,GRCH,CALVIN, PRCH,& CRC was BUILT by Amway) GOOD STEWARDS "DeVos family, Stryker heir make Forbes' list of top philanthropists " MLive.com

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2017/10/devos_family_stryker_heir_make.html

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