Posted Wednesday, Nov 24, 2010 Jeff Ballard
I remember once telling a co-worker that I admired the Puritans, and I'll never forget the look of utter astonishment that immediately overtook her face. It was inconceivable for my friend to imagine that someone would admire the Puritans! And this is not surprising, for the ...
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Tags: puritans, thanksgiving
Posted Thursday, Oct 21, 2010 Jeff Ballard
In his own day, John Calvin (1509 – 1564) had great admirers and bitter enemies with very few in between. On one hand, his detractors in Geneva named their dogs after him, and a popular jingle of the day went like this: “Better to be with Beza in hell than with Calvin in ...
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Tags: john calvin, reformation, glory of god