Today’s Quote – Gospel (Calvin)

John Calvin, Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life: The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life. It cannot be grasped by reason and memory only, but is fully understood when it possesses the whole soul and penetrates to the inner recesses of the heart. Let nominal Christians cease from insulting […]

Today’s Quote – Bible (Calvin)

John Calvin, Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life: The law of God contains in itself the dynamic of the new life by which his image is fully restored in us; but by nature we are sluggish, and, therefore, we need to be stimulated, aided in our efforts by a guiding principle. A sincere repentance […]

It’s John Calvin’s birthday (almost)

Next year marks the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth. A number of books are being published already as biographical retrospectives of his life. And ChristianAudio is also making available for free one of his books in an audio format. Of Prayer and the Christian Life is actually a portion of his larger work, The […]

John Calvin’s Expository Genius

I recently finished reading Steve Lawson’s first book in his new series, “A Long Line of Godly Men:” The Expository Genius of John Calvin. It is more than a biography; it is an examination of his sermon style that has as its aim “to raise the bar for a new generation of expositors.” Several things […]