On Monday, Feb 22, Reformed Christians remember the adjournment of the Westminster Assembly in 1649. This collegium of august theologians produced the Westminster Confession and Larger and Shorter Catechisms - documents that profoundly shaped the course of British and American Christianity. This Assembly held one thousand one hundred and sixty three sessions over a period of … Continue reading The Bible in a Year Challenge – Week 9 (Feb 21-27)
Month: February 2016
The Bible in a Year Challenge – Week 8 (Feb 14-20)
On Feb 16, we commemorate the birth of reformer Philip Melanchthon (1497). A collaborator of Martin Luther, Melanchthon was a keen thinker who wrote the first protestant systematic theology. He was known for his piety and his even headedness. For more information about this under-celebrated reformer, check out the Christian History Institute's website. Notes for … Continue reading The Bible in a Year Challenge – Week 8 (Feb 14-20)
The Bible in a Year Challenge – week 7 (Feb 7-13)
The Sunday before Ash Wednesday is the day that liturgical churches celebrate Transfiguration Sunday (known in some circles by the catchy name "Quinquagesima Sunday"). On this day, we recall when Jesus' full glory was revealed to Peter, James, and John (pictured here in a painting by Raphael). The texts we read this week are … Continue reading The Bible in a Year Challenge – week 7 (Feb 7-13)
I Should Have Loved This Book, But I Didn’t: A Review of “Ready Player One”
Full disclosure: I am a Gen Xer. An 80s geek-child. I spent my teen years as a Trek loving, comics collecting, D&D playing, all-things-Spielberg fanboy. I geeked out on EPCOT’s Spaceship Earth (the original ride, with the Walter Cronkite voiceover). I saw the original Dune in theaters and liked it. When other kids went out … Continue reading I Should Have Loved This Book, But I Didn’t: A Review of “Ready Player One”
Horizons of the Possible 