REF500

We are delighted to be co-hosting this event along with @tnbaptist !

Thank you, Lord, for the life & labors of Grant Osborne

As part of a Christian liberal arts-based university, @UnionSTM has exciting & strategic opportunities for integrating theological education with other disciplines, such as art, music, history, economics, business, science, engineering, medicine and more. uu.edu/academics/scho…

"there is nothing in this world to be desired more than to see the church grow and have an infinite number of believers"- #Calvintheevangelist preaching on Acts 6

"even though we have tumult & turmoil, let us do as we are commanded & work to win the whole world to God"- #Calvintheevangelist preaching on Acts 6

"We must have zeal and a burning desire that everyone be brought to the knowledge of God for his forgiveness and for salvation"- #Calvintheevangelist, still preaching on Acts 6

Great lecture on Luther as a Theologian of Love by our scholar-in-residence, Dr. Ron Rittgers

"For Luther there was no division between the professorial and the pastoral"- Ron Rittgers

"What Luther was doing in his early lectures was trying to pastor himself and his students"- Ron Rittgers

‘Though I am now an old man, and accustomed to preaching, I tremble as often as I enter the pulpit.’- Luther

Thankful for @bellevuepastor @fshackel4d @JustinWainscott @JimShaddix & Eric Smith preaching at our @REF500_UnionUni festival of preaching a year ago. This student's assessment summarizes the event well twitter.com/REF500_UnionUn…

"some of the most powerful gospel preaching I have ever heard"- student response to our Festival of Preaching

Ten years ago today, Union’s campus took a direct hit from an EF-4 tornado, resulting in $40 million worth of damage and the loss of nearly 80 percent of student housing. More on Facebook - facebook.com/UnionUniversit…

Here is my list of best books I read in 2017, biblical studies, history, theology, biography, fiction, etc. rayvanneste.com/?p=5010

Wonderful book, WHy the Reformation Still Matters, for free! twitter.com/rvannest/statu…

"unquestionably, no one will ever be a good pastor, unless he shows himself to be a father to the Church that is committed to him"- Calvin

Happy 534th birthday to Martin Luther!

The REF500 Hymnfest was a treat! You can view it here, in case you missed it or just want to experience it again! youtu.be/uq2hdDpe2Ls

"The fundamental starting point of Christianity is to adore God rightly"- John Calvin

I love hearing my children today still humming & singing hymns from the REF500 hymnfest last night @fbcjackson