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July 11, 2015 | Leave a Comment

Through the looking glass

They stare at me with suspicion. A dozen or so men and women—teachers, businesspeople, students, professionals. Parents, grandparents, their children. These are people of experience, intelligence, and faith. They suspect that I’m crazy when I talk about predestination.

So…we have nothing to do with it? We have no choice? Our choice doesn’t matter? Couldn’t I do whatever I want, if it doesn’t matter? These are good questions. I shrug sympathetically.

We’re gathered in the church’s sanctuary for a short class on Heinrich Bullinger’s Second Helvetic Confession. Bullinger wrote its 30 chapters in 1562 as a personal statement of faith, [Read more…]

Predestination Tagged: church sanctuary, curious questions, Heinrich Bullinger, nursery staff, Second Helvetic Confession


This is the day that
the Lord has made;
let us rejoice
and be glad in it.

– Psalm 118:24
Rev. Dr. MJ Romano

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