The Consumerism of Calvin (yes, that Calvin!)

Meditation for a New Day

I have not read much of John Calvin, but it is worthwhile to meditate upon these words:

This is the wondrous exchange [mirifica commutatio] made by his boundless goodness. Having become with us the Son of Man, he has made us with himself sons of God. By his own descent to the earth he has prepared our ascent to heaven. Having received our mortality, he has bestowed on us his immortality. Having undertaken our weakness, he has made us strong in his strength. Having submitted to our poverty, he has transferred to us his riches. Having taken upon himself the burden of unrighteousness with which we were oppressed, he has clothed us with his righteousness.- John Calvin in Institutes of the Christian Religion.

 May we all experience this wondrous exchange.

Follow-Up to Information and Meaning

On March 2  I posted Information and Meaning. This cartoon by Bill Watterson is an appropriate follow-up to that blog post. In three frames this philosophical cartoonist captures the angst of many regarding both meaninglessness and medications of choice. (Click on the comic for a larger image.)

Moral Law

Lately, with two different groups of people, I have been discussing how one arrives at universal moral laws. Here is Bill Watterson's light-hearted look at the question. His tongue-in-cheek analysis is certainly better than several philosophers I have read. Over the years, as I have read "Calvin and Hobbes" comics, I have often noted a philosophical and theological bent to many of the themes represented. Watterson has hinted that the names of Calvin and Hobbes were chosen as a "tip of the hat" to John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes1. Enjoy this work of art by a great professional cartoonist.
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1. See Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Watterson paragraph labelled "College."

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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
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Calvin on Prayer

My prayer life on a bad day:

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