Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

September 11, 2001: National Cathedral Service on September 14, 2001.

11 September 2001 A.D.

The National Cathedral service on September 14, 2001.

The occasion: the demonic attack of the United States by Islamo-fascists as permitted by the All-Governing, Sovereign and Holy God. Remember God and the Sabeans in the story of Job. God had His purpose which was concurrent, but different from, the purpose of the Sabeans who raided, robbed and pillaged Job. While the Devil had his wicked purpose, God had his. Or, presently, the wicked Islamo-fascists have their purposes; God has His. Of course, no one these days could consider that this nation might be under Divine judgment or that God is Sovereign. (Um, read the OT.) Our insufferably un-insightful theological leaders are unhelpful.

It's 11 September 2013. 12 years ago, we were attacked. 1 year ago, Benghazi fell.

“O God our Help in Ages Past
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viLtbgTJQzw

"President George Bush"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0VQH8hODlo

"Battle Hymn of the Republic"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Y9NGXxdAg

"Entire service." 2 hours 20 minutes
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/PrayerServ

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