Be courageous, Mr President

I am posting this video in case you have not seen it on the Desiring God website. It is a plea to the new President of the USA to think again about the issue of abortion.

John Piper has campaigned about this for many years and we should pray for him as he seeks to make a stand and bring a biblical perspective to the debate on abortion.

We should also join with him in praying for the President - and for those in authority in the UK.

"There is no truer characteristic of believers than that they should promote the glory of the Lord, with which their whole happiness is connected."

Most people know that 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin (12th February), but fewer people are aware that Abraham Lincoln was born on the same day, or that 2009 also marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin (10th July).

I have only recently come across a website that is commemorating the anniversary of the birth of John Calvin by posting a quote from him each day. I have started to have a look each day and am enjoying them. The site is: www.against-heresies.blogspot.com/

Another blog is featuring a daily dose Calvin’s Institutes: www.reformation21.org I have ordered a copy of “The Institutes” from Amazon and will be following that as well.

Why not include a little bit of Calvin in your daily devotions?