Pretty much everything in any church service is directed toward the worship of the triune God, but in Salzburg Cathedral it was so obvious. The building and the music represent the very best of human achievement, and none of it was for me. That I can see, hear and enjoy them is pure grace.
As one of the keynote participants in The King’s University’s annual fall Interdisciplinary Studies Conference last month, Dr. Richard Mouw gave a public address, “Reformations Keep Happening: 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities,” (reviewed in the October 9 issue of Christian Courier). I sat down with Mouw after this lecture for an interview. Following is an abbreviated record of our conversation.
What value do Reformed institutions give to Christians in Canada today? From our places of work to education to worship and culture, their influence and impact are all around us, often in ways we don’t realize.
Where does the time go? Can it really be 500 years since Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the castle church in Wittenberg? I will not say that it seems like only yesterday, but I will observe that it is an event worth celebrating and lamenting.
It should give us great hope to see that the Word of God is still going out from Jerusalem to Judea, and Samaria, and Europe, and North America, and the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). It’s accomplishing the purpose for which He sent it in AD 33, 1000, 1517 and today.
In his evening lecture for the general public on September 20, Mouw began by saying that he did not want to look back at the 16th century Protestant Reformation but instead look forward to current and future opportunities and challenges facing the Christian church, within primarily Western Christendom.
My October 10 column (“How can Christian universities flourish?”) generated letters of response from two emeritus presidents of Reformed colleges. One of the ideas debated was the phrase “hospitably Reformed.” This is a powerful phrase but it seems to mean different things to different people. What does it mean to be “hospitably Reformed”?
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