tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post5991017617865501456..comments2024-03-21T05:10:57.134+00:00Comments on Mustard Seed Shavings: Unhappy Birthday John CalvinSteve Tilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400505989949096631noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-65455968951668418882009-07-15T22:17:19.587+01:002009-07-15T22:17:19.587+01:00Personally I prefer the Calvin who was friends wit...Personally I prefer the Calvin who was friends with Hobbes...Marcellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-68666603005926455142009-07-14T09:24:32.019+01:002009-07-14T09:24:32.019+01:00Mencken had one other good one. He described consc...Mencken had one other good one. He described conscience as 'the terible fear that someone might be watching.'Steve Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400505989949096631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-56238590729865140922009-07-14T08:16:47.966+01:002009-07-14T08:16:47.966+01:00The trouble is we've no idea whether the caric...The trouble is we've no idea whether the caricatures of Calvin are accurate if we've not read him. So I have no idea if Mencken is right or not, though it's a good line. <br /><br />Wonder if there are some alternatives to Mencken. "The terrible fear that someone, somewhere, is using an unauthorised communion prayer", "the terrible fear that someone, somewhere, might be right", "the terrible fear that someone, somewhere, is singing Kendrick" etc.David Keenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-8950645630472909772009-07-13T17:42:48.914+01:002009-07-13T17:42:48.914+01:00Your opening remark made me laugh out loud. I'...Your opening remark made me laugh out loud. I'm probably only just ahead of you by a few pages.<br /><br />When we were in theological training a group of us wanted to start a Calvinist Club - with the tag line: 'You may already be a member. You just don't know it yet.'Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333341186856092779noreply@blogger.com