Comments on: Birthday Countdown

By: Canon Howard J. Happ, Ph.D.

Canon Howard J. Happ, Ph.D. — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:00:11 +0000

I’m a bit dense about this sort of thing. How exactly am I supposed to have acquired the clock?

By: Canon Howard J. Happ, Ph.D.

Canon Howard J. Happ, Ph.D. — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:53:22 +0000

Princeton Theological Seminary, B.D., ‘68. Calvin was once my great hero. Still have his picture on my bedroom wall, given by one of my roommates at The U. of Chi Grad School, in ‘65. More recently I celebrate July 10 as the birthday of Marcel Proust.

By: Bardoe

Bardoe — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:39:14 +0000

I share a birthday too! It seems like google isn’t too impressed, once again picking a less significant event.

By: Aarica Myers

Aarica Myers — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:35:42 +0000

Mr. Calvin and I share a birthday! Only 473 years apart. PTL for godly men and leaders like John Calvin. And now, I’ll always remember his birthday!

By: Shiphrah ho

Shiphrah ho — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:23:51 +0000

Sorry, I now could able see the clock is count down but not accurate. Anyway, thanks for this widget. Is really cool to post in my blog.

By: Shiphrah Ho

Shiphrah Ho — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:28:22 +0000

Why I add the John Calvin Birthday Countdown widget in my blogspot. But couldn’t see the time countdown.

By: Sharon Whitley

Sharon Whitley — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:55:04 +0000

One of my all-time heroes of the faith. What a great man, and greatly used of God. Thank You, Lord, for Your servant, Jean Cauvin, without whom we would be still struggling in the darkness of Roman Arminianism, that man-exalting heresy.

By: Idelle Peters

Idelle Peters — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:58:26 +0000

A reply to this story was received from the director of
H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies at
Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary. The story is essentially correct. Calvin did write to his friend Guillaume Farel announcing that he was planning on getting married and indicating a date by which he thought the wedding would take place. However, Calvin did have a specific woman in mind. Calvin was courting a young woman at the time, and was simply awaiting her answer. He does seem to have been premature in making arrangements before being sure she would accept. The information can be found in Richard Stauffer, _The Humanness of John Calvin_ (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1971).
Incidentally, the young woman in question was not Idelette…

By: Idelette Joan Peters

Idelette Joan Peters — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:06:14 +0000

On the lighter side…
As I was born 400 years after the university John Calvin founded, my parents named me after his wife….
My late father had some literature stating a funny story about Calvin but I can’t locate the article anymore. Just wondering if anyone can confirm this John Calvin story. The story is such: Calvin was sure God would provide a wife for him so he secured the date and church, asked his buddy, Farel, to officiate. Calvin was very disappointed when the day came and went and there was no bride. God does provide but you do have to do some looking for a mate and some courting before a wedding can take place.

By: JCis500Admin

JCis500Admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:58:05 +0000

Calling for your Calvin stories and anecdotes! I’ve started a blog devoted to the lighter side of Calvin, while also calling attention to the quincentenary and to more heavy duty web resources, such as this site. Drop by and share some your best Calvin stories! Thanks.