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On March 9-11, 2017 The @RyanCenter at @UnionUniversity will host a festival celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation

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We are delighted to be co-hosting this event along with @tnbaptist !

[Ray Van Neste @rvannest]

Thank you, Lord, for the life & labors of Grant Osborne

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As part of a Christian liberal arts-based university, @UnionSTM has exciting & strategic opportunities for integrating theological education with other disciplines, such as art, music, history, economics, business, science, engineering, medicine and more.
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[Ray Van Neste @rvannest]

"there is nothing in this world to be desired more than to see the church grow and have an infinite number of believers"- #Calvintheevangelist preaching on Acts 6

[Ray Van Neste @rvannest]

"even though we have tumult & turmoil, let us do as we are commanded & work to win the whole world to God"- #Calvintheevangelist preaching on Acts 6

[Ray Van Neste @rvannest]

"We must have zeal and a burning desire that everyone be brought to the knowledge of God for his forgiveness and for salvation"- #Calvintheevangelist, still preaching on Acts 6

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Great lecture on Luther as a Theologian of Love by our scholar-in-residence, Dr. Ron Rittgers

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"For Luther there was no division between the professorial and the pastoral"- Ron Rittgers

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"What Luther was doing in his early lectures was trying to pastor himself and his students"- Ron Rittgers

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‘Though I am now an old man, and accustomed to preaching, I tremble as often as I enter the pulpit.’- Luther

[Ray Van Neste @rvannest]

Thankful for @bellevuepastor @fshackel4d @JustinWainscott @JimShaddix & Eric Smith preaching at our @REF500_UnionUni festival of preaching a year ago. This student's assessment summarizes the event well https://t.co/k6kvNX28TV

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"some of the most powerful gospel preaching I have ever heard"- student response to our Festival of Preaching

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Ten years ago today, Union’s campus took a direct hit from an EF-4 tornado, resulting in $40 million worth of damage and the loss of nearly 80 percent of student housing.

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[Ray Van Neste @rvannest]

Here is my list of best books I read in 2017, biblical studies, history, theology, biography, fiction, etc. https://t.co/0Qnji0J3wB

[REF500 @REF500_UnionUni]

Wonderful book, WHy the Reformation Still Matters, for free! https://t.co/MW7tiDe9t8

[Ray Van Neste @rvannest]

This excellent book on the #Reformation by @mike_reeves & Tim Chester is FREE @christianaudio ! https://t.co/4KOUbGEbBj Don't miss this one

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"unquestionably, no one will ever be a good pastor, unless he shows himself to be a father to the Church that is committed to him"- Calvin

[Ray Van Neste @rvannest]

Happy 534th birthday to Martin Luther!

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The REF500 Hymnfest was a treat! You can view it here, in case you missed it or just want to experience it again!
https://t.co/FyZZ35mtI1

[Ray Van Neste @rvannest]

"The fundamental starting point of Christianity is to adore God rightly"- John Calvin

[Ray Van Neste @rvannest]

I love hearing my children today still humming & singing hymns from the REF500 hymnfest last night @fbcjackson