A Letter from Mac MacArthur

Dear Eddie,

I am the cousin of pastor John MacArthur. I know how you admire him so I wanted to send this photo of him as a wee lad. He is pictured here reading MY book. Every time he came over he would grab that book and read it for hours. I finally gave him an autographed copy of his own on his thirteenth birthday. 

Keep up the good work!

Mac MacArthur

3 Years Young

Calvinistic Cartoons is 3 years old today.

Fan Photo from John Philson

A few years ago, I was invited to attend a surprise birthday party for John MacArthur. (His birthday is the same as C.H. Spurgeon, y'know) It was a thrill to be among the thousands and hear an expository message on the entire book of Romans. John Philson took this snapshot of the east side of the crowd. If you want better detail, then click on the photo. Thanks for the wide lens shot of half the room! I'll be sending you either a check for $7,000 or a copy of Against Calvinism by the Three Amigos.

It's Me Birthday

Well, folks, I was born on September 1, 1949

so I am sixty-one years young today.

I only hope the next sixty one years

is as exciting as these last ones!

Cut yourself a big piece of the cake.

The cokes are in the fridge, just help yourself!

Me and Jonathan E

Calvin's Birthday

B Day

Thirty years ago, an Arminian entrepeneur, Lamont Gummery, wrote me a letter and closed with, "I hope you live to be as old as your jokes." Well, today I turn sixty. SIXTY!! I HAVE NOW LIVED OVER ONE THIRD OF MY NATURAL LIFE! All I can say is to love God, love people, and keep the fun in the fundamental things. I still maintain that only a Calvinist can really enjoy life to the fullest. With Christ, life is a great adventure with a fantastic ending...or better, a fantastic never-ending! Have a blessed day my brothers and sisters! My birthday wish is for you to send up a short prayer for me to find a job here in Kuwait. I will let you know when God opens that office door. Shukran. ("Shook-run") That's "Thank you" in Arabic.

All Calvinists Invited

I want to be the first to announce the Calvin 600 which will be an even bigger birthday bash than the 500. It will take place in Denver, Colorado (sort of a midway point) at the Denver Convention Center. The admission is FREE! ...and there will be FREE FOOD, FREE TEA, and best of all, FREE BOOKS! Everyone who attends will receive a full-color hologram of John Calvin just like the one pictured above. (click on the photo for a more detailed view) Mark it on your calendars! July 9th, 2109. See ya there!

2 Events Causing Some Calvinists Alarm

Two events have attempted to take the focus off of today's 500th birthday bash for John Calvin:

1. O.J. Simpson's birthday falls on the same day as JC's and
2. What will be known in the annals of history as "The Penguin Bazooka Rampage".

It seems a colony of penguins from Antarctica have been seeking out Open Theists and blowing them away. Police have arrested ninety seven but several have been in hiding since last night. A note was found by the police by an abandoned bazooka, but no one can understand the scribblings.

"Even though Open Theists are heretical in their theology, we cannot condone the actions of these renegade penguins!" said Pastor/teacher/movie reviewer Joe Bob Calvin, a Texan who claims to be a descendant of the famous reformer. (Happy Birthday old friend)