Old Fights Seem to Repeat Themselves

Major Discovery by CC Fan

While Calvinistic Cartoon fan, Aberdeen Candun was reading our blog yesterday, he remembered an old comic book he had stored away in the attic back in 1988.. To his surprise, on the inside back cover, he found the words, "Spurgeon will run into Jack the Ripper outside the Metropolitan Tabernacle on March 13th, 1888 at 8 P.M... Tell Holmes to stop the encounter at any cost." 

Wake Up Call

On Track

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Corky's Fact File #5

FREE Spurgeon Gems on Kindle

A quality eBook from Chapel Library (active Contents and footnotes)
Spurgeon Gems is a collection of quotations from Spurgeon’s sermons, preached during the years 1880 through 1892. The 280 quotations mostly consist of a few sentences up to a paragraph and are arranged into 34 relevant topics. Few if any preachers of the Word ever have preached the Gospel of the grace of God with greater clarity. These excerpts serve as an introduction to the writings of Spurgeon, a refreshing reminder of the glories of the Lord, and a summary of the doctrines proclaimed by this outstanding man of God.
 
Topical areas include:

1) About God
2) Salvation: The Message; Centered in Christ; Sin; Faith; Unbelief; Works; Man’s Responsibility; God’s Sovereignty; The Call
3) Sanctification: Obedience, Walking by Faith; Humility/Pride; Fear of God; Communion and Worship; False Profession; Worldliness
4) Wisdom
5) Trials and Suffering: Certainty; Slander; Christ as Conqueror; Hope; Perseverance; God’s Sovereignty 
6) Prayer: Importance; How to Pray; Earnestness 
7) Family
8) Evangelizing the Lost
9) The Bible
10) The Preacher and the Church: Preaching the Word; The Pastor as Shepherd; The Pastor and the Flock; The Church

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January Calendar 2014

Family Feud

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It'll grow on ya.

Steampunked #1

Big enough to frame if you open in new window. This is the first of 10 steampunked preachers of old. Prescheduled are Calvin, Luther, Pink, Matthew Henry, Jonathan Edwards, William Carey, John Knox, George Whitefield and John Bunyan. The last one will appear September 19th. Collect them all!

I am open for suggestions for the month of October, November or December.

P.S. - Someone saw me working on the Steampunk Pink (appearing September 10) and asked if I was making fun of him. IN NO WAY! I greatly admire and adore all these men! Steampunk is an art form that has recently intrigued me. It artistically promulgates someone who is a visionary yet embraces history. A person who is ahead of his time, in thought and action. So with all civility and respect, I present these steampunked exhibits of some of history's finest men.   

Still Alive!

The Saturday Evening Post used to run some really interesting stories. Thanks to Melvin Van Clampett for sending us this page. Expect a check.

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Dave Hunt's 1918 Invention

 Yes! This is the same Dave Hunt who wrote, "What Love is This?"( His reply to the 5 Points of Calvinism.) During our research on Evangelical Inventions of the Past we uncovered this contraption that claimed to give instant Arminian apologetical responses to any Calvinistic question that might pop up during a Bible study, preaching session or casual conversation. This device was first sold at Dave Hunt's John 3:16 conference and pot-luck supper in Misconstrue, Washington and was hailed by Arminians everywhere as the "single most sure-fire anti-Calvinist super weapon thingy that ever was." Hunt had to discontinue it's use after several participants became Calvinists anyway. 

Above is a photo taken in 1919 just before a church service where the pastor was going to read one of C.H. Spurgeon's unedited sermons. These are the deacons of the First Free Will Church of the Pines. The pastor was promptly fired after he closed the reading with an "Amen".

Corky Ad Contest Entry #6

This ad was sent to us by Haman Noodleday of Brimington, New Jersey. He said he could smell the seven million dollars and hopes to win with this old advertisement from Soft Drink Magazine in Canada.

Dialogue Dispute

Here is the challenge: These three busts above (Darwin, Finney and Spurgeon) have been placed together on a bookshelf by some ignoramus. Use your imagination and come up with a caption where one, two or all have something to say. This challenge will never end. I plan on using some, not all, (sorry, Arminians) to post with dialogue balloons and full credit to the humorist on this blog and my Facebook page during the months ahead. Good Providence to all the Calvinists who participate and good luck to all the Arminians and Semi-Pelagians who try their best.

Contest

Get Down

Shy Lynn sings Shai Linne song

In Search of a New Robin

Thanks to Gouda Gauman for sending this Batman page to our offices in Kuwait. Of course, our policy is to send a $7,000 check to those we decide to publish. It's on it's way Gouda! Thanks for being a loyal fan of Calvinistic Cartoons when so many are taking the fast track of Facebook and not looking back. We appreciate you and those who continue reading this blog.

PrayStation Game Re-Released

An Oldie but not Moldy

The Masked Arminian Pastor #21

A Friend Died

I just found out that my friend, Mike Ross, died. I used to see him every year when I attended the Christian Booksellers Convention. Bob (his father) and Mike were always there with the Pilgrim Publications booth, smiling and introducing many to the great Spurgeon books they published. Mike was a joy to be around. His exuberance and love for life was uplifting. He reminded me of a combination of Charles Spurgeon and Hoss Cartwright. He is worshiping the Lord Jesus Christ face to face now...and I know he has probably run into Spurgeon by now.

MICHAEL ROSS (1963-2012) OF PILGRIM PUBLICATIONS AND

PILGRIM BOOK STORE GOES TO BE WITH THE LORD (09-05-2012)

By Mike's Father, Bob L. Ross

In one of my Bibles, my son Michael had long ago written these few words when he was between 8 and 9 years old::

"Michael Ross

 John 3:16

 Jan. 8, 1972)"

Right beside those words, I later wrote the following:

"Michael confessed faith in Christ as Saviour on Nov. 25, 1973.

 I had preached on Abraham's faith."

Michael was 10 years old.

He had his 49nth birthday on Wednesday,  August 29, 2012.

For most of his 49 years, even from an early age, Michael was enthusiastically devoted to working in the publication and distribution of C. H. Spurgeon's sermons and other books. You can no doubt find Mike'  fingerprints on Spurgeon's sermons and publications perhaps all over the world where he has shipped book orders.

Funeral services are currently being planned for Saturday morning at First Baptist Church, Fairmont Parkway at Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, Texas.

Michael sent regular offerings from Pilgirm Publications to support Missionary

Daniel Shanks in the West Indies and Missionary Allan Roman in Mexico.

Obituary

Michael Joseph Ross, 49, passed away September 5, 2012 in Pasadena, TX. Michael was born August 29, 1963 in Ironton, OH. Michael is survived by his father, Bob L. Ross; mother, Ruth Amos and husband Jerry; siblings, Deborah Antoine, Nathan Ross and wife Katar, and Rebecca Ross; step-siblings, Wade Amos and wife Sue, and Christy Keeling and husband Dean; niece and nephews, Evan Antoine, Natalie Ross and Stephen Ross; aunt, Rhoda Smith and husband Jack; uncle, John Gilpin; cousins, Chuck Ross, Robbie Ross (pitcher for the Texas Rangers), Gerald Ross and Wally Ross; as well as numerous other loving relatives. Visitation will be held Friday, September 7, 2012 from 5 to 8pm at Rosewood Funeral Home Pasadena. Funeral services will be held at 10am, Saturday, September 8, 2012 at First Baptist Church of Pasadena. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Pilgrim Publications for Missionary Support, by mailing donations to P.O. Box 66 Pasadena, TX 77501.