ECP and Ezra Levant

The ECP Center has recruited Ezra Levant to speak at fundraiser dinners in Alberta.

Check it out.

Edmonton, Red Deer, and Calgary.

If you live in Alberta, make this an important event on your calendar.

This is why we sing Genevan Tunes!

Browsing through Youtube I came across this kind of singing of the Psalms.



Though this music and singing has a wonder and a beauty of its own, it was because the church choirs (only) sang thus, that Calvin contracted out the writing of singable tunes for Congregational singing.

Some of his criteria

- all tunes within one octave range
- only 1/2 and 1/4 notes.
- manageable intervals
- rhythm (Elizabeth one scorned them as the "Genevan Jigs". Apparently she preferred the other style!)
- one syllable -- one note (only broken once or twice in the Genevan Psalter)



This makes the Genevans eminently singable in congregational worship!

The first from Westminster Cathedral (Roman): the second from Westminster Abbey (Anglican)

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Shakedown

Monte Solberg, former CPC cabinet minister and long time MP, writes this about Ezra Levant's new book Shakedown. I think I going to go out and buy it.

The Shack -- Again

Tim Challies has a comprehensive review of the best seller, The Shack. Sometime ago I posted a video review by Mark Driscol, now here is a link to Tim's review. Tim takes a thorough and careful look at the book's teaching on revelation, redemption and the Trinity. All who have read (or plan to read) this book owe it to themselves to read Tim's insightful commentary.