Dr. C. Van Dam on Parliament Hill

Dr. Van Dam of Burlington and professor of Old Testament at the Canadian Reformed Theological College spoke on Parliament Hill this week. Check out a report by my brother, Pastor George. May the LORD bless this work that ARPA is doing.

John Calvin meets Podcasting on his 500th Birthday

Here is a beautiful opportunity to do something many of us have never done....

John Calvin's Institutes are available by podcast, read by a man with a pleasant voice.

You can listen HERE

This is a remarkable project by Princeton. There will be a new 10 to 15 minute reading posted every day, for the following year.

You can subscribe to it at iTunes for free.

Happy listening and Happy Birthday Jean Cauvin!

National Post Editorial

It's remarkable that the National Post has taken to publishing pointedly Christian columns. Several columnist write from a Christian perspective. But now they ran a Christian Christmas editorial. I'm reading Tim Keller's Reson for God. In it he claims that the demise of a Christian voice in the public square is overstated. There are many Christians who are in various places of influence throughout North America. This editorial underlines that thesis.

Prayer at a Remembrance Day Service

I was invited to lead the assembly in prayer at a Remembrance Day Memorial Service at a retirement complex in Burlington. I asked our heavenly Father to comfort those who mourn the death of loved ones and that the memory of the dead in the past 100 years in the battlefields of Europe Asia and Africa might spur us on to strive for peace. I then acknowledged that this could only ultimately occur under the grace of God in the Prince of Peace, our Lord Jesus Christ in whose name we pray and who will come again.

It was remarkable how many of the seniors came to me and thanked me for praying in the name of Jesus. They all said, "That no longer happens in public prayers." Imagine that! It has become remarkable for a Christian gospel preacher to pray publicly in the name of Jesus Christ!

The Shack

There is a very popular book being promoted by many. It's called "The Shack". It's main plot line is that a fellow named Mac gets a letter from God saying that he should go to "the Shack" which he does, and has a conversation with God. This book is not on my "recommended reading list."

Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle has a good review of the book here. Take 8 minutes of your day and watch this video.