Encouraging Faith Manifestoes for People with Open Ears

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This is a collection of 18 Biblical meditations interpreting both Old and New Testaments. They are a compilation of what was spoken to mostly local congregations in the Toronto Ontario area of Canada between 1977 and 2011 by a lay preacher Calvin Seerveld. Certain old traditional hymns (no longer under copyright) and a few newly composed Psalms texts by Seerveld with melodies are included which are relevant to the exposition. Occasional photographic illustrations document what is spoken.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Congregations of Christian believers constituted the majority of audiences for these public presentations. Exposition represents a hermeneutics in the tradition of Martin Luther and Jean Calvin often with a contemporary twist that relates the biblical passages to current societal problems political troubles and ordinary daily life. A few meditations end with a prayer.</span></p>