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An endorsement by Rev. Dave Larley of All Saints Dallas

An endorsement by Rev. Dave Larley of All Saints Dallas. (click to view)
I had the privilege of meeting Dave+ at the annual Anglican Mission Winter Conference in Houston Texas.  Dave+ is a Canadian who served as an Anglican priest in England before recently becoming the associate priest at All Saints Anglican Church in Dallas Texas.  The Rector and founder of All Saints Dallas is our Senior Bishop and Apostolic Vicar Philip Jones.

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Book review by Peter Kazmaier

by Peter Kazmaier

The Rev. Dr. Ed Hird, Rector of St. Simon’s Church in North Vancouver, British Columbia, in his devotional book, BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF CANADA—RAISING UP THE EMERGING GENERATION OF LEADERS, uses a study of 1st and 2nd Timothy as a starting point for discussing personal, spiritual, sociological, political, and historical issues confronting Canada. He does so with humor, insight, and a keen perception.

Of particular interest to me were many of the anecdotes about people significant in Canadian history such as Louis Riel, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Sir Charles Tupper, Simon Fraser, and Catharine Parr Traill. Ed Hird underlines their strengths, shortcomings and personal spiritual encounters and lets us see how the many facets of their character and experience have contributed to the making of Canada. This is a very enjoyable, inspiring and instructive book to read. With 704 end notes, this book is thoroughly researched and provides instant access to a myriad of source materials.

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Peter Kazmaier,  author of QUESTIONING YOUR WAY TO FAITH and THE HALCYON DISLOCATION

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 About this author

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The Halcyon Dislocation is Peter Kazmaier’s first novel. In writing this work he has been able to pursue a life-long dream of writing fast-paced novels that explore the intersection between adventure, science, faith and philosophy.

His experience as a researcher in chemistry has enabled him to bring authentic scientific insight to his much beloved futuristic fiction series, The Halcyon Cycle.

J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings , C. S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of the Narnia , and Stephen R. Lawhead’s trilogy, Song of Albion are among his favorite and best-loved books. He also very much enjoys science fiction classics such as Robert Heinlein’s Tunnel in the Sky.

The Halcyon Dislocation was selected as a finalist in The Canadian Christian Writing...more

E-books of Battle for the Soul of Canada available

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Pastor Ali Feizi on the emerging generation of leaders

Pastor Ali Feizi shares about his excitement about the book Battle for the Soul of Canada, which focuses on raising up the emerging generation of leaders. Ali is a pastor at the Church of God of Prophecy in Vancouver BC, and attends the Vancouver Pastors Prayer Fellowship. His testimony of coming to faith from a Iranian muslim background can be read by clicking on the Light Magazine link.

Excerpt: "Something strange was happening to him. Although he didn’t know what it was, Ali Feizi knew it was real. He felt completely bewildered by the so-called “praise and worship” time and even more confused by the content of the central message: Jesus is the “Son of God.” To be in a Christian church was forbidden to him as a devout Muslim. “What am I doing?” he thought anxiously. “I have to get out of here.”"

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Every Page is stirring me...

From: Michael Kerry [mailto:nut.shell@shaw.ca]

Dear Ed,I thank you for inspiring me for many years.I have fond memories of Christian Ashrams with you and David and Vera Cline. I remember you at St. Matt’s and on occasions we’ve met along the years.It’s good to be on your mailing list and receive your frequent messages.

Above all, though, I thank you for the electronic copy of Battle for the Soul of Canada. I’m reading it as a devotion and its every page is stirring me.

You will recognize me (go to www.churchinabbotsford.com and click on “About” - “ACLN”).Tomorrow my wife and I are joining the march that takes us from Abbotsford Community Services to St. Matt’s. It will give us the liturgical stimulus that we occasionally enjoy and it will also renew our fellowship with believers who are paying the price.

Bless you Ed,

Michael Kerry

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Lonni Collins Pratt finds Battle for the Soul applicable

I have read and enjoyed your book Ed, I think much of it is applicable to the western world in general. I am the author of Radical Hospitality, as well as numerous other books, the second edition of Radical Hospitality will be released late in the spring. I'm hard at work on another book.

I've spent most of my life as a writer/journalist and have numerous secular and religious press awards. My husband is a United Methodist pastor, we live in very rural Michigan. Lonni Collins Pratt

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Endorsement from Singapore

Thanks Rev Ed, we met last August at St. Simon's Church NV while we were visiting. I am in Sunday school ministry since 2009 in Singapore, and received our Lord in 2006. I enjoyed your Battle for the Soul of Canada book which was sent to us when you first published it. I also enjoy your blogs and frequent updates. I feel the passion of our Lord Jesus in your ministry and will be praying for your church too. Blessed New year!

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Bill Taylor shares his thoughts

Hi Ed I just finished the Battle for the Soul of Canada book the other day – I was out at Cedar Springs again on a personal retreat. I enjoyed it very much – thanks for giving it to me! I trust you are encouraged in your service to our Lord! Blessings, Bill Bill Taylor Executive Director Evangelical Free Church of Canada 877-305-EFCC(3322) Unity. Charity. Jesus Christ.

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Archie Southern shares about The Battle...

Hello Ed: Just finished your book-'Battle for the Soul of Canada" I loved it---!!! I am keeping it close by as a 'text book' as I endeavour to engage in the canadian battle for her soul--a battle indeed. A business man embarked from an airplane at the Vancouver airport and got into a taxi cab.At which point he asked the cab driver "I understand that this is national apathy week in Canada, to which the driver promptly responded,"I don't know and I really don't care"! Perhaps the Canadian church{not just Anglicans} is plagued with the affliction of the taxi driver. Your book will surely help in neutralizing this Canadian plight. Thanks for the gift and your insight. Although I hardly know you, I must say that our beloved nation is richer because of this scholarly,spiritual and insightly deposit. May God continue to bless all your efforts in the renewal of the Anglican Way, and your battle for the Canadian soul. Sincerely in Christ. Archie N. Southern Evangelist MissionCANADA The Great Canadian Awakening

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Jeanette Townsend shares about the Battle for the Soul

"My name is Jeanette Townsend. I am from Valemont, British Columbia. I just retired a little over a year ago after serving as Mayor for eighteen years. During the times of my six terms as Mayor, many times it was brought to my attention that not enough time and thought is given to helping the young people in our nation. Many of them are distressed. They feel somewhat aimless because they don't trust the direction that the nation is heading, and they have concerns. I attended the Anglican Church in Williams Lake, as well in Valemont. Being involved with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and getting quarterly reports, the plight of young people was really starting to touch my heart and my concern about the future welfare of this country. This book Battle for the Soul of Canada by Rev Ed Hird was advertised in one of our Anglican publications. I ordered four of them and kept one. I gave one to my MLA Shirley Bond who I know is a Christian and would be very interested in the welfare of the young people.

It's an excellent book. I am distributing the two that I have left, because I have read it and I want to really commend the Rev. Ed Hird for writing and publishing it. I think that 'The Battle for the Soul of Canada' is a very timely title for a book, because it is a battle for the soul of our nation, and the battle for the soul of the children who will be our future leaders in this country."

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Feedback from Aare Ilves in New Hampshire, USA

I have enjoyed reading your book "Battle for the Soul of Canada" and was impressed with how you tied in the messages of St Paul to Timothy with the religious history of Canada. I have a great deal of interest in Canada, since my father-in-law was Canadian. My wife and son have dual citizenship, and our son lived for a while near Ottawa. I am one of the founding members of Grace Anglican Church in New Hampshire, under Bishop Bill Murdoch of the Anglican Diocese in New England. We started in 2005 as a small group in Vermont, out of which three churches have been born (the others being in Burlington and Rutland). We appreciate the ministry of Bishop Donald Harvey when he visits All Saints Anglican Church in Rutland. Aare Ilves (New Hampshire)

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Rev Wayne Lo's comments

Rev Ed Hird's book Battle for the Soul of Canada is excellent for those who are brought up without much knowledge on stories of Canadian Christians with respect to the history of Canada. i have used it quite a few times for my sermon illustrations so far. My hope is that many more young Christians find it useful for their journey of faith, especially on witnessing in the public square. Rev Wayne Lo Executive Director Christian Social Concern Fellowship Vancouver BC

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Faith-filled awareness

Ed Hird's devotional book raises a faith-filled awareness that Canadians have much to be thankful for in our lives in Christ. I have found my devotional time in the morning has been enriched as I read about great Canadians and their faith. This book is for all - especially as we all ponder the younger generation's place in our country,churches, hearts, and prayers. Thanks Ed! Jack Duckworth Winnipeg City Director International Student Ministry Canada p.s. In order to obtain a copy of the book 'Battle for the Soul of Canada' or any of our six books in paperback or ebook on Amazon, just click on this link.

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Connecting with both the pain and the promise

I wanted to thank you for your book, "Battle for the Soul of Canada." I hadn't had a chance to read it until this past week-- the final weeks of my M.Div program were fairly time-consuming-- but I've started reading it and am really enjoying it. 1 and 2 Timothy are two of my favorite books in the New Testament. When I first went out to the mission-field, they became an anchor. It was as if Paul was speaking to me in person. I'm thrilled by the way in which you have focused on raising up "Timothies," and I have learned a great deal that I did not know about Canada's spiritual history. I have also appreciated the way in which you have put yourself in the book, connecting your readers with both the pain and the promise that come with faithfulness in the face of compromise. The Lord Bless you and all the saints at St Simon's in North Vancouver. I look forward to getting to know you better over the coming years. In His Service, David McElrea (from St John's Richmond) 

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Bishop Josep from Brazil speaks out

"As I read the book of my friend and fellow servant of the Lord, Rev. Ed, I have been inspired to the importation of getting ready this generation of young leaders to be equipped and prepared for the battle ahead of us. It is an inspiring book that help us to be aware of the challenge ahead of us as Christian and God's Church. This 'Battle for the Soul of Canada' book explains the problems and the solutions, and it challenges us to be a faithful and consecrated generation. I recommend this book to anyone who has a heart for this emerging generation of leaders" Bishop Josep Miquel Rossello Ferrer Igreja Anglicana Reformada, Brazil http://www.igrejaanglicana.com.br

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Refreshing Stories

It's refreshing to read the stories of the pioneering church faithful written with honest, unabashed pride and enthusiasm. You have captured the essence of the Canadian contribution to Christianity through these inspiring stories interwoven with Biblical truths. There is no substitute for the the author's humanizing touch that builds on past generations for the future. God bless. Drs Stephen & Marcia Graham

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http://cas.uindy.edu/iswd/faculty/graham.php Political Science Professor; Pre-Law Advisor Ph. D., 1971, Duke University Areas of Specialty: •Political Theory •Constitutional Law Upper Division Courses: •Political Theory •Constitutional Law: Powers of the Government •Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties Professional Activities: Dr. Graham's most recent publication is Ordinary Man, Extraordinary Mission: The Life and Work of E. Stanley Jones (Abingdon, 2005). The book received the 2007 Pollock Award for Christian Biography.Dr. Graham also published The Totalitarian Kingdom of God: The Political Philosophy of E. Stanley Jones (University Press of America, 1998). He and Marcia Graham published First the Kingdom(University Press of America) in 1994. Dr. Graham has published articles in numerous journals, including American Political Science Review, State Government, and Journal of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies. p.s. In order to obtain a copy of the book 'Battle for the Soul of Canada', please send a $18.50 cheque to 'Ed Hird', #1008-555 West 28th Street, North Vancouver, BC V7N 2J7. For mailing the book to the USA, please send $20.00 USD.

Greetings from Rwanda

Greetings from Rwanda Rev. Jean Pierre Rukundo The Anglican Church of Rwanda Shyogwe Diocese Po Box 142 Muhanga/ Rwanda. Dear Pastor Ed Hird, Greetings in Jesus` name. I have met you in North Carolina in Winter conference 2010. Thank you very much for your book 'Battle for the Soul of Canada'. I am reading that book, and I still remember your voice. I love you and I am committed to pray for your ministry amidst the challenges you have. You have decided to surrender earthly things for the Truth of the Gospel. The Lord you serve is not poor or ignorant. He will provide whatever you need for His work. I will share your story with my family and friends, and build a network to pray for you. God bless you and keep you safe as you serve Him and prepare the future leaders to rescue your country. With love and respect. Rev. Jean Pierre. 

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 Peter Black said... What a lovely letter, Ed. I'm sure it provided you with a timely encouragement, when you first opened and read it. Thank you for sharing these gracious sentiments with us from this dear brother in Christ.

Feedback from Dr Owen Moss

Dear Ed After the Friday night Service of Healing at the 2010 winter conference of AMiA, we talked and prayed together by the RHINO Technologies table. Thank you for your gracious understanding towards two newcomers to AMiA. Donna and I initially thought you were Bishop Thad Barnum -- and jumped in to thank him for “Never Silent”. Yet you were the exact person God wanted us to meet. Our God is in control (and even sometimes shows us His sense of humor). I am convinced that God wanted our youth pastor, Thomas Kortus, to have a copy of your book (“Battle for the Soul of Canada: Raising Up the Emerging Generation of Leaders”), for me to read your book, and for me to become a partner in praying you through the completion of your next book on Titus "Restoring Health in the 21st Century. I am thankful for getting to talk and pray with you. In the next few days we will get your book to Thomas. However, Thomas will now get a used copy since I read your book Friday night. Your writing style and the format of the book lends itself to fairly rapid reading. What a great set of studies. From now on, as I read Timothy, there also will be thoughts of how much God loves the Canadian people. What struck me is that you have pointed the way to move forward to reach the soul of Canada; you show, through your examples, that there is a gap between Canadians of the 19th century and Canadians of the 21st century. For the one, our God -- the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, -- was real and intimate, and for the other, the supernatural in many ways is excluded. This is exactly what J. G. Machen (“Christianity and Liberalism”) described in 1923. And now the baton is passed to us. I will be praying for you to complete your next book. However I should warn you that often I wake up in the middle of the night to pray and when praying for someone, I ask the Lord to also wake that person up and surround him with His presence. Thank you again for being so gracious to two confused newcomers to the wonderful fellowship of Anglican Mission in the Americas. Yours in Christ, Owen Owen R. Moss, Ph.D. Email: mossowen@gmail.com

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Gina Sikkema: a book of inspiration and truth

Gina Sikkema on Twitter: "I finished reading "Battle for the Soul of Canada" It is a book of inspiration and truth--a worthy read" Gina's book review on her website: "The author draws from a wealth of pioneering Christian Canadian leaders. He ties together the need for religious stability within our country to the same needs of the world following the death of Jesus. He brings to the forefront the words of encouragement offered by Paul to Timothy, making them relevant to the needs of the present day. He shares with Paul a love for the truth of Scripture, refusing to bow to the demands of a modern society to tell the people what they want to hear. This book is truly an inspiration to churches of all denominations who struggle to retain Scriptural truth as they deal with the overwhelming pressures of modern society." 

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