1990 ICS Niagara Conference Keynote: “Four Ways of Thinking About Living on the Earth“ (Dr. Lorne Wilkinson): Dr. Lorne Wilkinson of Vancouver's Regent College, the main speaker at this conference, explained that things around us have value because they were created! They are valuable because God made them and delights

1990 ICS Niagara Conference Conference camping report by Sharon VanderKruk: I jammed the usual camping necessities into my suitcase, grabbed a sleeping bag, tent, a cooler full of food, and PLENTY of raingear. I was ready to conquer yet another funfilled weekend at the ICS conference. This August week-end is not

Calvin Institute of Christian Worship excerpt.

By John Tamming: There are many ways to get fired up again for the muscular reformed Christianity of my youth. I did not think that a scotch at the Toronto Sheraton bar would be one of them.

The AACS/ICS family conferences of the 70s and 80s fed on the youthful verve of young and old alike, and now, after all these years, the aging conferees, like their once-youthful selves, can still proclaim, in their hearts and minds, that the Kingdom is coming.

The original reports on conference keynote speeches, reproduced in this Square Inch website, remain a fascinating read. Here are some quotes, with links to the full report. Dr. C.T. McIntire: “We Christians must ourselves experience a spiritual disaffiliation from the American way of life. Until we have done this we

It’s hard to convey the experience of these conferences to those who have never been. For twenty years, starting in 1970, people of all ages got together on the August long weekend, staying in dorms, camping on the lawn of the Niagara Christian College or across the road at Miller’s

The Gift of Genevan psalmody for today sprung from its historical context. Calvin Seerveld speaking about Genevan Psalm 47 as sung by the Pax Christi Chorale.