I wrote a piece years ago called 'Canada's Spiritual Heritage', and in light of the problems our nation is facing, it might be good to review some of the spiritual needs our country has at the moment.
Please drop in and read this series of blogs that remind us of our past and how important the gospel of Jesus Christ was to the founders of our nation.
THE FLAG OF ONTARIO
Proclaimed May 21,1965
Jesuit Priest, Jean de Brebeuf, was captured, tortured and martyred by the Iroquois while working with the more peaceful Hurons in Ontario.
Before his horrible death in 1649, he had established more than a dozen missions among the Huron Indians. Today, many born again Indian people recognize the price he paid to reach them for Jesus.
In 1679, Count Frontenac, a devout Huguenot (French Protestant), and one of the Governors of Canada, declared to the First Assembly, "As for me, I shall esteem myself happy in consecrating all my efforts, and if need be, my life itself, to extending the Empire of Jesus Christ throughout all this land."
Ontario's rich history includes sacrificial giving on the part of men like Brefeuf and Frontenac. They not only gave their time and talent but also their greatest treasure - their lives to the cause of Christ. For Brebeuf, it cost him his life as he was martyred for his faith and love for others.
John Piper speaks on coming into the kingdom for such a time as this. A short talk on relational Christianity in the context of small groups.