Sociopolitical Commentary
A collection of links to religious, political and social commentary that resonates with me.
Native Plant Gardening Resources
An eclectic collection of online resources and books relating to gardening in general, but especially native plant gardening.
Herman de Jong
Writing for his descendants living during the year 2050. Publishing this work is a bit premature, but some of us will not be around in 2050 to read this. So, as Herman would say, let's just jump the gun.
Sarnia Christian School, 1953-1973
Twentieth Anniversary Booklet Written and produced by Herman de Jong In 1973, Herman de Jong (my father) was an upholsterer. Not an obvious choice for authoring this school’s anniversary booklet. Until you know that he taught there, off and on, for fourteen of its first twenty years. He quit teaching
AACS Niagara Family Conferences, 1970 – 1991
For me, there’s a string of outposts stretching back from 1991 all the way to 1970. The first AACS (now ICS) August long weekend Family Conference was held in Niagara (Fort Erie) some fifty years ago. I've made a whole website for this.
The Panorama Page
Taking the Wide View: These panoramas are mostly just casual, hand held affairs. taken on the spur of the moment to preserve a wide view that I found particularly appealing
The Living Vine Panorama
This panorama of Jubilee Fellowship's worship space was taken just after Christmas, 2010.
The Living Vine mural, wrapping around the back, takes up more than half of the panorama.
Harry van der Laan’s own story
An Improbable Trajectory. Harry van der Laan’s own story - Part 1: “… a little bit of fire” - 1936 – 1955
Herman and Stiny de Jong read stories
Once upon a time, I'm sure (though I have no memory of it), my mother and father read or told stories to me and my siblings. Probably every day. Whether they were from the bible or not, these stories pushed us to the frontiers of experience without at all endangering
A Beginning
It's hard to believe that it will soon be forty years since I produced this book, during my break year between studying at the ICS and moving with Wendy to Holland for a year. I'm tempted now to call this "The Beginning and the End", because nothing much came of
Calvin on Worship Songs
This is my own paraphrase of a translation of the last part of Calvin's Preface to the Psalter.
ONPG Facebook Group Links
A collection of links shared by members of the Ontario Native Plant Gardening Facebook group
Native Plant Gardening
A Journey of Discovery - The last decade has seen the transformation of my home's typical, urban yard from it's foundation shrubbery, imported plants and groundcovers to a place of refuge for native plants.
Pake Roorda
These sketches were done on the backs of wallpaper rolls for the Sunday School classes that Jacob Roorda taught.
The van der Laan Venture (epub)
Memoirs of Harm and Dina van der Laan. A printed book made available here in an ePub viewer.
Hinne de Jong
From the memoirs of Hendrik (Hinne) de Jong (1896-1982, translated/arranged by his son, Sense de Jong and maintained by grandson Henry.
God Includes
God loves you and me. That's the firm foundation for our faith, as it can be for every one of God's children. God's esteem for us is also the foundation of our self-esteem. We know from the history of redemption that God does not hold back this love from those
Chorus Niagara, 1999 – 2010
I was blessed to be able to sing with Chorus Niagara for eleven years, the last two-and a half with my daughter along side. I count that eleven year concert run as one of the richest experiences of my life.
The Time-lapse Page
Taking the Long View. There's no way to do time-lapse photography casually or on the spur of the moment. It takes planning, equipment, time, patience and specialized software. But it's worth doing . . .
Psalm 138 – music video
Psalm 138 - The Psalm Project - Photos & Video by Henry de Jong. This music video was made in anticipation of a tour by The Psalm Project, and incorporates photos from my own collection to accompany their rendition of Psalm 138. It revisits and ancient psalm text, the Genevan
Herman de Jong – Organ
Herman de Jong plays on the Covenant CRC organ
Canoe Camping, 2010 –
Our regular excursions into the wilderness, together as a couple, have become highlights for us of our quest to appreciate both marriage and nature as sensitive, wonderful eco-systems.
Worship Songs: 2007 – 2010
Here's at least a three year snapshot of all the songs sung in one church's worship services.
Talkabout – Living in Faith
A talkabout ministry, in an organized yet organic way, could facilitate the fellowship of people who need to talk about things. It would open doors between people with common concerns and offer some guidance for talking about those concerns.
Herman de Jong – Prose
Prose by Herman de Jong (1932 - 2004) - A set of six short prose poems on matters of faith.
Terschelling
Perhaps my father was lucky. There is a place in the world that he called his own. It's a wonderful place that he could visit and remember and which never lost its essence throughout his own variegated life.
The van der Laan Venture (PDF)
Memoirs of Harm and Dina van der Laan. A printed book made available here in a PDF flip-book viewer.
Seerveld on Genevan Psalmody
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
Mass in B Minor
This 'Visual Studio' for Bach's Mass in B Minor was created for the occasion of my third singing of this masterpiece with Chorus Niagara in March of 2009.