NOVEMBER 2025 NEWSLETTER

Ordinarily at this time of year I am writing and sending out cards to each of my financial supporters around the world. Last year, due to a lengthy postal strike, I had to resort to individualized email messages. I'm sorry to say that, a year later, Canada Post is once again plagued by rolling postal strikes, so there is no guarantee that cards would reach their intended recipients before the end of the calendar year. Therefore, each of you will once again be receiving an electronic expression of gratitude for your support for my work.

If you have not done so before, please consider making a financial contribution to my work with Global Scholars Canada. Your contributions help to support the following:

1. I draw a small monthly salary from these funds to supplement my private and public pension income, and together they cover a portion of the time and energy put into the various responsibilities I have taken on.
2. The funds cover equipment, supplies, books, and other incidental expenses incurred in my work. The computer on which I work and the connected printer are two of the major pieces of equipment provided by your generous contributions.
3. I have resumed some work-related travel, which your contributions help to support.

GSC's page for giving can be found here. Once you are in the page, scroll down to the heading marked DONATION DETAILS, and then choose one of the options under FUND. Americans may donate through our sister organization in the US.

Or, if you prefer, Canadian donors can donate publicly traded securities (shares or mutual funds) directly to charities without having to pay the capital gains tax. This is a cost-effective and painless way to make a donation that comes with a substantial tax incentive. By donating securities, donors pay no tax on capital gains, receive a tax receipt for the fair market value of the securities, as well as reduce their taxes. Watch this video for more information about this option: Link Charity Canada: Donation of Securities. If interested, please visit the Link Charity Canada Inc. website, and call for details at 1-800-387-8146. Link Charity Canada is a partner organization of Global Scholars Canada, so Link Charity can easily direct funds for my work.

If you cannot afford to give, please do continue to pray for my work. We know from experience that God graciously works through our prayers for each other.

Last month Christian Courier published my response to a local controversy over a billboard here in Hamilton: Stop censoring unpopular speech. This was in response to an ARPA campaign to stop medical interventions for minors. My article contained a mistaken sentence that was subsequently corrected by one of ARPA's staff.

Allan R. Bevere is a retired United Methodist minister and author of several books. He recently interviewed me for his Faith Seeking Understanding podcast on my most recent book. Watch the conversation here. You can follow his thoughts on Substack.

Thirty-five years ago I published an article in the then new publication, Reformed Worship, titled, The Lord's Supper: How Often? Last month the article was translated into Portuguese and posted at Liturgi Homo: A Ceia do Senhor: Com Que Frequência? Although weekly celebration of the Lord's Supper was rare at the time I wrote the article, I am gratified to say that today more Reformed and Presbyterian congregations, including my own, have adopted the practice.

Abraham Kuyper is much better known among North American Christians than he was when I was growing up. But along with this greater knowledge of his life and work have come differing interpretations of his relevance for us today. Given this diversity of uses of his legacy, Cateclesia Forum recently published my thoughts on the matter: MAGA Kuyper? Why the Dutch Polymath Would Not Wear the Hat. Although some Christians claim Kuyper's legacy for a particular partisan agenda in the country to our south, I remain unpersuaded for reasons I unpack in the article.

I have decided not to comment on the legacy of Charlie Kirk, the young social media star who was tragically murdered several weeks ago. However, the way he achieved his fame warrants some comment, which I offer here: Social media stardom.

Earlier this month I participated in a round-table discussion on a topic that has garnered a lot of attention from both Christians and the secular media: An Evangelical's Guide to Christian Nationalism. The interviewer was Napp Nazworth of the American Values Coalition (AVC), and my other conversation partners were Paul Miller, Michael Austin, and Caleb Campbell, the last of whom has interviewed me before on his own podcast. Incidentally, I am now serving on the advisory board of the AVC, a "community of Americans empowered to lead with truth, reject extremism and misinformation, and defend democracy."

Finally, several weeks ago I was interviewed for a Spanish-language podcast, Cápsulas de Teología, by Jairo Mendoza. The interview has not yet been posted, but when it is, I will let everyone know.

Thank you once more for your support for my work!

Yours in Christ,

David Koyzis