Peter Holtvlüwer
About me
Welcome to my website! Who am I? Well, I’m a husband, father, grandfather, son, uncle, pastor, and writer. But underneath all of that I’m just Pete, one of God’s children saved by grace. I’m an average guy trying to serve the Lord in these capacities and beyond. I make mistakes and mess up in all kinds of ways, all of which makes me so very grateful to be washed in the blood of Jesus Christ and renewed daily by his Spirit.
You might also like to know that I serve as a full-time minister of the Word in a Bible-believing, confessionally Reformed congregation in Canada. I am committed to the infallible Word of God and I uphold in every respect the Belgic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism, and Canons of Dort as accurate, faithful summaries of Scripture.
I write non-fiction stuff, mostly articles and editorials for Clarion, a magazine serving primarily the Canadian Reformed Churches. Naturally, I also write many sermons. In recent years I’ve been working on a multi-volume project called Christ’s Psalms, Our Psalms, which so far includes a Devotional, a four-volume pastoral commentary called the Study Resource, and now in 2025 a hands-on Bible Study Workbook.
Résumé Particulars
Growing up in Ottawa, I studied history at Carleton University and completed a four-year Honours BA. Being interested in theology and drawn to pastoral ministry, I undertook language studies at McMaster University in Hamilton and went on to finish a four year Masters of Divinity degree at the Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary in the same city.
The Lord called me to the ministry of the Word in 1999 via the Aldergrove Canadian Reformed Church in British Columbia. My wife Erica and I moved from our home province of Ontario with one son. Before six years were up we moved to Carman, Manitoba with four sons so I could become the next pastor in the Carman East Canadian Reformed Church. After the Lord added to our family two daughters while on the prairies, in 2010 he led the eight of us to southern Ontario first to Spring Creek Canadian Reformed Church and, since 2020, to where I currently serve as pastor in Ancaster Canadian Reformed Church.
Psalms, Psalms, and More Psalms!
Aside from regular ministry work and the writing of articles, what’s keeping me extra busy these days is work on a multi-volume project called Christ’s Psalms, Our Psalms. In God’s providence I was able to head-up a team of sixteen pastors to work on two things: first, a Christ-centred book of 365 meditations for daily use by individuals or families. This has since been published as Christ’s Psalms, Our Psalms – Devotional. Second, a Christ-centred pastoral commentary on all 150 Psalms. This has since been published in four volumes as Christ’s Psalms, Our Psalms – Study Resource.
New Book Available for Special Pre-Order Pricing (Limited time offer)!
My new project is just about to come off the presses (summer, 2025) – could this be for you? Would you like to enjoy a guided study deep into the Psalms? Look no further than Christ’s Psalms, Our Psalms – Christ our Teacher – Bible Study Workbook. You could enjoy this study on your own or with a friend or better yet in group Bible study. This Workbook will walk you through 16 psalms using the theme Christ our Teacher. Designed for thoughtful reflection, this study will help you grow in the art of un-rushed meditationg upon God’s holy Word.