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Saturday Selections – Jan. 31, 2026

Reformed and Dangerous's Christ is King

A little harder rocking than some of us might be used to, but the fire in the music is a match for the power of the words...

Is Bluey's dad too good? 

A New York Times article offered up that critique, and the folks at Breakpoint ministries had this insightful response.

An unexplored mission field: seniors' homes?

I'm really hoping this link works (it is behind a paywall but says I can share it). This is a story of a lady suffering from dementia who is bringing the gospel to other dementia sufferers.

Sex on the silver screen – outsourcing depravity

Tim Challies asks, are we outsourcing our sexual depravity, getting actors to do for our entertainment what we would never do ourselves?

Free will vs. determinism

Atheist Sam Harris has famously argued that because we are just meat machines, all our actions are determined, so we should be more compassionate to criminals because what they did isn't really their fault – their "output" is just a result of all their inputs, with no choice on their part. He denies we have any free will, but, ironically, wants us to choose to be nice to criminals. His campaign highlights his own disbelief in his notion.

Calvinists deny free will too, but mean something very different by it. We know that Man is sinful in all he does, and cannot choose God apart from God's own intervention. But we also know that when we choose to steal, lie, or cheat, we are responsible – we are making these choices for evil. So, we make choices, even as God is sovereign. Do we get that totally? Nope, but God tells us it is so (Rom. 8:7-8, Eph. 2:8-9), and each of us know it is true personally in how we experience both that slavery to sin, and know yet that it is still me, myself, and I responsible for my sins.

The free market's "double thank-you"

Sports can help teach kids a lot of real-life lessons – how hard work pays off, the importance of being a team player, etc. – but there's one big difference between life and games. In the arena there can be only one champion but in life both sides can win.

Socialists deny it, pitting the poor against the rich, and fostering envy over what our wealthier neighbors have (violating the 10th Commandment). But the rich only get rich by being helpful. Unless he stole his money, a businessman can only get rich via free, voluntary transactions. And those exchanges will only happen when both sides agree that they are better off for it. Kid offers to mow your lawn for $20? He's only going to make the offer if he thinks it's worth it for him, and you'll only agree if you think it benefits you. Both are better off. You are both "richer" for it.

When the government manages things, it may force people to do what they wouldn't otherwise want to do. We're taking your money to build this library (and stock it with obscene books). We're going to build a hockey arena so we're hiking your taxes. That's win/lose – one side wins by making others lose. And the government can even pull off lose/lose situations where everyone is worse off.

So we want to combat the Left's envy by remembering the rich only got that way by thousands and millions of voluntary transactions in which not only did they benefit, but the other side was made richer too! Instead of envying them, we should be saying "thank-you" right back to them!

 

 

 

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Saturday Selections – Jan. 24, 2026

Why does Denmark own Greenland? (3 min) Lots of talk going on about Greenland as of late. Here's a quick primer on how Greenland came to be Danish......
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Saturday Selections – Jan. 17, 2026

Studio C's Stu Stews Sue's Soup This is just so fun :) The Bible encourages seeking out a spouse Two facts: In God's providence, not all o...
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Court case seeks to force religious groups to provide euthanasia
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Two Covid convictions against Pastor Koopman vacated
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Saturday Selections – Jan. 10, 2026

The Mutation Myth: what Evolution doesn't want you to know (8 minutes) We’re told random mutations drive evolution– mutations are supposed to be "the engine behind every new trait and species on Earth." Turns out, though, that what the science shows again and again is mutations don't build life, they break it down! Interestingly, breaking things down can sometimes help an organism, in much the way that stripping the seats out of your car can make it more fuel-efficient. But this kind of breaking things down doesn't show how new molecular machines could be built. This is from Discovery Science, an Intelligent Design think tank. They aren't creationist, or even specifically Christian. So all they are showing here are the scientific shortcomings of Evolution, and if you want more of that, be sure to check out their Science Uprising series. There are good and bad reasons to leave a church ....and it might just be the reason you are thinking you should leave is an indication of why God wants you to stay. The case for sexfulness in marriage This is a longer article on an seldom-discussed topic, because it is PG-rated (but only to the same degree as the Song of Songs is). How many dominos do we go back in Indigenous land claims? John Carpay offers a basically secular take in the linked article about Indigenous land claims, so I'll offer up a biblical passage that has some application (and there are certainly others). Matthew 7:1-2 says it is justice to have the measure by which we judge others applied to ourselves. In the land acknowledgments stated before university classes and municipal meetings, there's sometimes a reference to tribes who have been here "from time immemorial" or some such phrase. The point of that claim is that the European settlers took it relatively recently from Indigenous tribes who had been there previously forever. But Indigenous tribes moved, and caused other tribes to move on. So the Indigenous group that might have had land taken from them by the settlers, did the same to whoever lived there before them – the dominoes go back way more than just the one block. So, if the last must be returned, then why just to the most recent tribe who themselves were takers too? And if that standard is thought unreasonable because of how hard it would be to work out, then let's apply this new "workability standard" to the situation today too. US abortions rose more than 20% after Roe vs. Wade In 2022 the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision, which had legalized abortion the US for the past previous 50 years, was overturned. But the overturned decision didn't actually protect the unborn – it just made it legal for the individual states to start doing so. Some started. But the Trump administration has allowed Joe Biden-era "abortion by mail" prescriptions to continue, and this kind of abortion has exploded since 2022. The end result? Abortions have risen from an average of 80,000/month in 2022, to 98,000/month in 2025. This highlights how it isn't just a legal ruling we need to save the unborn, and not even a somewhat sympathetic government, as the American pro-life movement has in the Trump administration. What's been largely missing from the abortion debate is an explicitly Christian witness that explains why we need to protect unborn children everywhere, not simply in some states. We need to challenge our culture, teaching them that while they have no explanation for anyone's worth God has given us value by making us in His Image (Gen. 9:6). Like in every aspect of life, what we need here is the Gospel. And without it, even an inconceivable legal win will do very little all on its own. California shows what a minimum wage hike can do to the poorest Governments across the Western world have implemented laws requiring a certain minimum hourly wage that employers must pay. The notion behind these laws is to prevent business owners from exploiting their workers. But what these laws presume is that the government knows what's best for everyone. What this video shows is, when the government pretends to know far more than they ever could, they cause all sorts of harms. And it just doesn't matter if that's not at all what they intended. ...

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Explicit books being pulled from government school libraries in Alberta

In the wake of a government order that made waves around the world in 2025, the two largest school divisions in Alberta reported in early 2026 that they have started pulling books with sexually explicit images. According to CTV, the Edmonton Public School Board reported that they have removed 34 titles while the Calgary Board of Education said that 44 titles have been removed from shelves in their schools. Sadly, even the Edmonton Catholic School Division reported that they had to remove six books. Last summer, a Ministerial Order was introduced, requiring school boards to develop standards around what materials are deemed suitable for school libraries. This was the result of a consultation with the public, including 77,395 responses to an online survey. As a result of the order, the Edmonton Public School Board identified over 200 titles as having to be pulled because of the government’s sexually explicit content policy, and their list included well-known, often-discussed classics like 1984 and Brave New World. This resulted in a public outcry that was covered by media outlets around the world. Premier Danielle Smith turned to X and Facebook to respond: “I’m going to be more explicit than usual so there is no misunderstanding this policy: 1. Get graphic pornographic images out of school libraries. 2. Leave the classics on the shelves. 3. We all know the difference between the items in 1 and 2. Let’s not play any more games in implementing this policy for our kids.” The provincial government did then amend its order to target only visual depictions of explicit sexual activity. It has been known for many years now that graphic sexual content is being pushed in public school libraries, along with children’s sections of public libraries, in towns and cities across the country. This has been going on even while our secular culture is grappling with the consequences of hypersexualization of youth. Even the Quebec government, known for pushing a radical secular worldview, recently published a report about “hypersexualization” that noted: “the huge amount of sexual content that is publicly available generates a distorted understanding of gender relationships, beginning at a very early age.” They added: “hypersexualization can lead to precocious sexual behaviour among young people. Fascinated by the images they see on television and the Internet, they sometimes adopt behaviours borrowed from adult sexuality without having the maturity required to deal with the situations that may result.” In spite of the obvious harm, Alberta is the only government in Canada that has had the courage to take action, and even their decision continues to allow sexually explicit content in the reach of the province’s vulnerable youth. God is being loving to us in giving us the gift of sexuality, while placing safeguards around sex: a committed lifelong relationship of marriage between a man and a woman. As a fence around a swimming pool allows a family to enjoy the pool safely, so God’s safeguards around sex allow sex to be a blessing, first for married couples, but indirectly for the flourishing of children and all society. Top photo supplied by the Alberta Government and used with permission. ...

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Saturday Selections – Jan. 3, 2026

A pastor's review of the animated movie David I'm very hesitant about any film depictions of Jesus, wondering if they violate the principle of God's Second Commandment not to make any graven images of Him (Ex. 20:4). Then there is also the practical consideration that whenever someone does depict Jesus, they always manage to mess things up. But what about film depictions of other biblical stories? The Second Commandment doesn't apply then. But there would still be a need for reverence in treating God's Holy Bible as the sacred text it is. Too often, though, how it's treated is as some first draft that needs to be improved on – and as this pastor highlights, in the new animated David, that's what's happened again. We have smartphones so why memorize Scripture? "The Word of God must enter the mind and heart to bring life, health, and fruit. As long as it stays external to us, whether in print or digital form, it can do us no good. That we now have such easy access to massive books doesn’t change that fact at all. An unused Bible app on the phone is the same as a closed and dusty Bible on the shelf..." Matthew’s genealogy isn’t missing a name—it’s making a claim (10-minute read) Matthew's genealogy in his opening chapter traces the line of Jesus from Abraham through three sets of 14. But it gives just 41 names. The math is wrong? No indeed. This is a longer read, but another one of those instances where it can be fun to really dig into a familiar passage to figure out more of what God is presenting us here. Why all the frenzy over Christian Nationalism? Awful used to mean, "full of awe" and literally can now mean non-literally, so words can be hard to nail down, with ever-shifting meanings. But in some cases it is up to us to stand by the definition that God has set. Much of our cultural battle is over the dictionary, involving attempts to undermine what God has declared. So, for example, "gay marriage" simply isn't a thing, and not because we are taking issue with how the word "gay" has changed over time. No, the issue is that God gets to define what marriage is, and no one else, and He has so defined it as to preclude pairings of two men or two women. So too, with the term "Christian Nationalism." All sorts of folks identify with the term, complicating our discussion of it, so a good first step in having any sort of intelligent discussion is to start with God's definition. And here, again, one part of the term has room to wiggle and change but not the other. So if a group of racists want to describe themselves as "Christian Nationalists" we should say, "No, you are not, because God has so defined 'Christian' as to preclude any pairing with 'racist"' (Gen. 1-2, Gal. 3:28). That's what we should do, instead of taking these people seriously. Doing so would save us all a lot of time, and allow the discussion to focus in on where it needs to be: on how we can encourage one another to speak God's Name boldly in the public square, and how we can better present His Truth to a nation in desperate need of Him. Your wife is Beauty: The Song’s response to male sexual distortion This is an article for Christian counselors helping men addicted to pornography who, consequently, don't find their wife as attractive as before. The counsel offered is of benefit to any and all: "I have relatives who live in Colorado Springs. Every day they wake up in the shadow of Pike’s Peak, which is a beautiful mountain vista. Every time I visit, it takes my breath away. But, if I were to guess, many people in Colorado Springs do not appreciate this view because it has become too normal and mundane to them. It is only by starting to look at and appreciate the unique beauty of that particular view that we can be formed in this way. Your counselee’s wife is beautiful. If he has not reckoned it to be so, he has missed something that is very true right in front of him. So, have him look." Rivers and Robots' Provider Don't know this group, but really enjoyed this video, which their fans around the world helped them create. ...

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Saturday Selections – Dec 27, 2025

All human conflict is ultimately theological  Abortion has long been treated as the sacrament of Left – a sacred right beyond question, accompanied by creeds (i.e. "My body, my choice" "Abortion is healthcare") that must be professed. But why has the Left made baby murder their ultimate test of left-wing orthodoxy? Because there's something going on here that's bigger than a leftwing vs. rightwing battle. As the gentleman in this video explains, all human conflict is, ultimately, theological, about God himself, and whether we will serve Him or rebel against Him. So abortion is best understood as a sacrament of Satan, a grievous sin he elevates and celebrates because he hates God. 5 things we forget about God when we choose to complain "Complaining is a sin that has become normal to many, and yet it is the fruit of a dangerously low view of God's goodness and sovereignty." Evolution is a glory-stealer This is a super short piece - just a couple hundred words, but well worth the click End supply management? We're so used to supply management in Canada that it just seems... natural. And that Trump hates it would be yet another mark in its favor. But in what other industries do we want the government to decide how much will be produced? When we limit supply, simple economics says that will boost prices. Good for the farmers, sure, but not so great for the consumers battling rising food costs. So the question we can ask as Christians is what business is it of the government to pick sides here, choosing to side with the producers over against the consumers (Lev. 19:15 Prov. 24:23, James 2:1-9)? But won't ending supply management hurt for farmers? It might. But as this article details, the government's supply management can hurt the farmers too, who are prevented from responding to increased demand. A tedious slog through soft feminism This interested me, not for the specifics – which relate to the PCA, a denomination I'm not familiar enough to know whether this is an accurate assessment – but for the general problem being addressed: a form of feminism sneaking into conservative churches under the cover of compassion. Here the notion is that only women can understand and counsel women, so elders need to get out of the way. There is some truth here, in that women in general will understand other women generally better than men in general, which is certainly one reason why Paul encourages the older women to teach the younger (Titus 2:3-5). But if we were to extend this principle, that only like can counsel like, then it is not the older women who should teach the younger, but the younger should teach the younger. And that ain't right. So what is true in general can become harmful when taken too far. God gives us elders to oversee the Church, so He, in His wisdom, knew that was, in fact a good idea too. The boy with 2% of a normal brain shows that we are more than our brain Noah Wall was born in 2012 with, compared to other babies, just 2% of a brain. By all conventional thinking he shouldn't have survived. And he certainly shouldn't have thrived, as has happened. How can this be? Part of the answer is certainly his mom and dad who are constantly doing brain exercises with him – God has given Noah a remarkable mom and dad. But part of it flies in the face of the secular world's confident materialist assumption that the sum total of each of us is simply the matter – the material – that we are made up of. If that were so, then how could this boy, with so little brain material, be the person he is? But God has told us that we are more than just our body, just as the world is more than just what we can touch and see. God created us body and immaterial soul (Matt. 10:28). Does that mean, then, that we should think of our brain as a filter through which we act, rather than as what defines who we are? This filter analogy would explain why brain injuries do impact us greatly – it would be akin to how a clogged filter in your car or furnace will impede its ability to operate – even as we see affirmed, in a case like Noah's, that we are indeed more than our material brains. ...

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4 out of 5 Canadians give like Scrooge

The Fraser Institute’s “Generosity Index” for 2025 revealed that a scant 0.52% of all income is being donated to charities. To add to this, the ...
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Saturday Selections – Dec. 20, 2025

Hummingbirds proclaim their Creator Don't know if this is made by Christians, but these mini-marvels are very evidently made by Christ. Alberta ...
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Saturday Selections – Dec. 13, 2025

Chickens are cooler than you knew (6 min) We all know chickens have the astonishing ability to turn grain into a key ingredient for Egg McMuffins, bu...
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Saturday Selections – Dec. 6, 2025

Rosaria raps? Here's the wild, wacky, and wonderful side of AI – Reformed rap battles that never were, but brought to you anyway with this newest t...
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Saturday Selections – Nov. 29, 2025

One reason God gives us each other None of us are God, so we aren't going to know it all. And sometimes we aren't even going to know what it is that we don't know, as John Cleese notes below. That's one reason God gives us the communion of saints so we can support each other (Eccl. 4:9–12), including learning from our brothers and sisters. As Solomon tells us in Proverbs 12:15: "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice." Speak, even if they don't listen? Ezekiel was commissioned to speak God's truth whether His people listened or didn't. The results aren't in our hands, but His. Only two-thirds of US Christians believe we've all sinned If evangelizing to non-Christians is intimidating, George Barna's latest study shows there's plenty of evangelism that needs to be done among those who profess to be Christian. The lesbian seagulls that weren't For a while there, Christians who were too afraid or too embarrassed to cite the Bible, would instead try to point out the wrongness of homosexuality by highlighting how "unnatural" it was. And that is certainly true – God designed our parts to interact a certain way, and if you try the other it can result in incontinence. So it was a thing when an island of lesbian seagulls was discovered – look, homosexuality in nature, so it is natural! But now it has turned out, the lesbian birds were probably due to some chemicals being sprayed about, and once that stopped, the lesbianism stopped too. So, disappointment for the LGBT advocates. That doesn't make the "unnatural" argument one to fall back on again. We live in a broken world, so we can be certain that somewhere in Nature homosexuality exists – shucks, as this author notes, some animals eat their young, so Nature shouldn't be our guide for how things should be. And even the world knows that. So let's point them to where guidance can be found, with God, and in His Word. The secular liturgy of Goodnight Moon "Here’s the point for Christian parents. Goodnight Moon reads like a bedtime prayer for a reason. Brown’s experimental writing was part of a modernist movement to shape an alternative moral ecology for children.... The next time you read Goodnight Moon with your kids at bedtime, don’t stop at 'goodnight noises everywhere.' End your routine with bedtime prayers..." The Gray Havens' "Sirens" The lyrics are worth a read too! One taste of the sound From the Sirens in the water And I'm thinking I should get out The sharpest sword and suit of armor So I can be ready to strike But I pause, one more time One last taste of the sound Then I'll cut these Sirens down But as they sang, I forgot They were death, so I brought them my heart To be filled, and I followed them No trace could I find Of any joy the Sirens promised They had found a way with a lie To turn what's good and should be wanted Into what is highest above, all desires and loves Til’ my heart would obey Whatever it wants whatever it takes To feel alive and set free Only bound to the sea Where the sirens are leading me on Hold on, hold on, my heart You once were full and sang of grace Hold on, hold on, my heart You've tasted joy that's more than this Hold on, hold on, my heart You once were full and sang of grace Hold on, hold on, my heart You've tasted joy that's more than this...

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Bible labelled as hateful by government MP

Liberal MP Marc Miller serves as the chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. On October 30, 2025, he made these comments about the Bible during a committee meeting: “In Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Romans – there’s other passages – there is clear hatred towards, for example, homosexuals… I mean, clearly there are situations in these texts where these statements are hateful. They should not be used to invoke or be a defense.” The committee was studying Bill C-9, which the Liberal government is calling the Combatting Hate Act. When a government leader publicly calls passages of Scripture clearly hateful, it reveals something far deeper than a policy debate. It shows a government forgetting its duty before God. Civil authority is not ultimate. Scripture teaches that those in power are ministers of God, called to uphold justice and protect truth. From the very book Minister Miller referenced, Romans 13:1 reads, "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.” And in Psalm 2:10-11, we are told, “Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.” John Sikkema, Legal Counsel and Director of Law and Policy for ARPA Canada, had the opportunity to present to the same committee a few hours after Miller’s comments. As Mr. Sikkema said in his statement before the committee: “….today in Canada, people are being accused, often by government officials, of promoting hatred simply for expressing moral or political views. Earlier this month, the British Columbia Legislature condemned ARPA as hateful... A B.C. government MLA even told a story… defamed and vilified Reformed Christians as criminal harassers, which seems like a way, frankly, to stir up hatred against this group, while at the same time accusing these Christians of promoting hatred for the views that they hold.” When leaders begin labelling parts of the Bible as dangerous or hateful, they place themselves above the very law that gives their authority any meaning. Our concern is not merely for Christians, but for Canada itself. A nation cannot claim to pursue justice while rejecting the standard of the One who defines it. Government serves under God’s authority, and it has a duty to ensure that His Word and those who live by it remain free to speak. This gets to the heart of Christian concerns about Bill C-9....

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"Your Turn!"

Inspire Christians to think, speak, and act for God’s glory Have you been inspired by a video to defend your faith or be in awe of God’s amazing creation? Has a podcast empowered you to improve your marriage or manage your finances better? And have articles in this or other magazines and websites helped you serve as a friend, elder, teacher, or mom? Almost every hour of the day we are being blessed directly, or indirectly, by godly resources that others have developed. Now it’s your turn! Reformed Perspective respectfully challenges you to turn your passion, creativity, story, and ideas into something that can bless others. A generous sponsor is offering $7,000 in cash prizes, and RP will platform some of the entries with our magazine, website, podcast, and social media channels so that they can bless tens of thousands of people. Perhaps you have training and education that would be a huge help to others, or you have experienced a trial and have learned lessons that may help others. Maybe you have a story to share to encourage or warn your siblings in Christ. This is your calling and opportunity to bless Christ’s church! Categories There will be the three main categories below, with each of them subdivided into YOUTH (under age 19) and ADULTS, resulting in 6 categories overall. VIDEO: make your message come alive! AUDIO: speak, or even sing, from your heart! WRITTEN: whether it is an article, comic, or maybe even a script, get it from your mind onto “paper”! Teachers and home-schooling parents, this could be a great way to challenge your students! $7,000 in cash prizes A generous donor has allowed us to offer: $1,000 for the winner of each of the 6 categories. $1,000 for the overall fan favorite. We will ask our readers to vote for their favorite in the May/June issue. The judging criteria is to inspire and equip your brothers and sisters to think, speak or act to God’s glory. Entry Criteria: Content must be original. You are welcome to make use of resources like books, friends, and AI to help you (but please credit sources when relevant). Entries must be faithful to God’s Word and bring glory to God. We welcome any topics that are suitable for a Christian audience. Mechanics, art, philosophy, theology, relationships, mission, sports, mental health – or anything else. After all, every square inch belongs to Christ. But we ask that submissions be focussed on inspiring your audience. Quality: must be good enough that it can be shared with our audience without us needing to edit or improve it (so, bounce it off friends and family first, and ask them to help you hone it – what could you do to make it as good as it can get?). Although you will keep the rights to your content, by entering the contest you give Reformed Perspective the right to publish it in the magazine if we decide to, and also on our social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc.), and on our Real Talk podcast. Entries must be submitted through the form below. Deadline: February 28, 2026. Send it to us! {{Form-1763491067}}...

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Saturday Selections – Nov. 22, 2025

Signs and symbols Four rappers team up to take on the tendency among some Christians to look outward for God's direction, rather than turn to His Word. This won't make it onto everyone's playlist, but give it at least one listen-through and you'll find it worth your time. There were no atheists at Nuremberg "When confronted with atrocities of such scale, humanity instinctively appeals to an objective moral standard. Abstract academic debates about relativism sound impressive in seminar rooms. They sound absurd amid the piles of shoes at Auschwitz. Nuremberg stands as a modern vindication of the moral law of God—the natural law.... Atheism and moral relativism are powerless in the face of Nazi atrocities. " Guarding against a conspiracy mindset Christians shouldn't be naive about the reality that conspiracies do happen. We know there is indeed an Enemy working behind the scenes to oppose all that is good and right – Satan is active, and brilliant too. But so often conspiracy theories are akin simply to gossip, tearing down leaders, including godly men in the Church, based on nothing more than mind-reading, what-ifs, and connected dots that could be connected other ways too, if we were charitably evaluating others as we would want to be evaluated. IVF somehow gets worse IVF has far more to do with death than the creation of new life – by some estimates 4 embryonic children are destroyed for every IVF baby eventually born, and another estimate puts that number ten times higher, with 40 babies destroyed for every baby born. And now an already eugenic enterprise looks like it may be more so. As the head of an "IVF screening company" put it: "The vast majority of parents in the future are not going to want to roll the dice with their child’s health. They’re going to see it as taking the maximum amount of care, the maximum amount of love. In the same way that they plan their nursery, plan their home, plan their preschool. … I think it then becomes about stewardship. It becomes about how do I make a responsible choice for my family." She has also said, on many occasions, “Sex is for pleasure...IVF is for having children." Will screening embryos become an expectation? It is sure to become more available and then, for a world already callous about unborn life, it is sure to lead to yet more bloodshed. Christians pro-lifers know that no matter how someone is conceived, they are made in the very Image of God (Gen. 9:6) so we are not dehumanizing children or adults conceived by IVF when we critique how they were conceived. So should Christians have any part in the IVF industry at all? I'd argue, with one exception, no we should not. Even if we use IVF by the least objectionable way possible (and the most expensive, such that it is rarely done this way) in which one child is conceived at a time, never frozen, and implanted no matter what "fitness grading" it might have received, we are still going to be participating in an industry that doesn't normally operate like that at all. This is an industry bathed in bloodshed. The doctors have killed hundreds and thousands, and going to them isn't just akin to having an abortionist as your doctor, it's exactly that. Further, every child who is born by this process becomes PR for the whole process – the children these doctors successfully birth are their legitimization for all the children they destroy. Do we really want to go to abortionists for help with anything? That exception I mentioned? Snowflake adoptions. The callousness of others has led to the imprisonment of hundreds of thousands and quite possibly millions of embryonic children, abandoned by their parents to frozen storage. It is a loving couple who adopts one of these, freeing him or her to be implanted into an adoptive mother's womb for a chance at continuing to develop and grow. May God bless these couples' rescue operations, which reflect God's own greater gracious rescue in adopting us all as His sons and daughters. Does a key verse in Genesis show the Flood was coming in 120 years, or people wouldn't live longer than 120 years anymore? Genesis 6:3 reads: “Then the Lord said, ‘My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years’...” The controversial answer to the question of "Does child labor help poor children?" When my grandfather was sick, my dad, in his teens, had to work to help support the family. It would have been wonderful if he hadn't needed to – he's a smart guy, and I can only imagine what kind of scholarships he might have earned if he could have devoted himself to just school. But, if a law would have been in place banning him from working, that wouldn't have upped his chances for college. It would only have meant that he and his whole family would have been wondering how they were going to make ends meet. We don't like child labor, but a law banning imports from countries where child labor is allowed wouldn't stop them from working. It would only limit their options, and likely drive them into far less desirable work. The Left acts as if wishing can make things so, on everything from personhood (the mom's decision determine whether it is a child or not) to gender (a boy can be a girl if he wishes it so) to economics (don't judge our jobs program by results, just by our intentions). As Christians we know we have to interact with the world as it is, not simply as we wish it was. And that means that, for countries that aren't yet as rich as we are, families may well need their children to contribute... and we shouldn't hurt those families by getting in the way. ...

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Parents disrobe to make their point

In what seems to be a bit of a trend, parents have gone to school board meetings and, while presenting to the board, proceeded to disrobe to their und...
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BC private property rights in question after court ruling
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Arctic sea ice remains steady for past two decades
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Saturday Selections – Nov. 15, 2025

Women don't belong in combat (5 min) That world won't acknowledge that it is Who made us, and in Whose Image we are made (Gen. 9:6), that makes us va...
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Fewer young people identifying as “queer” or “trans”

A recent research report based on polling tens of thousands of American college students each year shows a significant decline among those who identify as “Trans” or “Queer.” The poll, conducted by the Centre for Heterodox Social Science, found that the number of students who identified as transgender peaked in 2023 at 7 percent but has since nearly halved to under 4 percent. Not quite as steep a decline, those who simply identify as being “not heterosexual” declined by 10 points from approximately 28 percent to 18. Of this group, those who identify as homosexual has remained stable, but those who identify as “bisexual” or “queer” has decreased. The report’s author, Eric Kaufmann, reflected in a post on X that: “The fall of trans and queer seems most similar to the fading of a fashion or trend. It happened largely independently of shifts in political beliefs and social media use, though improved mental health played a role.” While identifying as trans or queer may be less socially popular today, the underlying search for identity and meaning remains. This can only be satisfied when we understand who we are: human beings made by a loving and powerful God, who has a good plan for our lives, including our sexuality. Far from being repressive, conforming our lives to God gives lasting joy and freedom. “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36)....

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Australia and Denmark restrict social media use by children

In at least two western countries, children under the age of 16 will soon be barred from using many social media sites and apps. The Australian government passed the “Online Safety Amendment Act” back in 2024 to raise the age requirement for many popular social media sites from 13 to 16 – that change is scheduled to take effect December 10 of this year. The Australian ban includes nine of the popular, time-wasting and culturally-influential apps: Facebook, X, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Threads, Reddit, and Kick. The government can fine companies up to $50 million (Australian) that don’t take “reasonable steps” to remove current accounts and prohibit new ones for children under 16. That’s a hefty penalty, even for these extremely profitable companies. In Denmark, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced similar restrictions in her opening speech to parliament in October of this year. Caroline Stage Olsen, Denmark’s Minister for Digital Affairs, said that 94% of Danish children under the age of 13 have profiles on at least one social medial platform. The legislation still has a few hurdles to cross before becoming law, but indicates a clear turning away from unregulated use of social media by children. The Bible tells us that the primary responsibility for raising children is given to their parents, not to kings or princes or governments. No doubt then, that Christian parents are already seeking to guide and guard their children’s access to internet resources that can be damaging to young hearts and minds. But just like the government bans on liquor, tobacco, and pornography access for children, it does seem appropriate for the State to restrict social media use by youngsters, since, along with the very little good, there can be very much harm that comes from exposure too early to matters inappropriate for children....

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Peanut allergies plunge … and they could plunge even more

Not that long ago it was thought that young children shouldn’t be exposed to peanuts, to prevent a dangerous reaction. But, as Prov. 18:17 notes, “The first to put forth his case seems right, until someone else steps forward and cross-examines him.” That cross-examination first began in 2015, when a ground-breaking study found that introducing peanuts to young children actually reduced the risk of getting food allergies by about 70 percent or more. In response, many doctors started changing their advice. An Associated Press piece noted that “About 60,000 children have avoided developing peanut allergies after guidance first issued in 2015 upended medical practice by recommending that caregivers introduce the allergen to infants starting as early as four months.” Now a 2025 study has reviewed the data. According to the AP account, peanut allergies in children aged zero to three decreased by more than 40 percent since the recommendations were expanded in 2017. In spite of the findings from the 2015 study, the AP reported that only about 29 per cent of pediatricians and 65 per cent of allergists say they follow the newer guidelines, suggesting that there could have been far fewer allergy cases still if more children were introduced to potential allergens at a younger age. Dr. Derek Chu, Canadian Institutes of Health Research chair in allergy noted to the AP that this guidance extends to all common allergens, including dairy, soy, wheat, egg, shellfish, and nuts....

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Saturday Selections – Nov. 8, 2025

The baptism rap battle you never knew you needed This is the best of what A.I. can give us. Here's a rapping, axe-playing, Jonathan Edwards rebutting Charles Spurgeon’s case for adult baptism. Hilarious, and downright insightful too. Old earth vs. young: what are the differences between these two views? (10 min. read) Is the earth less than 10,000 years, or older than 4 billion? This comparison and contrast highlights where young earth creationism, old earth theistic evolution, and progressive creationism land on things like: was there death before the Fall? how was Man created? was the Flood global? If  you ask A.I. for marriage advice, it'll probably tell you to get divorced It's vital we understand A.I.'s limitations. What we are getting back from it is oftentimes simply an average of all the answers it finds across the Internet, so if the 'net, as a whole, is wrong about something, that's what you are going to get back. And when it comes to marriage advice, there is a lot of the bad sort. Crime linked to missing dads J. Warner Wallace details here, what can happen when dad disappears: "During my years working the gang detail in Los Angeles County, I met countless young men and women caught up in the world of gangs. Over time, a single theme emerged – one that cut across backgrounds, neighborhoods, and stories. Nearly every gang member I encountered suffered from the same affliction: a profound lack of dad." Stranger things of the OT: Giants "The term 'giant' appears only seven times in most modern translations of these two passages (2 Sam. 21:15–22; 1 Chron. 20:4–8), but in the King James Version it appears over 20 times." (Real Talk recently did an episode that touched on some of the stranger things of the OT too.) Style vs. substance Here's a fantastic musical debate about whether it's most important to say things with flair, or say something important. Or, to let the two combatants frame it: GIRL 1: Who cares if the whole world's watching If you aren't saying something of meaning GIRL 2: Who cares what the crap you're saying If nobody's watching, nobody's hearing I've been involved in 10+ political campaigns, and this struck a chord – I was involved in a Christian Heritage Party campaign where the candidate seemed content to put out important but blandly-presented materials – stuff that got filed into the recycle bin immediately – and I've been part of campaigns where all the candidate was offering was graphically appealing signs and brochures and even swell sounding speeches, but all of which didn't say much of anything at all. They shied away from the real issues our culture is contending with – they refused to talk about God. So, what's the answer then to the style versus substance debate? It's about pairing, not contrasting, the two. God crafted His temple (Ex. 31:1–5), His world (Ps. 19:1), and us too (Ps. 139:13–14) – He is all about style. But what does He use His style to declare? His glory! How's that for substance! ...

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