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In a Nutshell
Tidbits – October 2026
For sale, cheap: my New Kids on the Block CDs I once heard a wise older man teach his listening audience how to evaluate music. He compared different types of music to different types of plates. Maybe the easiest question…
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AssortedThe evil of simplicity
If ever there was an idol thoroughly ripe and ready for a great heaving into eternal hell fire, it has to be the idol of…
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Articles – BooksWe are not trashcans: how to analyze stories
Why is it important for Christians to understand stories? Obviously, God loves to tell them. Our world is saturated with His stories and the stories…
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NewsBible 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…
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Recent ArticlesThe “Can You Build it Better?” contest
Last year, in our first ever LEGO/brick building contest, hundreds joined in. So of course we wanted to do it again! This time the theme…
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Recent ArticlesWhen God goes to war: holiness, judgment and hope
“Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” – Gen. 18:25 We don’t deny God’s wrath. We just don’t talk about…
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NewsSaturday 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…
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EducationIf grades are dropping, should we drop grades?
Imagine a student who has struggled academically for several years. In the past, their grades would have alerted teachers and parents that intervention was needed….
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NewsParents 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…
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NewsBC private property rights in question after court ruling
The City of Richmond, a suburb of Vancouver, sent out a letter in October to some of its residents, informing them of a recent BC…
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NewsArctic sea ice remains steady for past two decades
If you’ve ever fallen for the “Heads I win, tails you lose” trick, the mainstream media’s climate change reporting might strike you as familiar. Whatever…
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NewsSaturday 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….
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NewsFewer 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…
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Conferences“We believe…” 1,700 years ago
In times past, scholars and theologians may have found themselves travelling across countries and continents to attend meetings about doctrines of particular importance to the…
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NewsPeanut 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,…
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NewsSaturday 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…
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NewsGovernment leaves religious and pro-life organizations alone in 2025 budget
Pro-life Christians can breathe a sigh of relief. Actually, you can take two. The 2025 federal budget unveiled on Tuesday leaves the charitable status of…
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In a NutshellTidbits – November 2025
Are you passing the baton? “My dad….made a great commitment in my life and had given me many things to pass on. His father had…
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ParentingThe importance of risky play
“Make sure you’re home by suppertime… and don’t get your feet wet!” Mom called out as my brother and I hurried to our bikes. We…
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AssortedLearning
“It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.” – Psalm 119:71 Is it possible that something bad can…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Nov. 1, 2025
Luther vs. the Roman Catholic church In light of Reformation Day this week: Luther’s stand, as a rock opera. A theology of bed Many of…
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Articles – MoviesReading films: are Christians as discerning as they used to be?
“Moving pictures” have only the briefest of histories, spreading throughout North America early in the twentieth century. The first movie theatres were converted stores with…
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EducationA load of lumber is a wonderful thing
Back in 2007 Ebenezer Canadian Reformed School here in Smithers decided to supply the students with an “imaginative play kit.” What was it? A pile…
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Interview with an artistPaula Roth loves painting her studio
It’s no surprise that someone who has lived in as many beautiful places as Paula Roth has, would be drawn to landscape as the subject…
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Conferences2026 Summit Reformed Young Adult Conference
I once heard a sermon in which the pastor compared faith to salmon. “A dead salmon floats downstream with the current,” he said. “A living…
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PoliticsIntroducing ARPA Academy
RP’s Nov/Dec 2024 issue – the “Get Educated, Not Schooled” edition – described all sorts of opportunities for young people to consider for after they’d…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Oct. 25, 2025
Easiest way to save 175,000 Europeans a year “Every year, around 1,300 Americans die from extreme heat. But in Europe, which has about double the…
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Culture ClashesJonathan & David and the difference between brave & crazy
The divide between brave and crazy isn’t always easy to see. God wants us to be brave –how many times did He encourage Joshua to…
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ParentingWhy it’s good for teens and kids to do chores
Chances are, as a part of the family, you are asked to do various menial (or not so menial) tasks about the house or yard….
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NewsSaturday Selections – Oct. 18, 2025
Should Christians celebrate Halloween? If we do, we should definitely do it differently. Whatever its historic origins, Halloween today has become a celebration of, and…
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Articles – Movies12 free must-see docs for Christian families
Documentaries aren’t your thing? Then you haven’t seen these. We’ve got brilliant scholars and scientists sharing, in just a line or two, all their study,…
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In a NutshellTidbits – October 2025
No one even knows how to bake bread Our new Prime Minister is very sure he has just the right recipe to get the country’s…
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Recent ArticlesGenesis: theology and history!
A common objection to understanding Genesis 1 as history is that we should instead take it as theology. We’re told that God wants us to…
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AssortedCharlie Kirk in context
If you have liberal friends or family, then in the days and weeks after Charlie Kirk’s murder, you probably saw all sorts of Kirk quotes,…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Oct. 11, 2025
Ray Comfort does a stint at a Turning Point USA event Since Charlie Kirk’s murder, his organization has been filling his shoes with quite a…
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AssortedWhy Charlie Kirk’s death hit so hard
For a time, in September, my Facebook feed – I’m sure yours too – was full of tributes to Charlie Kirk. At this point, I…
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NewsARPA condemned in BC legislature
On the very first day of the fall legislative session, British Columbia MLAs debated the “views and policies of [the] Association for Reformed Political Action”…