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Technology and our anxious hearts
As a pastor I get to talk to lots of people. After some conversation, I start to get a sense of where people stand. How are they doing? What’s on their mind? Anything bothering them? And maybe it won’t surprise…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept. 16, 2023
Click on the titles below to go to the linked articles… The terrific trunk! (8 min) “The elephant’s truck is the Swiss Army Knife of…
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In a NutshellTidbits – September 2023
Season your words “Every day, our words could write a book of 50-60 pages (cited by John MacArthur in his sermon ‘Exposing the Truth About…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept. 9, 2023
Click on the titles below for the linked articles… Can AI ever become conscious? (10 min) As computers become more powerful, will they ever become…
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Christian educationHow’s this for a graduate profile?
Marcus Schroeder had 4 minutes to call his city to repentance. The 19-year-old was ready. **** As parents, teachers, and students, we put a lot…
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DatingDude, where’s your bride?
As I speak at different venues across the country, one of the recurring questions I get comes from women, young women in particular. Their question…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept. 2, 2023
Cessationist trailer Click below for the trailer of a great new documentary that takes on “cessationism,” the belief that the miraculous gifts of the New…
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AssortedThe emotional communism of sensitivity training
“Kelsey, have you seen the Slack channel? Someone posted something that was kind of offensive.” “Thanks so much for reaching out. I appreciate your concern…
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NewsJohn Calvin: Florida state attorney?
John Calvin showed up at a press conference in Florida earlier this month, as Governor Ron DeSantis introduced the state’s newest state attorney, Andrew Bain….
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NewsSaturday Selections – Aug 26, 2023
Click on the titles below for the linked articles and videos. Canadians pay more to government than for housing, food, and clothing combined Over the…
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Interview with an artistJim Menken transforms tree trunks!
When you think of a sculptor, the image of a chainsaw does not immediately come to mind. But for Ontario sculptor and carver Jim Menken,…
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Recent ArticlesChurches’ food drive bears fruit, and births a challenge
Evangelism committees and home mission groups sometimes struggle with how can we show God’s love to our neighbors. Members of five Reformed churches in Dunnville,…
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AssortedUnless the Lord builds the house
“…but Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to Me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.’” – Matt….
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AssortedGetting old(er)
“Getting older is so tough – I get tired after just a small amount of work or fun.” “I lost 4 teeth right after I…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Aug 19, 2023
Click on the titles below to head to the linked articles. What grandma’s chili recipe tells us about the trustworthiness of the Bible We don’t…
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Christian educationMath: why are we learning this anyway?
Back in 2021, math teacher David Shuster gave this presentation to the parents of his students at Trinity Classical School in Bellingham, WA. **** How…
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AssortedLearning to be anxious for nothing
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of…
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In a NutshellTidbits – August 2023
All sorts of time to talk with God Some years ago a friend told me about a plan she had put into motion – she’d…
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News500 days later: Covid protestors still locked up without trial or bail
Although Covid and the truckers’ convoy have been relegated to a part of our memories that many would prefer to keep locked up and left…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Aug 12, 2023
Vehicular instinct (2 min) SplendourBog was a Christian folk group back in the late 90s. This thank-you to Dad for his automotive advice, along with…
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NewsCourt case to challenge Quebec’s ban on “overt prayer” in school
The Quebec Superior Court is set to hear a case that challenges the province’s ban on “overt prayers.” The province’s Education Minister Bernard Drainville explained…
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NewsCanada’s highest court declines churches’ appeal over Covid restrictions
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal of how the BC government dealt with churches during Covid. Although each provincial government dealt…
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AssortedA biblical counselor’s advice for church leadership
In the article “Anxiety and the triumph of hope,” we shared insights from three biblical counselors about anxiety. What follows is further insight from one…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Aug 5, 2023
Unintended consequences In socialist states like the USSR, the government’s central planning failed because people are complicated and to correctly predict their wants, needs, and…
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DramaThe Hiding Place (2023)
Drama / Stage play 2023 / 153 minutes Rating: 8/10 In the parking lot, I could already tell who had tickets to The Hiding Place….
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Recent ArticlesThe sovereignty of God
Despite it being proclaimed as “back” by no less than Time magazine, Calvinism is not well-regarded by most Western Christians and particularly Americans. Calvinism does…
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AssortedAnxiety and the triumph of hope: 3 biblical counsellors explain anxiety
As God’s people wandered in the wilderness, they were sustained by bread from heaven – Manna. Not only was it nutritional, it also came with…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 29, 2023
The scaremongers are wrong (7 min) While no one in this video is professedly Christian, the battle is over whether we’re going to understand Man…
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Recent ArticlesDoes 1 Corinthians 6 mean Christians can never appeal to the courts?
Does being submissive to the ruling authorities mean that a Christian cannot seek their day in court? Would going toe-to-toe with the government in a…
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AssortedA pastor on anxiety
Rev. Dirk Poppe is serving as the pastor of the Southern River Free Reformed Church, in Western Australia. Prior to this he served as pastor…
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AssortedWords and Phrases: a little road trip quiz
When you travel out for your holidays this summer and are stuck in traffic with a carful of fidgety teenagers, or are snugly ensconced in…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 22, 2023
What would you say to the claim porn improves relationships? Porn has become so pervasive that some will now, without shame, discuss their viewing of…
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Interview with an artistJulia Veenstra is expressing the world!
Interview with an artist **** According to Hamilton-based artist Julia Veenstra, we all have a moment in time that comforts and reassures us when remembered….
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Movie ReviewsScience Uprising: a revolutionary case for Intelligent Design
Mainstream science – the sort we read about in the newspapers and gets taught in our public schools and universities – says we’re only modified…
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NewsPeace, peace? Will the CRC be lulled into losing their way?
Is there a spiritual war going on behind the scenes in the Christian Reformed Church? Oh yes, says member Phil Reinders, in a June 5…
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In a NutshellTidbits – July 2023
When they call God “she” Remaking God in their image, homosexual “pastors” are professing Him to be a “her.” That’s blasphemy by God’s standards, of…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 15, 2023
Dr. Van Dam talking creation with ICR (41 min) Reformed Perspective contributor, author, and professor Dr. Cornelis Van Dam recently did a guest appearance on…