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Parenting
Teaching small fries to take notes, sing psalms, and speak to God
When your child is old enough to write… When your child learns to write he is ready to begin taking sermon notes. Say, what? Let’s say that little George is 4 or 5 or 6 years old and he knows…
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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…
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PoliticsThere is no neutrality so will the State be secular or Christian?
When thinking about political issues, it is important to understand that every society is based on some sort of worldview or philosophy. There is no…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 8, 2023
Prove it David Crowder, a little more up-tempo than usual… and now with monster trucks! What were the “waters above”? Four creationist possibilities are on…
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Dating10 questions to discuss when “interviewing” someone for marriage
These 10 questions were crafted for Reformed Harmony by Taylor DeSoto, with the hope that they could provide guidance for prospective couples to get to…
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Being the Church…but I have a couch
Rosaria Butterfield’s The Gospel Comes With A House Key came highly recommended, and after reading it I understand why. Rosaria is honest and insightful. She…
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NewsA Big Win for Free Speech from the US Supreme Court
A decision on Friday from the highest court in the United States is a major win for the fundamental freedoms of Americans. The justices ruled…
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ParentingKids and alcohol: parents are more influential than they may know!
Your teen is at a party with some of the “coolest” young people he knows. He’s encouraged to have a drink (“Come on, it’s only…
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NewsBrain surgery in the womb!
“Look, it’s not brain surgery” is a saying for a reason. Brain surgery is a delicate task that needs a lot of experience to do…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 1, 2023
Got some bored kids? Are your kids are looking for some summer holiday inspiration? These Dude Perfect juniors are doing amazing trick shots that might…
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Economics – Home FinancesOn investing, with Wade Van Bostelen
Reformed Perspective interviewed Wade Van Bostelen, a Christian certified financial planner operating out of Burlington, Ontario. Wade and his wife Leanne have two sons, and…
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DocumentaryInto the Light: a teaching documentary on freedom from pornography
Documentary 81 minutes / 2023 Rating: 8/10 Are you someone who doesn’t take quickly to reading? Are you looking for a more accessible resource for…
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Pro-life – EuthanasiaGetting even crazier: 27% of Canadians think being poor is good enough reason for euthanasia
Is poverty itself reason enough to allow someone to opt for doctor-assisted suicide? The question seems ludicrous – poverty is a condition that can change…
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Being the ChurchIn the right place to serve: Christians are leading the way in helping one city’s homeless
By God’s providence, Christians are often in exactly the right place at the right time to do the good works that He prepared for us!…
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NewsAlberta and BC champion very different responses to drug use
Earlier this year, BC became the first province to decriminalize small amounts of illegal drugs. The policy was the latest “harm reduction” effort from the…
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NewsSaturday Selections – June 24, 2023
A seed that walks? Absolutely awn-some! (5 min) These seeds can walk and dig themselves into the ground! Psychology’s culpability in the transgender movement The…
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News2023 wildfires an exception to three decades of declining fires
As millions of Canadians and Americans have been exposed to the smoke from Canadian forest fires already this year, along with a steady stream of…
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Book listsICR’s impactful half century
The Institute for Creation Research (ICR) in Dallas, Texas, was established in 1970 and has developed into an outstanding center of scientific research where well-qualified…
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In a NutshellTidbits – June 2023
Those wild and crazy Vikings! You may have learned in school that Vikings visited North America long before Christopher Columbus did, but I bet you…