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Entertainment
Mr. Bennet’s dad jokes are too much
Dads like to be funny, and there’s no question about it but that Mr. Bennet – from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice – is a funny guy. For those who have had no exposure to the novel (or the many…
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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”…
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People we should knowCornelius Van Til: his life and impact
Cornelius Van Til may not have seemed a likely candidate to accomplish a “Reformation of Christian Apologetics,” but God is in the habit of utilizing…
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News90,000 legal homicides in Canada since 2016
According to calculations from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC), as of September this year approximately 90,000 Canadians have been euthanized since this form of homicide…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Oct. 4, 2025
Bahnsen vs. Hitchens, the Rap Battle Here’s AI put to its weirdest and most wonderful –the late Reformed apologist Greg Bahnsen taking on the late…
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AssortedDominee’s friend
There is style and there is class. Dominee may not have had much style, as the world considers style, but he had class. Dominee had…
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Recent ArticlesFALSE DILEMMA: Is Genesis 1 Historical or Poetic?
We know you can’t have your cake and eat it too. We know a man cannot serve two masters. And we know Genesis 1 cannot…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept 27, 2025
Voddie Baucham (1969-2025) spoke to Christian Nationalism shortly before his passing This past week, Voddie Baucham passed away at the age of 56. A Reformed…
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AssortedVeya’s story
“Our sweet Veya Hope ran into the arms of Jesus yesterday.” So shared Veya’s mother, Krystal Vanderbrugghen, on her Instagram page on August 2, 2025….
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Recent ArticlesWhat does fleeing sin look like?
Despite endless attempts to do so, fleeing sin can’t be done halfheartedly – that only sets the stage for failure. A tepid turning away is…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept 20, 2025
Charlie Kirk one week later The link above heads to Tim Challies’ collection of the week’s best articles on Charlie Kirk. My favorite was by…
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Culture ClashesWhat will Canada look like in 2040?
“Canada to Become a Dystopian Nightmare, Households Will Flee: Gov Report.” A Christian friend shared this article with me, from Better Dwelling, a news outlet…
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NewsA renewed hunger for the Bible
Data from the Association of American Publishers reveals that the biggest sales increase among all categories of books being published last year in the United…