Category: Recent Articles
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PoliticsThe Rhinoceros Party: politics has always been absurd, but 30 years ago, even more so
Politics may seem especially absurd these days, but it didn’t start here. In Canada, the wackiness goes back at least a few decades, to the…
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Recent ArticlesBig Bang Christianity?
Can we fit the Big Bang into the Bible? **** Cosmology is the most important subject in the world. Why? Because it is the story…
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Indigenous peoplesTruth & reconciliation is possible, but not as it is being popularized
Until recent decades, “victimhood” was definitely not a status that people would deliberately embrace. In fact, many who were actual victims would do their very…
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NewsUpcoming documentary asks, how can we end abortion in Canada?
Two Canadian filmmakers want to know: how can Canada get a win for the unborn like the US experienced in 2022? And Josie Luetke and Ruth Robert…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Apr 8, 2023
Christ is risen (2 min) The resurgence of sea shanties might be a bit of a lockdown silver lining – a musical form that lent…
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Amazing stories from times pastRev. Alfred Sadd (1909-1942): a great man, and a faint shadow
The December 8, 1942 issue of The Times, the British daily newspaper based in London, published a small but complimentary obituary/article on the death of…
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Adult non-fictionChristian Economics in One Lesson
by Gary North 2015 / 268 pages Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson is what its title suggests, just one economic lesson explained in the first…
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In a NutshellTidbits – April 2023
Media-created news If you feel a need to know all that’s going on in the world around you, it’s important to understand how little the…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Apr 1, 2023
Matt Maher: It’s Yours (4 min) The first 30 seconds are misdirection but stick around for the transition for this great one. Not so long…
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NewsDid the “fountains of the deep” make Joe Rogan lose sleep?
Joe Rogan is one of the world’s most popular podcasters, well known for his curiosity (though also for his vulgarity). It was that curiosity that,…
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AssortedTragedy, resistance, and change: Glimpses into the Lejac Residential School near Fraser Lake, BC
The following is based on numerous original letters, reports and other primary source correspondence that is available online. It attempts to provide some insights and…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Mar 25, 2023
How do evolutionists explain how the first cells replicated? (14 min) To evolve, cells would need to be able to replicate, so how do evolutionists…
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HistoryThe long road to Christian broadcasting in Canada
How Christian activism successfully changes governmental policy ***** The presence of Christian radio and television stations in Canada is a relatively recent phenomenon. The first…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Mar 18, 2023
St. Patrick’s bad analogies In honor of St. Patrick’s Day just past, and our God who has made Himself known, and yet remains incomprehensible. Case…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Mar 11, 2023
“Cascading problems” showcase your body’s design (2 min) Your cells need oxygen, and that creates a problem because, how are they going to get it?…
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DocumentaryRescued: the heart of adoption and caring for orphans
Documentary 62 min / 2012 RATING: 7/10 There is something a little unsettling about watching a documentary that passionately encourages adoption. RC Sproul Jr. and…
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AssortedTolerance
The common word on the streets today is “tolerance.” That idea, however, is wrong – very wrong… dead wrong! There’s no such thing as tolerance….
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NewsSaturday Selections – Mar 4, 2023
Trick shot basketball (5 min) Everyone talks basketball in March, so here are some highlights from the “That’s Amazing” crew and the Harlem Globetrotters. 60…
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Recent ArticlesThe problem with “pan-millennialism”
“I’m not amillennial, postmillennial, or premillennial. I’m pan-millennial.” “Huh?” “Yep, I’m pan-millennial—I believe it will all pan out in the end!” I’ve occasionally heard this…
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In a NutshellTidbits – March 2023
Why is so much Christian fiction bad? Back in the June 30, 2007 issue of WORLD magazine, Marvin Olasky “interviewed” the long-departed novelist Flannery O’Connor…
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Adult biographies10 great Christian biographies
A reason to read Christian biographies is to see and be encouraged by what God has done in other people’s lives. They’re a way to…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 25, 2023
Cell membranes are amazing! (11 min) Each one of your cells has its own protective shell that has to be able to let food in,…
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Being the Church“good” vs. good
Our political leaders think they know what’s best for us. But by what standard are they judging what’s good? ***** Why should Christians participate in…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 18, 2023
Recycling plastic is bad stewardship (7 min) Recycling paper and cans can make sense. Despite what we’ve been told, recycling plastic most often doesn’t. How…
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Recent ArticlesFriends or acquaintances?
Loneliness can make you pretty sad. In lonely times, you may ponder your relationships and realize that they are superficial. Perhaps you have wanted to…
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NewsAbortion was the leading cause of death in 2022
According to the organization Our World in Data, 67 million people died in 2022. Among the leading causes of death were heart disease (approximately 15 million),…
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Pro-life – AbortionA day in the life of a pro-life intern
A summer internship gives young people an opportunity to build friendships and grow in courage while speaking up for the unborn **** It’s 5:30 AM….
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 11, 2023
Overpopulation isn’t a problem (4 min) Two secular economists differed in how they saw people, the first seeing people as a burden on the planet,…
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Economics – Home FinancesSimple steps for living generously
Jesus says: “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Luke 12:34). It should go without saying that our giving is a…
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Adult biographiesThe secret thoughts of an unlikely convert
an english professor’s journey into christian faith by Rosaria Champagne Butterfield 2012 / 150 pages Rating: Good/Great/GIFT 13 words: Post-modern, lesbian activist, university English professor…
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AssortedHow to have a proper conversation
or, Confessions of a Loquacious Person ***** Loquacious: tending to talk a great deal We might all think that we know how to have a…
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PoliticsArrogance: a necessary element of the liberal worldview
In his book Makers and Takers (2008), Peter Schweizer not only sings the praises of conservatives, he exposes the arrogance of liberals. One example is particularly telling…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 4, 2023
How different athletes act at home (4 min) Some fun goofiness to share with the kids… though only if you don’t mind some imitation. Jack…
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Adult non-fictionEconomics in One Lesson
by Henry Hazlitt 1946 / 193 pages Universal basic income, a four-day work week, and government-funded daycare are just a few big-ticket proposals that are…
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In a NutshellTidbits – February 2023
What Darwin didn’t know Darwin, ignorant of the inner workings of the cell, could imagine them to be simple. But the more we learn of…
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Book ReviewsStephanie Vanderpol has a zoologist in the house
Interview with an artist Stephanie Vanderpol is the author and artist behind RP’s “Come and Explore” children’s pages, and she’s also the author of a…