Category: Recent Articles
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Christian education – Sports
A Good Coach is Crucial: the potential and danger of school sport teams
“They’re nice, but not a priority.” Ask Reformed parents about our school’s sports teams and that’s a response you might hear. It’s an understandable answer. With all the effort that has to go into finding and hiring good teachers, and…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 27, 2024
How questions can help you offer a good answer (7 min) In the New Testament, Jesus asks as many questions as he offers answers. Why?…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 20, 2024
Reagan’s deeply personal argument for a Creator (10 min read / 1 min video) It was an analogy he returned to frequently, with students at…
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Assorted7 articles on aging well
Our society is uncomfortable with aging, but as Christians we know every year is a blessing – not just to ourselves, but also to others….
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NewsThe attempted assassination of a President
**** Saturday marked the end of the longest span between domestic assassination attempts of U.S. presidents and presidential candidates since President Lincoln was killed at…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 13, 2024
Click on the titles below for the linked articles… One thing Trump and Biden agree on: tariffs Both Trump and Biden want to protect American…
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In a NutshellTidbits – July 2024
7 debunked evolutionary “evidences” As Dr. Jonathan Wells has documented in his books Icons of Evolution and Zombie Science, there are long discredited “evidences” for…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 6, 2024
How social media keeps you poor (10 min) Though the two commentators here aren’t Christian, the warning they offer may help us better resist social…
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NewsNew Brunswick still isn’t banning smartphones in school
According to Paige MacPherson and Alex Whalen of the Fraser Institute, cellphones’ negative impact on students has been especially apparent in New Brunswick. The Maritime…
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NewsYoung men building a home for the Reformed confessions
Some ambitious young men can fix their own vehicles, and others can help frame a home or build an impressive app. But two young men…
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NewsSaturday Selections – June 29, 2024
Click on the titles below for the linked articles… Presidential debate was between a pro-choice candidate and a pro-abortion one Two US presidents debated each…
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Interview with an artistSimone Bos’s calming cubes of color
Thank you, dear readers, for all your suggestions of artists to profile in this column. One name that has been shared repeatedly with me is…
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Recent ArticlesOptically Excellent
Everybody knows that our eyes are wonderfully designed, even those who don’t acknowledge their Designer. All the parts are special and each is important for…
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NewsSaturday Selections – June 22, 2024
What’s wrong with marijuana This is the practical case against marijuana. For the Christian case, check out “Is recreational marijuana sinful?“. Mothers’ milk is amazing…
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ParentingWhat’s the purpose of family devotions?
A friend who was adopting two toddlers asked two of my adult children how we did our family devotions and what they appreciated about them….
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EconomicsPremier Ford calls on the feds to make EV cars more expensive
Ontario’s premier has asked the federal government to impose a 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, which would make these cars twice as expensive as…
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NewsMortgage delinquencies up more than 20%
Increased spending and costs are catching up with Canadian households, according to the latest figures from the credit agency Equifax Canada. Mortgage debt makes up…
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NewsWe aren’t alone! 1,000+ converge in Texas for courageous faith
In 1 Kings 19 we find Elijah lamenting to God that the Israelites had rejected God’s covenant and that he alone was left, and Queen…
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In a NutshellTidbits – June 2024
Good parenting is time-consuming In The New Tolerance, authors Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler recall the method one dad used to teach his teenage son…
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Being the ChurchSolving loneliness
“[The study] revealed that 46 percent of American adults report feeling lonely sometimes or always. In that same study, younger adults reported feeling lonelier than…
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NewsSaturday Selections – June 15, 2024
Dr. Matthew Wielicki: I refused to stay silent about climate change (8 min) One silver lining to the COVID-related censorship that happened on social media…
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ParentingRaising a family to hunt
I put my vehicle into four-wheel drive before attempting to climb the driveway to the home of Rick and Chelsey Ewald, perched on the side…
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NewsSaturday Selections – June 8, 2024
Looking deeper at tiny, extraordinary engineers Hives have been called the pinnacles of biological engineering, and we’re only now learning just how extraordinary they are….
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Being the ChurchAdvice for young women … from A to Z
The late teens and early twenties are an exciting time for young women, but with so many opportunities to be considered, and big decisions to…
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DatingHow to get married younger
If your upbringing was filled with scenes of large families bustling into church, children in the pew ahead coloring over the church bulletin, and babies…
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Economics – Home FinancesFrugalship: 37 ways to save a buck
Frugal: to be careful about spending money or using things when you do not need to; using money or supplies in a very careful way;…
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NewsSaturday Selections – June 1, 2024
If there is a common theme to this week’s edition it might be government overreach. For Christians, who know God has set up different governments…
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PoliticsA place for Christians on Parliament Hill: inside Parliament Hill Christian Fellowship
While some of the 338 Members of Parliament are Christian, there are many more Christians working on Parliament Hill as office staff, or “staffers.” Way…
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ParentingHow well are we fulfilling God’s original command?
When God created the world, he gave man a foundational command commonly known as the creational mandate: “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth…
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NewsSaturday Selections – May 25, 2024
Click on the titles for the linked articles… Annie Wilson: Songs about Whiskey We’ve all heard country songs about drinking whiskey, but this one is…
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DatingSpeed dating night beats scrolling right
Scrolling through profiles on dating apps and websites might be the newest, but it’s hardly the greatest, approach to the dating world, deciding who you’d…
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DatingHow our friends, and the ‘Net, brought us together
TRANSCRIPT Alexandra Ellison: Okay, good. Okay, so if you want to start off, could you guys just both introduce yourselves and then we can kind…
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NewsSaturday Selections – May 18, 2024
Gray Havens: See You Again (3 min) This Gray Havens’ song is an attempted answer to a question that many a married couple has wondered:…
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AssortedThe Colson Center: a sibling we look up to
Growing up as the second youngest in a family of ten, I learned a lot about life from my older siblings. Once grown, most of…
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Recent ArticlesIs the State of Israel a fulfillment of biblical prophecy?
The nation of Israel has a special place in the hearts of many Christians. For one thing, the Savior once walked through the land that…
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NewsSaturday Selections – May 11, 2024
Click on the titles for the linked articles… Rend Collective: Lighthouse This one had our girls dancing… How deer grow antlers They do it every…
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Interview with an artistDeb Menken’s “thing” is she has no one thing
Deb Menken and her husband Jim live in the town of Mono, Ontario, where she works in her own home studio. “It is a very…