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NewsBC paying a steep price for its healthcare policies
BC plans to send about 4,800 patients to private health clinics in Washington state over the next two years for cancer treatment, in response to…
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NewsSaturday Selections – June 3, 2023
The UK, Canada, and the US meet in a grocery store One for all the social studies teachers out there. Your final exam can simply…
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Articles – BooksA plea to read
…or, the story of a boy, a repairman, and the Truth **** In the title I promised you a story. Actually that was mainly to…
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People we should knowElon Musk’s highs and lows
Elon Musk might be best known for a brilliant bit of marketing he did back in 2018 for two of his companies: he launched his…
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HomosexualityBeing Gay for Jesus, or, homosexuality above the Bible
The Rev. Dr. Mel White was raised in an evangelical household and his father was an evangelical pastor. White ended up getting theologically trained and…
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AnimatedThe Super Mario Bros. Movie
Animated / Family 92 minutes / 2023 Rating 7/10 80’s nostalgia for mom and me, and a couple of animated American Italian heroes and their…
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NewsSaturday Selections – May 27, 2023
Too young to smoke, but not too young for an abortion (4 min) Sometimes the Devil makes his presence pretty obvious (sharing this one from…
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MarriageComplementarianism vs. Egalitarianism: there aren’t just the two positions
As my wife and I have been facing big decisions over the last few months, it’s been neat to see the way God has transformed…
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Adult non-fictionHow in the world did we get here?
by Jim Witteveen 2022 / 183 pages Ten years back, anyone who’d said that cultural forces already in play would soon have our public schools…
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AssortedToo certain by half: standing firm doesn’t mean dismissing all debate
As a young man I spent years trying to decipher the stony response I got when people found out my church denomination. I finally discovered there…
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Apologetics 101If the unborn are not our equals…
In the West we believe all people should be treated equally, no matter their age, race, religion, etc. But why is that? Why should we…
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NewsSaturday Selections – May 20, 2023
Defending the unborn: when they bring up cases of rape When a young Canadian recently challenged the prime minister about abortion, Trudeau brought up the…
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Being the ChurchMaking hospitality easier: how onion dip changed the world
Everyone has likely tasted onion dip and millions of homemakers have made it. The recipe is incredibly simple: mix dried onion soup mix with 2…
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In a NutshellTidbits – May 2023
Get ready to be reviled “Pastors need to teach their people about how to handle with grace being looked down on more than ever before….
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AnimatedLong Way North
Animated / Family 81 minutes / 2015 RATING: 7/10 It’s the 1880s, the North Pole has yet to be reached, and a Russian explorer dreams…
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People we should knowFrancis Schaeffer: Intellectual leader of the Christian Right
During the late 1970s and early 1980s many conservative Protestants in the United States became involved in social and political activism for the first time….
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NewsSaturday Selections – May 13, 2023
Burning Ember (8 min) Steve Bell and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra may just give you the shivers – this is wonderful! Are Proverbs an ancient…
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NewsCanada replaces the cross with a snowflake
On the same day that the world’s attention was fixed on the coronation of Charles III, Canada’s federal government took the opportunity to show off…
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NewsSaturday Selections – May 6, 2023
The amazing Archer Fish (4 min) This critter has crazy accuracy as it shoots its food down from the leaves and branches above. Trump’s pivot…
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Economics – Home FinancesCan you afford a home? – some practical suggestions
If you’re wondering if you can afford a home, this would be a good time to look carefully at your monthly expenditures. Christians are called…
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HistoryWhat I learned from my Oma
Solomon tells us the first step to learning wisdom is to pursue it (Prov. 4:7), so I recently sat down with my Oma and listened…
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FamilyThe Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island
Family / Drama 91 minutes / 2007 Rating: 7/10 The Three Investigators started as a book series that ran from 1964-1987 and included more than…
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Economics – Home FinancesHome ownership for Christians: how it happened in the past, and how it might now
As home prices have risen in most of Canada, young people may be wondering if they will ever be able to afford to own their…
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Christian educationChristian education as violation of children’s “human rights”
Two topics that are commonly discussed in Reformed Perspective are Christian education and the modern notion of “human rights.” Christian education is a good thing,…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Apr 29, 2023
How was the canon of Scripture established? (3 min) Stephen Nicols shares that the Church hasn’t established the canon, but recognizes it, and that truth…
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Economics – Home FinancesFinances for the layman: a podcast review of “Two Stewards”
Two Christian businessmen from southern Ontario with passion for real estate, money management, and other financial topics wanted to share their experience and advice with…
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Apologetics 101How to defend the unborn in under a minute
I live in a town that’s so pro-life that when I go outside wearing a pro-life t-shirt the only reaction I get is, “Hey Jon,…
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EconomicsInvesting in Eternity: thinking 30 million years ahead
In Matthew 13:44 we find a single verse that captures the heart and soul of following Christ: “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Apr 22, 2023
Identifying misinformation Three great tips on offer here to decipher all the inputs we receive via social and mainstream media… The false promise of electric…
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NewsWhose children are they?
Many parents don’t realize the radical and harmful governance shift in “parent-child-State” relationships taking place over the past decade. Here in Alberta, for example, successive…
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NewsA new lead in the search for life beyond Earth
Is there life beyond our earth? And are there planets out there waiting to be inhabited? Dating all the way back to ancient Greece, philosophers…
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NewsReformed communities stepping up to provide “Safe Families”
It takes some courage to get into the public to show love for our neighbors, with a meal for an elderly person, taking part in…
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NewsCompeting to shine
Reformed youth across Canada are taking to heart Paul’s encouragement to young Timothy “don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but…
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Adult non-fictionThe Grace and Truth Paradox
by Randy Alcorn Multnomah Books 2003 / 92 pages Rating: Good/Great/GIFT I was just chatting with a friend, and we discovered we’ve both been handing…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Apr 15, 2023
10 guys on a scooter (4 min) Eco-friendly? Or simply friendly? Dude Perfect star Tyler Toney says God redeemed his marriage He might be your…
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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…