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Being the ChurchRetirement: What are you retiring from? What are you retiring to?
After a life-time of experience, it’s time to simply “exhale” ***** “Retirement is unbiblical,” she told me, her fist firmly pounding her desk. Alice had…
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HistoryThe case against the draft
Why no State has the right to take what belongs to Christ ***** Across the Western world, military recruiting is sputtering. In 2022 and 2023,…
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AssortedThe conceited apple-branch: a Romans 12:3-8 fable?
Was Hans Christian Andersen thinking of Romans 12:3-8 when he wrote this? Perhaps not…. but he could have been. ***** It was the month of…
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NewsHealth-adjusted life expectancy plummets
Canadians can expect 3.5 fewer years of good health compared to a decade ago, according to recent data published by Statistics Canada. Life expectancy has…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Mar. 21, 2026
Make college less expensive by making it less expansive? When colleges were Christian it made sense that they had certain basic courses that would be…
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NewsAlberta introduces law to restrict euthanasia
On March 18, Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery rose in the Alberta legislature to introduce Bill 18, the Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act….
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NewsHundreds of Reformed Christians gathered on Parliament Hill to protest Bill C-9
Last week, ARPA Canada hosted a rally on Parliament Hill calling on the federal government to halt Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act. Despite cold…
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AssortedA crowd can make you crazy
Crowds are scary. Many of the stupid, foolish and sinful things we do involve a crowd, even if the crowd is just one or two…
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AssortedHow to plan for your next chapter as a senior
By the year 2030, one in four Canadians will be over the age of 65. In my role as the CEO of two seniors’ living…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Mar. 14, 2026
Tips on telling what’s real and what’s AI-generated These tips have an expiry date, what with the way AI-videos are getting harder and harder to…
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In a NutshellTidbits – March 2026
Still true in some places… Johan had left Edmonton to go up northward, near Neerlandia, for a bit of skydiving. Late Sunday evening he was…
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AssortedThe slippery slope is real
Some weeks ago I wrote a piece about a San Francisco pastor, Fred Harrell, who had recently attacked the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement. In…
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MagazineMar/Apr 2026 issue
WHAT’S INSIDE: We’re excited to share the winners of this year’s brick building contest. Once again, we received hundreds of entries, and once again we…
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Culture ClashesWhen sports is an idol
Eric Liddell showed how Christians should do sports differently ***** In July 1924, Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell refused to race in the qualifying heat of…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Mar. 7, 2026
CNN’s upcoming hit piece on Christian Nationalism “Christian Nationalism” is defined all sorts of different ways. Some claim it’s just white nationalism wearing a Christian…
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MarriageThree questions for you
Here are three questions you should ask yourself about your communication with those you love. The way you answer these questions provides insight into the…
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NewsWhen they went after Barry Neufeld…
Barry Neufeld was a school trustee in Chilliwack, British Columbia. He was elected for three terms in 2011, 2014, and 2018, earning the second-most votes…
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Bricks2026CAN YOU BUILD IT BETTER? – the brick-building contest results!
We had another wonderful response to our brick-building contest. We asked whether entrants could think of “things that aren’t but should be” – we wanted…
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EducationLife skills every high school graduate needs to know
What skills should every child learn? Schools have traditionally focused on the 3 R’s of education: reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmatic. (All right, whoever came up…
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AssortedA theology of cleaning?
Solomon was a wise man. But as a king, he passed over some vivid illustrations in the futility chapter of Ecclesiastes. Allow me to add…
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Economics – Home FinancesA business tithe on sales?
Not a requirement, but what an opportunity! ***** Every sale has a story and an opportunity behind it. • Someone trusted you and chose your…
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AssortedBlessed are the caregivers
For they will be given care ***** Although we don’t get a diploma and cap, many of us graduate from the role of caregiver when…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 28, 2026
Canada about to murder its 100,000th citizen via MAiD When you become callous about life, and see ending it as compassionate, then how can you…
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Recent ArticlesOf baby birds, and death before the Fall
Today we started off the day with a funeral right after breakfast. Bluey Leapey Wieske died during the night. We buried him at the back…
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Interview with an artistAnne deJong is taking a palette knife to the Rockies
Breathe in the crisp mountain air. Allow the hustle and bustle of everyday life to drift away on the breeze. Drink in the beauty of…
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NewsNo jail for man who admits to killing his partner
“An Ottawa man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his ailing husband has been sentenced to two years less a day of…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 21, 2026
When they weaponize ChatGPT against our kids… (15 min) I normally share shorter videos but made an exception here because this is a must-see for…
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Recent ArticlesShould a Christian ever be discontent?
She sat across from me, sipping coffee, her forehead wrinkled with unhappiness. She’d struggled for two years in a job that clearly made her miserable,…
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Book ReviewsThe Good Shepherd and the Stubborn Sheep
by Hannah E. Harrison 2025 / 32 pages Rating: Great George wants us to know that he, and the other sheep in his flock, are…
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AssortedHow to catch Ice Age Man using digital reindeer
What would happen if we assumed ancient man was intelligent? One man did just that, and I haven’t been able to stop talking about it…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 14, 2026
Reformed and Dangerous’s Mortification of Sin Reformer John Owen returns… with reverb. (And you can get the shirt here.) The mysterious power of male sexuality…
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Amazing stories from times pastCarried
Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have…
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AssortedThe definition of patience
Patience. It’s a word we would never bother looking up in the dictionary because we already understand its meaning. But sometimes a well-known word can…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 7, 2026
Is the Church the true Israel? It’s R.C. Sproul vs. John MacArthur in the epic rap battle that they surely must have had at one…
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Recent ArticlesProverbs: a different sort of devotional
“Do you have a devotional that you would recommend?” I get asked this question in various forms from time to time, and I think my…
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Book ReviewsBritfield & the Lost Crown
by C.R Stewart 2019 / 383 pages Rating: GOOD Tom is a 12-year-old orphan living in Oliver Twist kind of conditions, though this story is…