Category: rp app
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HumorSimply and truly
There once was a man whose parents had given him the highly unusual name of “Amazing” when he was born. They gave him the name…
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AssortedTo appear before the Lord
A young lawyer had a dream. He found himself one morning before a judge at court in a T-shirt and crumpled shorts. The judge asked…
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Media biasDon’t watch the news, read it!
This first appeared in Reformed Perspective in 2000, and yet the thesis of this article is just as relevant for today’s Internet Age, as entertainment is an…
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Christian educationRating books for the school library
Having just reviewed Escape From the Killing Fields (by Nancy Moyer) for the senior section of our Christian School Library, I thought it would be…
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Recent ArticlesYou think feelings can redefine reality? What if I told you I feel like they don’t?
There’s a special sort of tyranny at work these days – it is the sort that not only ignore reality itself, but demands that everyone…
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Recent ArticlesA is A…except when it wants to be S?
The transsexual debate and the death of logic “Hi A. It is A, isn’t it? I hardly recognized you there. It’s B. Remember me? How…
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People we should knowA Rare Principled Politician: Ron Paul
The practice of politics notoriously requires compromise. Every politician must bend at some point in order to be electable. Many politicians are very malleable and…
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People we should knowA couple friends you should meet: Jay Adams & D. A. Carson
It’s no secret that I love books. Here in my study I often feel like I’m surrounded by good friends. Some are old friends, centuries…
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HomosexualityOne in ten? Alfred Kinsey’s most famous lie
Even if you haven’t heard of Alfred Kinsey you probably have heard about one of his key “findings” – that 10% of all people are…
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Adult non-fictionThe Thunder: A novel on John Knox
by Douglas Bond 2012 / 400 pages Rating: Good/Great/GIFT John Knox turns five hundred this year and I can’t think of a better way to…
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Recent ArticlesHow are we to read the Bible?
From January 16 to 18, in 2014, the Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary hosted a conference on the topic of hermeneutics. It’s a big word, but they…
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MagazineDecember 2013 issue
WHAT’S INSIDE: Ho Ho Ho Virginia! / Wasn’t it just yesterday? / Same-sex “marriage” and slavery / Proclaim it grandfather! / In a Nutshell /…
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AssortedA game for every situation
Visitors to my house are often surprised at the number of board games I own. OK, I’ll be the first to admit that I probably…
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MagazineOctober 2011 issue
WHAT’S INSIDE: Saving some is not compromise: the case for advancing abortion legislation in Canada one step at a time / When it is compromise…
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MagazineApril 2011 issue
WHAT’S INSIDE: “Just wait until I’m elected” / What if a candidate had courage? / Canada’s law was based on God’s law / John Piper…
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Book ReviewsFish out of Water: Get equipped for college
by Abby Nye 2005 / 229 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Nye wrote Fish out of Water, while in the third year of university, at the suggestion of…
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MagazineOctober 2008 issue
WHAT’S INSIDE: Holding on to Wisdom: what would a younger you tell you to do? / Charges dropped against Ezra Levant, but… / A very…
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Adult fictionIs There Balm in Gilead?
There is a balm in Gilead To make the wounded whole; There is a balm in Gilead To heal the sin-sick soul. Some times I…
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MagazineJuly/Aug 2001 issue
WHAT’S INSIDE: Got Milk? / Report from Australia: Indonesia is still a basket case / Reaching out to a world of hurt / In a…
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Being the ChurchLaughter in the pews
My mother has a wise saying, one of many I might add, that if you go to church faithfully, you’ll experience lots of interesting things….
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Christian education – SportsIs the good foul good? Playing basketball a different way
The object of basketball is pretty simple. You and your four teammates want to put the ball through your opponent’s hoop. This is how you…
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EducationHome education – a way of life
“I get to help bake bread!” “Jason, can I read to you while you paint?” “Let’s invite somebody over today. We can make cream puffs.”…
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EconomicsIf strikes are bad can unions be good?
I grew up hearing horror stories about unions but little else. Unions were bad because union members threw bottles and sticks at their opposition. Later…
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Recent ArticlesStar gazing and star guessing
The night sky has always fascinated mankind. Ancient people were able to identify many constellations and follow their annual paths across the sky. In the…