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Being the Church
Beloved care
Even today, the Dutch immigrant work ethic and zeal for kingdom-building remains alive in southern Alberta, three generations after a wave of immigrants first settled on the wind-swept prairie landscape and built homes, churches, and Christian schools. But the focus…
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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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Dying WellCremation: why and why not
Three things got me thinking about cremation. One was a phone call from someone asking me if I would like an information package about funerals….
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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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News“It’s wrong to mutilate minors,” says governor
Both Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis and Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith have backed bans on transgender “treatments” – breast and genital amputations, puberty blockers, and hormones…
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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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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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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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NewsShould government try to boost fertility?
In his article, “We are not taking Canada’s fertility crisis seriously enough,” economist Tim Sargent highlights that a society with fewer couples and children will…
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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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Book ReviewsEscape from Mr. Lemoncello’s library: the graphic novel
by Chris Grabenstein 2023 / 250 pages In this tween graphic novel (based on the tween novel of the same name), Mr. Lemoncello is a…
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NewsOh deer! Government paying non-Canadians to hunt
Like many Canadian regions, Sidney Island has a deer problem. The small island, not far from Victoria, BC, is home to European Fallow deer, whose…
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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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NewsTicked-off hockey fans, and 1.4 billion other reasons to defund the CBC
The CBC got into trouble last week, when it broadcast the finale of the Eastern Conference between two American NHL teams, but not the last…
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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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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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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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NewsMillions spent and still no graves
According to a report from the Western Standard, the federal government has confirmed that it had given $7.9 million dollars to uncover the “heartbreaking truth”…
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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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NewsAlbertos Polizogopoulos: lawyer for the Lord
On May 9, 2024, the LORD called Albertos Polizogopoulos to Himself, completing his task on earth at the age of 41. Not long after starting…
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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…
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Recent ArticlesAsk RP
There’s nothing quite like a good question to get a great discussion going. So we’re looking to our readers send in your best queries, and…