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In a NutshellTidbits – November 2024
Burke’s best Most have probably run across Edmund Burke’s most famous quote: “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men…
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Book ReviewsFinding My Vocation
by William Boekestein 2024 / 154 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give William Boekestein wants to help young readers figure out how they can pick the right job, and…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Nov. 16, 2024
Click on the titles to head to the linked articles… How knock-knock jokes are a problem for evolution (14 min) If you found a knock-knock…
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NewsKnitting needles clacking again for the preborn
Eight years ago, the We Need a Law campaign challenged the pro-life community to come together to knit 1,000 pairs of baby booties. Knitters would…
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Amazing stories from times pastHis eyes are darker than wine, and his TEETH WHITER THAN MILK – Gen. 49:12
There are a number of references in the Bible to teeth. The word “teeth” is used on a number of occasions: to indicate blessing, as…
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NewsMarried = less likely to be depressed
Want to reduce your chances of being depressed? Get married! Well, maybe not so fast, but a recent study in Nature Human Behaviour did find…
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NewsIs it job creation if government is doing most of the hiring?
COVID brought with it huge government expenditures, and the end of the crisis didn’t end the growth of government. Over the four years of 2019-2023,…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Nov 9, 2024
Letters from war In remembrance of the many who fought for us… Ants build landmarks for navigation Ants have brains a quarter the size of…
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AnimatedThe Corrie ten Boom Story
Animated / Biography / Drama 2013 / 34 minutes Rating: 7/10 What’s an appropriate age to expose our children to the truth about Nazis, concentration…
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NewsAlberta to ban men from women’s sports
The Alberta provincial government has proposed legislation to prohibit male athletes who claim to be females from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Their “Fairness…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Nov 2, 2024
The robot repairman inside you (12 min) In the latest must-see episode of Dr. Michael Behe’s “Secrets of the Cell” series, we look at some…
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NewsJohn Rustad, latest conservative leader to promote IVF
During the last month’s provincial election campaign, BC Conservative leader John Rustad promised that, were he elected, he would expand access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF)…
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Christian educationGillespie Academy: a one-year Reformed bootcamp
Whether you’re graduating high school, college, or trade school, the most common question is “What’s next?” For those who are uncertain, let me recommend Gillespie…
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In a NutshellTidbits – October 2024
How red tape kills wealth Some years back, Hernando de Soto wanted to discover why capitalism worked so well in the West, but didn’t seem…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Oct. 26, 2024
The key to happiness Jewish commentator Dennis Prager makes the case that gratitude is the key to happiness. He makes a good case, but as…
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Indigenous peoples112 Canadian churches vandalized and burned
Since the allegations of “mass graves” on Canadian residential school grounds began in 2021, more than a hundred of the country’s churches have been burned…
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NewsThis time the liberals are leaving – congregations depart CRC over orthodox turn
As many as 24 congregations will disaffiliate from the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) after its Synod 2024 made clear that disagreement with the federation’s official…
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PoliticsA nation needs a conscience too… but does Canada have one?
When we hear the word “conscience,” we typically think of it in relation to an individual’s sense of ethics – the little voice in the…
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NewsSaturday Selection – Oct 19, 2024
4 minutes of penguins being brave and cool In this clip, penguin chicks jump off a 50-foot cliff for their very first swimming experience. And…
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EducationPodcasts to get you educated, not schooled
Only universities give degrees, but you can get an education even while you’re driving, jogging, or mowing the lawn ***** About forty years ago, when…
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InternetStop swiping, start serving
Romans 13:13 in the age of online escapism ***** I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that in the past few weeks,…
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NewsStats Canada: birth rate now at just 1.26 children per woman
Statistics Canada is reporting that the country’s birth rate has dropped to among the lowest in the world, at just 1.26 children per woman, and…
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NewsSaturday Selection – Oct 12, 2024
Click on the titles for the linked articles… Public school vs. home school The Babylon Bee, helping us tell the difference… Noise cancellation: a remarkable…
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Pro-life – AbortionAn amazing, horrible, inspiring, heart-breaking, simply massive display!
This blast from the past appeared in the magazine 10 years ago in the October 2014 issue. ***** Some injustices are on such a sheer…
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DocumentaryBirthgap – Childless World
Documentary 2021 / 51 minutes Rating: 9/10 Birthgap dismantles one of the biggest, deadliest lies of our time: the “myth” of overpopulation. It’s a big…
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NewsSaturday Selection – Oct 5, 2024
Click on the titles for the linked articles… Christian filmmakers are getting creative… The knock on Christian films has always been two-fold: poor production values,…
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NewsAlberta to help pay for independent school construction
A massive growth in population had Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announce $8.6 billion in funding, over three years, towards building new schools in the province….
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PoliticsWhat is going on with Canada’s conservative leaders?
Pierre Poilievre, Danielle Smith, and John Rustad have discovered success in a “blue ocean” ***** When the leaves rustle and the winds blow in the…
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In a NutshellTidbits – September 2024
Lord of the Rings on dating If you’re having trouble mustering the courage to ask out the girl you’re interested in, just know you aren’t…
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AnimatedTangled
Animated / Family 2010 / 100 min RATING: 9/10 In the original Rapunzel tale, her hair is very long, but still just hair. In Tangled, these…
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DramaLittle Women (1994)
Drama 1994 / 118 min Rating: 9/10 Taking only minor liberties with Louisa May Alcott’s book, Little Women tells the tale of Marmee March’s four…
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DocumentaryMountains after the Flood
Documentary 2023 / 102 minutes Rating: 7/10 The folks who brought us Is Genesis History, have crafted a sequel of sorts. Host Del Tackett is…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept 28, 2024
Click on the titles for the linked articles… Glen Campbell: I’m not going to miss you Before his death in 2017, Glen Campbell had become…
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NewsAlberta planning to enshrine right to refuse vaccinations
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced in late September that her government is planning to amend and strengthen the Alberta Bill of Rights when the Alberta…
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Dying WellWill you die well?
We spend a lot of time preparing for things. Every day we prepare for school, work, or whatever else may be on our plate. We…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept 21, 2024
Actions speak louder than words During the COVID lockdowns political leaders were caught, with some regularity, violating their own rules, so this just-released clip might…