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Book ReviewsThe Hyperinflation Devastation
by Connor Boyack 400 pages / 2019 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Remember those “Choose Your Own Adventure” books kids loved back in the 1980s? Readers would be brought…
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In a NutshellTidbits – October 2023
Halloween in a small American town I live in a delightful and occasionally comical small town where the church-attending Christians make up a solid majority…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Oct. 14, 2023
Click on the article titles below to go to the linked articles… Evidence for design: the push-pull principle Evolution is supposed to happen in small,…
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NewsRPTV: Ed Fast wants to stop gov’t from offering euthanasia to the mentally ill
OCT 18, 2023 UPDATE: The vote today failed to pass, but it was close, with the entire NDP and Conservative caucuses supporting Ed Fast’s Bill….
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Human RightsThe biblical and historical basis for parental rights
With the onset of parenthood, couples suddenly find that this new role is now dominating their lives. Children have become a central factor in how…
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NewsClimate mandates will hike house prices, do little for CO2 emissions
The federal government’s upcoming energy efficiency mandates will make new homes more expensive. That’s according to a recent Fraser Institute report, “Wrong move at the…
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NewsA new twist on book-banning
Asha’s Mums. Jacob’s New Dress. Concerned Christian parents have often worked hard to keep controversial titles like these ones off school and public library shelves….
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NewsSaturday Selections – Oct. 7, 2023
The challenges and reality of climate modeling (5 min) Steven Koonin is a scientist whose experiences include time as undersecretary of science at the Department…
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NewsPopulation up; birthrate way down
Canada’s population passed 40 million in June, and has grown by more than 1.1 million in the past year, according to a Sept 27 Statistics…
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Christian educationWhat the Charter says about private schooling
This first appeared in the September 2014 issue. **** Parents who don’t want to send their children to public schools can be thankful for the…
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NewsRPTV: the 1 Million March 4 Children
TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to Reformed Perspective, I’m Alexandra Ellison. In the midst of a swiftly shifting cultural landscape, a significant event has emerged that gathers people…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept. 30, 2023
Click on the titles below to go to the linked articles. Everything has to be working just right, right from the start (2 min) For…
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NewsSK Premier to use “notwithstanding clause” to uphold parental authority
If a public school student under 16 wants to be referred to by his own “preferred pronouns,” does the school need to go to his…
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Indigenous peoplesResidential schools: the lesson that’s being lost
Our government needs to stop indoctrinating children ***** As history teachers never fail to remind us, “those who don’t learn their history are doomed to…
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Indigenous peoplesA call to action: loving our Indigenous neighbors
Many Canadians, Christians included, are unfamiliar with the painful history of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Chief Dan George, born in North Vancouver and former leader…
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Internet…the Internet can pervert anything
Parents need to know that, whether it’s biblical fiction or a favorite boy band, innocent interests are being used to draw good kids into evil,…
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Indigenous peoplesThe Truth matters: analyzing the facts beneath “mass burials” at residential schools
This article was first published in the March/April 2023 issue. ***** “Searches for unmarked graves at the site of a former northern Ontario residential school…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept. 23, 2023
This is why you don’t ask children to “choose” their gender Back in 2007, Barbara Walters interviewed a family and their 7-year-old boy about his…
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AssortedHow to live your best life: knowing, and participating in, the greatest (true) story
I had always felt life first as a story: and if there is a story there is a story-teller. ― G.K. Chesterton ***** There’s a…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept. 16, 2023
Click on the titles below to go to the linked articles… The terrific trunk! (8 min) “The elephant’s truck is the Swiss Army Knife of…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept. 9, 2023
Click on the titles below for the linked articles… Can AI ever become conscious? (10 min) As computers become more powerful, will they ever become…
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Christian educationHow’s this for a graduate profile?
Marcus Schroeder had 4 minutes to call his city to repentance. The 19-year-old was ready. **** As parents, teachers, and students, we put a lot…
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DatingDude, where’s your bride?
As I speak at different venues across the country, one of the recurring questions I get comes from women, young women in particular. Their question…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept. 2, 2023
Cessationist trailer Click below for the trailer of a great new documentary that takes on “cessationism,” the belief that the miraculous gifts of the New…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Aug 26, 2023
Click on the titles below for the linked articles and videos. Canadians pay more to government than for housing, food, and clothing combined Over the…
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Book ReviewsThe Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart 512 pages / 2008 Rating: Good/GREAT/Give Reynie Muldoon is an 11-year-old orphan who knows he is smart – he certainly reads…
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Interview with an artistJim Menken transforms tree trunks!
Interview with an artist ***** When you think of a sculptor, the image of a chainsaw does not immediately come to mind. But for Ontario…
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Recent ArticlesChurches’ food drive bears fruit, and births a challenge
Evangelism committees and home mission groups sometimes struggle with how can we show God’s love to our neighbors. Members of five Reformed churches in Dunnville,…
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AssortedUnless the Lord builds the house
“…but Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to Me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.’” – Matt….
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NewsSaturday Selections – Aug 19, 2023
Click on the titles below to head to the linked articles. What grandma’s chili recipe tells us about the trustworthiness of the Bible We don’t…
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Christian educationMath: why are we learning this anyway?
Back in 2021, math teacher David Shuster gave this presentation to the parents of his students at Trinity Classical School in Bellingham, WA. **** How…
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AssortedLearning to be anxious for nothing
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of…
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In a NutshellTidbits – August 2023
All sorts of time to talk with God Some years ago a friend told me about a plan she had put into motion – she’d…
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News500 days later: Covid protestors still locked up without trial or bail
Although Covid and the truckers’ convoy have been relegated to a part of our memories that many would prefer to keep locked up and left…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Aug 12, 2023
Vehicular instinct (2 min) SplendourBog was a Christian folk group back in the late 90s. This thank-you to Dad for his automotive advice, along with…
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NewsCourt case to challenge Quebec’s ban on “overt prayer” in school
The Quebec Superior Court is set to hear a case that challenges the province’s ban on “overt prayers.” The province’s Education Minister Bernard Drainville explained…