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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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EconomicsTariffs are terrible economics: why Canada shouldn’t hit back
Free trade – free of barriers and restrictions – has, traditionally, been pretty exclusive to the Right side of the political spectrum. But now, with…
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Culture ClashesHow can everyone be wrong about the world?
How well do you know what is going on in the world? Let’s put it to a test. Without consulting the internet or someone else,…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 22, 2025
My pretty pink tractor Tim Hawkins on a problem that I’m sure has happened to many a farmer. Mark Carney – the man who would…
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People we should knowChang Shen: grace to persevere
Like as the armèd knight Appointed to the field With Thy Word will I fight And faith shall be my shield. Anne Askew (1521-1546) *****…
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Being the ChurchAged saints can tell you what your peers don’t know or won’t say
In late 1785, the 26-year-old British Member of Parliament William Wilberforce secretly met with 61-year-old John Newton. Wilberforce had very recently encountered the grace of…
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Recent ArticlesA serious problem
As a mental health therapist, I once attended a workshop on developing and maintaining healthy attachments between parents and their children. The presenter’s information was…
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DatingA creative approach to boundaries in dating
Several weeks ago, my fiancé and I sat down at a local restaurant with my aunt and uncle, where we enjoyed a good meal and…
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Adult non-fictionNecessary Endings
Why did my dad’s tomatoes and cucumbers always flourish? I used to think it may have something to do with the tobacco smoke from his…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 15, 2025
Charles Darwin’s birthday was Feb. 12, so for this edition we are marking that event by featuring a collection of very different rebuttals. Click on…
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AssortedThe peculiar blessings of Covid
In the early spring of 2020, Christian pastors from across Alberta sat on a telephone townhall with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Chief Medical Officer…
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NewsYoung Canadian defends Scripture to the world
Things can change quickly when you have the courage to seize an opportunity, and are blessed by God. 33-year-old Wesley Huff is serving as the…
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NewsTaxpayer-funded drug trafficking exposed in BC
BC’s NDP government and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry have long denied or downplayed the concern that the free drugs they are giving to…
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NewsSpiritual warfare becoming more visible at Canadian universities
While big companies like Google and Walmart are quickly abandoning their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, a new study reveals just how committed Canada’s…
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ParentingHave a child – change the world
In his best-selling book Atomic Habits, James Clear makes the case for committing to tiny changes in your life, for drastic change. “Here’s how the…
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AssortedMore time to pray
Little did Christina Veenstra know, more than six decades ago, that meeting her future husband, Martin Veenstra, at Reformed Bible Institute would help her preparations…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 8, 2025
Monarch butterflies are freaky cool (7 min) We know that caterpillars become butterflies – two creatures in one! – but did you know that Monarch…
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Christian educationGrowth in independent schools and homeschooling
“The public school has become a counter-church. It is a powerful institution for the purpose of squeezing out of our children the worldview of the…
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NewsCanadian economy stank it up under Trudeau
With the Justin Trudeau era (almost) over, it’s time to assess his record. In a January 9 article posted to The Hub, Lakehead University’s Professor…
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Being the ChurchChristians don’t retire
Retirement is unbiblical. Before you think that I’m accusing everyone over the age of 65 of unbiblical behavior, let me lay out the case for…
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PornographyA church response is needed to stop the porn crisis
Over the past several years, I have spoken in dozens of Christian communities to thousands of students and parents on the issue of digital porn…
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In a NutshellTidbits – February 2025
Are there little green men? While there seems no biblical reason to preclude finding simpler life on other planets – plants and even animals –…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 1, 2025
How people would run if they were dogs (2 min) Should he do one on cats? Does it matter where women work? Some Christians might…
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NewsBlind guides can’t suppress Dutch MP sharing truth about the unborn
Early this year, a Dutch politician managed to vividly illustrate the horrors of abortion, despite the efforts of the opposition to shut him down. Presenting…
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NewsPoilievre answers a fool according to his folly
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has once again demonstrated how to expose foolishness with a simple question. When asked by a news anchor about President Trump’s…
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NewsFree video series to protect families from porn
Parents who want to keep pornography away from their family received a gift early this year. John-Michael Bout and Jacob Valk have produced two new…
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Pro-life – EuthanasiaEuthanasia changed the abortion battle
In 2016 euthanasia was legalized. That was also the summer I did my first pro-life internship with the Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform (endthekilling.ca). After…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Jan. 25, 2025
Ghost Ship: Where were you? Inspired by the book of Job. They also have an intriguing live performance of this same song. The revenge of…
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EvangelismIt’s necessary: use words!
I hadn’t expected to meet a witch on the bus, what with their alternative form of transportation. Yet there she was, not a wart to…
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AssortedOn the Truth, and the cost of lies
“Remember: one lie does not cost you one truth but the Truth” – Hebbel **** It seems that truth is bendable – it has become elastic during…
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AssortedWhy write?
It’s been said that all that is needed to become a writer is the strong desire to say something. Writing is simply taking your thoughts…
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Economics – Home Finances“Honey I blew the budget!”
A FEW THOUGHTS ON GETTING BACK IN THE BLACK AFTER TAKING A PLUNGE IN THE RED “Honey I blew the budget!” Do those words sound…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Jan. 18, 2025
Click on the titles to go to the linked articles… Motorized machines in your cells? Yes there are! Kinesin are “motorized transport machines” that transport…
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ConferencesStriving to be godly men
I don’t think I can quite grasp the measure of tension that must have seized the hearts of those three young men on the morning…
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NewsTrudeau resigned and Parliament prorogued – now what?
“I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister… This country deserves a real choice in the next election and it has become clear…
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NewsCharitable status of churches and religious charities threatened
While the country’s attention was focused on the conflict within the Liberal Party and the threat of new tariffs from south of the border, the…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Jan. 11, 2025
Music as the fingerprints of God (6 min) George Steiner here is lecturing on the wonder of music and is not trying to argue that…