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Screen-fast 2026: How’d we all do?
Last year’s screen-fast set the bar pretty high with over 900 people signing up to participate. This year, nearly 800 of you decided to once again sign on and limit your screen time for 10 straight days. It was encouraging…
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NewsSports betting explodes across Canada
Since Canada legalized sports betting in 2021, the industry has exploded, and last week the Edmonton Oilers and the Alberta government were just the latest…
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FamilyA century of cinema for your family
While most other art forms have been around for centuries and millennia, “motion pictures” have only existed for just over a century. Back in March…
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NewsLiberal MP reminds journalist who holds the purse strings
Ongoing funding of Canada’s media by the federal Liberal government appears to be emboldening some government officials to demand favorable reporting. On Sept. 7, Liberal…
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NewsSaturday Selections – September 14, 2024
Why not raise the minimum wage to $100? Transgender thinking has infected economics too, with politicians applying the same wishes-can-reshape-reality thinking as they hike the…
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Dying WellThe five Ws of funeral planning
I can think of many times I’ve answered the phone at the funeral home and the person on the other end of the line expressed…
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NewsPresident Trump runs from his pro-life past
Donald Trump once had the distinction of being the most pro-life president in living memory. In his first term in office, he put into place…
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Dying WellWrite your own eulogy
**** My neighbor wrote my eulogy last week, or what I hope will be at least a part of it. It was her daughter’s birthday,…
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NewsSaturday Selections – September 7, 2024
The importance of “social trust” What can we do when people stop trusting? One common approach is to outsource trust to the government. Get the…
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MagazineSept/Oct 2024 issue
WHAT’S INSIDE: Write your own eulogy / Why are you grieving? / 7 articles on aging well / Capture the Contrast photo contest results /…
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Adult non-fictionA Good Old Age: an A to Z of loving and following the Lord Jesus in later years
by Derek Prime 2017 / 184 pages They say not to judge a book by its cover, but how about by its title? “A Good…
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NewsSaturday Selections – August 31, 2024
Click on the titles to go to the linked articles… Jordan Peterson pressed on whether he is Christian or not (10 min) Jordan Peterson has…
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InternetOn becoming tech-savvy Christians
Technology changes so quickly that we can become bewildered over what to think about all the new products, services and platforms that appear and disappear….
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NewsSt. Catharines drops censorship bylaw
Just three weeks before having to appear in court to defend their bylaw that censored pictures of pre-born children, the city of St. Catharines blinked…
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NewsThe Olympics as Utopian theater
Even after the controversy of a bizarre opening ceremony, the Olympic Games showed why it is unparalleled in the sports world. Just think of the…
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NewsSaturday Selections – August 24, 2024
Abe Lincoln with a lesson on lying The smartest politicians don’t break promises; like Abe here, they try not to make any promises at all….
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Dying WellLet the little children come
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Matt….
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NewsSaturday Selections – August 17, 2024
Click on the titles below to go to the linked articles… The wrong folk think God, the Bible, and Christianity are relevant in the political…
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NewsState-sanctioned murder now the 5th leading cause of death in Canada
State-sanctioned murder, euphemistically called “medical assistance in dying,” has quickly become one of the leading causes of death in Canada, according to a new study…
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NewsSaturday Selections – August 10, 2024
Click on the titles below to go to the linked articles… Red Green’s pit crew “You know when a flatbed gets ahead of you in…
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NewsProstitution laws challenged at Supreme Court of Canada
In 2014 Parliament passed a new prostitution law that ARPA Canada called “the most significant piece of legislation on a social issue passed during the…
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NewsTransmutilation defender comes to regret youthful tattoo
A young lady who goes by the online moniker of “emo hag” was such a fan of the Harry Potter series that she got a…
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Dying WellA funeral is a community event
Not long ago I was directing a funeral, and the service was about to begin. The doors to the sanctuary opened to myself and the…
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NewsReformed book publisher changes hands
Reformed book publisher Paideia Press, which has published over 400 titles since it started in the late 1970’s, has been gifted to the Cántaro Institute….
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NewsSaturday Selections – August 3, 2024
Click on the titles below to go to the linked articles… Are memories stored in the brain? History shows that the deeper we delve into…
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In a NutshellTidbits – August 2024
English is a funny language Have you ever seen: • a shoe box? • a kitchen sink? • a ball park? • a home run?…
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DocumentaryThe Ark and the Darkness
Documentary 2024 / 110 minutes RATING: 7/10 Got doubts about whether the biblical Flood really happened, or really covered the whole of the Earth? Then…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 27, 2024
How questions can help you offer a good answer (7 min) In the New Testament, Jesus asks as many questions as he offers answers. Why?…
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NewsBC finally declares Covid emergency is over
Over four years after declaring a public health emergency over Covid-19, BC’s provincial health officer has finally announced that the emergency is over. The July…
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NewsFormer cop, coroner and mayor does a 180 on drug policy
It isn’t often that public officials who once championed “progressive” policies admit they were wrong. But it is becoming more common when it comes to…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 20, 2024
Reagan’s deeply personal argument for a Creator (10 min read / 1 min video) It was an analogy he returned to frequently, with students at…
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Assorted7 articles on aging well
Our society is uncomfortable with aging, but as Christians we know every year is a blessing – not just to ourselves, but also to others….
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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…