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EconomicsThe Parable of the Talents: the Bible and entrepreneurs
The parables of Jesus teach eternal truths, but they also offer surprising practical lessons for worldly affairs. In the Gospel According to Matthew (chapter 25,…
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Recent ArticlesThe beauty of 52 Sundays
There is something disarming about the Heidelberg Catechism. It doesn’t begin with abstract definitions, but with comfort. Our only comfort. Many of us have encountered,…
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Being the ChurchRetirement: What are you retiring from? What are you retiring to?
“Retirement is unbiblical,” she told me, her fist firmly pounding her desk. Alice had been the company bookkeeper for about 50 years. She lived and…
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AssortedThe conceited apple-branch: a Romans 12:3-8 fable?
Was Hans Christian Andersen thinking of Romans 12:3-8 when he wrote this? Perhaps not…. but he could have been. ***** It was the month of…
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AssortedHow to plan for your next chapter as a senior
By the year 2030, one in four Canadians will be over the age of 65. In my role as the CEO of two seniors’ living…
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AssortedA theology of cleaning?
Solomon was a wise man. But as a king, he passed over some vivid illustrations in the futility chapter of Ecclesiastes. Allow me to add…
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Economics – Home FinancesA business tithe on sales?
Every sale has a story and an opportunity behind it. • Someone trusted you and chose your product or service. • And as believers, we…
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AssortedHow to catch Ice Age Man using digital reindeer
What would happen if we assumed ancient man was intelligent? One man did just that, and I haven’t been able to stop talking about it…
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Recent ArticlesProverbs: a different sort of devotional
“Do you have a devotional that you would recommend?” I get asked this question in various forms from time to time, and I think my…
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Pro-life – AbortionYou can save pre-born lives this summer
Yesterday I stood on a sidewalk holding a sign. It read, Pregnant? Need Help? I watched as the crowds hurried by and saw, on our…
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Interview with an artistCreated to create: a practical person’s thoughts on creativity
I can vividly recall one spring afternoon many years ago when I came across an unexpected sight in the woods near my childhood home: an…
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AssortedThe evil of simplicity
If ever there was an idol thoroughly ripe and ready for a great heaving into eternal hell fire, it has to be the idol of…
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Articles – BooksWe are not trashcans: how to analyze stories
Why is it important for Christians to understand stories? Obviously, God loves to tell them. Our world is saturated with His stories and the stories…
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EducationIf grades are dropping, should we drop grades?
Imagine a student who has struggled academically for several years. In the past, their grades would have alerted teachers and parents that intervention was needed….
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Conferences“We believe…” 1,700 years ago
In times past, scholars and theologians may have found themselves travelling across countries and continents to attend meetings about doctrines of particular importance to the…
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ParentingThe importance of risky play
“Make sure you’re home by suppertime… and don’t get your feet wet!” Mom called out as my brother and I hurried to our bikes. We…
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EducationA load of lumber is a wonderful thing
Back in 2007 Ebenezer Canadian Reformed School here in Smithers decided to supply the students with an “imaginative play kit.” What was it? A pile…
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Conferences2026 Summit Reformed Young Adult Conference
I once heard a sermon in which the pastor compared faith to salmon. “A dead salmon floats downstream with the current,” he said. “A living…
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ParentingWhy it’s good for teens and kids to do chores
Chances are, as a part of the family, you are asked to do various menial (or not so menial) tasks about the house or yard….
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AssortedWhy Charlie Kirk’s death hit so hard
For a time, in September, my Facebook feed – I’m sure yours too – was full of tributes to Charlie Kirk. At this point, I…
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AssortedDominee’s friend
There is style and there is class. Dominee may not have had much style, as the world considers style, but he had class. Dominee had…
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Recent ArticlesThe Lifelong Battle
I hate it. I love it. I’m held in its grip. Its power’s alarming. I feel myself slip. It draws me with offers Of quiet…
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AssortedWhy I don’t have a bucket list
Admittedly, to get guilt tripped into a camping trip exposes character weakness on my part. When someone bounds up to you, excited as a kitten…
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Recent ArticlesHow to stop taking the Bible for granted
“Scripture has never been easier to obtain, and Scripture has never been more difficult to absorb.” Let that sink in for a minute. I read…
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AssortedAm I lazy or just relaxing?
After a long and hard day at work or school, the last thing someone might want to do is more work. So, some don’t. Instead,…
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AssortedOur forever home
Home is Where the Heart Is. God Bless Our Home. Home Sweet Home. Have you seen or heard these slogans lately? Maybe on a plaque…
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PoliticsMan Up: ARPA leaderboards and the call to courageous action
We live in a time of deep confusion about truth, morality, identity, and even the basic purpose of life. Many young people today are unanchored,…
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InternetHow to stay sane in an overstimulated age
In today’s hyperconnected world, information comes at us fast and furious, from every direction, 24-7. We wake up to news alerts about a major earthquake…
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Being the ChurchChristians don’t pray
Who says that Christians don’t pray? Of course, Christians pray, don’t they? Isn’t prayer one of the essential characteristics of Christian life? Every time the…
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InternetHow to use AI like a Christian boss
Imagine you’re the boss of your own company. After months of searching, you’ve just landed the most brilliant assistant in the country. He’s lightning-fast, top…
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AssortedFun is something you make
“Bored” is a curse word in our house. Say that word, and my mom is liable to wash your mouth out with soap. Because here’s…
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Recent ArticlesCelebrating the Sabbath
“Many people see the Sabbath or the Lord’s Day, as an infringement of their personal liberty – a day that God has taken from them,…
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Book listsDemi’s fresh folk tales
Demi (1942- ) is the nickname that Charlotte Dumaresq Hunt’s father gave her as a child because she was half the size of her sister….
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Book lists10 picture book authors parents will love
Ready to settle down and read your kids a cozy bedtime story? Looking for some new and fun ideas? When choosing a picture book, some…
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Book listsAmy Krouse Rosenthal: the Ginger Rogers of children’s lit
Amy Krouse Rosenthal (1965-2017) was a prolific children’s picture book author, crafting more than 30 in just a dozen years. Together with illustrator Tom Lichtenheld,…
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Book listsMo Willems: so many to choose from!
Mo Willems might be the new Dr. Seuss, simply the most prolific and best known picture book author of this generation. With 70 (or so)…
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Book listsKeiko Kasza: All about cartoon critters
Author and illustrator Keiko Kasza was born in Japan and moved to the US for college only to meet and marry an American and then…
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Book listsRediscovering Gordon Korman
Gordon Korman famously wrote his first book, This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!, when he was twelve years old. By the time I was…
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Book listsVirginia Lee Burton: Queen of nostalgia
A mom reading Katy and the Big Snow to her daughters might remember her own parents reading the same book to her. Since they first came…
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Book listsJerry Pinkney: Making the classics kinder
In addition to the dozens of books Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021) has illustrated for others, he has also retold a number of tales from Aesop’s Fables,…
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Book listsDavid Wiesner: weird and wonderful
Super creative? Ultra creative? Mega creative? Every good picture book author is imaginative, but somehow David Wiesner (1956- ) manages to be all the more…
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Book listsJan Brett: picture books’ peak
What sets Jan Brett (1949- ) apart as a picture book illustrator is how much she packs into every page. There’s always lots going on…
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Book listsDavid Macaulay: author and architect
David Macaulay (1946-) is a children’s author who loves to investigate how things are made and how they work. He covers everything from architecture (skyscrapers,…
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PornographyFIGHT! A message from the most porn-riddled country in the world
In 2016, Google pronounced the country where I pastor, Papua New Guinea (PNG), the most porn-riddled country in the world. This “fact” was established by the…
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EducationHome education – a way of life
“I get to help bake bread!” “Jason, can I read to you while you paint?” “Let’s invite somebody over today. We can make cream puffs.”…