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DramaC.S. Lewis onstage: the most reluctant convert
Biographical drama 76 minutes / 2018 RATING: 7/10 Imagine having the opportunity to go back in time and visit with C.S. Lewis, and not just…
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Adult non-fictionTimothy, Titus & You: a Study Guide for Church Leaders
by George C. Scipione 55 pages / 2018 (originally 1975) Crown and Covenant Publications Many Bible study books are full of questions. Questions can be…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept. 21, 2019
Real men know when to cover an offense (4 minutes) When we’re sinned against, we have two options: to lovingly confront the sinner, or, to…
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Book ReviewsThe Amazing Dr. Ransom’s Bestiary of Adorable Fallacies
A Field Guide for Clear Thinkers by Douglas Wilson & N.D. Wilson illustrated by Forrest Dickison 320 pages / 2015 These are the adventures of…
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NewsPublic doubt: Josh Harris abandons God, and Hillsong’s Marty Sampson struggles
In July, Josh Harris, the author of the 1990s Christian bestseller, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, declared he was kissing his wife and his God goodbye….
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NewsNews or fake news: third of Brits have dinner in silence?
In September, at least five of the United Kingdom’s online newspapers shared the results of a study claiming one-third of Brits eat their dinners in complete…
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DocumentaryCitizenFour
Documentary 113 minutes / 2014 RATING 7/10 In 2013 Edward Snowden let the world know that their emails, phone calls, text messages, and everything they…
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NewsNew study: Universe may be younger (or older) than scientists previously thought
The Associated Press headline read, “Study finds universe might be 2 billion years younger.” While that wasn’t a complete come-to-creationism capitulation – even running with the new estimate…
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Saturday Selections – Sept 14, 2019
The lie of realism (10 minutes) “The reason I write fantasy novels is because I am a realist.” – Nate Wilson explaining how God’s Creation…
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Adult non-fictionProverbs
by Jay E. Adams 1997 / 231 pages Rating: Good/Great/GIFT I grew up with a set of Calvin’s Commentaries at my disposal for my Young…
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Pro-life – AbortionOnly one question to debate: What are the unborn?
The answer to the question, What is the unborn?, trumps all other considerations in the abortion debate. Objections to the pro-life view based on choice,…
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Christian educationMartin Luther on the vital, foundational, educational calling of parents
Martin Luther loved God’s Church so much he risked his freedom and life for it. He boldly took on princes, bishops, emperors, and popes, all…
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PornographyPorn addiction isn’t just a guy thing
“… but you’re a girl!?” If I had a dollar for every time I heard that given the context that is about to follow, I’d…
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Saturday Selections – Sept 7, 2019
Is college worth it? (5 min) If you want to be a nurse or architect, college is vital. But if you don’t know why you’re…
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NewsAfter politicians decline, “stones” start defending the unborn
Politically, the last two weeks have not been auspicious for the unborn. South of the border we saw Democratic presidential candidates compete for how callous…
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DocumentaryScarred Earth (The Grand Canyon)
This half-hour video is divided into two parts. The opening 15-minute are an investigation into how the Grand Canyon was, and was not formed. Presenter…
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Christian educationChurch, Home, and School – A Two-Legged Stool?
A popular metaphor for education in the Reformed community is the image of a triangle, a tripod, or a three-legged stool. The legs of the…
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Apologetics 101God is visible to any with eyes to see
Our universe, if just slightly different, would never have been able to support life. For example, a proton’s mass is 1,836 times greater than that…
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DocumentaryFearfully and Wonderfully Made
Illustrated lecture 49 or 85 min; 2015/2012 RATING: 7/10 While this is little more than a powerpoint lecture, it was, for years, among Answers In…
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Saturday Selections – August 31, 2019
Real men are courageous Driving your car fast might get you an adrenaline rush, but it doesn’t make you brave. Real courage involves doing the…
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EconomicsOn Union Membership: voices from the past
On March 9, 2017 the Abbotsford Canadian Reformed Church held a forum on “Christians and Union Membership” and I was tasked with presenting a historic…
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EconomicsA sad tale of a wealthy millennial’s moral confusion
A few years back my wife heard a young woman share that she had felt guilty for being able to go out to dinner with…
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DocumentaryHarder Truth
Documentary 9 min / 2003 This film changed me. It is a video, taken in the womb, of an abortion. It is evil uncovered and…
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ParentingIn defence of Biblical spanking
Why would anyone want to write an article defending spanking? This is one of those topics which the modern world considers a fundamental sign of…
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AssortedHe who has ears, let him hear
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about Him, so that He got into…
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Saturday Selections – August 24, 2019
The Joel Osteen sermon that changed Oprah’s life (13 minutes) While we prefer to focus on what’s good and right and true (Philippians 4:8), Joel…
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AssortedWorldviews and Dogviews: what are they?
“What’s a worldview?” I asked. “It’s a way of viewing the world,” my helpful friend answered. “Um, thanks.” ***** Long before I ever knew what…
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EconomicsA multi-level warning about multi-level marketing
Multi-level marketing’s end is nowhere in sight. Years ago, my personal ministry was. Yours truly accepted the invitation of another minister to jump into the…
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Movie lists12 free Creation videos that’ll have you awestruck
There’s something to be said for short and sweet. Each of the following dozen clips is just 6 minutes or less, totaling up to just…
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DocumentaryFlight: the Genius of Birds
Documentary 63 minutes, 2013 Rating: 9/10 I watched this with my three-year-old daughter and we had the exact same reaction: “Wow!” Flight takes a look…
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Saturday Selections – August 17, 2019
What to expect when your kids head off to college “Hundreds of years of bad philosophy are about to immerse your child.” World magazine’s Andrée…
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ParentingOn the difference between punishment and discipline
Both punishment and discipline are painful, but that pain is put to very different purposes by God. God disciplines his children in love, as a…
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Book ReviewsIf we survive
by Andrew Klavan 352 pages / 2013 Rating: Good/GREAT/Give “We came to Costa Verdes to build a wall. I just wish I could tell you…
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Church historyA 2,000 year history of Christian pro-life activity
The pro-life movement began in the early 1970s as a result of the legalization of abortion in Britain (1967), Canada (1969), the USA (1973) and…
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Saturday Selections – August 10, 2019
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Jane Goodall have a plan to save the planet Once again key figures in the environmental movement are treating children…
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Apologetics 101On “the Overton Window” and talking crazy
There are two ways to encourage our country to turn in a godly direction. Both involve talking. **** Glenn Beck, a radio talk show host…
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MagazineJuly/Aug 2019 issue
WHAT’S INSIDE: A biblical case for global warming skepticism / Technology and our anxious hearts / Rachel Jankovic’s You who? / Why we should study…
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Saturday Selections – August 3, 2019
A very unique way to share the Gospel (5 min) Here’s an inventive way that one church is reaching into its community. Josh Harris, author…
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DatingOnline dating as seen from the other side
Editor’s note: In “The pros and cons of online dating” Peter Riemersma shared how he met his wife via a Reformed singles site. In this…
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DatingThe pros and cons of online dating
I first wrote on online dating more than a dozen years ago, back when the Internet was still young, and people still called it the…
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Adult non-fictionThe Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the plot to kill Hitler
by John Hendrix 176 pages / 2018 Rating: Good/GREAT/Give The world “pastor” is not often paired with words like “plot” or “kill.” But when the…
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Science – Creation/EvolutionMankind is rusting out…and that’s a problem for evolution
We’re breaking down. In a 2016 talk geneticist Dr. John Sanford explained that there are two conflicting worldviews at battle in our culture: 1) we as…
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Saturday Selections – July 27, 2019
Seal bearing name that appears in the Bible was discovered (3 min) It’s tiny, but it’s big – this recent archeological find is a seal…
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Christian education – SportsBoys and sports
**** Yes, you read the header right. I really am writing a column about why sons should be in sports. And, yes, this is a…
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EconomicsSales as a noble calling
Many years ago, when I first arrived in Australia, I was working for a dry cleaner who soon realized that I would never make it…
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DocumentaryThe Narnia Code
Documentary 59 minutes/ 2009 RATING: 8/10 The Da Vinci Code and The Bible Code had me close to swearing off anything with the word “code”…
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Book ReviewsBolivar
by Sean Rubin 224 pages / 2017 Rating: Good/Great/GIFT New York is the busiest city in the world, and people there are simply too busy…
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DramaJohn Hus: A journey of no return
Docudrama 2015 /55 minutes Rating: 7/10 This docudrama covers the last months of Reformer Jan Hus’s (1369-1415) life when he was imprisoned and awaiting trial…
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DocumentaryBabies are murdered here
Documentary 2014 / 54 minutes Rating: 8/10 This must-see is first and foremost an encouragement for anyone sitting on the sidelines to get active and…
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Saturday Selections – July 20, 2019
The programmer? (6 min) Our DNA is more remarkable than any man-made computer program. So who programmed it? When your kids complain, “That’s not fair!”…
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AssortedLosers are part of the plan
As far as many politicians and voters are concerned, “going green” is the equivalent of “motherhood and apple pie.” Typically, the “transition to a green…
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People we should knowGetting to know J.I. Packer
J.I. Packer died on July 17, 2020, at the age of 93. In this profile, which first appeared in the May 2016 issue, Dr. Bredenhof explains…
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Adult non-fictionYou Who? Why you matter and how to deal with it
by Rachel Jankovic 235 pages / 2019 Rating: Good/GREAT/Gift I began reading my wife’s copy of You Who? only after she shared comments from the…
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DocumentaryThe Riot and The Dance
Documentary 2018 / 83 minutes Rating: 8/10 Biologist Gordon Wilson is excited about God’s creation, and it’s catching! In The Riot and the Dance, Wilson explores…
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Saturday Selections – July 13, 2019
Fined $8.2 million for pro-life work, this pastor wouldn’t pay Randy Alcorn’s name is well known in Christian circles for the many books he’s written….
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DramaI can only imagine
Drama 2018 / 110 minutes Rating: 8/10 This is the life story of MercyMe singer Bart Millard, or, more specifically, it’s the story of what…
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Human RightsHuman Rights need God
Do human rights need God? Bluntly stated, it all depends on your god. Those who reject that there is a God, say human beings are responsible…
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Adult non-fictionKnow why you believe
by K. Scott Oliphint 2017 / 221 pages There’s a need for different types of books on apologetics. We need the books on theory –…
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AnimatedMinuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants
Animated / Family 2014 / 89 minutes Rating: 8/10 In this utterly unique film, a lost ladybug teams up with a colony of black ants…
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Saturday Selections – July 6, 2019
Parents: don’t squelch your kids’ interest in Creation (1 min) Global warming hopelessness In response to climate-change cataclysmic predictions, some wonder: “Why save for the…
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Soup and BunsShould Introverts be expected to act like Extroverts?
“You are a wonderful person and I like you. But now please shush.” This quotation from a tongue-in-cheek article by Jonathan Rauch in The Atlantic…
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DocumentaryHow do you like me now? When a child, parent, spouse, or sibling says they’re gay
Documentary 2016 / 88 minutes RATING: 7/10 The powerful, aggressive, LGBTQ lobby has been very successful in its efforts to normalize the homosexual lifestyle in…
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Children’s fiction5 great chapter books
With the start of summer what parents everywhere need are some fantastic reads for their young’uns. The chapter books below come in all shapes and…
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In a NutshellTidbits – July 2019
Doubt your doubts… “We don’t just need answers for people’s difficult questions. We need questions for people’s easy answers.” – Andrew Wilson (as seen at…
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Saturday Selections – June 29, 2019
John MacArthur: Calvinism vs. Arminianism (6 min) How can God be sovereign over everything and we still be responsible for our sin? John MacArthur gives the…
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DramaAudacity: Love can’t stay silent
Drama 50 minutes / 2015 Rating: 8/10 I once thought that the main flaw with so many Christian movies was that they were sermons disguised…
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Pro-life – AbortionCan Christians do pro-life undercover work?
Earlier this month pro-life undercover journalist David Daleiden lost a bid to get a $195,000 fine against him overturned when the Ninth Court declined to…
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ReligionWhy Do We Suffer? Buddhism vs. Christianity
The current prevailing philosophy in our western world is that everyone’s opinion is equal and no one is wrong or even less good. I am…
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AssortedIs it ever permissible to lie?
When Reformed Perspective first started, we had regular contributions from Dutch politician and journalist Piet Jongeling. In this article, from the October 1985 issue, he writes of…
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Saturday Selections – June 22, 2019
Preparing parents for the sex talk This 11-minute video from a conservative Christian group has some great thoughts for parents to consider, including quotes like…
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AssortedFossil fuels are essential to the modern world
**** Concern about climate change has reached a fever pitch with Canada’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna calling it a “climate emergency.” Her…
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AssortedA true story of a journey from sexual exploitation to freedom
As a little girl I had big dreams of all the possibilities that would await me when I grew up. I hoped that one day…
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Apologetics 101Highflying comparisons, down-to-earth questions, and truthful declarations – apologetics in 3 steps
Bill Muehlenberg is one of Australia’s most insightful commentators, and in his recent column “Sex Wars: Can’t get no satisfaction” he quickly and succinctly highlighted…
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Saturday Selections – June 15, 2019
Bigger than big! (5 minutes) God has crafted our universe on the grandest of grand scales! Pinterest permanently bans investigative pro-life group Live Action and…
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AssortedAge
Editor’s note: When Dr. Adams turned 90 this year, his colleague, Donn Arms, was reminded of a prayer Adams had written back in 1978 for…
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MagazineMay/June 2019 issue
WHAT’S INSIDE: How God’s providence should impact our politics / Mental illness: responsibility and response / James Higginbotham: last of the alchemists / Why you…
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Recent ArticlesWhy should we study Scripture together?
It’s too easy to take for granted the blessings God has heaped on us, so let’s stop for a moment and think about several of…
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InternetTechnology and our anxious hearts
As a pastor I get to talk to lots of people. After some conversation, I start to get a sense of where people stand. How…
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Articles – MoviesHow then shall we watch?
Imagine the following scenario. A Christian friend invites you over for a movie. The evening hasn’t progressed far, however, before you realize you’re watching an…
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Saturday Selections – June 8, 2019
Dude Perfect’s does more than bottle flips If you and your family don’t already know about Dude Perfect, these guys provide some good clean and…
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AssortedHenry VIII’s reformation, Big Bird, and the end coming to us all
Komm, süßer Tod, komm selge Ruh or “Come, sweet death, come, blessed rest” is a melody Johann Sebastian Bach composed in the 1700s. Through this wonderfully…
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Apologetics 101Apologetics 101: Stay on message
Step 1. Figure out what you’re really trying to say Step 2. Don’t let anyone or anything distract you from saying it ***** Scott Klusendorf…
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In a NutshellTidbits – June 2019
As seen on a t-shirt We live in an emoticon, headline-reading, 280-character tweet, fly-by-level-of-engagement world. But short doesn’t always mean shallow, and to demonstrate, here’s…
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Saturday Selections – June 1, 2019
Six ways not to read the Bible (4 min) Dr. Dane Ortlund shares 6 ways that we do, but shouldn’t, read the Bible. When GMO children…
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Soup and BunsDo not worry…
Cheer up, ye saints of God, there’s nothing to worry about! Nothing to make you feel afraid, nothing to make you doubt. Remember Jesus never…
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AssortedMental illness: responsibility and response
Back in Grade 6 my twin daughters came home talking about that day’s lesson in Health class. They were learning about something called “the blame…
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NewsNew York Times takes dads to task about housework
When will men stop shirking their share of the housework? That was the question a recent New York Times article asked, and the answer it gave…
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Pro-life – Fostering7 ways to help a foster family
So you’re not able or ready to plunge into foster care? That doesn’t mean you can’t still be involved! Here are some practice ideas for…
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Saturday Selections – May 25, 2019
Ordinary amazingness (2 min) It’s a dandelion. And here, too, the Creator has crafted his magic, putting it on display for all who have eyes…
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ParentingWhy you should consider fostering
May is Foster Care Awareness Month and I thought I’d take the opportunity to share a little of our journey with the hope and prayer…
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DramaUnbroken: Path to Redemption
Drama / Christian 98 minutes / 2018 RATING: 8/10 Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 best-selling biography of Louis Zamperini was so good two movies have been based…
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Saturday Selections – May 18, 2019
Caterpillars feeding on an explosive treat (3 min) BBC Earth is all about getting viewers closer and deeper into Nature than we’ve ever been before….
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NewsHostility to Unplanned helps get its message out
Unplanned tells the true story of how Abby Johnson, a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic director, changed her mind and now fights for the unborn. Her…
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NewsF.R.E.E.D. – an acronym to help us defend and use our religious freedom
If you’re pro-life, you know the value of a good acronym. For years S.L.E.D. has helped us remember there are just four differences between the…
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ParentingPatricia Polacco gets woke
In my idyllic and very Christian small town I keep forgetting that even here there’s a spiritual war going on. This past weekend I got…
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DocumentaryHow to Answer the Fool
85 min / 2013 RATING 8/10 Some Christians will try to provide atheists with reasons for why they should believe in the Bible, and for…
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AssortedLittle white lies and why we tell them
Your wife discovers some flowers in the kitchen and thanks you with a hug and a big kiss for “such a thoughtful surprise!” You bought…
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Saturday Selections – May 11, 2019
The world is rated R (50 minutes) It is a parental impulse to shelter our children. But is our end goal to give our children…
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Movie lists5 fantastic and free documentaries
The Fool – the true “banana man” story (1 hour) This is the true story of how evangelist Ray Comfort was mocked and ridiculed by…
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Adult non-fiction2 to help us understand the Muslim holy book
WHAT EVERY CHRISTIAN NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE QUR’AN by James R. White 311 pages / 2013 More than ever, Christians need to be equipped…