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NewsSaturday Selections – Mar. 26, 2022
More and more can’t answer: “What is a woman?” March 8 is International Women’s Day, and March is celebrated by many as “Woman’s History Month.”…
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AssortedThe words a father speaks
The words a father speaks to his children in the privacy of the home are not overheard at the time, but, as in the whispering…
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Science – EnvironmentCatastrophic global warming? A brief biblical case for skepticism
My hope here is to encourage an exploration of what Scripture says that’s relevant to the issue of global warming. The Bible isn’t silent on…
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AnimatedFree film: The Harriet Tubman Story
Animated / Family 2018 / 30 minutes Rating: 7/10 This is an action-packed overview of the life of Harriet Tubman (c. 1822-1913), an escaped former…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Mar. 19 , 2022
When they stop even pretending (3 min) This clip, from Dec 2021, has been circulating social media ever since. What’s made it so popular? Perhaps…
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In a NutshellTidbits – March 2022
Junior knows best? In a recent review, Roman Catholic film critic Steven D. Greydanus argues that we’re seeing an expansion of the old doofus/domineering dad…
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Theology10 Christian answers to life’s deepest questions
There’s no end of mysteries to explore in this weird, wacky, and wonderful universe. How is it that light can be both a particle and…
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Articles – Movies10 tools to help pick a great flick
If you’re looking to watch a good film with family or friends, a trustworthy list of suggestions can be a wonderful find. But maybe you already have…
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Adult fictionThe Last Disciple
by Sigmund Brouwer and Hank Hanegraaff 2004 / 428 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Give It’s the year 65 AD, and Gallus Sergius Vitas is one of the…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Mar. 12, 2022
Even on the smallest scale, you are amazingly complex (6 min) You don’t have to understand all of this to be in awe of what…
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Pro-life – AbortionAbraham Lincoln, on abortion
How would Abraham Lincoln have addressed the biggest moral issue of our time? We don’t have to wonder. While President Lincoln may not have spoken…
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Articles – MoviesBeyond judging a movie by its poster
Most “family friendly” films are precarious **** Recent research indicates that our brains are more synaptically active while we sleep than they are while we…
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TheologyInfant Baptism and the unity of Scripture
Is infant baptism simply a Reformed peculiarity that ought to be jettisoned in the name of Biblical faithfulness and unity with fellow Christians? What are…
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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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NewsSaturday Selections – March 5, 2022
Bach on a flaming organ (2 min) If you’re wondering why someone would make an organ that shoots fire, then this isn’t for you. For…
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MagazineJan/Feb/Mar 2022 issue
WHAT’S INSIDE: Beyond judging a movie by its poster / Second-hand Scriptures: the case against biblical dramas / The pitch meeting for Redeeming Love /…
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Pro-life – AbortionA pro-life push back against the darkness
Sometimes I stand on my porch before bed and take in the sight of a thousand city lights twinkling against the night sky, and I’m…
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ParentingIs Cleanliness next to Godliness?
My goal is to have every room of my house neat and clean at the same time. But I do not believe that “cleanliness is…
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Adult biographiesListen! Six Men You Should Know
by Christine Farenhorst 161 pages / 2021 Rating: Good/GREAT/Give The six men we get introduced to here are given 25-30 pages each which is enough…
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NewsSaturday Selections – February 26, 2022
When the Premier of Alberta was also a radio evangelist (2 min) Today, Christians seem to have agreed with the world that God has no…
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AssortedFraud and Truth
Fraud is defined as wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. And insurance fraud is a deliberate deception perpetrated against…
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Movie ReviewsGrandma’s Boy
Silent / Comedy 56 min; 1922 Rating: 7/10 While Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton are still famous today, there were actually three comedic stars of…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 19, 2022
Kinsey – the man behind perverted sex-ed The biggest bit of propaganda Kinsey passed along? That chastity was basically impossible. Thus sex-ed programs teach “safer…
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Pro-life – AdoptionThe Christian case for adoption
While not every Christian is called to do every thing¹, the biblical case for at least considering adoption is as succinct as it is unassailable:…
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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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Articles – MoviesSecond-hand Scriptures: a case against biblical dramas
The “telephone game” goes by many different names but it’s always played the same way. A number of children sit in a circle and the…
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Internet3 reasons to praise God for social media
As a default, I tend to call attention to the problems that social media, and our relationship with it, has introduced into our lives. Social…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 12, 2022
Politically correct police When this first came out 7 years ago, it didn’t have quite the political edge that it has today. But that only…
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AssortedAllies vs. cobelligerents: don’t mix them up!
Sometimes we find the most unlikely sorts fighting alongside us. Maybe it’s atheists and Roman Catholics standing with us against abortion, or feminists joining hands with…
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Culture ClashesHow the Bible made the world a better place
Though most wouldn’t want to admit it, the Bible has made the world a better place even for those that don’t believe it. How can…
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ParentingFading to black: alternatives to screen-time
An upcoming issue of the magazine will feature 200+ movie recommendations, and were anyone to watch even a fraction of these films, that’d be an…
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Articles – MoviesThe pitch meeting for “Redeeming Love”
PRODUCER: Do you have a new movie for me? SCREENWRITER: Yes, sir. This is gonna be gold, trust me. It’s an adaptation of a steamy…
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Book excerptsHow to refute skepticism
Romans 1:18-32 explains that God’s creation proclaims His existence, as well as our guilt, such that everyone is left “without excuse.” Yet rebellious man wants…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 5, 2022
Is there a reality outside people’s feeling? In this episode of the Woke Zone, we watch as a trans activist “lovingly forces everyone to agree.”…
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DramaGod’s Outlaw: The Story of William Tyndale
Drama 1988 / 93 minutes RATING: 6/10 This is a well-produced, well-acted period piece about “the father of the English Bible” and leader in the…
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Book ReviewsIs God a Hypothesis? A critical review of Stephen Meyer’s “Return of the God Hypothesis”
Stephen C. Meyer’s Return of the God Hypothesis continues to receive accolades. Most recently, World magazine chose it as one of their 2021 books of the…
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Book excerpts“I used to beat him”
What follows is an excerpt from Todd Nettleton’s “When Faith is Forbidden: 40 Days on the frontlines with persecuted Christians” and took place near Allawa,…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Jan. 29, 2022
M&Ms introduce first Trans character who identifies as a Skittle The folks at Babylon Bee with satire to share. The only thing missing from this…
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AnimatedThe John Bunyan Story
Animated 2006 / 29 minutes RATING: 8/10 What is likely the most influential novel of all time was written by a man of little education,…
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Book lists30+ Christian fiction suggestions for your 10-15-year-old boys
I was recently asked for some reading suggestions for boys aged 10-15. This is when boys can sometimes stop reading, so I didn’t want to…
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Parenting10 games you can play with your toddler without having to roll off the sofa
A young relative has two toddlers, and our conversation reminded me of some useful strategies from those wonderful and exhausting days. While I don’t miss…
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Adult non-fictionThe Ultimate Proof of Creation: Resolving the Orgins Debate
by Jason Lisle 2009 / 254 pages Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) is an important figure from our Reformed heritage. A careful theologian with a love for…
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Book ReviewsOnce upon a banana
by Jennifer Armstrong illustrated by David Small 48 pages / 2013 Rating: Good/Great/GIFT I’d almost forgotten just how wonderful wordless books can be. But then…
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Pro-life – AbortionNot without a fight: the history of the pro-life movement in Canada
Pro-life activists perform an important role in society. They help to remind people about what is perhaps the most pressing political issue in our country,…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Jan. 22, 2022
On being a Christian introvert (6 min) Tim Challies, a self-professed introvert, tackles this topic. You can also check out Sharon Bratcher’s “Should an introvert…
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EvangelismWhen it comes to witnessing, are we just too impatient?
How long would you patiently wait for your morning coffee? Five minutes? Would you even last that long? What if you first had to manually…
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Christian educationOn public schools: evangelism is not discipleship
A few years ago, at a Ligonier Conference, Pastor Voddie Baucham was asked what he would say to parents who were weighing the option of…
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Book ReviewsLindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse (2 books)
by Torben Kuhlmann 96 pages / 2014 Rating: Good/GREAT/Give How did man first learn to fly? It seems we had a little help. This is…
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FamilyUnitards
Family / Comedy 2010 / 107 minutes Rating: 8/10 The producers bill this as “High School Musical meets Napoleon Dynamite” but I’ll have to take their…
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In a NutshellTidbits – January 2022
On books “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” – Groucho Marx When…
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Science – GeneralHalf duck, half beaver: the astonishing platypus
In recent years a strange assortment of animals, some familiar and some obscure, have enjoyed a brief moment of scientific attention. In each case, the…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Jan. 15, 2022
Who is the minimum wage really protecting? (3 min) Governments will tax some products to deliberately increase their cost to then discourage consumption of those…
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AssortedAll’s well with the Earth
“I’m so glad that my parents never experienced such a time as this, such a time of uncertainty.” “I’m so glad they did not have…
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AnimatedThe Toy Story franchise is for adults
Animated / Drama 1995, 1999, 2010, and 2019 / 81, 92, 103, and 100 minutes Rating: 8/10 Animation is usually for kids. And a story…
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Book ReviewsCorrie ten Boom: the courageous woman and the secret room
by Laura Caputo-Wickham 2021 / 24 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give For such a short one, this picture book sure fits a lot inside. We meet Corrie ten…
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Recent ArticlesDinosaurs and dead bodies
In a Russian laboratory, a team of highly trained Russian scientists is leaning over a dead body. The body is that of a man who…
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FamilyThe Creation Adventure Team
A Jurassic Ark Mystery Family / Children 45 min / 2001 Rating: 7/10 Six Short Days, One Big Adventure Family / Children 38 min /…
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Book ReviewsWe Hereby Refuse: Japanese American resistance to wartime incarceration
by Frank Abe and Tamiko Nimura 2021 / 160 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Gift After the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, tens of thousands of Americans of Japanese…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Dec. 25, 2021
Is Christmas a pagan holiday? (14 min) In this podcast from the folks at Creation Ministries International, the answer given is no, and it wouldn’t…
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NewsConversion therapy and silence in Canada
Many concerned readers will remember the federal government of Canada’s effort to ban conversion therapy throughout 2021. The Liberals began their efforts in the spring,…
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Adult fictionOnce Upon a Wardrobe
by Patti Callahan 2021 / 285 pages Rating: Good/Great/GIFT The year is 1950, and an eight-year-old George Henry Devonshire has finished a book, just published,…
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NewsTop 10 RP articles of 2021
Free films featured prominently in this year’s Top 10 with three entries, but there wasn’t an identifiable theme for the rest. Or maybe that diversity…
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TheologyThe Father’s gift: His people are of inestimable value
While all gifts are special, there are some we absolutely treasure. This greater attachment might be due to the occasion, the thoughtfulness, or the giver…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Dec. 18, 2021
The #Psalm124Project The #Psalm124Project is all sorts of churches and groups singing this same Psalm, separated by time and space, but united in praise for…
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NewsBill C-4: the Conservatives did this to Canada
On November 29 the Liberals introduced a bill to ban “Conversion Therapy” that they’d twice before failed to pass. But what the Liberals couldn’t do,…
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DramaC.S. Lewis: the most reluctant convert
Biographical drama 93 minutes / 2021 RATING: 9/10 If you already know Lewis you’re going to love this film; if you don’t, this film will…
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AssortedSuffer Annie Spence
The smooth money resting in John’s calloused hand equaled his small plot of land; a few acres lay on a roughened palm. It had only…
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PoliticsChief Concern With Conversion Therapy Law
Drawing on history and imagination, André Schutten “interviews” former Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker about Conservative Party failure to properly oppose the new legislation. ***** On…
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Book ReviewsFinding Winnie
by Lindsay Mattick 56 pages / 2015 Rating: Good/GREAT/Give It turns out that Winnie the Pooh, a teddy bear who had fantastic and entirely fanciful…
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MagazineNov/Dec 2021 issue
WHAT’S INSIDE: Chief concern with Conversion Therapy Law / Bill C-4: How the Conservative Party did this to Canada / Why history matters / The…
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NewsSaturday Selection – Dec. 11, 2021
Conservatives allow Canada’s conversion therapy ban to pass with zero opposition On November 29 the Liberals introduced a bill to ban conversion therapy. Under the…
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Being the ChurchGod wants young men to be brave, not crazy
Bravery, like most things in life, is learned. To develop it, one must practice. However, it is the very rare young man who wants to…
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Culture ClashesA beginner’s guide to contending
For decades there has been talk of a “culture war” in North America. This is the ongoing battle we’re having over which beliefs our society…
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FamilyThe Incredible Journey
Family 1963 / 80 minutes Rating: 8/10 What do Elsa and Anna, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, Pollyanna, and even Huey, Duey and Louie all…
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AnimatedLife at the Pond
Life at the Pond is a series of five videos that have a lot in common with VeggieTales. Both combine simple animation with sophisticated humor…
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DramaTime Changer
Drama / Sci-fi / Family 99 min / 2002 Rating: 7/10 In the year 1890, seminary professor Russell Carlisle proposes teaching morality to the masses…
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NewsSaturday Selections – December 4, 2021
Diving deep into a leaf This is worth watching twice, once with the closed captions on (hit the “CC” button” and the bottom right of…
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Human RightsWhat is Freedom of Conscience?
Whether they’re happening inside the Church or out in the public square, debates about how far freedom of conscience extends can be confusing. Should Christians…
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In a NutshellTidbits – December 2021
Seasonal dad joke When a hotel sponsored a chess tournament they held it in their main lobby. That was a mistake, as it turned out…
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Christian education – SportsDoes God picks sides in sports and politics…and marriage?
The reason most people tune into the NFL playoffs is to watch large men fight over a small ball. But in 2015 there was also…
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Book ReviewsThe Bark of the Bog Owl
by Jonathan Rogers 2014 / 248 pages Rating: Good/Great/GIFT Our hero, Aidan Errolson, is a medium-sized twelve-year-old with dreams that are far bigger. When we…
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NewsSaturday Selections – November 27, 2021
Education without Jesus? “You would never go to a Vacation Bible School run by Mormons or spend your Sundays in a Muslim Temple. Still, many…
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HistoryWhy History matters
It’s not surprising people aren’t that interested in history. The evolutionary perspective that’s dominated the West for decades now, undermines the significance of knowing our…
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DramaHidden Places
Romance / Drama 2005 / 86 minutes Rating: 6/10 In the Depression of the 1930s, the young widow Eliza Wyatt is trying to help her…
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InternetProverbs: 3,000 years ahead of its time
Solomon did not have a web page. He didn’t blog. He didn’t tweet. He wasn’t on Snap Chat or Instagram. But he can still help…
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EconomicsThe art of the apology
In the middle of a leaders’ coaching session, focusing on how they engaged in difficult conversations with their teams, I began to notice a theme….
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Documentary100+ documentaries to stretch and impress you
Whether you loved school or hated it, most of us were blessed with at least one teacher who showed us learning could be exciting. That’s…
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Book ReviewsEcho Island: the silence holds a secret
by Jared C. Wilson 251 pages / 2020 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give After celebrating their high school graduation with one last group camping trip, four friends return home…
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Book excerptsIn praise of blunt
Christians want to present the gospel is a nice polite manner. But in a world that is increasingly treating Christian truth as inherently offensive, we’re…
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NewsSaturday Selections – November 20, 2021
The “A word” (1 min) As has been said, our culture wars are really battles over the dictionary. Whether it’s the euphemisms offered in place…
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Assorted“You too?” What friendship is, and why it’s so hard to find
Finding good friends can be a daunting process. Oh, sure, some people seem to slide quickly and easily into friendship in only a matter of…
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Book excerptsLet Justice and Righteousness Prevail – an excerpt
The following speech, titled “Suffering, selfishness, and sacrifice,” was delivered by Pastor Winston Bosch at a pro-life prayer service before the 2020 March for Life…
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AnimatedPAW Patrol: The movie
Animated / Children / Family 2021 / 86 min Rating: 8/10 While our kids had never seen the TV series this is based on, we’d…
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DramaExtraordinary
Comedy / Drama 2017 / 88 minutes Rating: 6/10 If you’re looking for a quiet Hallmark-ish film to watch with your spouse, the two of…
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Book ReviewsManga Classics: Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery adapted by Crystal S. Chan 308 pages / 2020 Rating: GOOD/Great/Gift Anne is an orphan girl living in the Prince Edward Island of…
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NewsSaturday Selections – November 13, 2021
Though you slay me (6 min) John Piper teams up with Shane & Shane in this must-listen. On Christian conscience and vaccination (5 min read)…
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ParentingGel-Pen faith
Not too long ago a young woman was over at my house for some reason that I cannot remember. Now on a typical day at my…
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Book ReviewsNicky & Vera: a Quiet Hero of the Holocaust…
by Peter Sís 2021 / 64 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Nicholas Winston never set out to be a hero but he also knew what needed to be…
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FamilyThe Gospel Blimp
Satire / Drama 38 min / 1967 Rating: 8/10 It may be 40 years old now, but this understated satire still ranks among the better…
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Book ReviewsJourney Through the Night
by Anne De Vries 372 pages / 1951 Rating: Good/Great/GIFT Christian writers these days, they just don’t know subtlety. They write miraculous stories where the…