Jim Witteveen
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Recent ArticlesGenesis: theology and history!
A common objection to understanding Genesis 1 as history is that we should instead take it as theology. We’re told that God wants us to…
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Recent ArticlesFALSE DILEMMA: Is Genesis 1 Historical or Poetic?
We know you can’t have your cake and eat it too. We know a man cannot serve two masters. And we know Genesis 1 cannot…
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Adult non-fictionIn Holy Service
by Cornelis Van Dam 2023 / 255 pages The question of personal identity has become a hot-button issue in recent years. The ideology of gender…
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Adult non-fictionHow in the world did we get here?
by Jim Witteveen 2022 / 183 pages Ten years back, anyone who’d said that cultural forces already in play would soon have our public schools…
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Indigenous peoplesTruth & reconciliation is possible, but not as it is being popularized
Until recent decades, “victimhood” was definitely not a status that people would deliberately embrace. In fact, many who were actual victims would do their very…
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MusicSome thoughts on Christian music in worship
So there is some great music out there, and as Reformed Christians, we can rejoice in that fact. But if the issue of music in…
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Book listsThe RP 52 in 22 challenge
If you’re a reader, there’s a good chance you have a stack of books somewhere that you’ve really been meaning to get to. But, what…
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Adult non-fictionRod Dreher’s “Live not by lies” – a review and a discussion
I recently spent several months leading a Facebook group discussion of Rod Dreher’s Live Not By Lies. Each week I would post a summary of…
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Movie ReviewsIn His Image: Delighting in God’s Plan for Gender and Sexuality
Documentary 2020 / 104 minutes Rating: 8/10 One of the most serious challenges that the Christian church is currently facing is in the area of…
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TheologyWhy I’m religious, not just spiritual
I was sitting in the sauna at the local aquatic centre the other day when I struck up a conversation with the man sitting opposite…
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Recent ArticlesNot all humility is humble
Sir John Marks Templeton (1912-2008) is best known as the creator of the Templeton Growth Fund, an investment fund established in 1954, which made him…
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MusicSome thoughts on Christian Contemporary music
I’ve loved music all my life, so when I was approached to write about music, I was happy to oblige. I grew up listening to…