Jonathon Van Maren
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Culture ClashesWhich conspiracies are true?
A quick survey of X or the top YouTube-influencer-content on the Right reveals that conspiracy theories have never been so widely spread or fervently believed….
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AssortedA hill to die on
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a public lecture by Dr. Jordan Peterson at the University of Western Ontario. For those of you who don’t know,…
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DocumentaryAnonymous Father’s Day
Documentary 2011 / 44 min Rating: 7/10 It begins with a moving testimony from a woman describing how she felt when she discovered that she…
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Media biasDear Mainstream Media: 4 strikes and you’re out!
Like many of you, I grew up with the mainstream media being a part of our household. We got the Globe and Mail delivered daily;…
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Christian educationThe Sexual Revolution: a glaring gap in our kids’ education?
There is no series of historical events that have impacted every human being living in the West – and beyond – more than the Sexual…
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PornographyThe “couldn’t be my kid” delusion
Sexual temptation caught up Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived; Samson, the strongest man who ever lived; and David, a man after God’s own heart….
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Adult biographiesPrairie Lion: The Life & Times of Ted Byfield
by Jonathon Van Maren 2022 / 256 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give God works in history through people, some of whom have a particularly significant impact. In Canada,…
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InternetParents, you are your child’s best protection from online horrors
“You cannot raise your children as your parents raised you, because your parents raised you for a world that no longer exists.” – Author unknown…
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HistoryResidential schools and the devastation of State-perpetrated family breakup
For the past several months, Canada has been convulsed by the heartbreaking rediscovery of hundreds—and likely thousands—of child graves outside residential schools where Indigenous children…
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Adult fictionA better brand of Christian historical fiction
As a history buff, historical fiction has long been one of my favorite genres. Unfortunately, I rarely read fiction anymore, as much of modern historical…
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Culture ClashesCan one culture be better than another?
Can one culture be better than another? We use to think so. We used to understand that Western values — those that are rooted in…
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People we should knowHow the ruling princes of Liechtenstein defeated the abortion activists
As our rental car groaned up the steep mountain slope, I strained to see the landmark we were hunting for: Vaduz Castle, the permanent residence…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Oct. 20, 2018
How our sun and atmosphere show evidence of being Intelligently-designed (3 minutes) A different take on pro-abortion bully Jordan Hunter When Jordan Hunter kicked pro-life protester…
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Adult non-fiction“A Guide to Discussing Assisted Suicide”: a summary review
Do you find it harder to make the case against euthanasia than against abortion? That might be, in part, because we have less experience –…