Mark Penninga
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NewsSupreme Court upholds prostitution law
Canada’s highest court has upheld the country’s prostitution laws once again, this time as it relates to a mandatory minimum 6 months imprisonment for obtaining…
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NewsNew edict has many wondering why have military chaplains at all if they can’t mention God?
On July 29, Canada’s Department of National Defense issued a directive for all Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and particularly Canada’s military chaplains that whenever they…
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NewsCharitable giving drops as government grows…and as faith declines
As the size of government has grown, charitable giving is dropping. That common-sense finding was detailed in the study Whose Job Is It to Care…
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AssortedThe antidote to desecration
A while back the polling company Ipsos Reid asked Canadians if our country was “broken.” 70% said it was, with younger Canadians agreeing the most…
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Being the ChurchBeloved care
Even today, the Dutch immigrant work ethic and zeal for kingdom-building remains alive in southern Alberta, three generations after a wave of immigrants first settled…
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NewsNearly 60% of violent crime cases now being stayed or withdrawn
“Justice delayed has become justice denied,” concluded a recent report from The Hub about the amount of time it is taking for criminal justice cases…
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Entertainment“What can I do?” Part II
For our first screen-fast in 2025, we offered up 35 ideas for great activities you and your family can do with your screen-free moments, minutes,…
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HomosexualityOpposing rainbow crosswalk results in human rights trial
Ronald Reagan once shared a quip about the difference between his country and the totalitarian USSR. “Two Soviets… were talking to each other. And one…
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NewsHealth-adjusted life expectancy plummets
Canadians can expect 3.5 fewer years of good health compared to a decade ago, according to recent data published by Statistics Canada. Life expectancy has…
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Being the ChurchBlessed are the caregivers
Although we don’t get a diploma and cap, many of us graduate from the role of caregiver when our youngest child spreads their wings and…
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NewsNo jail for man who admits to killing his partner
“An Ottawa man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his ailing husband has been sentenced to two years less a day of…
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NewsCourt rules that Emergencies Act against “Freedom Convoy” was unlawful
Four years ago, in February 2022, Canada’s federal government invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time since it was enacted back in 1988, granting…
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AssortedIn Christ
I used to enjoy rock climbing. At least, I thought I did. If you’ve tried it, you know what it feels like to be 50…
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NewsCourt case seeks to force religious groups to provide euthanasia
Providence Health Care, a Roman Catholic organization, is being challenged in a BC court for not providing euthanasia in their facilities. The same activist group…
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News4 out of 5 Canadians give like Scrooge
The Fraser Institute’s “Generosity Index” for 2025 revealed that a scant 0.52% of all income is being donated to charities. To add to this, the…
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NewsBC private property rights in question after court ruling
The City of Richmond, a suburb of Vancouver, sent out a letter in October to some of its residents, informing them of a recent BC…
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NewsArctic sea ice remains steady for past two decades
If you’ve ever fallen for the “Heads I win, tails you lose” trick, the mainstream media’s climate change reporting might strike you as familiar. Whatever…
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News90,000 legal homicides in Canada since 2016
According to calculations from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC), as of September this year approximately 90,000 Canadians have been euthanized since this form of homicide…
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AssortedVeya’s story
“Our sweet Veya Hope ran into the arms of Jesus yesterday.” So shared Veya’s mother, Krystal Vanderbrugghen, on her Instagram page on August 2, 2025….
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Culture ClashesWhat will Canada look like in 2040?
“Canada to Become a Dystopian Nightmare, Households Will Flee: Gov Report.” A Christian friend shared this article with me, from Better Dwelling, a news outlet…
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NewsA renewed hunger for the Bible
Data from the Association of American Publishers reveals that the biggest sales increase among all categories of books being published last year in the United…
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NewsWere the 215 soil abnormalities actually graves? 37% of Canadians think we should just presume so.
Allegations of mass graves outside of Canadian residential schools was one of the top news stories in the world in 2021. Ground-penetrating radar was said…
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NewsSupreme Court of Canada upholds prostitution law
In an important decision that didn’t get covered by the mainstream media this July, Canada’s highest court made a unanimous decision to uphold key parts…
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NewsCanada’s population almost shrinking
The latest population estimation from Statistics Canada is revealing a startling change: Ontario, Quebec, and BC all saw population declines in the first quarter of…
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NewsYou now live on šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street
“911, I need an ambulance at 232 šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street, and quickly please!” “Sorry, I didn’t get that. Can you repeat the address?” “The first letter…
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NewsGovernment quietly disbands inquiry into residential school graves
Allegations of “mass graves” of indigenous children at residential schools in Canada was one of the top news stories of 2021, making ripples around the…
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NewsAre you still able?
It used to be different, not all that long ago. Carrie is a teen who always had the kind of contagious smile that would get…
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Recent ArticlesCreation stewards in a logging town
My little blue Kia Soul didn’t quite fit in, as I drove through the industrial section of the small forestry town of Houston, BC. Not…
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NewsFaded road lines symbolize faded Christian values
Having a hard time seeing the lines on the road? You aren’t alone. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is lobbying for changes to a rule…
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NewsT-Rex leather coming to a store near you?
According to the Interesting Engineering news site, three companies have joined forces to develop “the world’s first T-Rex leather made using the extinct creature’s DNA.”…
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News1 in 10 women who take abortion drug experience serious complications
The largest study ever done on the abortion drug mifepristone has found that 10.93 percent of women who were given the drug experienced a “serious…
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NewsPapua New Guinea affirms God’s authority over their land
This spring, Papua New Guinea (PNG) amended the preamble to its constitution to make it very clear Who has authority over their nation. The preamble…
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News642 Canadian babies were born alive and left to die
A Canadian pro-life researcher has found that, in the past five years in Canada, 642 babies were born alive after a failed abortion attempt. The…
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NewsAbortion deaths reach 10-year high
According to the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI), the number of abortions reported in Canada increased to a staggering 101,553 in 2023, the highest…
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Being the ChurchBeing thrifty and finding hope
In his “science of happiness” class at Harvard Business School, Arthur Brooks teaches that of the five things you can do with money, four could…
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Culture ClashesHow can everyone be wrong about the world?
How well do you know what is going on in the world? Let’s put it to a test. Without consulting the internet or someone else,…
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Adult non-fictionNecessary Endings
Why did my dad’s tomatoes and cucumbers always flourish? I used to think it may have something to do with the tobacco smoke from his…
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NewsUS Bible sales booming
Although most people are aware that the Bible is the best-selling book of all time, data from printed book sales in the USA in 2023…
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NewsYoung Canadian defends Scripture to the world
Things can change quickly when you have the courage to seize an opportunity, and are blessed by God. 33-year-old Wesley Huff is serving as the…
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NewsTaxpayer-funded drug trafficking exposed in BC
BC’s NDP government and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry have long denied or downplayed the concern that the free drugs they are giving to…
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NewsSpiritual warfare becoming more visible at Canadian universities
While big companies like Google and Walmart are quickly abandoning their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, a new study reveals just how committed Canada’s…
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ParentingHave a child – change the world
In his best-selling book Atomic Habits, James Clear makes the case for committing to tiny changes in your life, for drastic change. “Here’s how the…
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NewsPoilievre answers a fool according to his folly
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has once again demonstrated how to expose foolishness with a simple question. When asked by a news anchor about President Trump’s…
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NewsFree video series to protect families from porn
Parents who want to keep pornography away from their family received a gift early this year. John-Michael Bout and Jacob Valk have produced two new…
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NewsCharitable status of churches and religious charities threatened
While the country’s attention was focused on the conflict within the Liberal Party and the threat of new tariffs from south of the border, the…
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Education10 lessons learned at 8 post-secondary institutions
Like most high school students, I didn’t really know how to answer the “what are you going to do after school?” question. The world was…
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Indigenous peoples112 Canadian churches vandalized and burned
Since the allegations of “mass graves” on Canadian residential school grounds began in 2021, more than a hundred of the country’s churches have been burned…
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NewsYoung men building a home for the Reformed confessions
Some ambitious young men can fix their own vehicles, and others can help frame a home or build an impressive app. But two young men…
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NewsMortgage delinquencies up more than 20%
Increased spending and costs are catching up with Canadian households, according to the latest figures from the credit agency Equifax Canada. Mortgage debt makes up…
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ParentingRaising a family to hunt
I put my vehicle into four-wheel drive before attempting to climb the driveway to the home of Rick and Chelsey Ewald, perched on the side…
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AssortedThe Colson Center: a sibling we look up to
Growing up as the second youngest in a family of ten, I learned a lot about life from my older siblings. Once grown, most of…
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Indigenous peoplesPrivate property rights finally planned for Indigenous British Columbians
Few Canadians realize that the majority of Indigenous peoples in BC aren’t allowed to own land like everyone else can. They are shackled by the…
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Adult non-fictionHelp for the anxious and those who struggle with measuring up
Last summer, in an issue of this magazine devoted to the topic of anxiety, I shared my own struggle with burnout and anxiety. I don’t…
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Economics – Home FinancesTiny home contentment
As dusk was settling in on a foggy November day in BC’s Bulkley Valley, I parked my car on the driveway next to the home…
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NewsPrint & pod – the real “social” media?
I’m typing these words on my laptop, in a not-so-comfortable seat of an airplane, somewhere between Vancouver and my hometown in northern BC. But I’m…
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NewsTrudeau’s ban on single-use plastic overturned
A Federal Court has ruled that the Liberals’ decision to designate plastic as “toxic,” so they could ban single-use plastics, overstepped the federal government’s authority….
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NewsSK Premier to use “notwithstanding clause” to uphold parental authority
If a public school student under 16 wants to be referred to by his own “preferred pronouns,” does the school need to go to his…
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NewsAlberta and BC champion very different responses to drug use
Earlier this year, BC became the first province to decriminalize small amounts of illegal drugs. The policy was the latest “harm reduction” effort from the…
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InternetA valley of conquerors
The fire crackled in a massive stone fireplace behind us as we talked and sipped coffee. The handcrafted log home that surrounded us was almost…
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NewsNews that inspires action!
“Can we watch World Watch now?” That’s what one of my six blond-haired children is bound to ask on most weekdays after the dinner dishes…
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AssortedLesson From My Mum: there is hope for western civilization
I learned an important lesson from a cheap house plant last week – that plant was a chrysanthemum (mum), and it comes with a background…
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ParentingExposing the poor research fueling the anti-spanking campaign
“Spanking is linked to aggression, antisocial behavior, mental health problems, cognitive difficulties, low self-esteem, and a whole host of other negative outcomes.” So declared a…
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Pro-life – AbortionReal progress: Canada is warming up to an abortion law
In October of 2011, Reformed Perspective published an article I wrote called “Saving some is not a compromise – the case for advancing abortion legislation one step…
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Pro-life – AbortionDIRECTION MATTERS: the difference between legal, decriminalized, and regulated abortion, & why we support gestational limits
It has been 30 years now since the Supreme Court struck down Canada’s last abortion law in their R. v. Morgentaler decision (1988). Soon after,…
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EvangelismHelp wanted: Prophets
**** God’s Word cuts. We acknowledge that is “living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword” (Heb. 4:12). It may even be that it’s because…
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ParentingSpanking does have a place in Canada
In an article late last year, “Spanking has no place in Canada, period” – Globe and Mail reporter André Picard argued that physical discipline is at…