Real Talk (Reformed Perspective)

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Joseph Boot, the founder and president of the Ezra Institute located in Grimsby, ON. Dr. Boot has been very vocal in the Reformed world, on the topic government and their jurisdiction when it comes to church, health and the family.  We speak about the controversial vaccine mandates, the church's response (or lack of response) to all these issues and briefly touch on Bill C-4. Even if you disagree, we hope this conversation helps you to think deeply about these issues that are affecting us all in some way. Be sure to let us know your thoughts!

00:00 - Introduction

8:00 - The Current Culture in Canada

13:20 - Coercive Mandates Article

26:21 - Freedom

28:30 - Centralizing Power & the ‘Metaverse’

32:39 - Sphere Sovereignty

44:30 - What do we do?

47:00 - The Church’s (lack of) response

51:45 - State & Health Care

1:03:46 - The worst kind of tyranny (CS. Lewis)

1:0426 - Ezra Institute/Dr. Boot resources

 

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Hope you all are enjoying the Canada/Independence Day long weekend! We have a great new episode for you. Pastor Greg Bylsma joins us for this one as we chat about 'woke culture'. In a world gone woke, there seems to be many reasons to fear but Pastor Greg encourages us how to live for Christ in a time such as this. We chat about what 'woke' actually means, how the Church should deal with this and how individually as Christians we should engage with the world around us. 

We hope this episode is as informative and encouraging for you as it was for us! 

0:00 - Intro

4:30 - What is woke ideology 

9:44 - Expressive Individualism 

22:10 - Parsing through the truths

29:55 - Book Recommendations

32:00 - How should the church deal with this?

40:00 - How should we deal with this individually?

53:00 - Common lies we accept

56:00 - How should we prepare?

1:07:00 - Worry for the youth?

1:15:00 - Finding joy in suffering for Christ

1:17:00 - Withdraw or engage?

1:24:00 - Where do we go from here?

 

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Super excited to share our first ever Real Talk Live! A couple months back at a fundraiser for Heritage Christian School, we had the opportunity to host a conversation on redeeming entrepreneurship. Joined by three excellent entrepreneurs we chatted about topics like what is success? responsibilities in business, how to encourage entrepreneurship in others and even Q&A. We hope you enjoy this episode and are blessed by the conversation.

A big thanks to Heritage, Jake, Brad and Aaron for making this conversation possible. Be sure to check out our guests and their companies below:

Jake DeJong: Powergroup Resources 

Aaron Oosterhoff: Spring Creek Quail Farms 

Brad Schutten: Ontario Metal Products 

 

0:00 - Intro

5:00 - Panelists and their Success 1

3:02 - Responsibility of growth

15:30 - Mentorship

18:00 - Encouraging Entrepreneurship

24:35 - To grow or not to grow?

30:30 - Best and worst parts of business?

35:35 - Question and Answers

 

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We're grateful to have ARPA's, Director of Advocacy, Mike Schouten join us for this episode to share about MAiD (medical assistance in suicide), its dangers and the work that ARPA is doing to fight against it. Mike also shares the personal advocacy work him and his wife did, after the parliamentary committee on MAiD asked them to share their testimony. This past May after a battle with cancer, their son Markus at the age of 18, passed on to be with Jesus. Markus' journey showed that there is a better way than requesting MAiD, for suffering truly unleashes love.

We hope this episode will not only educate you but inspire and encourage you to engage in your own real talk, especially regarding suffering in the life of a Christian and those in the world.

0:00 - Intro

3:40 - Mike’s family’s personal experience with suffering.

5:45 - Mike and Jenn’s testimony to the parliamentary committee on MAiD

27:20 - History highlights of

35:50 - Palliative care

40:00 - Reasons for Hope

49:00- ARPA’S work and messaging

53:47 - The March deadline

55:55 - What if the Conservatives come into power?

 

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In this one we discuss if we should continue these feedback style episodes (send us your thoughts!!), reflect on what we learned in our conversation with Scott Dekorte, and announce two exciting upcoming episodes - check it out! 

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We got a special episode for you today! We sat down with Hildy Sloots, the director of Hamilton/Halton Safe Families. This amazing organizations exists  to build a network of support for families in need in a variety of ways. We're so grateful Hildy was willing to come on to share about the important work Safe Families does and how we can and why each of us should consider getting involved! We hope this episode impacts you the way it did us. If you're interested in volunteering with Safe Families be sure to check out their website or contact Hildy directly at hildy.sloots@safefamilies.ca or 289-707-5760. Be sure to let us know what you think!

 

0:00 - Intro

8:40 - Safe Families

18:00 - Why do these institutions exist?

27:10 - Where does CAS fit in?

32:00 - Gender agenda road-blocks

36:00 - Biggest challenges

48:16 - Fund Structure

53:22 - Legal guidelines

54:40 - Likeminded organizations

58:00 - Getting outside your comfort zone

1:07:00 - The impact of expressing interest (Jesus' love)

1:14:30 - How to get involved.

 

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You DO NOT want to miss this one folks!

In this episode, we talk with Mariia Alekseevskaia, who is originally from Russia and now lives in Ottawa, about her doctoral thesis paper that examines the Canadian Reformed Churches; specifically how their educational institutions (in Ontario) prepare their graduates for life in a pluralistic and diverse society. 

We dove deep into Mariia's groundbreaking and fascinating work which was the result of 64 interviews with various people from both inside and outside the Canadian Reformed Federation over a seven year period. She explained both the strengths and the weaknesses she sees in the Federation and also revealed the conclusions she drew after her lengthy period of study. We can't give everything away in the description however so you'll have to tune in to get all the specifics! 

As always, but especially after this episode, we'd love to hear your thoughts on Mariia's work. What did you agree with? What did you disagree with? Suggestions for future avenues of study related to the Reformed church community? We can't wait to hear them all! 

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Time for a Real Talk RoundUp! RP's chairman on the board, Bruce DeBoer and fellow board member, Pastor Jim Witteveen are joining us for this conversation. We catch up on the last three episodes as well as touch on a recent article Pastor Jim wrote for Reformed Perspective covering the topics of Residential Schools & Truth and Reconciliation. Check it out here on page 29 of the magazine:

Truth & Reconciliation is possible, but not as it is being popularized

We also have a special update from Bruce on the work for Reformed Perspective. Be sure to let us know what you think of this episode and any feedback/ideas you may have for us at Real Talk or Reformed Perspective, please don't hesitate to reach out. We're grateful for your support and listenership.

0:00 - Intro

4:00 - Covid 19 & Mental Health

18:50 - To Preach or to Lecture

29:00 - IVF & Embryo Adoption

40:00 - Truth and Reconciliation Article

53:40 - Reformed Perspective Update

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In response to our previous episode, we brought on Professor Ed Bosveld to bring some context to this feedback episode. Over the past two years, Ed has researched and analysed pandemic-related public policy as well as data and statistics relating to pandemic policy-making. We cover modelling, public trust, vaccines, statistics and the Texas/Florida debate taking listener feedback into account as well as responses from MPP Sam Oosterhoff. Be sure to let us know if you like this new form of feedback episodes.

00:00 - Intro

02:00 - What is money feedback

03:12 - Samuel Sey feedback

04:12 - Ed Bosveld Intro

08:30 - Modelling

20:00 - Vaccines

28:00 - Risk Level

32:00 - The break down of trust

37:30 - Vaccine vs other treatments

47:30 - Texas and Florida

56:00 - Vaccine Passport

59:45 - Going Forward

1:03:00 - Arrogance

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In this episode, we note the listener appreciation for our Christian Apologetics episode with Jeff Morris and our Outsider Perspective episode with Mariia Alekseevskaia, and share the answers Mariia provided for all of your feedback and questions. Lots of good stuff in this one folks! 

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Ty is continuing his comeback with another episode and another den Hollander at that! Rev. William den Hollander joins Ty to chat about church Discipline as we also continue the Marks of the True Church series. We chat about how church discipline is a positive thing, why it's a key to the Kingdom and we also touch upon the practice of withdrawal. We hope this episode encourages and informs you as you think more about why we believe church discipline matters! Let us know what you think.

0:00 - Intro 

8:20 - Living out Salvation

13:40 - Shepherding vs. Church Discipline

15:25 - Church Discipline as a Mark of the True Church

19:50 - Keys to the Kingdom

29:00 - The Elders

32:50 - Being too slow with discipline?

38:00 - The Keys part 2

45:19 - Punishing sin

52:30 - Excommunication

58:09 - Protecting the sinner

1:00:5 - Repentance

1:00:7 - Withdrawal

1:26:00 - Passing judgement

1:29:00 - “Tolerance “ in the church?

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Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian listeners. Today, we have a really exciting episode that has been a long time coming. For this conversation we're joined by Pastors, Steve Swets and Dick Wynia who are well versed in this topic as they both have been heavily involved in unity discussions. We cover the history of these denominations, especially how it relates the CRC churches. We also discuss what conversations are happening currently and how we can move forward. 

00:00 - Intro

04:50 - Dividing vs. Leaving

06:40 - The History 18:00 - Current State of the CRC

22:50 - Why didn’t those leaving the CRC join the CanRC?

35:00 - How the denominations have changed

43:20 - What stalled these unity conversations?

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Here is part 2 of our series on the marks of the true church. In this episode, we're looking at the sacraments. Joining Tyler for this chat is Rev. James Zekveld, a missionary and pastor in Niverville, MB. We start with a general outline of what the sacraments are and then go into the baptism discussion. We cover arguments for both paedobaptism and credobaptism and why the covenant matters!

 

0:00 - Intro

06:10 - What is a sacrament?

10:00 - Roman Catholic sacraments

14:00 - Why do we only do it on Sunday?

23:30 - What do we believe Baptism is?

40:20 - Baptism vs Profession of Faith

47:30 - Arguments for Paedo and Credobaptism

1:17:00 - Importance of the Covenant

1:22:00 - Feelings and Symbolism

 

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In this episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Rev. Clarence Bouwman, who is the recent retired pastor of Smithville Canadian Reformed Church. We chat about The Church - although what seems like a broad topic, we were able to discuss certain aspects such as terminology, the necessity of gathering, observing the work of Christ in the Church as well as difficult issues including excommunication and withdrawal.  We hope this episode will give you a bit more insight into such a vast but important topic. Check it out and let us know what you think.

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We have an interesting yet difficult episode for you today. We know this is a sensitive topic but we hope it will be helpful for you in understanding more about this complex topic. 

Justina Van Manen from CCBR joins us for this conversation where we discuss the history of IVF, it's regulation and the risks and dangers associated with it. On the other side, we also discuss snowflake adoption and the opportunity it presents for Christians. Be sure to let us know what you think of this episode!

0:00 - Intro

5:19 - History of IVF

10:00 - Regulations

17:00 - Dangers and Risks

29:00 - Snowflake Adoption

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We're coming at you with a special bonus episode this Saturday! At the recent Reformed Perspective board meeting, Lucas was able to sit down with Mark Penninga, Marty VanDriel and Jon Dyskstra to chat about what RP is focusing on in 2024. We hope this brief insider look encourages you!

If you have been at all been encouraged or helped by Real Talk or Reformed Perspective we would be grateful if you prayerfully considered supporting us at this years end. To do so, please visit: www.reformedperspective.ca/donate/ 

 

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In this episode, we sit down with ARPA's new Ontario Manager Ryan Mans to discuss his new job, the work ARPA has been doing lately, and what to make of the area of politics in a polarizing and frustrating time. Tune in and let us know your thoughts! 

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We are so excited and grateful to be able to celebrate the 100th Real Talk podcast. In the spirit of celebration, the whole team got together to talk past, present and future. Join us as we share some life updates, chat about some of our favourite podcast moments, and even hear from some of our dedicated listeners. A big thanks to you all for listening and supporting the show - we couldn't do it without you! TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

If you ever have any ideas for episodes or potential guests, please reach out we would love to hear from you. You can email us at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com

 

0:00 - Life Updates

5:15 - Why we started Real Talk

13:00 - The Importance of Podcasting

20:00 - Favourite Episodes

46:49 - Future Episodes

 

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We’ve got a fun episode for you today. Based on a recent Reformed Perspective article all about advice to young women, we thought it would be helpful to put the content into podcast format. Joined by three of the many article's contributors we chat all about how young women can best serve God where they're at. And of course, these principles apply to young men and really all people in all stages of life. Give it a listen and let us know what you think!

Check out the full article on pages 14-19 of the May-June Reformed Perspective magazine: https://reformedperspective.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RP-May-June-2024.pdf

 

0:00 - Intro

5:00 - The background to this topic

8:20 - Mentoring

12:00 - Seek First His Kingdom

16:30: Your Identity is Found in Christ

48:00 - Being a Good Steward

52:00 - “Tolerance”

1:09:00 - The Value of being a SAHM

1:13:00 - Contentment

1:15:00 - Prayer

 

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In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Art Witten, a self-described Church Order enthusiast, who has a deep understanding of the history and content of the Church Order held by the Canadian Reformed Churches (and by extension, similar versions held by other Reformed denominations). We talked about the history of the Church Order, where it came from, why it matters, how the Canadian Reformed version compares to other denominations versions, and then dove into some specific articles that deal with topics like the calling to office (Art. 3), guarding the pulpit (Art. 15), and Psalms & Hymns (Art. 55). 

We both really enjoyed this episode and learned a lot more about about this important and influential document - we hope that your experience is similar! 

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In this episode, Lucas and Tyler recap a few of the highlights from their conversation with Jason Heemskerk, discuss some points for further discussion on Christian Education, and respond to a few listener comments and questions. 

 

If you're interested in the Mission Drift book we referenced, you can find it on Amazon here. 

 

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Hey folks! In this episode, we had on Jonathon Van Maren, a Canadian columnist, author, speaker, podcaster, and activist. We had quite the wide-ranging discussion, covering many things including our current media culture, the pitfalls of social and alternative media, conspiracy theories, the persistent problem of porn, pro-life politics and more! Jonathon did a great job breaking down our current culture and we found the discussion to be very enjoyable and enlightening. Let us know what you think of it! 

If you're interested in Jonathon's work, you can find all of it here: https://thebridgehead.ca/

To get involved in pro-life politics in your area (in Canada), check out: https://www.itstartsrightnow.ca/ 

Info on CCBR: https://www.endthekilling.ca/ 

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We're back with a new episode for you. Lucas is joined by Rev. William Boekestein to chat about Eschatology - a big word that just means the doctrine of the End Times. This is not a topic widely preached or talked about in our circles but is incredibly important to understand. We chat about the idea of personal eschatology - what happens after we die?, the different views of the end times, and final judgement. We hope that this episode is informative and inspires you to have your conversations about Eschatology.

Be sure to check out Pastor Will's book, The Future of Everything to learn more! 

0:00 - Intro

04:00 - What is Eschatology and why should we care?

5:40 - How do we make sense of Prophecy?

9:50 - Personal Eschatology

20:30 - Pre/Post & Amillenialism

31:50 - Judgement Day

38:55 - Hell

42:40 - Heaven

46:00 - Application

 

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Back with an all-new, exciting episode for you. Joining us is returning guest, Rev. William Boekestein. He recently released a book called Finding Your Vocation: A Guide for Young People Seeking a Calling. Using this book as a guide, we get into it all. We discuss what vocation is, how calling feeds into that, and what skills we all need to cultivate no matter what kind of work we do. We also discuss that in order to work well, we need to understand the importance of true and meaningful rest. 

We hope this episode informs and inspires you as much and helps you think about your vocation and calling in life whether you're just starting out or you're retired. This episode is for all! 

Be sure to check out Pastor Boekestein's book here!

 

0:00 - Intro

02:05 - Filling the Need

04:50 - Vocation Definition

07:25: Is Only Work Related to Vocation?

12:50 -  Sanctification in Work

17:00 - Conversion and Vocation

22:54 - Needing to be Good at Something

25:30 - Wisdom with Technical Distractions

28:35: Cultivating Character

33:00 - Developing Skills

45:00 - Ambition

48:00 - Passions

53:00 - Calling and Vocation in Ministry

59:00 - Options

1:03:30 - Gender and Vocation

1:06:00 - Balancing Commitments

1:11:00 - Doing Excellent Work

1:18:00 - Theology of Rest

1:28:00 - Retirement

 

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We go through the feedback we received on our episode with Pastor Al, discuss future episode ideas around the topic of addiction, and reveal some of our exciting upcoming episodes!

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Joining us for this important conversation on critical theory is Dr. Neil Shevi. Neil has done a lot of thought work in trying to understand this ideology that is antithetical to Christianity. We talk about trigger words like intersectionality, CRT and marxism. We hope this episode informs your thinking and inspires you to seek first the Kingdom of God and not the ideologies of this world.

Check out Dr. Shenvi’s work here and if you want to learn more, read his book Critical Dilemma.

 

0:00 - Introduction

6:00 - How did critical theory arise?

11:00 - The tenets of contemporary critical theory

17:40 - Intersectionality

29:00 - Destruction

34:00 - Positive truths in Critical Theory

45:00 - Wokeness as religion

50:00 - Groups fighting each other

59:00.- How does the Church deal with this?

1:03:50 - Should we take some of it?

1:23:20 - The Church and Oppression

1:30:00 - Reverse-racism

1:35:00 - Right-wokeness

 

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Inflation? Soaring gas prices? Seemingly impossible to invest? What can  seem like a complex topic or one that Christian shouldn't necessarily talk about, money affects us all. We sat down with Brent Vanderwoude, the founder of Good Stewards, a real estate investment company, to talk about all things money related. Getting down to what money really is, it's history, Bitcoin and how we as Christians should think about and interact with it. Be sure to check out goodstewards.ca to learn more about investing, and blog posts explaining these complex topics. Let us know what you think!

00:00 - Intro

04:30 - Thinking about money

7:30 - Money through history

25:34 - The Fiat Standard

40:03 - Inflation

49:30 - Monetary Intervention

55:00 - Christian Standard of living

1:00:30- Characteristics of money

1:06:50 - Bitcoin

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- Brent's Bitcoin resource page: https://goodstewards.ca/bitcoin 

- What is Money? Robert Breedlove's podcast: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ 

- Michael Saylor's Bitcoin resource page: https://www.hope.com/ 

 

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We have a really encouraging episode for you today. Joining us for this conversation are some of the fine folks at Reformed Book Services: the manager, Jennifer deBlieck and Jed & Trudy Schuit. We chatted about their history, the explosion of growth they experienced, and recent developments. We also discuss the revival taking place across Canada through the distribution of solid resources. Be sure to check out their website, and if you’re in Ontario, definitely make the trip to see their store, check out their new resource library and grab coffee from Cafe 1517. You won’t be disappointed!

Lastly, if you were encouraged by this episode and all the work Reformed Book Services is doing, we encourage you to consider supporting them. You can donate here.

0:00 - Intro

5:00 - History

13:00 - Growth

20:00 - Value Add

29:00 - Educational Activities

32:00 - Cafe 1517

38:00 - Future

46:00 - Revival

 

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In this episode, we chat with Rev. Ryan Kampen about the exciting mission work going on at the Reformed Study Centre, specifically the different projects they have on the go and the thousands of Christians they are helping every month. Tune in to find out more! 

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https://reformedmissions.net/

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This is a big one that you don't want to miss. Ontario MPPs (Members of Provincial Parliament), Will Bouma and Sam Oosterhoff sat down with us to discuss what has been on everyone's mind these last two years - Covid, government, the church and freedom. Both Will and Sam share their perspectives oN what has transpired while we  add in some thoughts and questions that many have. There are other bills and issues we hoped to get in to but time did not allow. We hope that this episode can be an example of having hard discussions in love, respect and unity, especially when there is disagreement. Please be sure to let us know your thoughts. 

0:00 - Intro

7:45 - Sam’s Opinion

16:50 - Will’s Opinion

40:30 - Tyler’s Thoughts - Principles 

59:00 - Lucas’ Thoughts - Trust

1:09:00 - Direction vs Mandate

1:15:00 - Vaccine Mandate

1:36:00 - Balanced Approach?

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Pastor Al Bezuyen from the Covenant Reformed Church of Toronto joined us in studio to talk about his journey as a recovered alcoholic. We talked about the 12 steps, different organizations and programs like Life Renewal and Celebrate Recovery, how alcohol addiction compares to other addictions, and finally how you can aid addicts in your life or seek help if you find yourself addicted. 

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- https://www.celebraterecovery.com/ 

- https://www.aahamilton.org/ 

- http://liferenewal.ca/ 

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A long episode packed with a lot of insight! We had the privilege of sitting down with Rev. Jim Witteveen, a missionary currently located in Abbotsford, BC. Jim has his own podcast called Dan 11:32. We chat about many topics including the history and prominence of propaganda, consuming media and news, and we touch on how this relates to the covid issue. We also cover Jim's thoughts on masks and how that relates to symbolism and we discuss how we should have these hard conversations with those around us. Be sure to let us know what you think!

We encourage you to check out Dan 11:32 where ever podcasts are found!

00:00 - Introduction

03:18 - Dan 11:32 Podcast

09:40 - Propoganda

15:20 - Covid Slogans

22:00 - Propaganda  engineering consent

25:00 - Build Back Better and T  he Great Reset

29:00 - Who is the ‘They’ 

33:00 - How is consent engineered

43:00 - Where to go for news?

56:00 - Speak the truth?

1:00:00 - Discipline

1:06:00 - Symbolism and Masks 

1:16:00 - The Three Religions: Scientism, Capitalism, Christianity  

1:22:00 - How do we have these difficult conversations?

1:34:00 - Freedom Convoy

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Tyler is back with a new episode for you! Joining him is Dr. Ewan Goligher, Christian clinician in the ICU. He is someone who is faced with the reality of death on a daily basis. Dr. Goligher along with his pastor, Kyle Hackman recently wrote a Catechism on dying well. We use this as the basis for this conversation, so we encourage you to follow along. We hope this episode encourages you to live well even when considering the end of life.

Check out the catechism "Death and Dying: A Catechism for Christians" here: https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/article/death-and-dying-a-catechism-for-christians/

 

0:00 - Introduction

5:00 - How should Christians View Death?

9:30 - How Can we Prepare?

12:30 - Fighting the Feeling of Being a Burden

17:30 - Accessing Care properly

26:00 - How do we View Medical Intervention?

33:00 - Purpose of Palliative Care

35:00 - Physical and Spiritual Health

42:30 - Dying in Faith

47:30 - MAID

 

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In this episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Rick Ludwig and Diane Vanderwoude Russel. We chat about their work as funeral directors at Kitching, Steepe & Ludwig Funeral Home as well as about grief and all that it entails, including how we can support those who are grieving. Check it out and let us know what you think.

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A new episode for you this Monday! Joining us for this conversation on Christian politics is former MLA (MPP equivalent) James Teitsma. He has had quite an interesting journey in entrepreneurship and politics and much wisdom to share from his experience. We chat about getting more Christians into politics and how Christian politicians navigate controversy.

 

0:00 - Introduction

2:30 - Career Path

6:00 - Road to Politics

18:00 - Life as an MLA

29:00 - Being Christian in Politics

36:00 - Navigating Controversy

52:00 - How to best engage

1:10:00 - Involvement with Reformed Perspective/ARPA

1:15:00 - Future Plans

1:21:00 - Canada’s Future

 

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We're back with a great new episode for you! To finally round out our series on the Marks of the True Church, we were privileged to have Dr. Guy Waters join us for this episode on the Lord's Supper! Dr. Waters has done extensive work on this topic, so we were excited to glean from his knowledge on the Lord's Supers' history, fencing the table, and the importance of what it means to discern the body. We also cover the hot topic of paedocommunion.

Be sure to check out Dr. Waters work to learn more about this topic amongst many others! 

We hope this episode is helpful for you. If you want to listen to more in this series, be sure to check out episodes 67, 70 and 78. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. 

 

0:00 - Intro

4:00 - History of the Lord’s Supper

18:50 - Rome’s View

25:08 - Guarding the Table

37:07 - Paedocommunion

51:47 - Discerning the Body

57:52 - How do we partake?

1:05:20 - Frequency

1:10:00 - Knowledge versus Feeling

 

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Happy Monday, folks! We are joined by Dr. Sam Andreades, a pastor and author from Phoenixville, PA. Pastor Sam has done a lot of theological work on the topic of gender and transgenderism. We chat about his new book Across the Kitchen Table: Talking about Trans to Your Teen.

In this episode we briefly work through his book to get an idea of how to think about these issues, talk about them and how to prepare to welcome and show the love of Christ to those struggling in the body they have been given.

We encourage you to get yourself copy of Across the Kitchen Table as you continue to have real talk on topics like this with those you know. Check out https://affirminggender.com/ for more helpful resources.  

 

0:00 - Intro

3:47 - Flow Chart

10:00 - Conditions in Canada and America

13:00 - The Structure of the book

15:00 - Historical and Biblical contenxt of this issue

20:30 - What does the Bible say about our bodies?

28:00 - Trauma

34:00 - Exorcism

37:00 - Jeremiah and Gideon

41:00 - How are we responsible for our desires?

46:00 - Stereotypes and Archetypes

53:00 - A True Christian Man and Woman

55:45 - How should the Church prepare for what is coming?

 

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One more politics episode for you and then we're done on this topic for a while! 

With the election around the corner, the Ontario Party reached out to us to sit down and have a conversation regarding the state of the province, where there needs to be change and how they hope to facilitate this change. We discuss all the hot button issues Ontario is facing, such as housing, immigration, inflation, education and also how Christians should engage in politics.

Please note the guests hosted on the podcast should not be viewed as a direct endorsement by Real Talk of the person and their views whether that be theologically, politically or otherwise. 

 

00:00 - Intro

11:00 - What is the Ontario Party trying to achieve?

14:50 - The Ontario Party vs The New Blue Party

17:30 - Policies

19:20 - Digital ID

22:50 - Decentralization & Crypto

25:20 - Housing

27:00 - Immigration

30:00 - Inflation

33:11 - Religious Freedoms

37:00 - Education and CRT

42:00 - How can Christians make a difference in Politics?

43:30 - Why vote for The Ontario Party?

 

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This is a big one, folks! Ty, co-hosted by his Keleigh, sat down with Sarah Hutten who shared about her new book 'Unmet Expectations - Facing unmet expectations in the pursuit of children, and learning how to better prepare those ready to walk this journey." Sarah was so gracious in telling her story and experiences while sharing advice to couples who are or in the future may be facing all the challenges that come with pursuing children. We highly encourage you to give "Unmet Expectations" a read. You can find it on Amazon Canada here. Be sure to give Sarah a follow on Instagram at @echoes.omh 

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We had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. David Zietsma, the President of Redeemer University, located in Hamilton, ON. We found this to be an encouraging discussion on the topic of Reformed Education at all levels and how that plays out in the lives of believers. We chat about the history of Redeemer, the idea of missional drift, how Redeemer is fighting that and how they are dealing with secular ideologies and teachings. We also cover why post-secondary Christian education is important and why it possibly should be a consideration for every prospective student. We hope you enjoy listening in to this conversation. Please share it with any students, parents or individuals that might benefit from it and be sure to let us know what you think!

 

0:00 - Introduction

04:00 - The History

07:50 - The Cross and our Calling - Maintaining the Mission

10:20 - Reformed Education & Redeemer

18:30 - Facing Pressure

28:00 - Institutional Structure

35:00 - Secular vs multi-denominational education

50:03 - Dealing with secular ideologies/movements

1:20:00 - Purpose of Christian post-secondary

 

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We got a good episode for you today! Dr. Mark Kelderman joins us today to chat about mental health, especially in light of the last few years. Dr. Keldmerman is a certified biblical counsellor with the ACBC (Association of Certified Biblical Counsellors) and IRBC (The Institute for Reformed Biblical Counselling). He served as the pastor of Heritage Reformed Church in Burgessville, Ontario for 13 years and continues to preach locally.

In this episode we also get into, what mental health is biblically, chemical depression vs. soul care, suffering and how we can help those struggling.

*If you want to learn more about Biblical vs. Christian Counselling, be sure to listen to episode 15 of Real Talk* 

 

00:00 - Intro

2:30 - Mental health pre and post covid

8:00 - Looking at mental health biblically

25:00 - Chemical depression vs. soul care

35:00 - What is peace?

36:00 - Fear, COVID and moral responsibility

41:00 - Mental health and spirituality

44:00 - Anxiety

45:30 - Secular practices

51:30 - Suffering and mental health

1:05:00 - Helping those who struggle

 

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Two years ago we had Jake and John-Michael on the podcast to share all about the documentary they were working on. Well since then the documentary was released, and Into The Light Ministries was formed.

We are so grateful to have these wonderful gentlemen back on to share all that has happened and what is next for Into the Light, specifically their new series on Parenting and Pornography. Be sure to give this one a listen.

Be sure to prayerfully consider supporting Into the Light Ministries and all they’re doing to share God’s good design for sexuality.

Check out the Documentary here: https://www.intothelightdocumentary.com/documentary

Support Into The Light here: https://www.intothelightdocumentary.com/donate

Want to get in touch with Jake and JM, email jvalk@intothelightministries.ca

 

0:00 - Intro

3:42 - Into The Light Recap

11:00 - Pornography & the Nations

14:53 - Staying Hopeful

18:37 - Testimonies

21:00 - Next Steps

28:50 - Where/Who Are the Resources coming from?

32:35 - The Outline

43:00 - Safe Tech Tutorial Series

48:29 - How to Support

 

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Happy Monday, friends. We have a new episode for you all about conservative voices. Joining us is CRC pastor and YouTuber, Rev. Paul VanderKlay. With an interest in the higher-level conversations going on in the world, especially on the conservative side, we thought he'd be a great guest to have as we think how to best listen to and engage with conservative non-Christian figures. Think Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, etc. We hope this episode is informative for you. 

Be sure to check out Paul's YouTube channel here!

 

0:00 - Intro

14:00 - Jordan Peterson

50:00 - Evolutionary Theory

1:09:00 - Daily Wire

1:14:00 - How much time should we give these high-level conversations?

 

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In this episode, Lucas and Tyler reflect on their interviews with Rev. Hendrik Versteeg and Rev. Bruce Parnell and discuss what each of their experiences can teach us about the types of songs we sing in church. They also try out Instagram Live, show off some cool new art courtesy of Reformed Perspective, discuss their upcoming episode on mental health, and reveal a new bonus episode coming soon! 

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In this episode we discuss listener feedback from our last several episodes - mainly related to the Church Order. 

Remember to send in your thoughts on COVID, lockdowns & church closures for our next episode!!

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Another Real Talk Round Up for you this Monday. Joining us as usual is RP’s Jon Dykstra. We’re covering the last three fascinating episodes covering how the Gospel is spreading Indonesia, Dordt University and a theology of culture as well as a discussion on the struggles of real estate and investing as a Christian. Jon also leaves us with some great book recommendations for your kids. Check them out here!

Hope you enjoy this recap. Stay tuned for a whole lot of new content coming soon!

 

0:00 - Intro

2:30 - Indonesia & The Gospel Takeaways

9:30 - Dordt University & A Theology of Culture

31:00 - Real Estate Discussion

 

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We have a new episode for you with Al Siebring. Al has served in a variety of public roles including as the Mayor of North Cowichan, BC. He might be most well known to you as the host of ARPA’s previous podcast enterprise, Lighthouse News. We chat about his experiences in the public life and the importance of staying faithful in this work.

 

0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Al’s experience & career

25:00 - The Michener Award (for Investigative Journalism)

33:00 - Bias in the media

36:00 - Charles and Diana

41:00 - Ted Byfield

43:00 - Lighthouse

50:45 - Municipal Politics

1:04:00 - COVID

1:13:00 - Advice for being involved into politics

1:17:00 - Consulting

1:22:30 - What makes a good leader?

 

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Happy last Monday of 2024! Join us for this conversation on how to align your faith and finances when it comes to investing. We hope this episode provides a good introduction to value-based investing and helps you think through what this means for you and your impact on the world. Be sure to let us know your thoughts as we hope to do a feedback episode for this topic.

On behalf of us here at Real Talk, thanks for your support and listenership in 2024. Stay tuned for another exciting year of podcasts - we’ve got lots in the works. Wishing you all a blessed 2025!

 

0:00 - Intro

5:41 - Value Based Investing

12:30 - Is VBI a new idea?

15:40 - Missed Opportunity

19:00 - Who started the VBI movement?

22:00 - The Process

28:00 - Holding Power

37:00 - Provate Equity

42:00 - Sustainable Profit

48:00 - Targeted ROI

55:00 - ESG

1:02:00 - Kingdom Advisors

1:09:00 - Crypto

1:13:00 - Consumers 

 

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Coming back at you with Real Talk Round Up #10. After a number of episodes apart we thought we’d get back together and recap the last three episodes. Jon also joins us to give his thoughts, a sneak peek of the upcoming magazine and the top ten books from RP staff.

We hope this casual catch up peaks your interest in listening these previous episodes (if you haven't) or inspires you to pick up a new book! 

Be sure to let us know your thoughts and if there are any guests you think we should have on the pod, reach out! We’d love to hear from you.

 

0:00 - Intro

4:00 - Binaries

25:00 - Babies

40:00 - Business

54:00 - Top Ten Books

 

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Back at it with an all new episode for you. Joining us for this podcast are two gentleman from ARPA. We discuss the history of the culture we are now living in especially as it related to transgenderism and its effects on children. Although a dark and difficult topic, we hope this episode encourages as we consider how we as Churches and Christians should respond to a topic like this. 

 

0:00 - Introduction

06:00 - The Shift in Culture

18:00 - Social Constructionism

22:00 - Two Views of Anthropology

26:00 - Defining Terms

32:00 - Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria

37:00 - Gender Affirming Care

55:00 - What Should We Do?

1:06:00 - Highlights of the ARPA Tour

 

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Happy New Year, friends! The start of the year usually means university application season for a lot of high schoolers! Building off the Nov/Dec issue of Reformed Perspective, we thought it might be helpful to have a conversation thinking through all the post-secondary options. Is formal education still worth it? Is the work force better? Sharing our own experiences we chat through some of these questions. Be sure to let us know your thoughts.

If you want to read more on this topic, check out the November/December issue of Reformed Perspective here: https://reformedperspective.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RP-Nov-Dec-2024.pdf

 

0:00 - Introduction

2:00 - Lucas’ Experience

5:22 - Jon’s Experience

7:35 - Mark’s Experience

14:00 - Historical Change

21:00 - The Unsure High School Senior

38:00 - Christian vs. Secular

45:00 - Advice for Parents

59:00 - Learning and Service

 

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Time for a feedback episode! Joining us on this one is our editor, Mariah Tamminga. We thought it would be fun to have her on this episode as we cover the last number of episodes, give some personal updates and share about the future of Real Talk. With Tyler's big move to Alberta on the horizon, we need to pivot the format of the podcast. Listen in as we share some ideas of what could look like and please be sure to let us know your thoughts! 

As mentioned in this episode, this will be our last podcast for the month of August and we'll be coming back in September with some all new content for you! 

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0:00 - Feedback

25:00 - Personal Updates

31:00 - Podcast Format Ideas

36:00 - Future Episodes

 

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In this episode, I (Lucas) sit down with Mark Penninga who serves as the Executive Director of ARPA (Association for Reformed Political Action) Canada . We chat about Mark's role and his recently released book, "Our God moves Mountains" which showcases the story and history of ARPA. Mark also shares of ARPA's plans for the future. We hope this episode inspires you to keep making small acts of faithfulness in your own life. If you want to know more about ARPA or how you can support them, be sure to check out their website (https://arpacanada.ca/). 

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2025 is drawing near! A new year often brings new resolutions and new goals. One of those goals for Christians is often having a better and more consistent devotional life. Joining for this important conversation is returning guest Dr. Mark Kelderman and his wife Donna, the compilers/authors of multiple devotionals. We chat about the purpose of devotions, how it differs from Bible Study, why doing devotions really matter and how to stay consistent in this vital practice. We hope this episode encourages you as your plan and commit yourself to drawing near to God in 2025.

 

0:00 - Intro

5:30 - Seasons of the Heart

7:44 - Compilations

12:25 - What is the purpose of devotions?

15:30 - Learning or Meditating?

23:19 - Family Devotions

35:00 - Couple Devotions

45:00 - Meditation

52:00 - Sticking to a plan

1:00:00 - How do we discern devotionals?

 

Check out the Kelderman’s devotionals here:

Seasons of the Heart:

Canada - https://reformedbookservices.com/products/9781601782724_-seasons-of-the-heart-a-year-of-devotions-from-one-generation-of-women-to-another

US - https://www.amazon.com/Seasons-Heart-Devotions-Generation-Another/dp/1601782721

Drawing Near to the Heart of God:

US - https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/drawing-near-to-the-heart-of-god-a-year-of-devotions-from-a-rich-tradition-kelderman.html

Canada - https://reformedbookservices.com/products/9781601789594_-drawing-near-to-the-heart-of-god-a-year-of-devotions-from-a-rich-tradition?_pos=1&_sid=59e86fbd7&_ss=r

 

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Happy Monday! We got a big one for you this week. Joining Tyler for this conversation is avid BC hunter Jerry Pol. We wanted to sit down to chat about hunting, its ethics and what it actually means to hunt as a Christian. If you’re an avid hunter or have never hunted before, we hope this episode inspires you to GET OUTSIDE and think about hunting as more than a hobby but as a way to better appreciate and steward God’s creation.

0:00 - Intro

6:09 - Jerry’s Story

23:00 - Stillness

36:00 - Field to Table

41:00 - Hunting for the Right Reasons

49:00 - Receiving Judgement

1:00:16 - Trophy Hunting

1:05:00 - Hunting for food

1:16:00 - Conservation

1:28:00 - Considering Others 

1:30:00 - Politics

1:40:00 - Thriving

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If you love BBC’s Planet Earth but dislike how God the Creator is never mentioned, this episode is for you! Joining Tyler and Jon for this conversation on creation and evolution is Dr. Gordon Wilson, the Senior Fellow of Natural History at New Saint Andrews College. He has created the nature documentary The Riot and The Dance and has done extensive work in defending creationism by dismantling the claims of both evolutionary theory and theistic evolution. Using his book, Darwin’s Sandcastle we talk about how Christians, especially students going off to secular university can be confident in the truth claims of the Bible and not be afraid to tackle the theories of the day with kindness and grace. We hope this episode informs and inspires you to love God’s good creation and rest in his sovereign power over all the earth.

 

Check out The Riot and the Dance here

 

Check out Darwin’s Sandcastle here:

Canada 

USA 

 

0:00 - Intro

6:52 - The Riot and the Dance

19:00 - The Christian student’s 3 stages

29:00 - Darwinism shortfalls

39:00 - Where should we start?

55:00 - What should our default stance be when discoveries are made?

1:04:00 - How then do we best prepare our Christian students?

1:12:00 - Is evolutionary theory crumbling?

 

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On today’s episode we have Mike Bosveld joining us to talk about the importance of service in your local community. We discuss all the different causes that he is involved in and how we as the Church can and are called to serve the local community. We hope this episodes inspires and encourages you to look at how you can be involved.

Check out the ministries Mike Mentioned:

 

https://brantfordfooddrive.com/

https://www.whynotcitymissions.com/

https://indwell.ca/

 

0:00 - Intro

7:30 - Food Drives

23:00 - Why Not City Mission

32:50 - Indwell

47:00 - Guys and girls homes

1:03:00 - Adoption

1:09:50 - Personal Responsibility

1:20:00 - Hope for the Future

 

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We got a great episode for you. Maybe one of the more controversial topics in our Reformed circles here in Canada is homeschooling. We have covered education a lot on Real Talk and we thought it only fair to cover the topic of homeschooling as well.

Andrea Veldkamp, a homeschooling Mom and previous member of the Alberta Home Education Association joins us to talk about her experiences, the different resources available and yes, we even discuss homeschooling versus Christian Schools.

We hope this episode encourages you and inspires you to think more deeply about homeschooling. We’d love to hear your thoughts.

 

0:00 - Intro

4:00 - Andrea’s Homeschool Experience

8:00 - Passion and Dedication

12:00 - Time and Routine

21:00 - “I could never homeschool!”

24:00 - Resources

28:00 - Different versions of homeschooling

31:00 - Ontario, Alberta & BC

38:00 - Family to family or denominational?

40:13 - Bible Quizzing

44:00 - Growth of Homeschooling

46:00- Socialization

54:00 - Homeschooling vs. Christian School

1:12:00 - The Future of Homeschooling?

1:14:00 - The Challenges and Blessings

1:20:00 - A Challenge for the Schools

 

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Coming back at you with another Real Talk Round Up! Jon Dykstra joins us for this one as we reflect on the last three episodes. Listen to the end to hear Jon's top 5 book recommendations for graduates. We hope you enjoy today's episode!

Top 5 books for graduates:

• Grace and Truth Paradox - Randy Alcorn
• Just Do Something - Kevin DeYoung
• The Christian Counsellor's Commentary on Proverbs - Jay E. Adams
• John: An Expositional Commentary - R.C. Sproul
• Death by Living - N.D. Wilson

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We're back with an all new exciting episode! We had the privilege of sitting down with avid blogger Samuel Sey. We discussed some controversial issues of our day, including the Canadian political scene, Critical Race Theory and the Pro-Life movement. We hope Sam's wisdom helps you think through these important topics. Be sure to check out and follow Sam's work at and on Instagram and Twitter @slowtowrite. 

00:00 - Intro

03:00 - Sam and the Dutch Reformed Community

07:40 - Why Sam is in the US

10:00 - Canadian Politics

25:00 - Critical Race Theory

55:00 - Fighting Abortion

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Coming at you with episode 80! Jon Dykstra joins us for our seventh Real Talk Round Up covering the last few episodes as well as some recent news and a movie review on Sound of Freedom! We hope you enjoy this episode! Stay tuned for some fresh and exciting content coming soon. 

 

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This is a big one folks! We interviewed Pastor Aaron Rock from Harvest Bible Church in Windsor, ON, who has taken a clear public stance in favour of reopening churches. We went through at least 10 different objections to his stance and had him explain his rationale on each point. We hope that this episode will be helpful for the many Christians, especially those in leadership positions, who are wrestling with this issue and how their local church should respond to it. 

We look forward to hearing from many of you as we're sure at least a few of you have some opinions on covid that you'd like to share with us ;). 

If you want to check out Pastor Rock's podcast, you can find it here: https://harvestwindsor.ca/leadershipnow/

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In this episode, Lucas and Tyler discuss some of the highlights from their interview with Andre Schutten in Episode 3, respond to the listener feedback, and consider what questions remain unanswered for the Church during the COVID19 pandemic. 

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Such an important conversation for you today! NYC Pastor Paul Murphy joined us to share his story and to talk about the importance of evangelism as a way of life. We primarily discuss why and how our (Dutch) Reformed Churches struggle to evangelize and do it well. We also get into what truly should motivate evangelism: love for God and love for the lost. We hope this episode encourages and inspires you to really think about your love for the lost and the importance of sharing the Gospel, for it truly is a matter of life or death.

Check out Rev. Murphy’s booklet “A Humble Effort to Promote Local Evangelism”  https://www.bethelurcaylmer.com/uploads/7/9/8/6/79863340/ahumbleefforttopromotelocalevangelismbooklet.pdf

 

0:00 - Intro

9:00 - Paul’s Conversion

16:43 - Evangelism vs. Missions

18:00 - “The Missional Church”

25:00 - Programming Hearts

37:00 - Seeker Sensitive

40:00 - Heart of Worship

45:00 - Great Commission

55:00 - Retaining the Youth

1:03:00 - Reaching People, not Targets

1:10:00 - Being a Steward in Evangelism

1:15:00 - Fear of God

1:23:00 - Indifference

1:29:00 - Hell

 

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WE'RE BACK! After a lengthy summer break we're back with all new episode. Pastor Bill DeJong joins us to talk about the exciting topic of youth culture. We cover the sociological trends that are current in the younger generations and how things like social media and 'authenticity' play into that. We also discuss how the church should respond to these issues and treat the youth. Be sure to check out more content from Pastor Bill on his podcast, Tyrannus Hall. We can't wait to hear your thoughts on this episode!  

 

00:00 - Intro

03:00 - Moral Therapeutic Deism

09:00 - Knowledge vs Experience

14:00 - Social Media

22:56 - Authenticity

40:00 - The Narrative

48:00 - How does the Church respond

52:00 - The Creeds

55:55 - Hard Core & Soft Shell

1:16:22 - Focusing on the Youth?

1:25:00 - Parents and the Youth

 

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Lucas and Tyler sit down with Jason Heemskerk, the principal at Guido de Brès Christian High School in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to discuss education, particularly Christian education, Reformed education and the differences between them. 

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Joining us today is Matt Morrison. Matt has spent an extensive amount of time researching the topic of six day creation vs. evolution. We cover the different aspects of evolution/atheistic beliefs and why we as Christians believe in creation and how we can defend it. We hope this is episode is helpful for you. Let us know your thoughts! 

0:00 - Intro

7:25 - Why do Christians need to see Genesis as literal? 1

8:20 - How has evolution developed into religion

23:00 - Microevolution and genetic mutations

33:00 - The current accepted evolutionary theory

40:00 - 'Discoveries'

59:00 - How can we defend the theology of creation

1:13:00 - ‘Explaining away’ God

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In this episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down with the soon to be editor in chief and publisher of the Clarion, the unofficial magazine of the Canadian Reformed federation. Pastor Holtvlüwer and Will share about the exciting new updates happening at Clarion, while also revealing some interesting history regarding this publication.

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00:00 - Introduction

04:30 - What is the Clarion?

13:00 - Why did premier start publishing the Clarion?

15:00 - Rev. Loopstra

20:00 - Clarion's vision

26:30 - Clarion vs. Reformed Perspective

35:20 - Clarion’s organizational structure

41:20 - How does Clarion find writers

48:30 - Does clarion have editorials?

52:34 - Clarion in the midst of a media age

01:03:00 - Changes

1:12:50 - Why should young people subscribe to Clarion

1:16:00 - Receive Clarion free for 4 months!

 

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We got a great episode for you. All the way from California, we chatted with Rev. Christopher Gordon, pastor of Escondido United Reformed Church and author of the New Reformation Catechism on Human Sexuality. This piece was featured in the latest issue of Reformed Perspective. We cover why Gordon wrote this new catechism, how it differs from others and also the importance of sharing the positive message of God's good design. If in Canada be sure to get your copy at Reformed Book Services and if in the US at Reformation Heritage Books. 

 

0:00 - Intro

5:50 - Why write a new catechism

17:00 - Difference between this and the confessions

21:30 - How to use this resource

26:00 - Why does the devil attack sexuality

32:00 - The positive message

40:00 - What is covered in this

54:00 - Sexual desire and Sin

1:00:00 - Children and Parents

 

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We got a great episode for you! Joining us is Pastor Keith and Laura Davis from Bethel URC in Calgary the founders of Summit Conferences. We talk about the impact Summit has had on youth and young adults in the Canadian West. The West is quite different than Ontario just given the physical space between Churches. Listen in as we chat about how Summit connects youth and the importance of supporting the next generation of the Church.

Whether a youth, young adult, or are just interested in learning more be sure to check out Summit here: https://www.summitrefcon.ca/

 

0:00 - Intro

10:50 - Summit’s History

24:30 - The Youth that Come

28:00 - Study Weekends vs. Summit

35:00 - Growth 40:00 - Inclusion

49:00 - Conference Themes

1:05:00 - Integrating Singles

1:08:00 - The Future of Summit

 

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In this episode, Lucas and Tyler explain their backgrounds, who they are, why they started this podcast and what their plan is for it going forward.

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Scott Dekorte from Word & Deed Ministries joined us to talk all about global missions, poverty, relief efforts, indigenous enterprise based solutions and more in this exciting and interesting episode. Tune in and let us know what you think!

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Continuing the discussion of the missional church movement, Lucas & Tyler interact with some listener feedback as they further explore the current context of the missional church.

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In this episode, we talk with André Schutten from ARPA Canada about sphere sovereignty, the tensions that have arisen between the sphere of the Church and the sphere of the State in light of the COVID19 pandemic, and how we can respond as Christians. 

 

(We're a week early with this podcast but since it's such a hot topic currently, we figured it was best to release as soon as possible. Stay tuned for more episodes, both feedback and interview ones coming in the usual two week increments.) 

 

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Reflecting our interview with Tim Challies, we discuss our episode highlights, review audience feedback, and address questions and comments on Psalm singing, porn culture, church culture, Social Justice, and how to train kids to use social media and the internet responsibly. 

If you're looking for a Christian resource to learn more about Social Justice and Critical Theory, we recommend checking out Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey. She has many episodes with a number of different, well informed guests who discuss this matter in great detail from a Reformed, Biblical perspective. 

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Happy Monday, folks! Joining us on today's episode is Eric Tudor and Dr. Justin Ariel Bailey from Dordt University in Sioux, Iowa. We first chat about Dordt culture, the programs they offer, opportunities for Canadian students and why Christian University education is important. Then we get in to Dr. Bailey's book, Interpreting Your World: Five Lenses for Engaging Theology and Culture. Using this to structure our conversation, we discuss the topic and importance of engaging culture as Christians. 

Be sure to check out Dordt University here and let us know what you think of this episode! 

 

0:00 - Intro

5:30 - Dordt University

8:10 - How is Dordt Reformed?

12:00 - Issues on Creation?

18:15 - Overcoming Obstacles for Canadian Students

24:00 - Is it worth going to a Christian University?

33:48 - What is Interpreting your World?

38:00 - Virus and Immune System

50:00 - Critical Theory

55:34 - Idolatry and Injustice

1:00:00 - Complicating the Culture

1:07:00 - Moral Foundations Theory

1:16:00 - Religious Experiences

1:28:55 -  The Aesthetic Dimension

 

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We have a really exciting episode for you this week. All recorded, filmed and edited by our guests, Faith to Film! Kyle and David were kind enough to join us to share their story of starting a company (Faith Inc.) and now a non-profit (Faith to Film) that works to create meaningful media content to teach people about faith, doctrine and the Church. They share about projects they have already produced and one that is currently in the works! We also touch on the importance of creating Christian content in this media-crazed world.

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0:00 - Intro

9:00 - Faith to Film

12:30 - Why film content?

13:30 - Past and Present Projects

25:00 - How to Support

29:00 - Reformed Confessions Project

32:13 - Faith Inc.

34:10 - Core Focus

38:00 - Why create Christian content?

 

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Welcome to Part 2 of the Christmas Bonus Episode! If you haven’t already listened to the first part, I would suggest checking that out as it helps to frame our discussion in part two. 

In this episode, we spend a lot of time discussing why Christians who share the same fundamental beliefs can disagree so strongly on various issues and why that can actually be a good thing! Let us know what you make of our analysis - none of us are trained psychologists so please let us know if we got anything wrong.

At the end of the show, we get into freedom of speech and argue over whether the American Dream (and by extension the Canadian Dream) is a Christian idea or not. 

Hopefully you find this episode to be enjoyable, at least mildly informative! Looking forward to hearing all of your thoughts.

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We sat down with Chris deBoer, an elder from the Canadian Reformed Church (CanRef) of Carman East. He recently attended the CanRef General Synod as a delegate, so we thought it would be good to get a summary of the hot-button topics that were discussed. He also gives a bit of background on the workings of Synod and how it is made up. We know this might be more of 'niche' episode of but even if you’re not part of the CanRef church, it might be helpful to get an idea of the topics being discussed within the federation and see how it relates to your own. Let us know your thoughts!

 

0:00 - Intro

4:49 - What does the hosting church do?

7:35 - Who are the delegates

11:30 - How does Synod choose topics?

15:15 - Why was there a change in the process?

20:00 - How do topics get to General Synod?

25:05 - Overtures

30:00 - Stand in committees and trust

35:00 - The Hymn Cap

47:00 - Primacy of Psalm singing

51:00 - Lord’s Supper Form

56:00 - Inter-Church Relations

1:17:00 - Aldergrove Senate

 

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We have a great new episode for you all about the command to be fruitful and multiply. As the world's population rate is rapidly declining, there is a part for the Church to play in this. Join Reformed Perspective's executive director, Mark and Lucas for a discussion on what can be a sensitive topic. We hope this thoughtful and balanced conversation looking at serious questions will inspire you to have your own Real Talk on what it biblically means to be fruitful and multiply. 

 

0:00 - Intro

3:30 - Why this story?

8:20 - Why the decline?

15:00 - Don’t we have too many people on earth?

20:45 - When will this decline have an effect?

32:42 - Are countries promoting having children?

37:30 - How is this an opportunity for the Church?

43:00 - Internal vs external mission of the Church. 

49:00 - Practicalities

58:00 - Too pragmatic?

1:07:00 - Family planning?

1:10:20 - RP Update

 

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In this episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Andrew and Heidi Hutten who serve as the executive directors of Life Renewal. They were so kind to share their story and how Life Renewal has played a part in their journey. If Life Renewal sounds like it could be an option for you, do not hesitate to check out their website at LifeRenewal.ca

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In this episode we interact with the content and feedback of our last few episodes with Rhonda and Mike and discuss some of our future plans like usual.

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In this episode, we talked with MP Arnold Viersen (Peace River-Westlock) about his life as an MP, what he does in Ottawa and in his riding, his private member's bill which is aimed at helping fight human trafficking, balancing Christian principles and party politics and more! Check it out and let us know what you thought :) 

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Happy Monday, friends. Ty is back with a new episode for you. Mark den Hollander one of the professors from Covenant Canadian Reformed Teacher's College joined us to chat about the history of the Dutch Reformed Church and the particularly the Secession that took place. We chat about why this history is important, how we can learn from it and how we can be encouraged looking to the future. 

0:00 - Introduction

7:00 - Why teach and learn history?

10:20 - Reformation to the Secession

17:00 - Ethnic Ties and Reformed Denominations

21:27 - Synod of Dort

31:00 - The Secession

42:00 - 1886 - 1939

1:04:00 - How did the CanRef come to be?

1:13:00 - Going forward

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With everything going on north and south of the border, we thought it was time for a political update! Joining us is returning guest and ARPA’s Executive Director, Mike Schouten. Along with an ARPA update, we chat about Mark Carney, a possible election and how we should consider our Christian responsibility in Canada. Be sure to let us know what you think!

If you want to learn more about Mark’s personal story and how that has impacted his work, check out Episode 64 of Real Talk.

 

0:00 - Intro

5:40 - Mark Carney

13:00 - Politicians and Podcasts

17:00 - Prorogation

25:00 - US

39:00 - Tariffs

42:00 - Provincial Legislation

54:00 - Gambling

59:00 - Cases in the Courts

1:06:30 - Youth Involvement

1:12:00 - ARPA Staff Updates

1:15:00 - Vision for the Future

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Today, we have a really exciting topic at hand, Joining Lucas in this episode is Dr. Calvin Beisner, the founder and national spokesman of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation. Dr. Beisner and Lucas discuss what the Cornwall Alliance is, the history and worldviews surrounding climate change and how we as Christians should think about this topic. 

Be sure to check out the Cornwall Alliance (cornwallalliance.org/) and all the resources they have there, especially their podcast: Created to Reign 

 

0:00 - Intro

7:00 - History/influence of the Cornwall Alliance

11:30 - The history of climate change

19:30 - Worldviews and climate change

32:00 - How should Christian view climate change

42:00 - Bjorn Lomberg

48:20 - Conservation

53:00 Green policies/tax implications

59:00 - Dutch Farmer protest

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We have an interesting episode for you today! Joining us is RP's Alexandra Ellison to share about the investigative journalism she has done regarding technology and the schools. Sharing clips from her interviews and her analysis of the findings, we discuss the certain policies schools are adopting and different opportunities and challenges that arise with technology. We hope you enjoy this episode. 

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALEXANDRA'S FULL FEATURE ARTICLE ON THIS TOPIC IN THE MARCH/ARPIL EDITION OF REFORMED PERSPECTIVE. 

 

0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Why this Topic?

6:20 - C ellphones

16:00 - School sanctioned Tech & Its Challenges

32:50 -Artificial Intelligence 

49:00 - Parental Involvement

 

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We've got a fun more casual episode for you this week! With Lucas visting Tyler in Alberta, we thought it would be fun to do an anniversary episode celebrating Real Talk turning three. Joining us are our lovely wives (and Annelise - Lucas and Elle's newest addition), as we chat about the last couple episodes while reminiscing on our favourite epsiodes from the last three. We're grateful for God's guiding hand and for all the support we have received from you our listeners! THANK YOU! Looking forward to the next three years!

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02:36 - Ep. 74 Review - Eschatology

07:40 - Ep. 75 Review - Eschatology

25:05 - Favourite episodes

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The anticipated feedback episode on homeschooling is here! We asked and you provided. Thank you to all who sent in their thoughts. We tried to summarize the themes and touch on as many points as possible. We hope this episode helps you think through this topic a bit more, seeing covenant schools and homeschooling as both valid options.

As always, don’t hesitate to reach out with your thoughts.

 

0:00 - Intro

3:59: Baptismal Vows

10:00 - “Blood, Sweat and Tears”

19:56 - Finances

34:04 - Individualistic

39:09 - The Three-Legged Stool

45:00 - Versions of Homeschooling

 

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We’ve got a jam-packed episode for you today! Joining us for this one is both Dr. John Tweeddale and Dr. Stephen J. Nichols from Reformation Bible College, an outworking of Ligonier Ministries. Dr. Tweeddale shares all about RBC and hw they are uniquely positioned to train people in theology for all of life.

Interested to learn more about RBC? Check them out their website or reach out to admissions@reformationbiblecollege.org - they'd love to hear from you!

Dr. Nichols shares about the history of Ligonier, specifically their reach through conferences. We spend most of the time chatting about the Always Ready Youth event coming to Brantford, ON on March 20th and how it aims to encourage and equip young people in this age. 

Stay up to date with future Ligonier conferences!

 

0:00 - Intro

5:50 - RBC's History

11:00 - Why pursue an undergrad in theology?

14:15 - Programs Available

24:00 - Education as Discipleship

30:00 - Accreditation

34:35 - Online Program

42:35 - Why study theology as someone who has grown up in a Reformed context?

51:22 - History of Ligonier

54:50 - Ligonier’s Misson

1:00:00 - How RBC Fits In

1:02:00 - Ligonier Conferences

1:06:29 - Always Ready Conference

 

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In this episode, Lucas and Tyler talk with Pastor Ian about his past mission experience in Papua New Guinea, his current calling in East Hamilton, the new approaches some Reformed churches are taking towards mission in what is now a post-Christian and postmodern society, and the challenges, tensions, and blessings that result from that. Tune in folks, you won't want to miss this one! 

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Is AI all bad? Is it actually taking over? How should we engage with it? Join Lucas AND Tyler as they chat with the good guys at Faith to Film all about AI. We cover what it is, the ethical dilemmas it presents and what this ever changing technology means for the Church. Let us know what you think!

0:00 - Intro

2:40 - What is AI?

6:00 - AI In Media

13:00 - AI Possibilites

29:00 - The Arms Race For AI

33:00 - AI and Education

51:00 - Ethical Dilemmas

1:18:00 - What does this mean for the Church?

 

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In this episode, we spoke with Jon Dykstra, the Chief Editor at Reformed Perspective, the magazine which sponsors Real Talk. In this one, we talked a bit about his work as an editor, the growth and impact of Reformed Perspective of the past two plus decades, and the importance and ethics of Christian journalism. Finally, we dove into some specific articles Jon wrote on hot button issues that you can find linked below. As always, we hope you are informed and inspired by this episode and we look forward to hearing your thoughts! 

https://reformedperspective.ca/a-call-for-christian-journalists-an-interview-of-sorts-with-marvin-olasky/ 

https://reformedperspective.ca/the-proverbs-31-wife-is-not-superwoman/ 

https://reformedperspective.ca/worldviews-and-dogviews-what-are-they/ 

https://reformedperspective.ca/environmental-extremism-a-one-world-view/ 

https://reformedperspective.ca/global-warming-crisis-a-brief-biblical-case-for-skepticism/ 

https://reformedperspective.ca/whos-afraid-of-proverbs-31/ 

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This is a big one folks - the one and only Tim Challies joined us in the studio! We talked about raising kids with modern technology, the problems of porn culture and how it impacts the family and the church, and what the Bible has to say on sexual and gender identity. Finally, we went over a variety of mailbag questions about the church, Covid19, evangelism and mission, Psalms singing and more!

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Happy Monday, friends! Today, we're testing out a new type of feedback episode, calling it the Real Talk Round Up. Joining us for this is Reformed Perspective's Executive Director, Mark Penninga and editor, Jon Dysktra. We're grateful for their thoughtful perspectives on these last number of episodes. Also included in this new format is the brief coverage of a certain topic (this weeks being teacher shortages) and a book review/recommendation. Be sure to let us know what you think of this style of feedback. We are always open to new ideas. Contact us via social media or email us at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com 

0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Youth Culture Recap

8:40 - New Reformation Catechism on Human Sexuality Recap

13:35 - CanRC and URC Relations Recap

As mentioned, If you have a voracious reader in your house, and they’ve already worked their way through Tolkien’s the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, and Lewis’ Narnia, what’s next? Well, Jon Dykstra had on offer a top 10 list of fantasy books that, while not all explicitly Christian, do seem to come from a Christian worldview. 

  10. The Sword Bearer - by John White - written by the author when his kids request more Narnia stories. It is imitative, kids going to another world, though updated in that instead of going through a wardrobe, they enter via a TV.    9 .Wings of Dawn by Sigmund Brouwer - Thomas is a young boy seeking to win back his castle by using the technologies that might seem like magic in England, but which were in use at that time elsewhere in the world (like gunpowder, or kites).   8. Warlord of Nin - Stephen Lawhead - well written sword and knights story set in another realm. Lawhead had some clear Christian undertones to this earlier stories that get lost in this later book, so go with early Lawhead.   7. Urchin of the Riding Stars by M. L McAllister - squirrels with swords. Need I say more?   6. The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic by Jennifer Trafton - a fun romp, with all sorts of inventive ingredients including:   • Piles of poison-tongued jumping turtles

• A castle built on top of a mountain that rises and falls once each day. • A tyrant twelve-year-old pepper-hoarding king

5 Brave Ollie Possum by Ethan Nicolle - the author is one of the guys behind Babylon Bee. A kid who is scared of everything can’t get his parents to believe him that there is something on the roof outside his window. But he’s right. Kind of a terrifying premise, but the comic hijinks soon take over, with the scared boy getting turned into a possum, a creature that faints whenever it is scared.    4. Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw - a nephew made me and most of our church read it. And no one has regretted doing so. Only downside is that book 2 has been more than 5 years in the waiting.    3. The Green Ember by S.D. Smith - rabbits with swords. ’Nuff said.   2. Bark of the bog owl by Jonathon Rogers - loosely and hilariously riffing off the story of David and Saul. But in the American South, if it had castles. It’s been described as a Mark Twain crossed with C.S. Lewis.    1. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson - sat on shelf how can person so go at music really also be good at writing too? What are the odds? But this is fantastic, rating right up there with Lewis and Tolkien. Three children contending with the Fangs of Dang, Lizard Creatures that have conquered the land of Skree, and their ruler Gnag the nameless. 

 

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Joining Lucas on today's episode is Ray Pennings the Executive Vice President at Cardus - a Canadian non-partisan think tank that seeks a healthy society through independent research, policy analysis, and advocacy. We chat about the history of Cardus, what they actually do and the impact they have. We also cover topics such why think tanks matter, MAID (medical assistance in dying) and of course we briefly analyze the covid response. Be sure to check out Cardus and the work their doing by going to: https://www.cardus.ca/ - Let us know your thoughts!

0:00 - Intro

9:00 - History of Cardus

14:00 - What does Cardus do

20:00 - Approaching issues/topics

27:26- Why do think tanks matter?

32:00 = How does Cardus maintain being bipartisan

41:40 - Faith and public life

52:09 - MAID

1:01:54- Covid post morum

1:17:40 - Political leader analysis

1:31:00 - What are things we can do to make lasting change

 

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We are beyond thrilled to have Dr. Eric Watkins on the podcast to chat about church planting and evangelism. Dr. Watkins has an incredible story of coming to faith in the Lord and is using his life solely for the advance of the Gospel and God's glory - this is evident in his experience of church planting and his heart for seeing church's be faithful in all aspects, especially evangelism.

In this episode we discuss, what evangelism is versus outreach, the tension of supporting the household of faith and reaching the lost. We also discuss the history of evangelism, including how we may have drifted from John Calvin's evangelistic mission and the difference between creating walls around our kids vs equipping them to engage the world. Be sure to let us know your thoughts! 

0:00 - Intro

12:49 -  Church planting experience

16:50 - What is evangelism

25:00 - The tension of outreach and inreach

31:30 - The history of the lack of evangelism

38:00 - How did we drift from Calvin’s evangelistic mission?

42:20 - High-walls vs equipping?

54:14 - Discipleship and Mentorship

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We have an interesting episode for you today! We are so grateful to have sat down of sitting down with Paul Vanden Brink, the pastor of Grace Valley Church in Dundas. Pastor Paul has his own podcast called Clearer Thinking. He recently did a series on Deconstruction and we wanted to get him to share with us about this complex topic. This idea might be new for some of you, so we hope it gives you a helpful summary of what deconstruction actually is, the dangers, and how we can combat it in our own homes and churches. Be sure to check out the Clearer Thinking Podcast where ever you listen to podcasts. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this one!

00:00 - Intro

12:10 - Clearer Thinking Podcast

15:30 - Deconstruction Definition

22:30 - Deconstruction and Critical Theory

27:00 - Faith Leaders losing their faith

28:30 - Penal Substitutional Atonement

36:00 - What leads to Deconstruction

44:30 - How to get ahead of Deconstruction?

56:00 - The triggers of Deconstruction

 

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We back at it with another Real Talk Round Up. Reformed Perspective's editor, Jon Dykstra join us for this one to recap and discuss the last few episodes. We also discuss the cultural moment we find ourselves in and how to evangelize to those around us. Jon also shares some great book/biography recommendations and we've listed them here:

"A reason to read biographies is to see, and be encouraged by what God has done in other people’s lives. And then be challenged to consider, if He could use them, what could He do with you, if only you trusted Him to keep hold of you? You can find longer reviews of each book by clicking on their title." - J. Dykstra.

Top 5 biographies for those who love to read

1. Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken – WW II veteran Louis Zamperini survived enemy fire, being alone on a raft for weeks, and a Japanese POW camp, all the while being “unbroken.” But Who was keeping him so?
2. Brother Andrew’s God’s Smuggler – Dutchman dares to smuggle Bibles behind the Iron Curtain, counting on God to blind seeing eyes
3. Corrie Ten Boom’s The Hiding Place – Dutch woman and her family hide Jews during WWII, get caught and sent to concentration camps, and Corrie shows us how God was with her in it all
4. Kara Tippets’ The hardest peace – a pastor’s wife starts a mommy blog, then uses it to share her journey when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer. She shows us how to die in the security, and to the glory, of God. Amazingly beautiful!
5. George Van Popta’s Man of the First Hour – for anyone with Canadian Reformed denominational connections this is a must-read. The story of the first pastor of the Canadian Reformed churches, and is as much a history of him and his family as of the founding of the denomination

Bonus: Rosario Champagne Butterfield’s The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert – lesbian university professor meets a pastor who asks her, have you considered you might be wrong?

Top 5 accessible biographies to get a person started reading biographies 

1. Susan K Leigh’s Luther: Echoes of the Hammer – graphic novel yes; superficial? No!
2. Todd Nettleton’s When Faith Is Forbidden – 40 true stories from the front lines about God using miracles and persecution to gather His people
3. Kim and Krickitt Carpenter’s The Vow – after a car accident leaves a wife with no memory of marrying, or even meeting her husband, she remains committed to the marriage vow she made before God.
4. Robertson McQuilkin’s A Promise Kept – Christian college president leaves his position when his wife is struck by Alzheimer’s. 
5. Matt Carter and Aaron Ivey’s Steal Away Home – a fictionalized biography of Charles Spurgeon and his friend, a former slave, Thomas Johnson – a pain-free way to learn about the “Prince of Preachers”

Bonus: Douglas Bond’s The Thunder – a fictionalized biography of John Knox, showing him to the be action hero, body guard, pastor that he was.

 

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Rhonda Wiersma joins us for some real talk about the important topic of mental health as we enter this holiday season. We spoke about the attitudes and stigma related to mental health both within and outside the church. We tried to understand how Biblical and Christian counseling differ in their approaches and how we can get involved as counsellors to those struggling in our own lives.

Here are a couple references Rhonda made in this episode:

Untangling Emotions: "God's Gift of Emotions" by J. Alasdair Groves & Winston T. Smith - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07JDDSX8N/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

YouTube - It's Not About The Nail - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg

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