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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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0:00 - Introduction

2:17 - Faith to Film Recap

8:50 - RP's Bonus Episode Recap

15:00 - ARPA: Let Kids be Kids! Recap

26:00 - Alexandra & Journalism Recap

30:00 - Movie/Cinema Reviews

 

We're back with a new Real Talk Round Up for you this Monday. Joining us is Alexandra Ellison, RP's newest journalist. We did a feature episode with her a couple weeks ago (Ep 87). Be sure to check that out! In this round up, we cover the last few episodes and give some sneak peeks into feature episodes. We also spend some time chatting about movies we've watched and discuss the trends in cinema that we've noticed. 

 

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! We're excited to be back for a new year of bringing you content. To start off, we're grateful to have sat down with RP's newest journalist, Alexandra Ellison. We chat about her story and her experience interning and working with the CBC, ARPA and now Reformed Perspective. We also chat about media trends and current federal politics. Check out more of Alexandra's written and media work here.  

0:00 - Intro

6:20 - Being a Christian Journalist 

13:00 - Interning with CBC

20:00 - Interning with ARPA

25:48 - RPTV

30:00 - Plans with RP

35:00 - Shifting away from online media among young people.

41:00 - Federal Politics Update

 

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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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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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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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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.

Be sure check out Faith to Film at https://www.faithtofilm.ca/ - here you can support and subscribe to their newsletter!

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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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 an exciting new episode for you today. Joining us in person all the way from Indonesia, is Rev. Jonson Dethan. He was kind to share his life story as well as the Gospel work being done in Indonesia. In doing so he shares lessons he has learned along the way, when it comes to relationships, parenting, leadership and time-management. We hope you enjoy this special episode!

0:00 - Intro

7:48 - Indonesian Politics

10:50 - History of Religion

21:00 - Rev. Dethan’s Story

32:00 - Relationships

55:00 - Time and Technology

58:00 - Spiritual Forces in Indonesia

1:03:00 - The Reformed Church in Indonesia

1:18:00 - Doing Ministry with love

1:25:00 - Education

 

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We're back at with a new episode all about real estate! Joining both Lucas and Tyler for this one is Mark and Brent from The Two Stewards Show. We chat about the state of the current market, the reasons why people should invest in real estate and how to be a good steward in this economy.

If you're interested in learning more about real estate and stewardship be sure to check out Mark and Brent at www.twostewards.ca 

00:00 - Intro

09:53 - steardship and real estate

16:10 - How did we get to this point?

20:31 - alternatives to real estate

23:40: Why buy?

31:00 - Why can you still buy groceries but not real estate?

36:00 - Immigration

41:00 - Ethics and Investing

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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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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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We're back with all new episode for you. This one is different but we think you're going to like it! We had the opportunity to collaborate with Caleb Castro and Andrew, the hosts of the Once For All Delivered Podcasts. We talk about all kinds of things, including the Satanist religion, AI and it's issues and we even get into Sphere Sovereignty. Be sure to check out OFAD where ever you get your podcasts and to learn more head over to their website: www.onceforalldelivered.com/ If you like the Real Talk Podcast, we know you'll enjoy OFAD too! 

 

0:00 - Intro

11:35 - The Story of OFAD

14:55 - Interest in Bavinck

19:00 - Faith & Film

26:08 - Satanism

34:57 -  Sphere Sovereignty

53:25 - AI

1:06:30 - Creation Views

1:16:00 - Confessions

1:21:00 - Formation of Real Talk

 

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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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We have an exciting episode for you this week! Joining us for this discussion about generosity and stewardship are two successful local entrepreneurs, Al Schutten and Peter Kranendonk, along with Ray Pennings, the founder of Cardus, a non-profit think tank. We discuss lessons learned in business, principles in giving and responsibility in stewardship. Be sure to let us know your thoughts on this conversation!

 

0:00 - Intro

6:00 - Lessons Learned

25:00 - The Pressure of Time

27:00 - Strings Attached

34:00 - Sanctified Common Sense

35:20 - Time Management

41:40 - Misconceptions

54:24 - Pressure

1:08:00 - Principles for Giving

1:13:00 - Being Part of a Church

1:17:00 - Interacting with Non-Profits

1:22:00 - Generational Wealth

1:27:00 - Advice to Young People

 

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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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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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00:00 - Intro

02:36 - Ep. 74 Review - Eschatology

07:40 - Ep. 75 Review - Eschatology

25:05 - Favourite episodes

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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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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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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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Happy Victoria Day to all our Canadian listeners!

On today's episode we brought on fan favourite, Pastor Jim Witteveen to talk about his new book, How in the World did we get here? This book highlights the earthly forces and movements the devil is using to try accomplish his purposes. We know we have the final victory in Christ yet it is important for us to be informed of the evil works at play so we can be on guard and fight the battles of spiritual warfare. Be sure to check out this book here!

We hope you enjoy this episode and pray that it informs and encourages you to live boldly for Christ. We'd love to hear your thoughts!

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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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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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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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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’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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Hopefully, this will be part one of a new series examining the Marks of a True Church. For this episode, we dive into what is the pure preaching of the Gospel. To help us with this we brought on Dr. Van Dam, emeritus professor of Canadian Reformed Seminary. 

We discuss what is preaching, how it differs from lectures and speeches, who can preach, and who is preaching for. We also hone in on what about preaching in a missional context - is the preaching for the lost or the found??

Be sure to let us know your thoughts on this episode! 

0:00 - Intro

8:40 - Preaching in the OT vs NT

15:30 - Calling to preach

19:20 - Lecture vs. Sermon

22:00 - Why is preaching a mark of the true church

27:50 - Structure of a sermon

35:30 - Preaching to the flock

40:30 - Room for interaction?

44:00 - Sermon Evaluating

56:00 - The tenure of a preacher

1:07:00 - Preaching in a missional context

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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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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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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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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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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Starting off 2023 with this episode featuring the coordinator of the League of Canadian Reformed School Societies, John Wynia. We chat about the history of the league, what they actually do, the hallmarks of reformed education and the our school's relationship with the government. We hope this episode gives you a bit more insight into the League's important work. Be sure to let us know your thoughts.

0:00 - Intro

5:20 - History of the League?

15:00 - Why do we have reformed education?

17:30 - Differences with other schools

20:00 - Hallmarks of reformed education

28:00 - What work does the League do?

53:00 - Schools relationship with the government

1:20:00 - Teacher Retention

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Joining Lucas and Tyler on this Real Talk Round Up is Reformed Perspective's Marty VanDriel and Jon Dykstra. We cover the last three episodes and discuss the newest trend of Canadians heading south of the border. Let us know if you have any thoughts or if there are any guest you'd like to see on the show in 2023.

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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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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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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 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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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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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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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'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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