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What If It Feels Like Christianity Isn’t Working? (Surviving Religion 101 Postscript)
Healthy plants have deep roots and strong pillars have solid foundations. If we are to be Christians who are deeply rooted in Christ and...

Rev. Mark Wagenaar
Feb 257 min read


How Do I Handle Doubts? (Surviving Religion 101 Chapter 15)
Healthy plants have deep roots and strong pillars have solid foundations. If we are to be Christians who are deeply rooted in Christ and...

Rev. Mark Wagenaar
Feb 207 min read


Ask a Pastor: How Should a Church Handle Repentant Criminals?
How should a church handle repentant criminals (including sex offenders) wanting to join a congregation?

Rev. John Koopman
Feb 142 min read


Sermon of the Month: February 2025
This month’s Sermon of the Month is from the wonderfully encouraging and strengthening chapter of James 1. Pastor Eric Moerdyk of St. Thomas

Pastor Eric Moerdyk
Feb 11 min read


Branches of Service: Sunday School Teacher
When I was first approached about teaching Sunday school, part of me felt apprehensive and intimidated. This would mean a regular time...
Martina Bruinsma
Jan 314 min read


How Can a Book Be from God If It Advocates Oppression or Genocide? (Surviving Religion 101 Chapter 14)
The most common attacked aimed at Scripture these days may not be a historical one but a moral one. We need to let the irony of that sink

Rev. Mark Wagenaar
Jan 157 min read


Can We Be Sure We Have the Right Books of the Bible? (Surviving Religion 101 Chapter 13)
In 1945, the shepherd Muhammad Ali (not related to the boxer!) stumbled onto a significant archeological discovery in Nag Hammadi, Egypt.

Rev. Mark Wagenaar
Jan 86 min read


Sermon of the Month: January 2025
This sermon is based on the text of Philippians 3:13-14 which says, “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended...

Rev. Kenneth Hutton
Jan 11 min read


I am Afraid
For the past few months living here in Alberta, especially since the arrest of James Coates, I have had almost a one track mind. In...

Tia Gritter
May 29, 20214 min read


A Healthy Prayer Life
Prayer is one of the most amazing Spirit-worked blessings to a Christian. It is our communication with the Triune God. Today, we often...

Pastor Scott Dibbet
Feb 27, 20216 min read


Developing Good Relationships: The Importance of Communication
The prophet Amos speaks some striking words: “Can two walk together except they be agreed?” (Am. 3:3). You get the picture: in order for...

Rev. Lawrence J. Bilkes
Jan 28, 20215 min read


Happy Reformation Day!
What is Reformation Day? It’s the day we remember what happened in church history to bring us to where we are today, as churches and...

Rev. Tim Bergsma
Oct 30, 20201 min read


Is It Selfish To Go To Church?
Tim Challies, (as he often does), posted a link to a great article this morning written by All Nations Church Ilford, a Reformed...

Rev. Tim Bergsma
Sep 26, 20201 min read


Swallow Your Pride
Have you ever met someone who seemed to know so much, and presented themselves as very smart, and yet for some reason you couldn’t seem...

Tia Gritter
Jul 17, 20203 min read


How To Be A Better Hater
You’re a hater!” It’s one of the worst insults anyone can hurl at us today, isn’t it? To be a hater is to be outside civil society. If...

Dr. David Murray
Jun 23, 20201 min read


Campout Freezeout 2020 Review (back when we could meet together…)
Campout Freezeout happened at the beginning of February. It started as a muddy and wet week, but the Lord blessed us with snow and solid...

Shawn Oudshoorn
Jun 12, 20201 min read


Happy Fear
Editor’s note: In a day when we are fearing many things on earth, which often brings us stress and anxiety, Dr. David Murray reminds us...

Dr. David Murray
Apr 4, 20202 min read


My Strength is in You Alone, Lord
If you’ve ever gone through any sort of trial at all, you’ve probably been encouraged to “put your trust in the Lord”.(Psalm 4:5) When...

Tia Gritter
Feb 5, 20202 min read


Signposts to Jesus (2)
Read: John 20:30–31 and John 2:1–11 The Fullness of Jesus Every sign that we read and interpret points out a greater reality or some...

Rev. Maarten Kuivenhoven
Dec 19, 20194 min read


Signposts to Jesus (1)
Part 1 The opportunity to start driving is one of the milestones of the teenage years. I remember well the day I could get the first...

Rev. Maarten Kuivenhoven
Dec 13, 20193 min read
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