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Joining us for a two-part series on the office bearers of the Church is returning guest, Dr. Van Dam. We discuss his book, The Deacon, examining the biblical foundations for the ministry of mercy, the arguments for and against deaconesses, and how we can effectively support the work of deacons in our own churches. We hope this episode gives you a revived appreciation for the deaconry as they carry out the work of Christ amongst the needy. Be sure to check out the list of related resources below. The Deacon.  Ep. 122 - Money Doesn't Heal Poverty 0:00 - Intro 4:00 - Old Testament 13:30 - New Testament 23:00 - Voting vs. Casting Lots 25:00 - Qualifications 27:00 - Deaconess 36:00 - How Women Serve 40:00 - Deacons are not second-class 46:30 - Consistory vs. Council 50:00 - Separation of Budget and Deaconry 54:00 - Deacon's & the Lord's Supper 57:00 - Giving in the Worship Service 1:01:00 - Deacons as Stewards 1:11:00 - Family First 1:19:00 - The State BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at realtalk@reformedperspective.ca. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

It's one thing to have "real talk", but it's another to actually apply it to life. It has been a while since we last got together so we thought it was time to do a special round-up recapping how these last six months of episodes have impacted our lives. Using the theme from the well-known book Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung we chat about how we are all called to do something and how Real Talk has been helping us do this. We hope the same is true for you! If you haven't yet, be sure to read Just Do Something. It is well worth your time!   0:00 - Intro 3:46 - Just Do Something   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/   We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at realtalk@reformedperspective.ca. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

An episode for all ages! Joining us all the way from Colorado is Bruce Bruinsma from Retirement Reformation. We chat about how retirement is different when you're a Christian, why young people should prepare now and how there is purpose in every stage of life. Let us know what you think! Be sure to check out Retirement Reformation for more resources! And be sure to check out these RP articles on Retirement here: "Christians Don't Retire" "Seniors - Florida Does Not Exist" 0:00 - Introduction 9:29 - Understanding God's Plan 17:00 - Defining Retirement 20:00 - How Should Young People Prepare? 25:50 - Life Stages 36:00 - Common Issues 43:00 - Purpose in Retirement 55:00 - Snowbird Culture A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, NEERALTA, BUILDERS OF GRAIN STORAGE AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW. NEERLATA.COM! To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at realtalk@reformedperspective.ca. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

Joining us for this important conversation is Word & Deed's, Rick Postma. We chat about what poverty is, Word & Deed's approach, and how the West's approach is not the fix it seems to be. We also discuss global persecution and the power of prayer. Be sure to listen all the way through to hear some amazing stories of how God is working around the world. Check out Word & Deed here!   0:00 - Rick's Story 8:00 - What is Poverty? 18:00 - View of Self 30:00 - How Word & Deed Helps 36:30 - Western Approach 55:17 - Corrupt Government 1:07:50 - Persecution 1:24:00 - Bad Ideas 1:23 - Supporting Word and Deed   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at realtalk@reformedperspective.ca. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

This one has been a long time coming! Honoured to be joined by returning guest Pastor Al Bezuyen and our new friend, Tyler Witthoeft. In the context of their stories, we chat about young men's struggles and the importance of discipleship in developing godly men who lead well. Gospel-centred and saturated, we hope this episode inspires you to think more deeply on what it means to be a godly man. If you want to hear more about Pastor Al's story, check out Episode 9 of Real Talk.   0:00 - Intro 3:14 - Tyler's Story 10:00 - Discipleship 32:00 - A Godly man 56:00 - Devotions   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at realtalk@reformedperspective.ca. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

Jojo Ruba joins us for this important conversation on love, identity and sexuality. We discuss his upcoming book that responds to the world's assumptions about these issues. We also discuss the importance of understanding identity and why saying “gay Christian” is unbiblical. And we even delve into how the LGBTQ movement is creating issues with in our own local community. You don't want to miss this one! Be sure to let us know if you have any feedback, We'd love to hear it. If you want to learn more be sure to check out www. redeemingconversations.ca 0:00 - Intro 6:30 - Identity 20:30 - Love as affirmation 26:00 - Male and Female 34:40 - Different kinds of Love 38:30 - Infiltration 46:00 - High School Sports 1:00:00 - Pronouns A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at realtalk@reformedperspective.ca. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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 A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at realtalk@reformedperspective.ca. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at realtalk@reformedperspective.ca. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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 A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at realtalk@reformedperspective.ca. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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?   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at realtalk@reformedperspective.ca. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, NEERALTA, BUILDERS OF GRAIN STORAGE AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW. NEERLATA.COM! To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at realtalk@reformedperspective.ca. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, REDEEMER UNIVERSITY! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.REDEEMER.CA 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   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/   We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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    A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, REDEEMER UNIVERSITY! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.REDEEMER.CA 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   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!  

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?   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!  

A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, REDEEMER UNIVERSITY! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.REDEEMER.CA 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   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, REDEEMER UNIVERSITY! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.REDEEMER.CA 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   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, REDEEMER UNIVERSITY! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.REDEEMER.CA   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   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!  

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   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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 the 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   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

Joining us today is Edmonton Police Department's Staff Sergeant Brad Stiksma. Brad was kind enough to take the time to share his experiences as a Christian police officer that has served in a variety of roles. Brad and Tyler discuss the public view of police officers, the importance of law enforcement and the attributes an officer needs to have. If you're interested in a vocation as noble as law enforcement reach out to us and we can get you in touch with Brad.  We hope this episode encourages you as you think about those that serve and protect your communities!    0:00 - Intro 9:50 - Being a Christian Police Officer 29:00 - US vs Canada 41:00 - Authority    1:00:00 - Cooperation 1:15:00 - Attributes of an Officer   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

We are super excited to have returning guest Dr. Sam Andreades, this time with his wife Mary K., on the podcast. Lucas and Elle sit down with them to chat all things dating. Using Dr. Andreades book Dating with Discernment as a guide, amongst other things we chat about breaking up, how to cultivate security and rest in a relationship and what it means to be on mission. We hope this episode helps you whether you're single, dating, engaged or even married. We'd love to hear your thoughts! If you want to learn more, you can find your copy of Dating with Discernment here: paperback/audible.   0:00 - Introduction 4:00- Why write this book? 7:28- What is the biggest challenge for Christians? 10:00 - Break Ups? 17:00 - Gender & Relationships 18:30 - “Guarding the Gold” 22:00 - Security and Rest 34:00 - Family 42:00 - Leadership and Esteem 56:00 - The Mission 1:13:00 - Stereotypes 1:18:00 - How long should you date?   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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?   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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.  If you're interested in attending this special event, we have three tickets available to give away to you! Share this episode on social media and tag us (or send proof that you shared it), and you'll be entered to win these tickets. Winners will be announced on Friday March 15. Otherwise, be sure to check out the event details here, and 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   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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?   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, REDEEMER UNIVERSITY! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.REDEEMER.CA   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.    To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, REDEEMER UNIVERSITY! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.REDEEMER.CA   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.    To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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/    A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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?   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, REDEEMER UNIVERSITY! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.REDEEMER.CA   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   To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!

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   A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!