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A while back we published a couple articles about whether Jordan Peterson was a Christian, or if his message could point us to Christ. Jordan since suffered a severe health crisis and was forced for …
If Christians were honest, there are some commands in the Old Testament that we wish weren’t there. This is especially true when it comes to commands given to Israel regarding the keeping of slaves.
R…
Sometimes life can seem so unfair. We face suffering that we feel we don't deserve, or are deprived of the good that we feel we do deserve. The seeming unfairness of life can challenge our faith like…
John 3:16 is arguably the best known verse in the Bible. It shows up on signs, cards, posters, billboards, t-shirts and even at football games.
But could it be that for all its familiarity, we have b…
Previously, in episode 10 and episode 11, we looked at the issues around the proposed anti-conversion therapy legislation in Canada under Bill C-6. While controversy surrounds the debate about the sp…
One of the church’s earliest and greatest thinkers and theologians, after the Apostles, was a man by the name of Augustine. His father was a pagan, but his mother was a devout Christian woman, Monica…
Part of Christian witness is not only declaring the truth found in Jesus, but exposing the lies that would keep that truth hidden from people.
Like any idol, laws like Bill C-6 are a reflection of our…
Bill C-6, an act to ban conversion therapy, awaits final vote in Canada’s Parliament. The stated purpose of the bill is to protect people from harmful or coercive practices to change a person’s sexua…
Bill C-6 was introduced to the Canadian House of Commons on October 1, 2020. The stated purpose of the bill is to criminalize conversion therapy practices in Canada.
While the stated intention is to …
Are you feeling burdened or overwhelmed by our rapidly changing society? The culture changes we’re experiencing don’t just affect news headlines. They impact real relationships with the people we lov…
No matter life’s circumstances, fixing your eyes on the hope of Jesus’ resurrection will bring joy to your heart, peace to your mind, and praise to your lips.
The apostle Paul explained the three way…
Many times we share the gospel with others, and wonder why – even after we’ve prepared diligently and presented our answers thoughtfully – we still don’t see the hoped-for response. Those we love sim…
Is “luck” a subject the Bible addresses? Is it even something we need to think about?
After all, isn’t the word “luck” just something we hear thrown around all the time— though maybe more so certain t…
Many in our culture believe that there’s more than one pathway to God. Isn’t the sheer number and variety of world religions proof of this after all?
In this event audio, Scott Stein discusses how peo…
“There can’t be just one way to God!”
In our religiously pluralistic culture, claims about knowing the true path to God are at best considered naïve and at worst arrogantly intolerant.
After all, in …
Why should Christians care about gender? Shouldn’t we be more concerned about helping people get to know Jesus?
Getting people saved is indeed the most important thing.
But key to rightly understanding…
Can the Trinity actually help us to understand God's love?
Before God is even Creator, our Saviour, or our Sustainer, he’s the triune God. The Trinity is the very essence of God’s identity that he’s …
What role does love play in our taking the message of Jesus to the world? How does love relate to our calling as apologists – as those who are to give an answer in defence of the gospel?
In considerin…
The Bible says that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
Does this mean in order to be wise we need to be afraid of God? Is God supposed to terrify us? Why would a loving God want his chi…
Why isn't living the Christian life easier?
In pondering this, you might have asked yourself these next two questions: