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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   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.  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.    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   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!