My grandparents, together with other post-WWII Dutch immigrants animated by Kuyperian thinking, immediately began building Christian schools in their new land of Canada. Eventually, they also built Christian universities. Redeemer College was established in 1981, just down the road from the Christian day schools my grandparents helped build. Reformed colleges had already been established in…
Last night’s good intentions are laid out on my floor. My running leggings. Merino wool pullover. A decent pair of socks. It’s 5:33 am, my alarm has gone off, and I’m counting raindrops. Maybe this is a sleep-in morning. I roll over and promise that I’ll find time to run later. When I do wake…
Think of Reepicheep madly paddling in his coracle (and no doubt giggling with glee and curled whiskers) on his way to the Utter East, anticipating a reunion with a Lion he once met. Or think of Elrond, Galadriel and a small host of elves setting out for the farthest western lands to an eternity without…
“Look up – look waaaaay up.” That is how The Friendly Giant invited children to expand their horizons through the magic of puppets on TV. In a similar way, Indigenous brothers and sisters remind us to consider seven generations ahead and seven generations backward to broaden our perspective on specific decisions. Being mindful of wider…
It must have been dark in the belly of the whale. No horizon in sight. No hills. No plains. No rosy-fingered dawn. No marker of a new day. It was a time away, but not the one he was hoping for. At the opening of the book of Jonah, the prophet had his sights set…
Psychologists have a complicated relationship with consciousness. At one end of the spectrum are behaviourists, such as B. F. Skinner, who ignore consciousness and only study observable behaviour. At the other end of the spectrum are the psychoanalytic approaches of Freud and Jung, who give the unconscious a prominent role in their systems. Along the…
During the first week of April, four image-bearers hurtled toward the lesser light to swing around it before returning to Earth. The astronauts in Artemis II, including a Canadian, were an important step on humanity’s return to the Moon after about half a century. Future Artemis astronauts hope to land and ultimately to build a…
This is a story about a great reversal. You know that “to reverse” means to go backwards, like reversing a car. A reversal can also mean a change of some sort, and I’m going to tell you about a reversal having to do with grapes. Of course, you know how delicious grapes are. Grapes are…
In Search of a New Horizon is the (translated) title of a fairly large paperback on my bookshelf: Op zoek naar een nieuwe horizon. The pastel green cover and the modernist font used for the title speak to the publication date, 1989; the two hands drawn beneath almost touch. The author, Dr. Wybe Zijlstra, was…
The proposed new law to combat hatred, Bill C-9, is creating animosity instead of bringing together various groups who could help to address the increase in antisemitism that led to its introduction. Bill C-9, with amendments, has now received a third reading in the House of Commons, by a vote of 186 Yeas and 137…
Even before the bombs started falling on Tehran, many observers and pundits were saying that going to war with Iran (particularly under the present circumstances) would have disastrous consequences. Those people are almost certainly correct. From civilian deaths to the entrenchment (rather than replacement) of a hard-line regime in Iran and from global energy prices…
Contentment. That seems to be the church’s greatest sin. We’re content to sit in our usual seat during worship, content to celebrate the status quo when it comes to worship style, preaching style and a gradually declining church attendance. We’re content to coast. For many of us, when we think of church growth, we think…
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