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We got a great episode for you. All the way from California, we chatted with Rev. Christopher Gordon, pastor of Escondido United Reformed Church and author of the New Reformation Catechism on Human Sexuality. This piece was featured in the latest issue of Reformed Perspective. We cover why Gordon wrote this new catechism, how it differs from others and also the importance of sharing the positive message of God's good design. If in Canada be sure to get your copy at Reformed Book Services and if in the US at Reformation Heritage Books.    0:00 - Intro 5:50 - Why write a new catechism 17:00 - Difference between this and the confessions 21:30 - How to use this resource 26:00 - Why does the devil attack sexuality 32:00 - The positive message 40:00 - What is covered in this 54:00 - Sexual desire and Sin 1:00:00 - Children and Parents   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! After a lengthy summer break we're back with all new episode. Pastor Bill DeJong joins us to talk about the exciting topic of youth culture. We cover the sociological trends that are current in the younger generations and how things like social media and 'authenticity' play into that. We also discuss how the church should respond to these issues and treat the youth. Be sure to check out more content from Pastor Bill on his podcast, Tyrannus Hall. We can't wait to hear your thoughts on this episode!     00:00 - Intro 03:00 - Moral Therapeutic Deism 09:00 - Knowledge vs Experience 14:00 - Social Media 22:56 - Authenticity 40:00 - The Narrative 48:00 - How does the Church respond 52:00 - The Creeds 55:55 - Hard Core & Soft Shell 1:16:22 - Focusing on the Youth? 1:25:00 - Parents and the Youth   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!

Time for a feedback episode! Joining us on this one is our editor, Mariah Tamminga. We thought it would be fun to have her on this episode as we cover the last number of episodes, give some personal updates and share about the future of Real Talk. With Tyler's big move to Alberta on the horizon, we need to pivot the format of the podcast. Listen in as we share some ideas of what could look like and please be sure to let us know your thoughts!  As mentioned in this episode, this will be our last podcast for the month of August and we'll be coming back in September with some all new content for you!  If you like what you're hearing on Real Talk and what to support the podcast, please consider donating to Reformed Perspective.   0:00 - Feedback 25:00 - Personal Updates 31:00 - Podcast Format Ideas 36:00 - 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!

We got a special episode for you today! We sat down with Hildy Sloots, the director of Hamilton/Halton Safe Families. This amazing organizations exists  to build a network of support for families in need in a variety of ways. We're so grateful Hildy was willing to come on to share about the important work Safe Families does and how we can and why each of us should consider getting involved! We hope this episode impacts you the way it did us. If you're interested in volunteering with Safe Families be sure to check out their website or contact Hildy directly at hildy.sloots@safefamilies.ca or 289-707-5760. Be sure to let us know what you think!   0:00 - Intro 8:40 - Safe Families 18:00 - Why do these institutions exist? 27:10 - Where does CAS fit in? 32:00 - Gender agenda road-blocks 36:00 - Biggest challenges 48:16 - Fund Structure 53:22 - Legal guidelines 54:40 - Likeminded organizations 58:00 - Getting outside your comfort zone 1:07:00 - The impact of expressing interest (Jesus' love) 1:14:30 - How to get involved.   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 sat down with Chris deBoer, an elder from the Canadian Reformed Church (CanRef) of Carman East. He recently attended the CanRef General Synod as a delegate, so we thought it would be good to get a summary of the hot-button topics that were discussed. He also gives a bit of background on the workings of Synod and how it is made up. We know this might be more of 'niche' episode of but even if you’re not part of the CanRef church, it might be helpful to get an idea of the topics being discussed within the federation and see how it relates to your own. Let us know your thoughts!   0:00 - Intro 4:49 - What does the hosting church do? 7:35 - Who are the delegates 11:30 - How does Synod choose topics? 15:15 - Why was there a change in the process? 20:00 - How do topics get to General Synod? 25:05 - Overtures 30:00 - Stand in committees and trust 35:00 - The Hymn Cap 47:00 - Primacy of Psalm singing 51:00 - Lord’s Supper Form 56:00 - Inter-Church Relations 1:17:00 - Aldergrove Senate   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 made it to episode 50 and this may just be our most important episode yet. Two documentary filmmakers, Jake Valk and John-Michael Bout were kind enough to come on the podcast to share their stories and about the amazing teaching documentary they're working on. Into The Light is a teaching documentary that walks through the fundamentals of change from bondage to sexual sin to freedom in Christ. This is a hard topic and yet may be one of the most relevant struggles facing our communities. We sincerely ask you to support this important project, first by praying, and then by going to www.givesendgo.com/IntoTheLight and giving what you can. We're so excited for both these brothers and to see the change this film may bring for so many, by God's grace. Be sure to check out the full website where you can watch the trailer and learn more - www.intothelightdocumentary.com and follow along on Instagram: @intothelightdocumentary and Facebook: Into The Light Documentary Below is a list of books Jake & John-Michael mentioned throughout the episode. We encourage you to check them out. Finally Free: Fighting for Purity with the Power of Grace by Heath Lambert https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0310499232/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_R7XXFGRJ7Q11SCP01PRK Pure in Heart: Sexual Sin and the Promises of God by J. Garrett Kell https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1433574896/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6DQ18DF1GE4J2D2KZ33D The Purity Principle: God's Safeguards for Life's Dangerous Trails by Randy Alcorn https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B002ZW7EI2/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_X2SG789YHY3S93G5BE47 Rescue Plan: Charting a Course to Restore Prisoners of Pornography by Deepak Reju and Jonathan D. Holmes https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1629953830/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_4DJ6XAGB368H3M2N31XZ Redeem Your Marriage: Hope for Husbands Who Have Hurt through Pornography by Curis Solomon https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1645072258/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_J83RS7RY2EPWP0RGQV4J Sexual Sanity for Women: Healing from Sexual and Relational Brokenness by Ellen Dykas https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1938267001/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_PNCZ9CDTZPQSV7FQQYKF 0:00 - Intro 3:50 - John-Michael’s Story 10:40 - Jake’s Story 12:00 - The Lead Up 15:00 - Looking at Real Change 24:00 - Who should watch it? 26:00 - Chapter 1 - Sin 28:30 - Where should it be used? 29:00 - Where will it be available and how can you support? 31:50 - Chapter 2 - God’s Love for sinners 33:00 - Chapter 3 - Fighting sin/temptation 34:30 - Chapter 4 - Practical Measures 40:35 - Chapter 5 - Endurance 46:30 - Chapter 6 - Hope 48:00 - What is not covered in the film? 54:30 - Women Struggling 59:00 - The Way Forward 1:14:00 - Crowdfunding   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! We are so grateful to have sat down of sitting down with Paul Vanden Brink, the pastor of Grace Valley Church in Dundas. Pastor Paul has his own podcast called Clearer Thinking. He recently did a series on Deconstruction and we wanted to get him to share with us about this complex topic. This idea might be new for some of you, so we hope it gives you a helpful summary of what deconstruction actually is, the dangers, and how we can combat it in our own homes and churches. Be sure to check out the Clearer Thinking Podcast where ever you listen to podcasts. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this one! 00:00 - Intro 12:10 - Clearer Thinking Podcast 15:30 - Deconstruction Definition 22:30 - Deconstruction and Critical Theory 27:00 - Faith Leaders losing their faith 28:30 - Penal Substitutional Atonement 36:00 - What leads to Deconstruction 44:30 - How to get ahead of Deconstruction? 56:00 - The triggers of Deconstruction   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!

One more politics episode for you and then we're done on this topic for a while!  With the election around the corner, the Ontario Party reached out to us to sit down and have a conversation regarding the state of the province, where there needs to be change and how they hope to facilitate this change. We discuss all the hot button issues Ontario is facing, such as housing, immigration, inflation, education and also how Christians should engage in politics. Please note the guests hosted on the podcast should not be viewed as a direct endorsement by Real Talk of the person and their views whether that be theologically, politically or otherwise.    00:00 - Intro 11:00 - What is the Ontario Party trying to achieve? 14:50 - The Ontario Party vs The New Blue Party 17:30 - Policies 19:20 - Digital ID 22:50 - Decentralization & Crypto 25:20 - Housing 27:00 - Immigration 30:00 - Inflation 33:11 - Religious Freedoms 37:00 - Education and CRT 42:00 - How can Christians make a difference in Politics? 43:30 - Why vote for The Ontario Party?   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 had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. David Zietsma, the President of Redeemer University, located in Hamilton, ON. We found this to be an encouraging discussion on the topic of Reformed Education at all levels and how that plays out in the lives of believers. We chat about the history of Redeemer, the idea of missional drift, how Redeemer is fighting that and how they are dealing with secular ideologies and teachings. We also cover why post-secondary Christian education is important and why it possibly should be a consideration for every prospective student. We hope you enjoy listening in to this conversation. Please share it with any students, parents or individuals that might benefit from it and be sure to let us know what you think!   0:00 - Introduction 04:00 - The History 07:50 - The Cross and our Calling - Maintaining the Mission 10:20 - Reformed Education & Redeemer 18:30 - Facing Pressure 28:00 - Institutional Structure 35:00 - Secular vs multi-denominational education 50:03 - Dealing with secular ideologies/movements 1:20:00 - Purpose of Christian post-secondary   A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR THIS WEEK, KING ALFRED ACADEMY! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. 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!

In response to our previous episode, we brought on Professor Ed Bosveld to bring some context to this feedback episode. Over the past two years, Ed has researched and analysed pandemic-related public policy as well as data and statistics relating to pandemic policy-making. We cover modelling, public trust, vaccines, statistics and the Texas/Florida debate taking listener feedback into account as well as responses from MPP Sam Oosterhoff. Be sure to let us know if you like this new form of feedback episodes. 00:00 - Intro 02:00 - What is money feedback 03:12 - Samuel Sey feedback 04:12 - Ed Bosveld Intro 08:30 - Modelling 20:00 - Vaccines 28:00 - Risk Level 32:00 - The break down of trust 37:30 - Vaccine vs other treatments 47:30 - Texas and Florida 56:00 - Vaccine Passport 59:45 - Going Forward 1:03:00 - Arrogance 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!