Real Talk

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?
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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?
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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?
 
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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
 
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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. 
 
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