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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 [email protected] 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.

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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This is a big one that you don't want to miss. Ontario MPPs (Members of Provincial Parliament), Will Bouma and Sam Oosterhoff sat down with us to discuss what has been on everyone's mind these last two years - Covid, government, the church and freedom. Both Will and Sam share their perspectives oN what has transpired while we  add in some thoughts and questions that many have. There are other bills and issues we hoped to get in to but time did not allow. We hope that this episode can be an example of having hard discussions in love, respect and unity, especially when there is disagreement. Please be sure to let us know your thoughts. 

0:00 - Intro

7:45 - Sam’s Opinion

16:50 - Will’s Opinion

40:30 - Tyler’s Thoughts - Principles 

59:00 - Lucas’ Thoughts - Trust

1:09:00 - Direction vs Mandate

1:15:00 - Vaccine Mandate

1:36:00 - Balanced Approach?

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Inflation? Soaring gas prices? Seemingly impossible to invest? What can  seem like a complex topic or one that Christian shouldn't necessarily talk about, money affects us all. We sat down with Brent Vanderwoude, the founder of Good Stewards, a real estate investment company, to talk about all things money related. Getting down to what money really is, it's history, Bitcoin and how we as Christians should think about and interact with it. Be sure to check out goodstewards.ca to learn more about investing, and blog posts explaining these complex topics. Let us know what you think!

00:00 - Intro

04:30 - Thinking about money

7:30 - Money through history

25:34 - The Fiat Standard

40:03 - Inflation

49:30 - Monetary Intervention

55:00 - Christian Standard of living

1:00:30- Characteristics of money

1:06:50 - Bitcoin

A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR THIS WEEK, DUOMAX DEVELOPMENTS! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE.

Helpful links:

- Brent's Bitcoin resource page: https://goodstewards.ca/bitcoin 

- What is Money? Robert Breedlove's podcast: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ 

- Michael Saylor's Bitcoin resource page: https://www.hope.com/ 

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We're back with an all new exciting episode! We had the privilege of sitting down with avid blogger Samuel Sey. We discussed some controversial issues of our day, including the Canadian political scene, Critical Race Theory and the Pro-Life movement. We hope Sam's wisdom helps you think through these important topics. Be sure to check out and follow Sam's work at and on Instagram and Twitter @slowtowrite. 

00:00 - Intro

03:00 - Sam and the Dutch Reformed Community

07:40 - Why Sam is in the US

10:00 - Canadian Politics

25:00 - Critical Race Theory

55:00 - Fighting Abortion

A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR THIS WEEK, DUOMAX DEVELOPMENTS! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE.

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