Ty is continuing his comeback with another episode and another den Hollander at that! Rev. William den Hollander joins Ty to chat about church Discipline as we also continue the Marks of the True Church series. We chat about how church discipline is a positive thing, why it's a key to the Kingdom and we also touch upon the practice of withdrawal. We hope this episode encourages and informs you as you think more about why we believe church discipline matters! Let us know what you think.

0:00 - Intro 

8:20 - Living out Salvation

13:40 - Shepherding vs. Church Discipline

15:25 - Church Discipline as a Mark of the True Church

19:50 - Keys to the Kingdom

29:00 - The Elders

32:50 - Being too slow with discipline?

38:00 - The Keys part 2

45:19 - Punishing sin

52:30 - Excommunication

58:09 - Protecting the sinner

1:00:5 - Repentance

1:00:7 - Withdrawal

1:26:00 - Passing judgement

1:29:00 - “Tolerance “ in the church?

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Happy Monday, friends. Ty is back with a new episode for you. Mark den Hollander one of the professors from Covenant Canadian Reformed Teacher's College joined us to chat about the history of the Dutch Reformed Church and the particularly the Secession that took place. We chat about why this history is important, how we can learn from it and how we can be encouraged looking to the future. 

0:00 - Introduction

7:00 - Why teach and learn history?

10:20 - Reformation to the Secession

17:00 - Ethnic Ties and Reformed Denominations

21:27 - Synod of Dort

31:00 - The Secession

42:00 - 1886 - 1939

1:04:00 - How did the CanRef come to be?

1:13:00 - Going forward

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We've got a fun more casual episode for you this week! With Lucas visting Tyler in Alberta, we thought it would be fun to do an anniversary episode celebrating Real Talk turning three. Joining us are our lovely wives (and Annelise - Lucas and Elle's newest addition), as we chat about the last couple episodes while reminiscing on our favourite epsiodes from the last three. We're grateful for God's guiding hand and for all the support we have received from you our listeners! THANK YOU! Looking forward to the next three years!

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00:00 - Intro

02:36 - Ep. 74 Review - Eschatology

07:40 - Ep. 75 Review - Eschatology

25:05 - Favourite episodes

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Hope you all are enjoying the Canada/Independence Day long weekend! We have a great new episode for you. Pastor Greg Bylsma joins us for this one as we chat about 'woke culture'. In a world gone woke, there seems to be many reasons to fear but Pastor Greg encourages us how to live for Christ in a time such as this. We chat about what 'woke' actually means, how the Church should deal with this and how individually as Christians we should engage with the world around us. 

We hope this episode is as informative and encouraging for you as it was for us! 

0:00 - Intro

4:30 - What is woke ideology 

9:44 - Expressive Individualism 

22:10 - Parsing through the truths

29:55 - Book Recommendations

32:00 - How should the church deal with this?

40:00 - How should we deal with this individually?

53:00 - Common lies we accept

56:00 - How should we prepare?

1:07:00 - Worry for the youth?

1:15:00 - Finding joy in suffering for Christ

1:17:00 - Withdraw or engage?

1:24:00 - Where do we go from here?

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We're back with a new episode for you. Lucas is joined by Rev. William Boekestein to chat about Eschatology - a big word that just means the doctrine of the End Times. This is not a topic widely preached or talked about in our circles but is incredibly important to understand. We chat about the idea of personal eschatology - what happens after we die?, the different views of the end times, and final judgement. We hope that this episode is informative and inspires you to have your conversations about Eschatology.

Be sure to check out Pastor Will's book, The Future of Everything to learn more! 

0:00 - Intro

04:00 - What is Eschatology and why should we care?

5:40 - How do we make sense of Prophecy?

9:50 - Personal Eschatology

20:30 - Pre/Post & Amillenialism

31:50 - Judgement Day

38:55 - Hell

42:40 - Heaven

46:00 - Application

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Coming back at you with another Real Talk Round Up! Jon Dykstra joins us for this one as we reflect on the last three episodes. Listen to the end to hear Jon's top 5 book recommendations for graduates. We hope you enjoy today's episode!

Top 5 books for graduates:

• Grace and Truth Paradox - Randy Alcorn

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Happy Victoria Day to all our Canadian listeners!

On today's episode we brought on fan favourite, Pastor Jim Witteveen to talk about his new book, How in the World did we get here? This book highlights the earthly forces and movements the devil is using to try accomplish his purposes. We know we have the final victory in Christ yet it is important for us to be informed of the evil works at play so we can be on guard and fight the battles of spiritual warfare. Be sure to check out this book here!

We hope you enjoy this episode and pray that it informs and encourages you to live boldly for Christ. We'd love to hear your thoughts!

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We have a new episode for you with Al Siebring. Al has served in a variety of public roles including as the Mayor of North Cowichan, BC. He might be most well known to you as the host of ARPA’s previous podcast enterprise, Lighthouse News. We chat about his experiences in the public life and the importance of staying faithful in this work.

0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Al’s experience & career

25:00 - The Michener Award (for Investigative Journalism)

33:00 - Bias in the media

36:00 - Charles and Diana

41:00 - Ted Byfield

43:00 - Lighthouse

50:45 - Municipal Politics

1:04:00 - COVID

1:13:00 - Advice for being involved into politics

1:17:00 - Consulting

1:22:30 - What makes a good leader?

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Here is part 2 of our series on the marks of the true church. In this episode, we're looking at the sacraments. Joining Tyler for this chat is Rev. James Zekveld, a missionary and pastor in Niverville, MB. We start with a general outline of what the sacraments are and then go into the baptism discussion. We cover arguments for both paedobaptism and credobaptism and why the covenant matters!

0:00 - Intro

06:10 - What is a sacrament?

10:00 - Roman Catholic sacraments

14:00 - Why do we only do it on Sunday?

23:30 - What do we believe Baptism is?

40:20 - Baptism vs Profession of Faith

47:30 - Arguments for Paedo and Credobaptism

1:17:00 - Importance of the Covenant

1:22:00 - Feelings and Symbolism

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Time for a Real Talk RoundUp! RP's chairman on the board, Bruce DeBoer and fellow board member, Pastor Jim Witteveen are joining us for this conversation. We catch up on the last three episodes as well as touch on a recent article Pastor Jim wrote for Reformed Perspective covering the topics of Residential Schools & Truth and Reconciliation. Check it out here on page 29 of the magazine:

Truth & Reconciliation is possible, but not as it is being popularized

We also have a special update from Bruce on the work for Reformed Perspective. Be sure to let us know what you think of this episode and any feedback/ideas you may have for us at Real Talk or Reformed Perspective, please don't hesitate to reach out. We're grateful for your support and listenership.

0:00 - Intro

4:00 - Covid 19 & Mental Health

18:50 - To Preach or to Lecture

29:00 - IVF & Embryo Adoption

40:00 - Truth and Reconciliation Article

53:40 - Reformed Perspective Update

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