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People we should know
James Ussher
The world loves to laugh at Christians – we all know that – and nothing makes skeptics laugh harder than the idea that the world was created about 6,000 years ago. It was Archbishop James Ussher of Armagh, Ireland who,…
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Culture ClashesGod, non-God & the myth of neutrality
The subtle myth of neutrality! It works something like this: Christians believe that God exists, right? Unbelievers, on the other hand, believe that God doesn’t…
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Parenting“When you coming home, dad?”
Cat’s in the Cradle was once described by the artist’s brother as the song that “…put more fathers ill at ease than any other song…
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Interview with an artistStephanie Sikma is printing Hamilton
I’ve always thought printmaking was a fascinating form of art – first carving your design into wood or lino, and then pressing that inked design…
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Christian educationLearning like an adult
Students sometimes talk of graduation as being set free. We might be able to empathize, even as this prison-break analogy isn’t that complimentary to the…
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EducationReal Talk: Church, Home, and School
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AssortedThe antidote to desecration
A while back the polling company Ipsos Reid asked Canadians if our country was “broken.” 70% said it was, with younger Canadians agreeing the most…
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EconomicsNobody knows how to make a pencil
What is a pencil worth? It’s a simple question, about a simple product, and it highlights just how complicated our economy is, and how very…
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MagazineSeptember/October 2026 issue
This edition is all about celebrating 25 (more or less) issues of Come & Explore! Inside you’ll find 10 pages worth of activities and puzzles…
News
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2-year-old Dutch child euthanized
The Netherlands – which previously allowed euthanasia for infants under the age of one, as well as consenting minors (ages 12-15) – expanded euthanasia to children aged 1 through 12 back in 2024. In September this year, officials declared that…
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NewsAlberta’s government follows Ontario’s lead into online gambling
Sometimes politicians admit more than they mean to. This past July, the Alberta minister in charge of gambling in the province, Dale Nally, made a…
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NewsPierre Poilievre makes the anti-tariff case to Americans
Pierre Poilievre marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by heading south and visiting the 9/11 Memorial Museum. While he was in New…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept 19, 2026
What’s one of the biggest things Christians struggle with in college? “So what is it that people struggle with the most? The average believer on…
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NewsMPs hear stories of Covid-19 vaccine injuries
Few issues have divided Christians as decisively in recent years as the Covid-19 vaccines. Were the vaccines ethically made? Were they effective? Should they have…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept 12, 2026
C.S. Lewis, Donall and Conall, Richard Dawkins, and bulverism “Oh, you just want to control women’s bodies.” It’s a standard insult in the abortion debate,…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept 5, 2026
Lost and Found with Running Home Another toe-tapper, this one based on Psalm 51. A quick guide for social media in marriage The opening story…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Aug 29, 2026
More unintended consequences We need government because we needs laws, and the administrators of it. But law is a blunt instrument, inflexible, applying to all,…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Aug 22, 2026
Why can Modern Art be so ugly? If you tell me that Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring is your favorite painting, and I…
Movie Reviews
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Drama→Stand by for action
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Animated→Toy Story 5
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Drama→Citizen Kane
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Drama→I Can Only Imagine 2
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Drama→A Great Awakening
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Animated→The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
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Drama→Harlem Globetrotters
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Drama→Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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Drama→Anastasia
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Documentary→The Homeschool Awakening
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Animated→Up
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Animated→Wall-E
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Drama→Sands of Iwo Jima
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Documentary→Truth Rising
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Family→Ivanhoe
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Animated→Christmas Carol: the movie
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Drama→Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Book Reviews
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Book Reviews100 Cupboards: the Graphic Novel
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Book ReviewsOn the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness: the Graphic Novel
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Book ReviewsThe Boxcar Children Graphic Novel
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Book ReviewsRun and Hide: How Jewish youth escaped the Holocaust
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Adult biographiesThe Cost of My Faith
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Adult non-fictionThe Amazing Generation: Your guide to fun and freedom in a screen-filled world
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Book ReviewsThe Plot Chickens
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Book ReviewsThe Little Ships: the Heroic Rescue at Dunkirk in World War II
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Recent ArticlesReal Talk: Farming, food, & worldview
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EntertainmentMr. Bennet’s dad jokes are too much
Dads like to be funny, and there’s no question about it but that Mr. Bennet – from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice – is a…
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People we should knowJonathan Edwards: The pastor who packed them in the pews while preaching the wrath of God
Much like today, during the early colonial years in America, preachers rarely spoke about the wrath of God – this did not seem the type…
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ParentingTeaching small fries to take notes, sing psalms, and speak to God
When your child is old enough to write… When your child learns to write he is ready to begin taking sermon notes. Say, what? Let’s…
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In a NutshellTidbits – August 2025
Great truths from small children Never hold a dustbuster and a cat at the same time. Only Grampa can make money come out of your…
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In a NutshellTidbits – August 2026
Great truths from small children Never hold a dustbuster and a cat at the same time. Only Grampa can make money come out of your…
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ParentingThe Golden Rule: the biblical response to self-pity
Sin is devastating. An eight-year-old tries to be kind to his older sister. She responds with, “That was stupid!” Michael is crushed. He tried so…
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PornographyPorn addiction isn’t just a guy thing
“… but you’re a girl!?” If I had a dollar for every time I heard that given the context that is about to follow, I’d…