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INTRODUCTION Attempting to combat wokeness, conservatives have framed the conflict with the woke left as “equality of outcome” vs. “equality of opportunity.”  Equality of outcome means that everyone deserves to live the same quality of life.  Equality of opportunity means that everyone deserves the same opportunity.  Conservatives allege that the woke left advocates for equalityRead more

For the last few generations Canadians typically prided themselves in their tolerance towards immigrants.  Now, record numbers of immigrants continue to enter Canada.  People are noticing, and they are talking about immigration in a way I’ve never heard Canadians talk.  That shouldn’t surprise us, due to the astounding rate at which foreigners are relocating toRead more

For everything there is a season.  Trinity Bible Chapel’s COVID-19 saga is officially over.  About three years ago, we received our first tickets.  Then we were convicted of contempt of court.  Then we received more tickets, were convicted of contempt of court again, and the government stole our building.  We met outside for worship forRead more

A Hindu group is erecting a 55-foot-high statue of a Hindu god on their temple-grounds in Brampton, Ontario.  For context, 55 feet is about the length of a full-size big-rig trailer on the highway.  The Hollywood sign is only 50 feet high. It’s an imposing figure, and its stature would cast a long shadow overRead more

The 4th Commandment, the one that pertains to the Sabbath, is the most contested of the Ten Commandments.  In fact it’s the only commandment that is actually contested among Christians who hold to an orthodox view of Scripture.  A number argue that the requirement of Sabbath is not for today.  It was for the OldRead more

The homosexual movement cannot be satisfied.  A short few years ago, they just wanted the right to be “married”.  So, overhauling millennia of tradition, the government tried to reinvent marriage for them. Just for them.  They overthrew a cornerstone of civilization.  And that wasn’t enough.  It was once “GLB.”  Then “LGB.”  Then “LGBT.”  “LGBTQ.”  IRead more

Last week, I reviewed Dale Partridge’s book, A Covering for Glory (see here).  The book makes the case for women wearing headcoverings during worship services, as well as for men not wearing headcoverings during worship services.  I offered a favourable review, as I wholly support his position.  In 2017, I preached from 1 Corinthians 11:2-16Read more

Dale Partridge wrote A Cover for Glory, which Relearn Press published just recently in 2023.  Partridge is the pastor of King’s Way Bible Church in Prescott, Arizona, and he leads several other ministries, including Reformation Seminary.  The book is an exegetical study of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, which is the biblical passage that instructs women toRead more