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Introduction Among Calvinists, there is a perennial debate over who is the proper recipient of baptism. Paedobaptists assert that baptism is for all members of a household in which at least one of the parents demonstrates signs of regeneration. That includes newborn infants, because such are members of the household. Credobaptists assert that baptism is
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THE SITUATION American President Donald Trump is in the Canadian media for the second time in as many weeks, each time for telling jokes at the expense of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Three weeks ago, Prime Minister Trudeau hastened to Trump’s Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, seemingly panicked over Trump’s public threat of tariffs on all Canadian
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A few weeks ago, a podcast featuring Tobias Riemenschneider critiquing Joel Webbon disappeared almost as soon as it appeared. Let me explain the context a little, at the very real risk of your eyes disinterestedly glazing over. If you do lose focus and nod off, just skip to the next paragraph where I rise above
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About two weeks ago, Tucker Carlson released an interview with Darryl Cooper, questioning, among other things, the consensus narrative surrounding WWII and Winston Churchill. I listened with curiosity, albeit admittedly somewhat distractedly: it was the podcast de jour during my morning 6 o’clock workout on leg day. But I did listen. I left the podcast
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Someone sent me a spicy take on Baptists and Christian Nationalists that recently appeared on social media. Apparently, it’s received not a small amount of attention, at least in our neck of the woods. Here’s the quip: “Post mill and Christendom will not work with Baptist ecclesiology. Because in their ecclesiology you cannot have Christianity
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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 equality
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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 to
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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 for
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