Real Talk
Real Talk is a podcast presented by Reformed Perspective focused on having meaningful and honest conversations with subject experts about the various challenges and issues facing the Reformed church community. Hosted by Lucas Holtvluwer and Tyler Vanderwoude, Real Talk aims to inform your discussions and inspire you to have challenging but important conversations with fellow Christians in the spirit of brotherly love.
Episodes
5 days ago
5 days ago
Happy Monday, folks! We are joined by Dr. Sam Andreades, a pastor and author from Phoenixville, PA. Pastor Sam has done a lot of theological work on the topic of gender and transgenderism. We chat about his new book Across the Kitchen Table: Talking about Trans to Your Teen.
In this episode we briefly work through his book to get an idea of how to think about these issues, talk about them and how to prepare to welcome and show the love of Christ to those struggling in the body they have been given.
We encourage you to get yourself copy of Across the Kitchen Table as you continue to have real talk on topics like this with those you know. Check out https://affirminggender.com/ for more helpful resources.
0:00 - Intro
3:47 - Flow Chart
10:00 - Conditions in Canada and America
13:00 - The Structure of the book
15:00 - Historical and Biblical contenxt of this issue
20:30 - What does the Bible say about our bodies?
28:00 - Trauma
34:00 - Exorcism
37:00 - Jeremiah and Gideon
41:00 - How are we responsible for our desires?
46:00 - Stereotypes and Archetypes
53:00 - A True Christian Man and Woman
55:45 - How should the Church prepare for what is coming?
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Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
We’ve got a jam-packed episode for you today! Joining us for this one is both Dr. John Tweeddale and Dr. Stephen J. Nichols from Reformation Bible College, an outworking of Ligonier Ministries. Dr. Tweeddale shares all about RBC and hw they are uniquely positioned to train people in theology for all of life.
Interested to learn more about RBC? Check them out their website or reach out to admissions@reformationbiblecollege.org - they'd love to hear from you!
Dr. Nichols shares about the history of Ligonier, specifically their reach through conferences. We spend most of the time chatting about the Always Ready Youth event coming to Brantford, ON on March 20th and how it aims to encourage and equip young people in this age.
Stay up to date with future Ligonier conferences!
0:00 - Intro
5:50 - RBC's History
11:00 - Why pursue an undergrad in theology?
14:15 - Programs Available
24:00 - Education as Discipleship
30:00 - Accreditation
34:35 - Online Program
42:35 - Why study theology as someone who has grown up in a Reformed context?
51:22 - History of Ligonier
54:50 - Ligonier’s Misson
1:00:00 - How RBC Fits In
1:02:00 - Ligonier Conferences
1:06:29 - Always Ready Conference
A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM
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Monday Feb 26, 2024
Ep. 91 - Tech, AI and The School - Alexandra Ellison
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
We have an interesting episode for you today! Joining us is RP's Alexandra Ellison to share about the investigative journalism she has done regarding technology and the schools. Sharing clips from her interviews and her analysis of the findings, we discuss the certain policies schools are adopting and different opportunities and challenges that arise with technology. We hope you enjoy this episode.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALEXANDRA'S FULL FEATURE ARTICLE ON THIS TOPIC IN THE MARCH/ARPIL EDITION OF REFORMED PERSPECTIVE.
0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Why this Topic?
6:20 - C ellphones
16:00 - School sanctioned Tech & Its Challenges
32:50 -Artificial Intelligence
49:00 - Parental Involvement
A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM
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We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Ep. 90 - The Dangers of the Right - Rev. Paul VanderKlay
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Happy Monday, friends. We have a new episode for you all about conservative voices. Joining us is CRC pastor and YouTuber, Rev. Paul VanderKlay. With an interest in the higher-level conversations going on in the world, especially on the conservative side, we thought he'd be a great guest to have as we think how to best listen to and engage with conservative non-Christian figures. Think Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, etc. We hope this episode is informative for you.
Be sure to check out Paul's YouTube channel here!
0:00 - Intro
14:00 - Jordan Peterson
50:00 - Evolutionary Theory
1:09:00 - Daily Wire
1:14:00 - How much time should we give these high-level conversations?
A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM
To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/
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Monday Jan 29, 2024
Ep. 89 - Who Should Come to the Table of the Lord? - Dr. Guy P. Waters
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
We're back with a great new episode for you! To finally round out our series on the Marks of the True Church, we were privileged to have Dr. Guy Waters join us for this episode on the Lord's Supper! Dr. Waters has done extensive work on this topic, so we were excited to glean from his knowledge on the Lord's Supers' history, fencing the table, and the importance of what it means to discern the body. We also cover the hot topic of paedocommunion.
Be sure to check out Dr. Waters work to learn more about this topic amongst many others!
We hope this episode is helpful for you. If you want to listen to more in this series, be sure to check out episodes 67, 70 and 78. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
0:00 - Intro
4:00 - History of the Lord’s Supper
18:50 - Rome’s View
25:08 - Guarding the Table
37:07 - Paedocommunion
51:47 - Discerning the Body
57:52 - How do we partake?
1:05:20 - Frequency
1:10:00 - Knowledge versus Feeling
A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM
To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/
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We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Ep. 88 - Real Talk Round Up #9 - Are there any Good Movies?
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, REDEEMER UNIVERSITY! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.REDEEMER.CA
0:00 - Introduction
2:17 - Faith to Film Recap
8:50 - RP's Bonus Episode Recap
15:00 - ARPA: Let Kids be Kids! Recap
26:00 - Alexandra & Journalism Recap
30:00 - Movie/Cinema Reviews
We're back with a new Real Talk Round Up for you this Monday. Joining us is Alexandra Ellison, RP's newest journalist. We did a feature episode with her a couple weeks ago (Ep 87). Be sure to check that out! In this round up, we cover the last few episodes and give some sneak peeks into feature episodes. We also spend some time chatting about movies we've watched and discuss the trends in cinema that we've noticed.
To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/
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Monday Jan 01, 2024
Ep. 87 - The Need for Redeeming Canadian Journalism - Alexandra Ellison
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR! We're excited to be back for a new year of bringing you content. To start off, we're grateful to have sat down with RP's newest journalist, Alexandra Ellison. We chat about her story and her experience interning and working with the CBC, ARPA and now Reformed Perspective. We also chat about media trends and current federal politics. Check out more of Alexandra's written and media work here.
0:00 - Intro
6:20 - Being a Christian Journalist
13:00 - Interning with CBC
20:00 - Interning with ARPA
25:48 - RPTV
30:00 - Plans with RP
35:00 - Shifting away from online media among young people.
41:00 - Federal Politics Update
A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM
To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/
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Monday Dec 18, 2023
Ep. 86 - ARPA Canada: Let Kids be Kids! - Levi Minderhoud and John Sikkema
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, REDEEMER UNIVERSITY! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.REDEEMER.CA
Back at it with an all new episode for you. Joining us for this podcast are two gentleman from ARPA. We discuss the history of the culture we are now living in especially as it related to transgenderism and its effects on children. Although a dark and difficult topic, we hope this episode encourages as we consider how we as Churches and Christians should respond to a topic like this.
0:00 - Introduction
06:00 - The Shift in Culture
18:00 - Social Constructionism
22:00 - Two Views of Anthropology
26:00 - Defining Terms
32:00 - Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria
37:00 - Gender Affirming Care
55:00 - What Should We Do?
1:06:00 - Highlights of the ARPA Tour
To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/
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We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Bonus Episode: What is Reformed Perspective up to in 2024?!
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
We're coming at you with a special bonus episode this Saturday! At the recent Reformed Perspective board meeting, Lucas was able to sit down with Mark Penninga, Marty VanDriel and Jon Dyskstra to chat about what RP is focusing on in 2024. We hope this brief insider look encourages you!
If you have been at all been encouraged or helped by Real Talk or Reformed Perspective we would be grateful if you prayerfully considered supporting us at this years end. To do so, please visit: www.reformedperspective.ca/donate/
A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM
To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk
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We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Ep. 85 - Christian Content in a Hostile World - Faith to Film
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
We have a really exciting episode for you this week. All recorded, filmed and edited by our guests, Faith to Film! Kyle and David were kind enough to join us to share their story of starting a company (Faith Inc.) and now a non-profit (Faith to Film) that works to create meaningful media content to teach people about faith, doctrine and the Church. They share about projects they have already produced and one that is currently in the works! We also touch on the importance of creating Christian content in this media-crazed world.
Be sure check out Faith to Film at https://www.faithtofilm.ca/ - here you can support and subscribe to their newsletter!
0:00 - Intro
9:00 - Faith to Film
12:30 - Why film content?
13:30 - Past and Present Projects
25:00 - How to Support
29:00 - Reformed Confessions Project
32:13 - Faith Inc.
34:10 - Core Focus
38:00 - Why create Christian content?
A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM
To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk
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We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!