We have an exciting episode for you this week! Joining us for this discussion about generosity and stewardship are two successful local entrepreneurs, Al Schutten and Peter Kranendonk, along with Ray Pennings, the founder of Cardus, a non-profit think tank. We discuss lessons learned in business, principles in giving and responsibility in stewardship. Be sure to let us know your thoughts on this conversation!

0:00 - Intro

6:00 - Lessons Learned

25:00 - The Pressure of Time

27:00 - Strings Attached

34:00 - Sanctified Common Sense

35:20 - Time Management

41:40 - Misconceptions

54:24 - Pressure

1:08:00 - Principles for Giving

1:13:00 - Being Part of a Church

1:17:00 - Interacting with Non-Profits

1:22:00 - Generational Wealth

1:27:00 - Advice to Young People

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We’ve got a fun episode for you today. Based on a recent Reformed Perspective article all about advice to young women, we thought it would be helpful to put the content into podcast format. Joined by three of the many article's contributors we chat all about how young women can best serve God where they're at. And of course, these principles apply to young men and really all people in all stages of life. Give it a listen and let us know what you think!

Check out the full article on pages 14-19 of the May-June Reformed Perspective magazine: https://reformedperspective.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RP-May-June-2024.pdf

0:00 - Intro

5:00 - The background to this topic

8:20 - Mentoring

12:00 - Seek First His Kingdom

16:30: Your Identity is Found in Christ

48:00 - Being a Good Steward

52:00 - “Tolerance”

1:09:00 - The Value of being a SAHM

1:13:00 - Contentment

1:15:00 - Prayer

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We got a great episode for you. Maybe one of the more controversial topics in our Reformed circles here in Canada is homeschooling. We have covered education a lot on the Real Talk and we thought it only fair to cover the topic of homeschooling as well.

Andrea Veldkamp, a homeschooling Mom and previous member of the Alberta Home Education Association joins us to talk about her experiences, the different resources available and yes, we even discuss homeschooling versus Christian Schools.

We hope this episode encourages you and inspires you to think more deeply about homeschooling. We’d love to hear your thoughts.

0:00 - Intro

4:00 - Andrea’s Homeschool Experience

8:00 - Passion and Dedication

12:00 - Time and Routine

21:00 - “I could never homeschool!”

24:00 - Resources

28:00 - Different versions of homeschooling

31:00 - Ontario, Alberta & BC

38:00 - Family to family or denominational?

40:13 - Bible Quizzing

44:00 - Growth of Homeschooling

46:00- Socialization

54:00 - Homeschooling vs. Christian School

1:12:00 - The Future of Homeschooling?

1:14:00 - The Challenges and Blessings

1:20:00 - A Challenge for the Schools

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We are so excited and grateful to be able to celebrate the 100th Real Talk podcast. In the spirit of celebration, the whole team got together to talk past, present and future. Join us as we share some life updates, chat about some of our favourite podcast moments, and even hear from some of our dedicated listeners. A big thanks to you all for listening and supporting the show - we couldn't do it without you! TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

If you ever have any ideas for episodes or potential guests, please reach out we would love to hear from you. You can email us at reformedrealtalk@gmail.com

0:00 - Life Updates

5:15 - Why we started Real Talk

13:00 - The Importance of Podcasting

20:00 - Favourite Episodes

46:49 - Future Episodes

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Joining us today is Edmonton Police Department's Staff Sergeant Brad Stiksma. Brad was kind enough to take the time to share his experiences as a Christian police officer that has served in a variety of roles. Brad and Tyler discuss the public view of police officers, the importance of law enforcement and the attributes an officer needs to have. If you're interested in a vocation as noble as law enforcement reach out to us and we can get you in touch with Brad.

We hope this episode encourages you as you think about those that serve and protect your communities!

0:00 - Intro

9:50 - Being a Christian Police Officer

29:00 - US vs Canada

41:00 - Authority

1:00:00 - Cooperation

1:15:00 - Attributes of an Officer

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On today’s episode we have Mike Bosveld joining us to talk about the importance of service in your local community. We discuss all the different causes that he is involved in and how we as the Church can and are called to serve the local community. We hope this episodes inspires and encourages you to look at how you can be involved.

Check out the ministries Mike Mentioned:

https://brantfordfooddrive.com/

https://www.whynotcitymissions.com/

https://indwell.ca/

0:00 - Intro

7:30 - Food Drives

23:00 - Why Not City Mission

32:50 - Indwell

47:00 - Guys and girls homes

1:03:00 - Adoption

1:09:50 - Personal Responsibility

1:20:00 - Hope for the Future

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We are super excited to have returning guest Dr. Sam Andreades, this time with his wife Mary K., on the podcast. Lucas and Elle sit down with them to chat all things dating. Using Dr. Andreades book Dating with Discernment as a guide, amongst other things we chat about breaking up, how to cultivate security and rest in a relationship and what it means to be on mission.

We hope this episode helps you whether you're single, dating, engaged or even married. We’d love to hear your thoughts! If you want to learn more, you can find your copy of Dating with Discernment here: paperback/audible.

0:00 - Introduction

4:00- Why write this book?

7:28- What is the biggest challenge for Christians?

10:00 - Break Ups?

17:00 - Gender & Relationships

18:30 - “Guarding the Gold”

22:00 - Security and Rest

34:00 - Family

42:00 - Leadership and Esteem

56:00 - The Mission

1:13:00 - Stereotypes

1:18:00 - How long should you date?

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Coming back at you with Real Talk Round Up #10. After a number of episodes apart we thought we’d get back together and recap the last three episodes. Jon also joins us to give his thoughts, a sneak peek of the upcoming magazine and the top ten books from RP staff.

We hope this casual catch up peaks your interest in listening these previous episodes (if you haven't) or inspires you to pick up a new book!

Be sure to let us know your thoughts and if there are any guests you think we should have on the pod, reach out! We’d love to hear from you.

0:00 - Intro

4:00 - Binaries

25:00 - Babies

40:00 - Business

54:00 - Top Ten Books

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