johnvansloten
Words Can Build Worlds (and my personal struggle with Dyslexia)
"As a boy, I was deathly afraid of reading aloud in class. I made mistakes — all the time. I couldn’t keep the words in order. I’d jump...
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johnvansloten
- Mar 2
- 2 min
My Granddaughter (the Scientist)
"Who wouldn’t want to work in a lab with someone who loves Pikachu?” My wife was commenting on the personalized name tag we’d just made...
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johnvansloten
- Feb 18
- 1 min
Biologos Article on Preaching Science
Here's an article I wrote for Biologos a few years ago. It's about preaching creation/science based texts, but its also a good summary of...
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johnvansloten
- Feb 14
- 1 min
The Theology of Wood
Here's a link to a Calgary Herald article that I wrote on "The Theology of Wood".
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johnvansloten
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Let the Insects Teach You about Change and Survival
Here's a link to a Calgary Herald article that I wrote on "Let the Insects Teach You about Change and Survival".
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johnvansloten
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Why I'm Thrifting for the Common Good
Here's a link to a Calgary Herald OPED that I wrote on "Why I'm Thrifting for the Common Good".
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johnvansloten
- Feb 14
- 1 min
The Theology of Horses
Here's a link to a Calgary Herald article that I wrote on "The Theology of Horses" (for the Calgary Stampede).
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johnvansloten
- Feb 14
- 1 min
The Sporting Parable of Connor McDavid
Here's a link to a Calgary Herald article that I wrote on "The Sporting Parable of Connor McDavid".
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johnvansloten
- Feb 14
- 1 min
The Zoological Parable of a Wolverine (a case study in how to be alive)
Here's a link to a Calgary Herald article that I wrote on "The Zoological Parable of a Wolverine".
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johnvansloten
- Feb 14
- 1 min
The Spiritual Practice of Wintering
Here's a link to a Calgary Herald article that I wrote on "The Spiritual Practice of Wintering".
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johnvansloten
- Feb 14
- 1 min
The Parable of an ICU Nurse
Here's a link to an article that I wrote on the Parable of an ICU Nurse.
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johnvansloten
- Dec 24, 2020
- 1 min
An OPED I wrote on Hope (for the Calgary Herald)
"What if, this Christmas, we let the hope that we’re all feeling in relation to a vaccine reach out even further..." Here's the link.
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johnvansloten
- Oct 31, 2020
- 1 min
QAnon and the church
Here's the link to a CBC article I was interviewed for... (that ended up trending in Canada for a couple of days).
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johnvansloten
- Oct 4, 2020
- 1 min
The Theology of Lego
I love preaching creation-based texts. Often sermons end up becoming news. Here's the sermon, and here's the Calgary Herald article, and...
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johnvansloten
- Aug 1, 2020
- 1 min
The Theology of Wearing a Mask
Here's a piece I wrote for the Calgary Herald on the topic of wearing face masks during a pandemic.
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johnvansloten
- Apr 11, 2020
- 1 min
The Gospel According to Frontline Healthcare Workers
Here's an Easter weekend OPED I wrote for the Calgary Herald on the God-like work of frontline workers in a COVID19 world.
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johnvansloten
- Mar 20, 2020
- 1 min
The Parable of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Here's an OPED I wrote for the Calgary Herald that tries to suss out some of what God might be saying to us in such a time as this. And...
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johnvansloten
- Mar 10, 2020
- 1 min
In the Beginning God Created Cannabis
Here's an OPED I wrote for the Calgary Herald (after they asked if I'd be willing to address the topic of cannabis use... representing...
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johnvansloten
- Mar 5, 2020
- 3 min
Top 7 Things The Coronavirus Has Made Me Thankful For
7. An Immune System that Works - Two days ago I was standing in the pain-killer aisle of my local food store staring at an empty shelf...
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