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    An OPED I wrote on Hope (for the Calgary Herald)
    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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    QAnon and the church
    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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    The Theology of Lego
    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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    The Theology of Wearing a Mask
    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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    A New Logo for Marda Loop Church!
    johnvansloten
    • May 29, 2020
    • 0 min

    A New Logo for Marda Loop Church!

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    The Gospel According to Frontline Healthcare Workers
    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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    The Parable of the Coronavirus Pandemic
    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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    In the Beginning God Created Cannabis
    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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    Top 7 Things The Coronavirus Has Made Me Thankful For
    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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    Can we Understand Jesus without Science?
    johnvansloten
    • Feb 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Can we Understand Jesus without Science?

    On the past two Sundays I preached on the Parable of the Sower and on the Vine and the Branches. For both of these messages I relied...
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    Our New .25 Preacher
    johnvansloten
    • Jan 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Our New .25 Preacher

    A few days ago I wrote about the providential way God brought musician Dan Lee to our new church. As Dan's story was playing out God was...
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    Our New Church Music Guy
    johnvansloten
    • Jan 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    Our New Church Music Guy

    Two years ago I preached at an Ambrose University chapel. The music that day was very well done. So much so, that after the service I...
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    Learning to Trust (again)
    johnvansloten
    • Jan 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Learning to Trust (again)

    I've never been good at trusting others. I'm guarded and fearful. I hold back and maintain control. In order to matter I perform. Way too...
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    A (re)New(ed) Marda Loop Church - Update One
    johnvansloten
    • Jan 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    A (re)New(ed) Marda Loop Church - Update One

    This morning I was reading the story of Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dreams. Like all of Joseph's story it's saturated with providence....
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    When You're the Answered Prayer
    John Van Sloten
    • Nov 29, 2019
    • 2 min

    When You're the Answered Prayer

    Twenty years ago my grandfather gave me the bible he was given when he left the Netherlands to immigrate to Canada. This bible was given...
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    My New Job!
    John Van Sloten
    • Oct 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    My New Job!

    It looks like my 2-1/2 year vocational walkabout it about to end. I've just accepted a call to pastor a small RCA church in Calgary's...
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    Knowing God through the Mind of a Scientist
    John Van Sloten
    • Oct 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    Knowing God through the Mind of a Scientist

    This talk was given at Ambrose University and explores a few of the ways scientists image the empirical mind of God (and how we can know...
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    God Was the First Scientist
    John Van Sloten
    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    God Was the First Scientist

    Here's a faith and science piece I wrote for the Calgary Herald.
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    I Walk in the World to Love it
    John Van Sloten
    • Sep 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    I Walk in the World to Love it

    "I walk in the world to love it." Mary Oliver, Long Life Reading Mary Oliver is good for my soul. She stops me. When that happens I am...
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    My Panic Attacks
    John Van Sloten
    • Sep 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    My Panic Attacks

    Over the past six weeks I've spoken to five people, on five separate occasions, about my recent bout of panic attacks. After hearing me...
    108 views0 comments
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