Science is Unsettling my Spiritual Devotions
There’s a bible verse that I have meditated on and loved for years: “There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy...
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johnvansloten
- Aug 25, 2023
- 1 min
Never Let Me Go (Florence and the Machine teaching me how to pray)
I just listened to an Apple playlist that started with Mumford and Son’s, “Lover of the Light”… then moved to Coldplay’s, “Hymn for the...
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johnvansloten
- Aug 9, 2023
- 12 min
The most life-altering providence story of my life
I've been experiencing a lot of providence stories this summer but none compare to what happened when Edward was born. His birth, and the...
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johnvansloten
- Aug 4, 2023
- 1 min
A Spiritual Devotional based on God Speaks Science
This is kind of cool, my publisher created a 5 day devotional based on my book and then posted it over on YouVersion.
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johnvansloten
- Aug 2, 2023
- 3 min
How to Combat Sin (one bird at a time)
There’s an intriguing (and admittedly satisfying) concept in the bible that talks about bad people falling into their own traps. “Whoever...
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johnvansloten
- Jul 29, 2023
- 2 min
An Incredible Experience at the Science Fair
I just had the most incredible experience at the ASA/CSCA faith and science conference. This morning I prayed that I’d be open to...
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johnvansloten
- Jul 12, 2023
- 3 min
The Spiritual Practice of Gesturing
Sometimes it’s hard to put words around the things we want to say to God. In a recent article for the Globe and Mail (“Do our Hands have...
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johnvansloten
- Jul 8, 2023
- 1 min
An Interview with Postmedia re: God Speaks Science
Here's a link to a print interview I did with Postmedia (Calgary Herald) re: God Speaks Science. It took me two hours to answer question...
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johnvansloten
- Apr 22, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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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