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The Parable of an ICU Nurse
Here's a link to an article that I wrote on the Parable of an ICU Nurse.
johnvansloten
Feb 14, 20231 min read


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.
johnvansloten
Dec 24, 20201 min read


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).
johnvansloten
Oct 31, 20201 min read


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...
johnvansloten
Oct 4, 20201 min read


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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Aug 1, 20201 min read


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May 29, 20200 min read


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.
johnvansloten
Apr 11, 20201 min read


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...
johnvansloten
Mar 20, 20201 min read


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...
johnvansloten
Mar 10, 20201 min read


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...
johnvansloten
Mar 5, 20203 min read


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...
johnvansloten
Feb 11, 20202 min read


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...
johnvansloten
Jan 16, 20202 min read


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...
johnvansloten
Jan 13, 20202 min read


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...
johnvansloten
Jan 9, 20203 min read


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....
johnvansloten
Jan 1, 20202 min read


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...
John Van Sloten
Nov 29, 20192 min read


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...
John Van Sloten
Oct 28, 20191 min read


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...
John Van Sloten
Oct 1, 20191 min read


God Was the First Scientist
Here's a faith and science piece I wrote for the Calgary Herald.
John Van Sloten
Sep 16, 20191 min read


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...
John Van Sloten
Sep 13, 20191 min read
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