Real Talk

By Reformed Perspective

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Episodes: 139

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Real Talk is a podcast presented by Reformed Perspective focused on having meaningful and honest conversations with subject experts about the various challenges and issues facing the Reformed church community. Hosted by Lucas Holtvluwer and Tyler Vanderwoude, Real Talk aims to inform your discussions and inspire you to have challenging but important conversations with fellow Christians in the spirit of brotherly love.


Episode Date
Ep. 137 - Why Tiny Hearts Need Big Theology! - Amy Gannett
Dec 01, 2025
Ep. 136 - Addiction, Recovery & True Healing - Jake DeJong & Carling North
Nov 17, 2025
Ep. 135 - How the Reformation Changed Everything! - Douglas Bond
Nov 03, 2025
Ep. 134 - What is Classical Christian Education? - Jesse Newton & Doug Sikkema
Oct 20, 2025
Ep. 133 - Do Home Visits Actually Work? - Dr. Cornelis Van Dam
Oct 06, 2025
Ep. 132 - Gender Roles: Who Does the Dishes? - Andrea Kampen
Sep 22, 2025
Ep. 131 - Answering the Old Testament's Hardest Questions - Dr. Jannes Smith
Sep 08, 2025
Ep. 130 - Veya's Story: Fighting for Care in a Biased & Broken Medical System
Aug 25, 2025
Ep. 129 - Ditching The Psalms Dismantles Doctrine - Peter Holtvlüwer
Aug 11, 2025
Ep. 128 - Is Your Marriage Missing Christ? - Matt King
Jul 31, 2025
Ep. 127 - CCBR: Prophets For The Preborn - Nick and Maaike Rosendal
Jul 14, 2025
Ep. 126 - Mere Economics & The Issue of Tariffs - Dr. Caleb Fuller
Jun 30, 2025
Ep. 125 - What Are Deacons For? - Dr. Cornelis Van Dam
Jun 16, 2025
Ep. 124 - Making Real Talk Real: Just Do Something - Lucas & Tyler
Jun 02, 2025
Ep. 123 - Christians Don't Retire - Bruce Bruinsma
May 19, 2025
Ep. 122 - Money Doesn't Heal Poverty - Rick Postma
May 05, 2025
Ep. 121 - Be Strong & Act Like Men! - Al Bezuyen & Tyler Witthoeft
Apr 21, 2025
Ep. 120 - Stop Identifying With Your Sin! - Jojo Ruba
Apr 07, 2025
Ep. 119 - Trump, Tariffs & Carney - Mike Schouten
Mar 24, 2025
Ep. 118 - Do We Really Love the Lost? - Rev. Paul T. Murphy
Mar 10, 2025
Ep. 117 - Can Hunting Bring You Closer to God? - Jerry Pol
Feb 24, 2025
Ep. 116 - You're Fired: The AI Takeover - David Visser & Kyle Vasas
Feb 10, 2025
Ep. 115 - Life of a Reformed MLA & Entrepreneur - James Teitsma
Jan 27, 2025
Ep. 114 - Is University Worth the Time and Money? - Mark Penninga & Jon Dykstra
Jan 13, 2025
Ep. 113 - Faith & Finances: Value-Based Investing - Pastor Mike Kuckel
Dec 30, 2024
Ep. 112 - Revival in Canada: Reformed Book Services
Dec 16, 2024
Ep. 111 - It's Time to Make Time For Your Devotions - Dr. Mark and Donna Kelderman
Dec 02, 2024
Ep. 110 - Darwin: Done & Dusted - Dr. Gordon Wilson
Nov 18, 2024
Ep. 109 - Summit: Uniting & Encouraging the Next Generation - Rev. Keith and Laura Davis
Nov 04, 2024
Ep. 108 - What Is My Calling? - Rev. William Boekestein
Oct 21, 2024
Ep. 107 - Critical Theory & The Christian - Dr. Neil Shenvi
Oct 07, 2024
Ep. 106 - Real Talk Round Up #11: Should Christians Homeschool?
Sep 23, 2024
Ep. 105 - Death and Dying: A Catechism for Christians - Dr. Ewan Goligher
Sep 09, 2024
Ep. 104 - Parenting & Pornography - Into The Light Ministries
Aug 26, 2024
Ep. 103 - Gospel Patrons: Generosity that Changes the World - Al Schutten, Peter Kranendonk & Ray Pennings
Aug 12, 2024
Ep. 102 - Advice To Young Women - Five Biblical Principles - Jan Broersma, Sue Schouten & Marlene DeBoersap
Jul 29, 2024
Ep. 101 - Classroom or Kitchen Table: Should Christians Homeschool? - Andrea Veldkamp
Jul 15, 2024
Ep. 100 - The Best of Real Talk - Lucas, Tyler & Mariah
Jul 01, 2024
Ep. 99 - Law and Order - Staff Sergeant Brad Stiksma
Jun 17, 2024
Ep. 98 - How to be a Gospel Centered Volunteer - Mike Bosveld
Jun 03, 2024
Ep. 97 - Dating with Discernment - Dr. Sam & Mary K. Andreades ft. Elle Holtvlüwer
May 20, 2024
Ep. 96 - Real Talk Round Up #10 - Binaries, Babies & Business
May 06, 2024
Ep. 95 - Be Fruitful & Multiply! - Mark Penninga
Apr 22, 2024
Ep. 94 - Real Talk Live: Redeeming Entrepreneurship
Apr 08, 2024
Ep. 93 - Restoring the Gender Binary - Dr. Sam Andreades
Mar 25, 2024
Ep. 92 - RBC, Ligonier & Always Ready Ontario - Drs. John Tweeddale and Stephen J. Nichols
Mar 11, 2024
Ep. 91 - Tech, AI and The School - Alexandra Ellison
Feb 26, 2024
Ep. 90 - The Dangers of the Right - Rev. Paul VanderKlay
Feb 12, 2024
Ep. 89 - Who Should Come to the Table of the Lord? - Dr. Guy P. Waters
Jan 29, 2024
Ep. 88 - Real Talk Round Up #9 - Are there any Good Movies?
Jan 15, 2024
Ep. 87 - The Need for Redeeming Canadian Journalism - Alexandra Ellison
Jan 01, 2024
Ep. 86 - ARPA Canada: Let Kids be Kids! - Levi Minderhoud and John Sikkema
Dec 18, 2023
Bonus Episode: What is Reformed Perspective up to in 2024?!
Dec 16, 2023
Ep. 85 - Christian Content in a Hostile World - Faith to Film
Dec 04, 2023
Ep. 84 - Real Talk Round Up #8: Schooling, Money & Mission
Nov 20, 2023
Ep. 83 - Indonesia & The Gospel
Nov 06, 2023
Ep. 82 - Getting Real about Real Estate - Brent Vanderwoude & Mark Krikke
Oct 23, 2023
Ep. 81 - Dordt University & A Theology of Culture
Sep 25, 2023
Ep. 80 - Real Talk Round Up #7: Sound of Freedom
Sep 11, 2023
Ep. 79 - OFAD: Satanists, AI & Sphere Sovereignty
Aug 28, 2023
Ep. 78 - Church Discipline Matters - Rev. William den Hollander
Aug 14, 2023
Ep. 77 - The Dutch Reformed: A Worthy Legacy? - Mark den Hollander
Jul 31, 2023
Ep. 76 - Real Talk Turns Three!
Jul 17, 2023
Ep. 75 - World Gone Woke - Rev. Greg Bylsma
Jul 03, 2023
Ep. 74 - Are we in the End Times? - Rev. William Boekestein
Jun 19, 2023
Ep. 73 - RTR #5 - Jon Dykstra
Jun 05, 2023
Ep. 72 - How In The World Did We Get Here? - Rev. Jim Witteveen
May 22, 2023
Ep. 71 - Faithfulness in Public Life - Al Siebring
May 08, 2023
Ep. 70 - Why Should We Baptize Babies? - Rev. James Zekveld
Apr 24, 2023
Ep. 69 - RTR #4 - Truth & Reconciliation
Apr 10, 2023
Ep. 68 - IVF & Embryo Adoption - Justina Van Manen
Mar 27, 2023
Ep. 67 -To Lecture or to Preach? - Dr. Cornelis Van Dam
Mar 25, 2023
Ep. 66 - COVID-19 & Our Mental Health - Dr. Mark Kelderman
Feb 27, 2023
Ep. 65 - RTR #3 - Sharing Christ with the Culture.
Feb 13, 2023
Ep. 64 - Canada’s MAiD Madness - Mike Schouten
Jan 30, 2023
Ep. 63 - Church Planting and Evangelism - Rev. Dr. Eric Watkins
Jan 16, 2023
Ep. 62 - The Future of Reformed Education - John Wynia
Jan 02, 2023
Ep. 61 - Real Talk Round Up #2 - Canadians Moving South?!
Dec 19, 2022
Ep. 60 - Six Day Creation vs. Evolution - Matt Morrison
Dec 05, 2022
Ep.59 - Cardus - Ray Pennings
Nov 21, 2022
Ep. 58 - Climate Change - Dr. Calvin Beisner
Nov 07, 2022
Ep. 57 - Real Talk Round Up - Mark & Jon
Oct 24, 2022
Ep. 56 - CanRC and URC Relations - Rev. Steve Swets & Rev. Dick Wynia
Oct 10, 2022
Ep. 55 - The New Reformation Catechism on Human Sexuality - Rev. Christopher Gordon
Sep 26, 2022
Ep. 54 - Youth Culture - Pastor Bill DeJong
Sep 12, 2022
Ep. 53 - The Future of Real Talk
Aug 01, 2022
Ep. 52 - Safe Families - Hildy Sloots
Jul 11, 2022
Ep. 51 - General Synod 2022 - Chris deBoer
Jun 27, 2022
Ep. 50 - Into The Light - Jacob Valk & John-Michael Bout
Jun 13, 2022
Ep. 49 - Deconstruction - Paul Vanden Brink
Jun 06, 2022
Ep. 48 - The Ontario Party - Derek Sloan
May 23, 2022
Ep. 47 - Redeemer University - Dr. David Zietsma
May 09, 2022
Ep. 46 - Putting COVID to Bed Ft. Ed Bosveld
Apr 18, 2022
Ep. 45 - Covid Conversations with MPPs Will Bouma & Sam Oosterhoff
Mar 28, 2022
Ep. 44 - What is Money? - Brent Vanderwoude
Mar 14, 2022
Ep. 43 - Critical Race Theory - Samuel Sey
Feb 28, 2022
Ep. 42 - Feedback - Lucas & Tyler
Feb 14, 2022
Ep. 41 - Propaganda & Media - Rev. Jim Witteveen
Jan 31, 2022
Ep. 40 - Male-Only Leadership - Rev. Winston Bosch
Jan 17, 2022
Ep. 39 - Who‘s in Charge - Church or State? - Dr. Joseph Boot
Dec 20, 2021
Ep. 38 - Clarion Magazine - Rev. Peter Holtvlüwer & Will Gortemaker
Dec 06, 2021
Ep. 37 - Feedback - Lucas & Tyler
Nov 22, 2021
Ep. 36 - The Story of ARPA - Mark Penninga
Nov 08, 2021
Ep. 35 - Unmet Expectations - Sarah Hutten
Oct 25, 2021
Ep. 34 - Life Renewal - Andrew & Heidi Hutten
Oct 11, 2021
EP. 33 - The Church - Rev. Clarence Bouwman
Sep 27, 2021
Ep. 32 - Grief - Rick Ludwig & Diane Vanderwoude Russell
Sep 13, 2021
Ep. 31 - The Life of an MP - Arnold Viersen
Aug 09, 2021
Ep. 30 - Mariia's Paper, New Guests, & Feedback
Jul 26, 2021
Ep. 29 - What is Freedom? - Mike Hutten
Jul 12, 2021
Ep. 28 - Jon Dykstra - Christian Journalism
Jun 28, 2021
Ep. 27 - Media, Porn & Pro-Life Politics - Jonathon Van Maren
Jun 14, 2021
Ep. 26 - Is It Time To Reopen Churches? - Pastor Aaron Rock
May 24, 2021
Ep. 25 - Surprise Feedback Episode
May 17, 2021
Ep. 24 - Why Does The Church Order Matter? - Dr. Art Witten
May 03, 2021
Ep. 23 - Ryan Mans - What's Going On In Politics Lately?
Apr 19, 2021
Ep. 22 - Reformational Study Centre - Rev. Ryan Kampen
Apr 05, 2021
Ep. 21 - Feedback & Questions for Mariia
Mar 22, 2021
Ep. 20 - Outsider Perspective - Mariia Alekseevskaia
Mar 08, 2021
Ep. 19 - Christian Apologetics - Jeff Morris
Feb 22, 2021
Ep. 18 - Word & Deed Feedback Episode
Feb 06, 2021
Ep. 17 - Global Missions - Scott Dekorte
Jan 23, 2021
Ep. 16 - Mental Health & Culture Feedback Episode
Jan 09, 2021
Ep. 15 - Rhonda Wiersma - Mental Health
Dec 26, 2020
Ep. 14 - Christmas Bonus Pt 2. - Why Do Conservative & Liberal Christians Disagree So Much?
Dec 18, 2020
Ep. 13 - Christmas Bonus Pt 1. - Culture - Racism - Marxism
Dec 18, 2020
Ep. 12 - Singing in Church Feedback Episode
Dec 05, 2020
Ep. 11 - Rev. Hendrik Versteeg & Rev. Bruce Parnell - Mission & Psalm Singing
Nov 21, 2020
Ep. 10 Addiction and Recovery Feedback Episode
Nov 07, 2020
Ep. 09 - Pastor Al Bezuyen - Addiction & Recovery
Oct 24, 2020
Ep. 08 - Kids & Tech, Church Culture, & Social Justice Feedback Episode
Oct 10, 2020
Ep. 07 - Tim Challies - Technology, Porn Culture & Social Justice
Sep 26, 2020
Ep. 06 - The Missional Church Feedback Episode
Sep 12, 2020
Ep. 05 - Ian Wildeboer - The Missonal Church
Aug 29, 2020
Ep. 04 - Church, State, & COVID19 Feedback Episode
Aug 15, 2020
Ep. 03 - André Schutten - Church, State, & COVID19
Aug 01, 2020
Ep. 02 - Christian Education Feedback Episode
Jul 25, 2020
Ep. 01 - Jason Heemskerk - Christian Education
Jul 11, 2020
Intro Episode: Who We Are & Why We Started Real Talk
Jul 03, 2020