Stephen J Bedard

John Piper, Immigrants, and Sojourners - Stephen J Bedard John Piper is blowing up the internet right with his quotation of Leviticus 19:34 and the implication that this might […]

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Are Reports of Aliens Really Encounters With Demons? - Stephen J Bedard With recent statements by Donald Trump that he will release information about extraterrestrial life, the debate about the possible existence of alien life has ignited once more among Christians. Scien...

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Why I Am Not a Progressive Christian Close-Mindedness is Immune From the Culture Wars

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3 Facets of Christian Ministry and Leadership - Stephen J Bedard I have been involved in Christian leadership and ministry in one way or another for about thirty years. This includes both as a pastor of a church and a military chaplain. I have spent a lot of time o...

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Why is There a War on Empathy? As a person who writes on neurodivergency, especially autism, I spend a lot of time defending against misconceptions that autistics lack empathy.

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Sharing My Dad Jokes - Stephen J Bedard For many people who know me, probably the first thing that they think of are my dad jokes. I actually embraced pun telling before I was a dad, back when I started as a youth pastor. Some might debate ...

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Are Christians Obligated to Support ICE? Why Some Christians Feel They Are

Why do some Christians feel obligated to support ICE?

J. R. R. Tolkien: Chronological Bibliography - Stephen J Bedard Published During Tolkien’s Lifetime (1892–1973) 1937 – The Hobbit 1949 – Farmer Giles of Ham 1954 – The Fellowship of the Ring 1954 – The Two Towers 1955 – The Return of the King Note: Although often ...

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How the Bible Led to My Deconstruction The Bible is Not a Safe Book

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Why Has Mark Carney's Speech Had Such an Impact? - Stephen J Bedard It is not often that people make a big deal about a politician’s speech. Normally, it is when it is really bad or the politician has said something very foolish. And yet the world is making a big deal...

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First Thoughts on Starfleet Academy - Stephen J Bedard There was a time when it had been a long absence of Star Trek television shows. Now we are having plenty of television shows and no Star Trek movies. The latest show is Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. S...

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Bridges or Walls? The Church Has Two Options on What to Build

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Who Do Some People Not Like The Tank Movie? - Stephen J Bedard The Tank is a recent movie that offers the gritty story of a German Tiger Tank behind enemy lines on the Eastern Front. It is beautifully filmed and fantastically acted. It also has some of the best t...

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The Killing of Renee Good and Charlie Kirk Weaponizing Tragedy

What we are seeing following the killing of Renee Good is another example of weaponizing tragedy, coming from both sides.
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What Actually Happened in The Tank Movie? - Stephen J Bedard Having recently watched The Tank, there are many thoughts that have gone through my mind. I have provided a spoiler-free review of the movie already. This post will include spoilers. If you have not s...

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The Tank - Review - Stephen J Bedard I’m always on the lookout for a good war movie. So when I saw an ad for The Tank (German: Der Tank), I was definitely interested. (Please note that the link is an Amazon affiliate link) So how was it?...

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Was J.R.R. Tolkien a Racist? - Stephen J Bedard Every once in a while, there is a claim made that J.R.R. Tolkien was a racist. As far as I know, this is not based on his writings about race, but his portrayals of race in his fictional world of Midd...

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The Top Five Books I Read in 2025 - Stephen J Bedard One of the things I enjoy doing is reading, and specifically reading in a wide range of subjects. While I did not read as many books as I had hoped in 2025, I did read some good one. Here I share five...

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Top 5 Blog Posts of 2025 - Stephen J Bedard As part of my end of the year reflections, I thought I would share the five most popular blog posts on my blog in 2025. As is my custom, I am not sharing the top posts written in 2025 but rather the t...

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Top 5 Videos of 2025 - Stephen J Bedard I have enjoyed making videos over the past year. Some of them have been quite popular and some of my earlier videos continue to get views. One of the things that I have noticed is that my shorts are g...

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Respecting Those We Disagree With - Stephen J Bedard Recently, Donald Trump created waves when he made some extremely critical remarks after the tragic murder of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife. My intention is not to comment specifically on his comme...

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I'm Now on Substack! - Stephen J Bedard I have been considering it for a while and I have finally taken the plunge. I am now on Substack. […]

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What Christians Can Learn From Buddhists - Stephen J Bedard The title of this post may surprise you. You may assume that there is nothing within Buddhism that Christians can […]

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The Original Battlestar Galactica Revisited - Stephen J Bedard One of my favourite television shows as a child was Battlestar Galactica. It was a magical time as the first […]

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Dangerous Fallacies Commonly Used by Christian Apologists - Stephen J Bedard The first thing that I want to say is that this is not an attack on Christian apologists. I firmly […]

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Are Students Being Forced to Believe That Tolkien Was a Racist? - Stephen J Bedard I recently encountered an article called Students shall not pass unless they accept Lord of the Rings is offensive. Claims […]

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The Part of Pastoral Ministry I Want to Continue - Stephen J Bedard I am coming close to the end of my pastoral ministry. In less than two weeks, I will no longer […]

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