I don't want to be a small person anymore...
Here's an article I wrote in response to my interview with Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek on the intersection of faith and city leadership......
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johnvansloten
Dec 23, 20233 min read
Cherishing the gift of front-line workers
How a lifeguard (and her story) illumined the story of Christmas for me (an OPED I wrote for The Calgary Herald today) Jyoti Gondek City...
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johnvansloten
Nov 30, 20234 min read
The New Thing I'll be Doing Next Year
If you haven't heard, I am leaving my position at the church in January. Following is a brief description of what I hope to do next (and...
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johnvansloten
Nov 4, 20234 min read
7 Life-Giving Things that Happened at Sinai & Synapses
I just spent two invigorating days in NYC at a Sinai and Synapses fellowship meeting. I am so thankful for the experience—for the people,...
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johnvansloten
Oct 26, 20232 min read
The Science of Synchrony (and union with God)
While out running errands, I caught the last bit of a CBC “Quirks and Quarks” radio interview with Dr. Wolfgang Tschacher—on his research...
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johnvansloten
Oct 17, 20232 min read
Glimpsing Jesus in Robert Clark
I think it’s the most compelling thing I’ve ever seen at a celebration of life service. When faced with choosing a person to pray his...
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johnvansloten
Oct 14, 20231 min read
The Theology of Country Music
Here's an article I wrote for the Calgary Herald (as part of a month of sermons (and a mini-concert) we did on the topic).
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johnvansloten
Aug 27, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 202312 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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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