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ESV vs Reformation Study Bible
ESV vs Reformation Study Bible
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The ESV Study Bible vs. The Reformation Study Bible: A Comparison

A good study Bible can be a great blessing for one’s personal devotions. For a couple of years, I used […]

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18 May 2015

ESV Study Bible Reformation Study Bible

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Coming Up: FRCA Synod 2015

Since I soon hope to be taking up a call in their midst, I’m taking special interest in the upcoming […]

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11 May 2015

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The Quest for the Historical Adam
The Quest for the Historical Adam
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Book Review: The Quest for the Historical Adam

The Quest for the Historical Adam: Genesis, Hermeneutics, and Human Origins, William VanDoodewaard. Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2015. Hardcover, […]

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5 May 2015

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John Calvin
John Calvin
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Calvin’s Prayer Following His Lecture on Ezekiel 3:18-20

This coming Sunday we have the ordination/installation of office bearers at the Providence Canadian Reformed Church.  I plan to preach […]

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30 April 2015

Ezekiel 3:16-21 John Calvin

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Challenges Facing the Canadian Reformed Churches

As most readers know, last September I accepted a call to the Free Reformed Church of Launceston, Tasmania.  We’ve applied […]

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27 April 2015

Canadian Reformed Churches Christless Christianity nominalism presuppositions Reformed identity

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GKV logo
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Developments in Our Dutch Sister Churches — Cornelis Van Dam

On March 28, Dr. C. Van Dam gave a speech at an office bearers’ conference in Burlington.  The speech dealt […]

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20 April 2015

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Reformed Meeting
Reformed Meeting
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Confessional Conferences for Reformed Unity

Back in the early 1990s, a unique effort was made to address several  pressing issues facing Reformed and Presbyterian churches.  […]

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20 April 2015

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Is Your Worship Reformed?

Some years ago, I sat through a worship service of a neighbouring church that wasn’t Reformed.  What struck me most […]

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15 April 2015

Baptism Lord's Supper means of grace preaching Reformed worship

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Seeing Clearly

Look at the picture above.  What do you see?  Some of you will automatically see a beautiful young woman from […]

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7 April 2015

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P Y De Jong
P Y De Jong
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Peter Y. De Jong: There is No Church Insurance Against Apostasy

Today I’d like to go back again to the archives of the Association of Christian Reformed Laymen, published in A […]

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6 April 2015

apostasy Christian Reformed Church Free Church of Scotland Peter Y. De Jong

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The Case of Dr. Edwin Walhout

Amongst my books is this volume published by the Association of Christian Reformed Laymen.  It was a gift to me […]

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30 March 2015

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To Win Our Neighbors for Christ
To Win Our Neighbors for Christ
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Now Available: To Win Our Neighbors For Christ

Now available from Reformation Heritage Books! In many modern histories of Christian missions, the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century is […]

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26 March 2015

Belgic Confession Canons of Dort Heidelberg Catechism Missiology Three Forms of Unity

A WELL ORDERED CHURCH
A WELL ORDERED CHURCH
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Book Review: A Well-Ordered Church

A Well-Ordered Church: Laying a Solid Foundation for a Vibrant Church, William Boekestein and Daniel R. Hyde, Holywell, England: Evangelical […]

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23 March 2015

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No-Evolution
No-Evolution
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Some Good News for a Change

Things can often be depressing when it comes to developments in church life.  We often see things slip-sliding away.  That’s […]

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12 March 2015

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Rev. Wes Bredenhof (B.A., M.Div., Th.D.) is pastor of the Free Reformed Church in Launceston, Tasmania. Read More
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Books by Wes Bredenhof

Get to Know the Holy Spirit

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Aiming to Please

Published 2020

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Seven Wondrous Words

Published 2019

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