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De Brès, the Belgic Confession, and Persecution

Did you know the Belgic Confession is the only officially adopted Reformed confession written by a martyr?  True, other confessions […]

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25 October 2019

Belgic Confession Guanabara Confession Guido de Bres Martin Ogvier

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Seven Wondrous Words — International Shipping

A couple of days ago I announced the release of my new book Seven Wondrous Words.  I provided this link […]

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10 October 2019

Seven Wondrous Words

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Book Review: Know Why You Believe

Know Why You Believe, K. Scott Oliphint.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017.  Softcover, 221 pages. There’s a need for different types […]

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9 October 2019

C. S. Lewis K. Scott Oliphint presuppositional apologetics Reformed apologetics

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Now Available: Seven Wondrous Words

From the publisher’s blurb: The “Seven Wondrous Words” of Christ on the cross are truly “wondrous” – they reflect the […]

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8 October 2019

Seven Wondrous Words

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Liberation Theology and the Social Gospel

In 1999, the World Evangelical Fellowship Missions Commission held a missiological consultation at Iguassu, Brazil.  This was one of the […]

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24 September 2019

God's preferential option for the poor Gustavo Gutierrez Iguassu Affirmation liberation theology Ronald Sider

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Ten Ways to Help Your Children Love and Stay with the Church

If you’re in a faithful gospel-preaching church and you have children, wouldn’t you want your children to love that church […]

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23 September 2019

keeping children in church

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Get to Know J.I. Packer

James Innell Packer is a rather well-known author in Reformed circles. In fact, many people assume that Packer himself must […]

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18 September 2019

Evangelicals and Catholics Together J. I. Packer

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Pastoral Q & A: Is Catechism Preaching Biblical?

Reformed churches have historically practiced catechism preaching, typically in the afternoon or evening service.  This practice dates back to the […]

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17 September 2019

catechism preaching

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Open Your Bible

Imagine a morning worship service.  The pastor reads the text for his sermon.  Then everyone closes their Bible.  Dangerous – […]

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10 September 2019

keep your Bible open during preaching

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What’s Wrong With Hillsong?

Hillsong is one of Australia’s most well-known exports.  They’re known not only for their praise and worship music brand, but […]

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2 September 2019

Hillsong prosperity gospel Women in office women's ordination

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Listening As If For the Last Time

In his book Expository Exultation, John Piper describes how he prays right before preaching.  As an elder is reading the […]

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27 August 2019

Eric Fennema John Piper Richard Baxter urgency of listening to preaching urgency of preaching

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Pastoral Q & A: What If I Can’t Be Welcoming to Visitors?

It’s often stressed how important it is for our churches to be outward looking and, as part of that, to […]

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20 August 2019

welcoming church

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Klaas van der Land’s Liberation Story (3)

See here for part 1 and here for part 2. It seems my Opa harboured anti-synodical sentiments for a while.  […]

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16 August 2019

Gereformeerde Kerk Vrijgemaakt Marum Klaas van der Land

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Klaas van der Land’s Liberation Story (2)

I hated church history in school.  There were reasons for that — one of them was the textbook, another was […]

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15 August 2019

Drs. E.H. Woldring Drs. H. Bouma Gereformeerde Kerk Vrijgemaakt Marum Klaas Schilder Klaas van der Land Liberation of 1944 Seakle Greijdanus Vrijmaking 1944

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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

Published 2024

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Aiming to Please

Published 2020

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Seven Wondrous Words

Published 2019

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