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Ten Most-Read Posts of 2020

As we get to the end of another year, let me share with you the ten most-read posts here on […]

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29 December 2020

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A Powerful World War 2 Resistance Story

Faith and Victory in Dachau, Jack Overduin.  St. Catharines: Paideia Press, 1978.  Back in 2018 and early 2019, dark times […]

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22 December 2020

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Best and Worst Reads of 2020

This year I’ve read over 30 books, mostly non-fiction, mostly theological. My top pick for the whole year is Albert […]

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21 December 2020

Albert Mohler Lyle Shelton Understanding Scientific Theories of Origins

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Submission for Tasmania Law Reform Institute

The Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) recently released an “Issues Paper” addressing “possible reforms to Tasmanian law to respond to […]

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17 December 2020

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The Domino Theory

A few weeks ago I visited the new Western Australia museum in Perth.  One of the exhibits was about Australia’s […]

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15 December 2020

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Some Recommended Links

A very deeply concerning piece of legislation passed Victoria’s lower house today. It has profound implications for all of Australia. […]

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10 December 2020

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An Essential Resource on the Psalms

Christ’s Psalms, Our Psalms:  Study Resource (4 vols.), ed. Peter H. Holtvluwer.  Carman: Reformed Perspective Press, 2020.  Before, during and […]

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8 December 2020

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What About Advent and Lent? Excerpt from Aiming to Please

The following is an excerpt from chapter 17 of Aiming to Please: A Guide to Reformed Worship (available from Amazon […]

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1 December 2020

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Calvinist Monks?

I’ve been reading Carlos Eire’s Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650. It’s an enjoyable survey of this time period, though […]

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25 November 2020

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Walmart’s Wisdom

Every year each home in our congregation gets a visit from a pair of elders.    Over the years, in the […]

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24 November 2020

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Jay Adams, Pioneer of Nouthetic Counselling, Dies at 91

Jay Adams died on November 14, 2020.  He was 91 years old.  If his name is familiar, it’s probably because […]

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17 November 2020

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Aiming to Please — Now on Kindle

Aiming to Please: A Guide to Reformed Worship is now available from Amazon on Kindle. $9.99 at Amazon.ca $11.99 at […]

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16 November 2020

Aiming to Please

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Follow the Evidence?

There was a refrain frequently heard on early episodes of TV’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.  Gus Grissom was training rookie […]

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10 November 2020

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Recommended General Resources for Elders

I created this resource for my elders and I’ll share it here too. These are just general resources about the […]

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5 November 2020

Elders resources

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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

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