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Overcoming the Fear of Man

I know what it’s like to be blinded by the fear of what others might think of me. If you’ve […]

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3 November 2020

fear of man work of the Holy Spirit

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Traitors or Loyal Subjects?

Imagine for a moment a powerful yet wise and good king ruling over his vast kingdom.  Years ago, there was […]

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28 October 2020

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New/Old Reformed Apologetics Resources

As a 21 year old young man I was singularly blessed. My introduction to apologetics (the defense of the faith) […]

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20 October 2020

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Book Review: Fill the Earth

Fill the Earth: The Creation Mandate and the Church’s Call to Missions, Matthew Newkirk.  Eugene:  Pickwick Publications, 2020.  Softcover, 328 […]

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13 October 2020

Matthew Newkirk

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The Accompanist as Prophet? — Excerpt from Aiming to Please

The following is an excerpt from Aiming to Please, chapter 16.  Aiming to Please:  A Guide to Reformed Worship can […]

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30 September 2020

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It Makes No Sense

Once there was a young man hanging out with his friends.  They were bored so they decided to do something […]

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29 September 2020

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Is the God of the Bible a Genocidal Maniac?

I love the stuff they’re putting out on this channel.  Reformed Wiki has good, solid teaching on Reformed apologetics, both […]

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23 September 2020

Reformed apologetics

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That Other Preacher, That Other Religion

He was so passionate, so intense.  He had a conspicuous religious fervour.  The man was on fire; he was preaching.  […]

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22 September 2020

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What’s in Aiming to Please?

Before I wrote Aiming to Please, I asked my Facebook friends what sorts of questions they’d like to see addressed […]

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16 September 2020

Aiming to Please

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C.S. Lewis and Apologetics — A Reformed Assessment

Many Christians admire C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) and enjoy his writings.  I was introduced to C.S. Lewis through my Grade 4 […]

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15 September 2020

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Open Letter to All Tasmanian MLCs

The following letter was sent this morning to all Members of the Legislative Council in Tasmania.  This is related to […]

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11 September 2020

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Fatal Flaws

Last year I was invited to an evening with a filmmaker named Kevin Dunn.  He’d made a documentary about euthanasia […]

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10 September 2020

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Focal Point Interview on Aiming to Please

Chris deBoer recently had me on Focal Point for an interview on my latest book, Aiming to Please.

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1 September 2020

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Why is Christianity True?

Why is Christianity true?  How would you answer that question?  A number of attendees at the National Religious Broadcasters convention […]

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31 August 2020

K. Scott Oliphint presuppositional apologetics White Horse Inn

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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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Seven Wondrous Words

Published 2019

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