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A Martyr’s Last Letter to His Mother

Among the Reformation martyrs was the author of the Belgic Confession, Guido de Brès.  He served as a pastor in […]

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5 April 2022

Guido de Bres Martyrdom

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The Protests Which Divided Reformed Churches

We might think we’re the first ones in history to encounter questions about how Christians should respond to perceived or […]

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14 February 2022

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Reformed = Anti-Revolutionary

My Dad was a pilot in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and, as a boy, I was so proud of […]

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1 February 2022

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You Say You Want a Revolution?

It used to be that the left had a monopoly on talk of revolution.  You could count on leftists to […]

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25 October 2021

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I Recommend

This past week, I shared the following links on social media and I think they’re worth sharing here too: When […]

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12 June 2021

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The First Mark and Mission

Of the Belgic Confession’s articles on the doctrine of the church, article 29 is probably the most well-known amongst Reformed […]

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7 June 2021

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A Herald of Freedom in Christ

Man of the First Hour: A Son’s Story: Jules Taco Van Popta, George van Popta.  Carman: Reformed Perspective Press, 2021.  […]

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19 May 2021

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An Admiring Look at the Greatest Popularizer of Reformed Theology

R.C. Sproul: A Life, Stephen J. Nichols.  Wheaton: Crossway, 2021.  Hardcover, 371 pages. Back in the early 90s, there was […]

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3 May 2021

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A Sometimes Forgotten Figure in Our Church History

Bavinck: A Critical Biography, James Eglinton.  Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2020.  Hardcover, 450 pages. In my corner of the Reformed […]

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8 March 2021

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Another Nail in the Coffin of Some Wrong History

Luther, Calvin and the Mission of the Church: The Mission Theology and Practice of the Protestant Reformers, Thorsten Prill. GRIN […]

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9 February 2021

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Herman Bavinck on Women in the Church

Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) stands with John Calvin and Abraham Kuyper as one of the greatest Reformed theologians.  He’s renowned for […]

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2 February 2021

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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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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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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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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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Aiming to Please

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Seven Wondrous Words

Published 2019

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Solus Christus

Published 2018

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