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DeYoung: Decapitated Jesus?

In Greek mythology, Perseus was the son of Zeus who killed Medusa, the monster-like Gorgon with a head of hair […]

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20 June 2023

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Your Indispensable Spiritual Mother

Who Needs the Church?  Why we need the Church (and why the Church needs us), Terry L. Johnson. Ross-shire: Christian […]

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1 May 2023

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Tell It to the Church

I’ve really enjoyed Terry Johnson’s little book, Who Needs the Church? In chapter 2, he points out how Jesus actually […]

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27 December 2022

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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

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Book Review of Article 36 of the Belgic Confession Vindicated Against Dr. Abraham Kuyper

Article 36 of the Belgic Confession Vindicated Against Dr. Abraham Kuyper: A Critique of His Series on Church and State […]

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25 April 2019

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Avoiding Disaster Through Discipline

Have you noticed that in the last few years you seldom hear about airliners crashing?  Yes, it happens every now […]

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8 November 2018

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Quotable Church History: “Outside the church no salvation”

This is the second in a series on famous quotes from church history.  We’re looking at who said these famous […]

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14 November 2017

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Women in Office = False Church?

It could happen later this year that the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands decide at their synod to officially allow […]

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9 March 2017

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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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Reaching the Unchurched

The latest issue of the OPC’s New Horizons has an article entitled “Every Church a Mission Field.”  You can find […]

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13 August 2014

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David Craig: Reformed Churches are Catholic

David Craig (1937-2001) was an instrumental figure in the early days of L’église réformée du Québec (Reformed Church of Quebec). […]

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11 August 2014

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Ecclesiology of the New Calvinism

I recently finished reading a book entitled Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered Church.  Authored by Matt Chandler, Josh Patterson, […]

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13 June 2014

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A New Cause of Division

The other day I posted the official English translation of a report going to the next synod of the Reformed […]

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7 January 2014

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RCN Report: Men and Women in the Service of the Gospel

An official English translation has been made available of an important report going to the next synod of the Reformed […]

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4 January 2014

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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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