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Is It Abuse? — Highlights

I can’t stress enough how important this book is for pastors and elders. We can’t be naive about the presence […]

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13 December 2021

Darby Strickland Divorce domestic abuse domestic violence marital rape

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Spiritual Impact of Abuse on Children

I’ve been reading this book by Darby Strickland for a few weeks now. I can only take it in small […]

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9 December 2021

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Angels from on High — A Remembrance Day Story

Today is Remembrance Day, the day we remember with gratitude the sacrifices made by countless men and women so we […]

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11 November 2021

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A New Citizen

Yesterday I went from being a dual-citizen to being a triple-citizen. Along with most of my family, we all took […]

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3 July 2021

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Hey Busy Dad, Do You Have Some Time Now?

For many people, this COVID-19 crisis is starting to slow their lives down.  While we’re not in a total shut-down […]

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31 March 2020

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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

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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

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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

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The Synod of Dort and Catechism

The following is a talk I did for the Dort Conference held in Caruaru, Brazil on March 23, 2019.  The […]

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7 May 2019

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Australia Bound

I’ve mentioned once or twice that I’ve accepted a call to the Free Reformed Church of Launceston, Tasmania.  That happened […]

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17 July 2015

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In the meantime…

Things have been quiet on here lately, I know.  I’ve been rather absorbed with other, more pressing matters.  I hope […]

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3 March 2015

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Book Review: Comforting Hearts, Teaching Minds

Comforting Hearts, Teaching Minds:  Family Devotions Based on the Heidelberg Catechism, Starr Meade, Phillipsburg: P & R Publishing, 2013.  Paperback, […]

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14 July 2014

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The Bredenhof Immigration Experience

In the same line as the last post, I’ve also uploaded a couple of chapters from my late grandfather’s book […]

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16 November 2011

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W. H. Bredenhof (1922-2010)

This past Wednesday my grandfather, Wicher (Bill) Hendrik Bredenhof, was promoted to glory by his Father in heaven.  A devout […]

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12 November 2010

W.H. Bredenhof

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About the Author

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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