Wes Bredenhof A Reformed Christian blog and resource page

  • Home
  • Get to Know Me
  • Books
  • Resources
    • Articles
    • Heidelberg Catechism Resources
    • Liturgical Resources
    • Mission Studies
    • Pre-Confession Course
    • Sermons
    • Teaching Tools
    • Translations
Search Blog Close
  1. Home
  2. Non-fiction writing Toggle Dropdown
Page 1 of 2
  • Administrative
  • Apologetics
  • Aviation
  • Biblical theology
  • Book notes
  • Book Reviews
  • catechesis
  • Catechism sermons
  • Christian education
  • Christian figures
  • Christian living
  • Church History
  • Church life
  • Church polity
  • Confessions
  • Counselling
  • Covenant theology
  • Creation
  • Dogmatics/Systematic Theology
  • Ecclesiology
  • Ecumenicity
  • Education
  • Eschatology
  • Ethical issues
  • evangelism
  • Family
  • Fiction writing
  • Food/Recipes
  • Frivolity and trivialities
  • Get to Know
  • Gospel Talk radio program
  • Guest Posts
  • Historical method
  • Historical Theology
  • I Recommend
  • Justification
  • marriage
  • Meditations
  • Ministry
  • Mission
  • Movie reviews
  • Music
  • Nature notes
  • News
  • Non-fiction writing
  • Pastoral Ministry
  • Pastoral Q & A
  • Persecuted Church
  • Poetry
  • Politics
  • prayer
  • Preaching
  • Pro-life
  • Puritanism
  • Reader Feedback
  • Reformed Worldview
  • Reformed Worship
  • Religious freedom
  • Resources
  • Sacramentology
  • Science and faith
  • Scripture
  • Scripture Notes
  • Sermons
  • Service Opportunities
  • Short Films
  • Technology
  • The Church
  • the Gospel
  • Top Ten
  • Travel
  • Trends
  • Uncategorized
  • Upcoming Events
  • Videos
  • World religions

2011 NIV abortion Abraham Kuyper abuse adoption Aiming to Please Albert Mohler Amandus Polanus amillennialism Arminianism Australian Book of Praise Australian Christian Lobby B.B. Warfield Baptism Belgic Confession Belgic Confession article 29 Belgic Confession article 32 Belgic Confession article 36 Belgic Confession article 7 Bible reading Bible translation Bible translations BioLogos Book of Praise Brazil Bryan Chapell C. S. Lewis Canadian Reformed Churches Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary Canons of Dort CanRC Seminary CanRC Synod 2010 CanRC Synod 2013 CanRC Synod 2016 CanRC Synod 2019 CanRC/URCNA unity Carl Trueman catechism preaching Charles Spurgeon Chris Gordon Christ's Active Obedience Christian Reformed Church Christless Christianity church attendance Church planting Complementarianism Confessional Subscription contextualization cornelis van dam Cornelis Venema Cornelius Van Til covenant of grace Covenant of works COVID-19 Creation Without Compromise culture D. A. Carson D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Daniel Hyde Darby Strickland David Murray Decisive Moments Depression Discipleship domestic abuse domestic violence Doug Wilson Douglas Wilson Dr. John Byl Dutch resources early infant loss Election English Standard Version ESV Euthanasia Evangelical Presbyterian Church evangelism evolution faith family worship Federal Vision For the Cause of the Son of God Forgiveness Fort Babine Francis Pieper Francois Richardot FRCA Synod 2018 FRCA Synod 2021 Free Reformed Church of Launceston Free Reformed Churches of Australia Genevan psalter George van Popta Gisbertus Voetius Gospel Grace and Truth Conference Greg Bahnsen Gregory Koukl Guido de Bres Harry Boer Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism QA 96 hell Hendrik de Cock Herman Bavinck Herman Selderhuis Hermeneutics Homosexuality Huguenots Hymns I Will Be Your God ICRC Image of God imago Dei Imputation Inerrancy Institutes of the Christian Religion International Conference of Reformed Churches Islam J. Gresham Machen J. I. Packer J.V. Fesko Jackie Hill Perry Jason Lisle Jay Adams Joel Beeke John Byl John Calvin John Owen John Piper Jonathan Edwards Justification K. Scott Oliphint Karl Barth Kevin DeYoung Klaas Schilder Klaas van der Land Law and Gospel law/gospel Leen Joosse Leland Ryken LGBTQ+ Liberation of 1944 Lord's Supper Louis Praamsma love of God Lutheranism marital rape Mark Driscoll marriage Martin Luther mental health issues in the church mental illness Michael Horton Michael Reeves Mid-America Reformed Seminary Missiology Mission and evangelism missionaries N. H. Gootjes N.T. Wright NAPARC Nelson Kloosterman New France New Perspective on Paul Nicene Creed Orthodox Presbyterian Church Outreach outward looking church paedocommunion Pentecostalism Peter Holtvluwer pornography Post-Reformation prayer to Christ prayer to Jesus Presbyterian Church in America presuppositional apologetics progressive sanctification Promises of Baptism prosperity gospel Providence Providence Canadian Reformed Church Psalm-singing Psalms Puritans R. B. Kuiper R. Scott Clark Reading Reformation Reformation 500 Reformed Academic Reformed apologetics Reformed Church in the United States Reformed Churches in the Netherlands Reformed Churches of New Zealand Reformed worship regeneration regulative principle of worship Religious Discrimination Bill Richard Muller Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholicism same-sex marriage sanctification Scholasticism Science Seakle Greijdanus Secession of 1834 Setting Course Seven Wondrous Words sexual abuse Simonetta Carr sin Sinclair Ferguson social media SOGI Sola Scriptura Southern Presbyterian Church of Tasmania suffering suicide Synod Albany 2021 Synod Baldivis 2015 Synod Bunbury 2018 Synod Dunnville 2016 Synod Ede 2014 Synod Edmonton Immanuel 2019 Synod Meppel 2017 Synod of Dort 1618-19 Ted Turnau the cross The Gospel Under the Northern Lights the Great Commission the Holy Spirit the Lord's Prayer theistic evolution theological distinctions theological training theonomy Thomas Brooks Thomas Watson Tim Challies Tim Keller transgender trauma true and false church truth United Reformed Churches URCNA Synod 2010 vaccinations W.H. Bredenhof We Believe welcoming church William Boekestein Women in office women's ordination Women's voting Zacharias Ursinus

1 2 Older
  • Non-fiction writing
  • Travel
  • World religions

Friday at the Mosque

I hadn’t planned to attend Friday prayers.  My plan was to grab lunch.  I was in Singapore preaching and teaching.  […]

Read more

1 July 2024

Islam Singapore

  • Non-fiction writing
  • Travel

The Worst That Could Happen

I’m flying on my way home from a ten-day trip where I spoke at a conference and preached on two […]

Read more

17 June 2024

public speaking horror stories

red racing car on race track during daytime
red racing car on race track during daytime
  • Non-fiction writing
  • Preaching

Racing to Preach

I have a recurring bad dream where I’m supposed to be preaching somewhere, always some church other than my own, […]

Read more

1 April 2024

anecdotes from preaching bad dreams

  • Christian living
  • Non-fiction writing

When I Thought My Mom Was Killing Me

It was 1975 and our family was living in Regina, Saskatchewan.  In this prairie city my Dad had his first […]

Read more

20 February 2024

Providence the cross

  • Christian living
  • Nature notes
  • Non-fiction writing

Complacency Can Kill

Tasmania’s North Esk River is hit and miss for trout.  Below the agriculture, it’s almost always a miss, at least […]

Read more

24 April 2023

complacency fly fishing North Esk River

animal avian beak beautiful
animal avian beak beautiful
  • Creation
  • Nature notes
  • Non-fiction writing

Robins in the Hood

I was at a family gathering in Canada recently and I got to talking with an uncle who shares my […]

Read more

17 April 2023

American robin birdlife European robin ornithology robins Scarlet robin

  • Non-fiction writing

Solvitur Ambulando – In Praise of Walking

“It is solved by walking” – “solvitur ambulando.”  It’s not clear who said this first, but it’s often attributed to […]

Read more

7 February 2023

Jonas Pass Mount Ossa walking

  • Church History
  • Non-fiction writing

Delilah’s Lap

They say combat forges a bond between men, makes them brothers.  That was the experience of Dirk Hoksbergen too.  And […]

Read more

28 July 2020

Afscheiding Albertus Van Raalte Dirk Hoksbergen Frouwe Helenius Venema Hendrik de Cock Secession of 1834

  • Non-fiction writing

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword

Christians are word people — we’re such because God has given us a book of written revelation.  Christians ought to […]

Read more

30 June 2020

Eric Kampen W.H. Bredenhof writing

  • Church life
  • Non-fiction writing
  • Travel

A Day in the Dry Hills of Sabu

Our church in Launceston is privileged to support the spread of the gospel in Sabu.  I was asked to go […]

Read more

12 November 2019

Reformed Churches of Indonesia Sabu Savu

  • Non-fiction writing
  • Travel

Bizarre Foods of CDO

I went to the Philippines to preach and teach.  And I did.  But those who know me know I had […]

Read more

21 May 2019

balut Cagayan de Oro Crispy pata dinuguan Filipino cuisine Filipino street food Mindanao Philippines sisig

  • Book notes
  • Mission
  • Non-fiction writing

Attending a Babine Funeral

I often still think about my few years as a missionary in Fort Babine, British Columbia.  It was an incredible […]

Read more

6 June 2018

The Gospel Under the Northern Lights

  • Mission
  • Non-fiction writing

The Streets of Brazil

My wife and I are on the tail end of a two-week stay in Brazil — my fourth time and […]

Read more

2 July 2017

Brazil

map-of-australia
map-of-australia
  • Non-fiction writing

Australia at One Year

On Wednesday it will be one year since we migrated to Australia.  It’s been a crazy year with a lot […]

Read more

19 September 2016

Australia Australia-Canada cultural differences Australian culture Australian wildlife

1 2 Older

About the Author

Rev. Wes Bredenhof (B.A., M.Div., Th.D.) is pastor of the Free Reformed Church in Launceston, Tasmania. Read More
Facebook Twitter

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,085 other subscribers.

Books by Wes Bredenhof

Get to Know the Holy Spirit

Published 2024

Details

Aiming to Please

Published 2020

Details

Seven Wondrous Words

Published 2019

Details

Search Blog by Tag

Abraham Kuyper Amandus Polanus Belgic Confession Book of Praise Canadian Reformed Churches Canons of Dort CanRC/URCNA unity CanRC Synod 2010 CanRC Synod 2013 Christian Reformed Church Cornelius Van Til domestic abuse evangelism evolution Federal Vision For the Cause of the Son of God Free Reformed Churches of Australia Free Reformed Church of Launceston Greg Bahnsen Guido de Bres Heidelberg Catechism Herman Bavinck Homosexuality Inerrancy Islam John Calvin Klaas Schilder Martin Luther N. H. Gootjes Orthodox Presbyterian Church pornography presuppositional apologetics Reformation 500 Reformed Churches in the Netherlands sanctification sexual abuse SOGI The Gospel Under the Northern Lights theistic evolution Tim Challies Tim Keller United Reformed Churches women's ordination Women in office Zacharias Ursinus

Top Posts

  • What Does Faith Do? It Depends
  • Footprints? The Gospel is Way Better!
  • I Recommend
  • I Recommend
  • The Synod of Dort and the Sabbath
  • The Gateway to the Deep End
  • Can a Christian Eat Black Pudding?

Blogroll

  • Challies Dot Com
  • Green Baggins
  • Reformed Reader
  • Riddleblog
  • The Bridgehead
  • The Heidelblog
  • Unfolding the Word

Links of Interest

  • Albert Mohler
  • ARPA
  • Puritan Board
  • Reformed Perspective Magazine
  • White Horse Inn

Related Links

  • Canadian Reformed Churches
  • Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary
  • Creation Without Compromise
  • Free Reformed Church of Launceston
  • Free Reformed Churches of Australia
  • Providence Press
  • Reformed Sermons
  • Um Discípulo de Cristo

© Copyright 2025 Wes Bredenhof
  |  Subscribe RSS

Website by Rosalyn Poort