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A Special Sort of Unbelief

Recently many concerns have been expressed about the direction of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands.  Our sister churches were […]

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8 July 2014

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John Calvin and the Mosaic Civil and Judicial Laws

Today I’ll share one last excerpt from the Reformation Church History course.  This is a topic relating to John Calvin […]

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19 February 2014

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Book Review: Popologetics (4)

See here for part 1, part 2, part 3. **************** Chapter 6 has an interesting discussion on violence and nudity […]

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9 December 2013

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Book Review: Popologetics (3)

See here for part 1 and here for part 2. **************** So, generally speaking, I am on board with Turnau’s […]

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5 December 2013

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Book Review: Popologetics (2)

See here for part 1.  I concluded part 1 by asking, Does Turnau succeed in what he sets out to […]

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4 December 2013

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Walhout Gets It

There’s lots of buzz today on Facebook and elsewhere over an article published by The Banner.  In this article, retired CRC […]

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8 May 2013

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Life of Pi

I mentioned this novel yesterday morning.  The recent release of the movie prompted me to have another look at the […]

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28 January 2013

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Herman Bavinck on Education

One of the hats I wear is that of a sessional lecturer in church history at Covenant Canadian Reformed Teachers […]

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3 October 2012

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What About Labour Unions?

In our Canadian Reformed heritage there is a long history of opposition to labour unions.  To tell the truth, this […]

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7 August 2012

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The Definitive Christian Review of The Hunger Games

Okay, well actually it isn’t.  I’m just rather surprised at some of the negative reviews this book (and movie) has […]

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23 April 2012

The Hunger Games

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Book Review: The Next Story

The Next Story: Life and Faith After the Digital Explosion, Tim Challies, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011.  Hardcover, 204 pages, $21.99. […]

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23 April 2012

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Abortion and Gelada Monkeys

One of Canada’s longest running radio shows is CBC’s Quirks and Quarks.  Each Saturday, host Bob MacDonald features a series […]

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11 April 2012

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Canadian Senator: Give ’em enough rope…

In early February, Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu caused a minor crisis for the ruling Conservative party when he expressed his opinion […]

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8 March 2012

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Kim Jong-il and His Odd Mourners

This appeared in the January 2012 issue of Reformed Perspective. The death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il on December […]

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27 February 2012

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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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