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RCN Report: Open All Offices to Women

This past Tuesday, the deputies appointed to study women in office in the Reformed Churches of the Netherlands (RCN) released […]

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3 November 2016

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RCUS to RCN: Your Choice

Over the last year or so, we’ve seen both the Free Reformed Churches of Australia and the Canadian Reformed Churches […]

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7 July 2016

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Presbyterianism and Admission to the Lord’s Supper

I’m still working on getting acquainted with my new context here in Australia.  There’s a lot to learn!  I’m keen […]

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27 June 2016

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Photo credit: Randy Mulder (via Facebook).
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URCNA/CanRC Relations — Status Quo (for now)

The United Reformed Churches of North America are currently holding their synod in Wyoming, Michigan.  I’m not going to comment […]

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16 June 2016

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Photo:  Rev. D.M. Boersma
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Synod Dunnville 2016 (7)

Today I’m going to review some of the highlights from Day 7 of Synod Dunnville, the proceedings of Wednesday May […]

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25 May 2016

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Synod Dunnville 2016 (6)

We spent the weekend (and a bit more) without Internet.  As of last night, it’s back up and running and […]

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24 May 2016

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Synod Dunnville 2016 (5)

I’ve now had the opportunity to take a closer look at the most recent batch of Acts (which you can […]

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19 May 2016

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Synod Dunnville 2016 (4)

The Acts of day 5 of the Synod have just been published — but I haven’t yet had the opportunity […]

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19 May 2016

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Synod Dunnville 2016 (2)

Synod Dunnville continues today over in Canada.  We’ve seen the publication of a few sets of Provisional Acts.  Unfortunately, it’s […]

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16 May 2016

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Synod Dunnville 2016 (1)

The Canadian Reformed synod is now underway in Dunnville, Ontario.  As I understand it, the provisional Acts will be published […]

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12 May 2016

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CanRC Synod Dunnville 2016

It begins next week.  Every three years the Canadian Reformed Churches hold a synod, their broadest assembly.  This year’s synod […]

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4 May 2016

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Appeals on Women’s Voting at CanRC Synod 2016

CanRC Synod Dunnville is coming up in May.  I just noticed this press release from Classis Central Ontario of March […]

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18 March 2016

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Reflections on “The Holland I Never Knew”

Anne Bokma and I have some things in common.  We both have Dutch ancestry.  We both belong to the first […]

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17 March 2016

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(Another) Proposal to Change the Belgic Confession

There’s a Canadian Reformed synod this year.  Among the items on the agenda will be a supplementary report from the […]

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9 March 2016

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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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