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The Quest for the Historical Adam
The Quest for the Historical Adam
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Book Review: The Quest for the Historical Adam

The Quest for the Historical Adam: Genesis, Hermeneutics, and Human Origins, William VanDoodewaard. Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2015. Hardcover, […]

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10 November 2015

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A New Sister for the FRCA!

Our consistory here in Launceston received word the other day that the First Evangelical Reformed Church of Singapore has accepted […]

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4 November 2015

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Dutch Ship Sinking
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CanRC Committee Recommends “Restriction” on Relationship with Netherlands

Though I’m no longer a CanRC minister, I’m still going to take an active interest in developments back in Canada.  […]

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26 October 2015

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Individuals Addressing Synods?

After my recent post about the differences between the CanRC and FRCA, I received some feedback.  One correspondent asked me […]

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13 October 2015

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CanRC vs. FRCA

In this post, I’d like to explore some of the differences between the Canadian Reformed Churches and Free Reformed Churches […]

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6 October 2015

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Free Reformed Church of Baldivis
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FRCA Synod 2015 (6)

The Synod finished up on Wednesday evening and all the draft Acts are now available.  For today, we’ll just have […]

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1 July 2015

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Synod Baldivis 2
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FRCA Synod 2015 (1)

The Synod of the Free Reformed Churches of Australia (FRCA) is being held presently in Baldivis, Western Australia.  It opened […]

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24 June 2015

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When You Don’t Follow Through…

There once was a Reformed church federation in the Netherlands.  This federation had a long and storied history.  Its roots […]

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9 June 2015

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Challenges Facing the Canadian Reformed Churches

As most readers know, last September I accepted a call to the Free Reformed Church of Launceston, Tasmania.  We’ve applied […]

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27 April 2015

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Some Good News for a Change

Things can often be depressing when it comes to developments in church life.  We often see things slip-sliding away.  That’s […]

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12 March 2015

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CanRC Interim Report on Relations with Churches in the Netherlands

Recently, an important report was released by the CanRC synodically appointed subcommittee tasked with relations with our Dutch sister churches […]

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27 October 2014

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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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Reflection on the RCN 2014 Decision on Women in Office

A couple of weeks ago, I posted the text of the decision of Synod Ede 2014 of the Reformed Churches […]

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25 June 2014

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Outward Looking Church: Current Craze or Christ’s Commission? (5)

Revised from a presentation for the Spring Office Bearers Conference held March 22, 2014 in Burlington, ON.  See here for […]

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19 June 2014

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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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