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Science and Loss of Faith

Some years ago, during the creation/evolution debates in the Canadian Reformed Churches, the claim was made that young people were […]

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23 November 2021

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Greg Bahnsen’s Reformed Confessions

Back in the 1990s, Dr. Greg Bahnsen drafted two helpful Reformed confessions. Until about last year, these were hosted on […]

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13 October 2021

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Confessional Conferences for Reformed Unity

Back in the early 1990s, a unique effort was made to address several  pressing issues facing Reformed and Presbyterian churches.  […]

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20 April 2015

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Words Can Be Slippery Things

It’s happened many times in church history.  The theologian says he believes in the resurrection.  But eventually it comes out […]

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6 March 2013

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Position Statements on Creation and Evolution

The Canadian Reformed Churches are being attacked by dangerous false teachings.  These teachings are not coming from outside, but from […]

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13 December 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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Book Review: The Theology of B. B. Warfield

The Theology of B. B. Warfield: A Systematic Summary, Fred G. Zaspel, Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.  Hardcover, 624 pages, $44.00. Ninety […]

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7 March 2011

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The almighty God is my faithful Father and he gives everything its meaning (Lord’s Day 9)

Stephen Jay Gould is a very intelligent man and an effective communicator.  He’s written extensively on the natural world and […]

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27 June 2010

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Meanwhile…elsewhere

Dr. John Byl has been blogging quite regularly as of late and has made some helpful contributions to the debate […]

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14 April 2010

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The Creation Question Revisited

In late 1992 I was just beginning my writing “career.”  I was still living at home with my parents and […]

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13 April 2010

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Brian McLaren, Evolution, and the Fall

Brian McLaren, one of the top emergent gurus, is a dangerous man.  I read his book A Generous Orthodoxy last […]

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10 February 2010

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Ten Reasons Why Evolution is Dangerous and Evil

The latest issue of Clarion (January 1, 2010) includes an article which I’ve co-authored with four CanRC colleagues.  The title, […]

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22 January 2010

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Book Review: the Ultimate Proof

Jason Lisle, The Ultimate Proof of Creation: Resolving the Origins Debate, Green Forest: Master Books, 2009.  Paperback, 254 pages, $13.99 […]

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8 December 2009

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SETI and DNA

I’m currently reading Jason Lisle’s The Ultimate Proof of Creation.  It’s a unique effort to apply Reformed presuppositional apologetics to […]

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4 December 2009

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Books by Wes Bredenhof

Get to Know the Holy Spirit

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Aiming to Please

Published 2020

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Seven Wondrous Words

Published 2019

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