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Who Made Tim Keller?

Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation, Collin Hansen.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2023.  Paperback, 306 pages. With Tim Keller’s death […]

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24 July 2023

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The Great Divide

I grew up during the Cold War and quite aware of it.  In fact, in St. Albert, the city where […]

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2 March 2022

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Getting Unlost

I got lost recently.  With a couple of friends, I was hiking Tasmania’s epic South Coast Track.  Most of this […]

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22 February 2022

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Meet Cornelius Van Til

One of my favourite authors is Cornelius Van Til.  Van Til was born in the Netherlands in 1896.  While still […]

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10 September 2021

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Living Sola Scripturally

There are differences between the way houses are often built in Australia and the way they’re built in Canada.  I’m […]

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17 August 2021

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An Admiring Look at the Greatest Popularizer of Reformed Theology

R.C. Sproul: A Life, Stephen J. Nichols.  Wheaton: Crossway, 2021.  Hardcover, 371 pages. Back in the early 90s, there was […]

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3 May 2021

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Follow the Evidence?

There was a refrain frequently heard on early episodes of TV’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.  Gus Grissom was training rookie […]

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10 November 2020

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Traitors or Loyal Subjects?

Imagine for a moment a powerful yet wise and good king ruling over his vast kingdom.  Years ago, there was […]

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28 October 2020

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New/Old Reformed Apologetics Resources

As a 21 year old young man I was singularly blessed. My introduction to apologetics (the defense of the faith) […]

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20 October 2020

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Why is Christianity True?

Why is Christianity true?  How would you answer that question?  A number of attendees at the National Religious Broadcasters convention […]

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31 August 2020

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Book Review: Know Why You Believe

Know Why You Believe, K. Scott Oliphint.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017.  Softcover, 221 pages. There’s a need for different types […]

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9 October 2019

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Book Review: Reformed Apologetics (4)

See here for part 1, here for part 2, here for part 3. Presuppositional apologetics is well-known for its use […]

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9 July 2019

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Book Review: Reforming Apologetics (3)

See here for part 1 and here for part 2. The concept of “common notions” plays a large role in […]

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8 July 2019

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Book Review: Reforming Apologetics (2)

See here for part 1. Some Points of Appreciation There are some points at which I genuinely appreciate Reforming Apologetics.  […]

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4 July 2019

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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

Published 2020

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Published 2019

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