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An Essential Catechism Resource

The Commentary of Dr. Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism, trans. George W. Willard.  Jenison MI:  Reformed Free Publishing Association, […]

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26 May 2025

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Six Important Theological Distinctions Related to the Holy Spirit

Good distinctions are part of the essence of sound theology.  They’re an important tool for theologians.  Preachers often employ distinctions […]

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12 May 2022

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We Distinguish: Elements/Circumstances

Many moons ago, in the days of Pine, Lynx and dial-up modems, there was an online discussion group known as […]

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29 June 2021

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We Distinguish: Broader/Narrower

It was March of 2001 and I was a newly ordained missionary serving in Fort Babine, British Columbia.  My sending […]

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11 June 2021

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We Distinguish: Essentially/Personally

Theological distinctions matter.  We need them for sound theology.  That theology then goes on to inform how we think and […]

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31 May 2021

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Can Prophets Be Mimes?

What if I told you Christians don’t have a personal responsibility to spread the gospel?  Amongst most Christians such a […]

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15 March 2021

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Homosexuality, the Bible, 1946 and all that

I’m just going to say it, no holds barred:  one of the shallowest objections to traditional Christian sexual ethics is […]

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11 August 2020

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woman in white tank top praying on a bed
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Absurdity

Can we pray to Jesus?  This is a question I’ve answered countless times, both in sermons and here on my […]

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28 February 2017

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Ten Things I Learned from Reformed Scholasticism (2)

In the first part (see here), I began to make the case that Reformed scholasticism should not be dismissed out […]

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25 April 2016

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Ten Things I Learned from Reformed Scholasticism (1)

Though not nearly as often as previously, I still sometimes see the word “scholastic” used as a pejorative – in […]

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19 April 2016

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Martin Luther: Law and Gospel

The other day I returned from the Philippines.  I was there to teach Reformation church history on the islands of […]

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17 February 2014

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God our Father and the Address of our Prayers

For this coming Sunday afternoon’s sermon, the Catechism lesson will be Lord’s Day 46.  This deals with the beginning of […]

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15 January 2014

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Ursinus Comes Out of Hiding

A few weeks back, I mentioned the “bootleg” copies of Ursinus’ Large and Small Catechisms.  It turns out that they […]

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24 November 2009

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Bootlegs of Ursinus’ Large and Small Catechisms

One of the wonderful things about the Internet is that once something gets posted, it’s often out there for good.  […]

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27 October 2009

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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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Get to Know the Holy Spirit

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Aiming to Please

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