The Books and the Parchments—Contributors

Rev. Wes Bredenhof
B.A., University of Alberta
M.Div., Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches
Dip. M., Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches
Ph.D. (cand.), Reformation International Theological Seminary
Rev. Bredenhof was ordained to the ministry as a missionary to the native people living in Fort Babine, British Columbia in 2000. In 2005, he accepted a call to serve as co-pastor of the Langley Canadian Reformed Church, in Langley, British Columbia, where he currently serves. He is also pursuing a Doctor of Theology under the supervision of Dr. L.J. Joosse (pastor of the Reformed Church in Groningen-West, the Netherlands). He is also an instructor in the missions department of this seminary.

He has written numerous articles published in a wide variety of publications including Clarion, Christian Renewal, Reformed Perspective, Koinonia and Mid-America Journal of Theology.

Together with his wife Rose and three children (Josiah, Julie, Emeline), he lives in Surrey, BC.

Rev. Michael Brown
M.Div., Westminster Seminary California
M.A. (cand.), Westminster Seminary California
Rev. Brown was ordained as minister of Word and sacraments in the United Reformed Churches of North America on September 19, 2004 at the Escondido United Reformed Church. He presently serves as pastor of Christ United Reformed Church in Santee, CA.

Some of his favorite authors and books are John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion, Francis Turretin’s Institutes of Elenctic Theology, Herman Witsius’s The Economy of Covenants Between God and Man, Louis Berkhof’s Systematic Theology, Martin Luther’s Commentary on Galatians, Meredith Kline's Kingdom Prologue, Nathan O. Hatch’s The Democratization of American Christianity, every title by Michael Horton, and all the fiction written by the Oxford philologist J.R.R. Tolkien.

Mike Brown is a native Southern Californian. He did not grow up in Reformed churches but in the Calvary Chapel movement where he served as a “youth pastor” for a short period of time. He became interested in Reformed theology, however, through the writings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones, J. Gresham Machen, and by “The White Horse Inn” radio program. He has a passion to preach the gospel, teach theology and help people learn the riches of the Reformed faith. Mike and his wife Janie were married in 1990, and have four children: Micaela, Alysia, Isaac and Iain. They live in San Diego.

Rev. Daniel R. Hyde
B.A., Southern California College
M.Div. Westminster Seminary California
Th.M. (cand.) Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
Rev. Hyde is the Church Planter and Pastor of the Oceanside United Reformed Church, Carlsbad, California. He is the author of Jesus Loves the Little Children: Why We Baptize Children (Reformed Fellowship, 2006), The Good Confession: An Exploration of the Christian Faith (Wipf & Stock, 2006), What to Expect in Reformed Worship: A Visitors' Guide (Wipf & Stock, 2007), We Confess: An Exposition of the Belgic Confession (Reformed Fellowship, 2007), “Rulers and Servants: The Nature of and Qualifications for the Offices of Elder and Deacon,” in Called to Serve: Essays for Elders and Deacons, ed. Michael G. Brown (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, 2007), and “Table Manners: Whom We Welcome to the Lord’s Table,” in Called to Serve: Essays for Elders and Deacons, ed. Michael G. Brown (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, 2007).

Mr. Shane Lems
B.A., Reformed Bible College
M.Div, Westminster Seminary California
Mr. Lems has been called to be the Church Planter for the URC of Sunnyside (WA) on behalf of the Grace URC in Kennewick, WA. His interests include the writings of Herman Bavinck, Francis Turretin, and Martin Luther; Heidelberg Catechism studies, homiletics, the dialogue between modernisn, postmodernism, and the Reformed faith; Hebrew and Greek grammar, and the study of Scripture's genres.




Rev. Brian D. Vos
M.Div., Westminster Seminary California
Rev. Vos is Pastor of the Trinity United Reformed Church, Caledonia, Michigan and is the author of several articles, including a series on the book of Revelation entitled, "Looking Above." He has also served as President of the Board of Trustees for Reformed Fellowship, Inc.