In this episode, Dr. Clark answers the question, “Do we attain new life because we believe, or do we believe because we’ve been given new life?” The Holy Spirit works when and where he will, and it’s through the work of the Spirit that humans are enabled to hear the word with believing ears. Continue reading →
Death is a difficult topic for modern Christians. We know that we will die. We confess it in our theology, see it in our families, and hear it announced in prayer meetings, hospital rooms, and funeral homes. Yet for all that, many . . . Continue reading →
Smith, argues that within the pagan “matrix of assumptions, the Christian view of sexuality was not only radically alien, it was close to incomprehensible.” About this he is certainly right historically. But consider that the Christian view of sexuality is today, within . . . Continue reading →
Paglia was also a more acute critic than Bloom, because she realized that the so-called tenured radicals were not really radicals at all but apple polishing class president types, or else plain hucksters. All the real radicals had flamed out on drugs . . . Continue reading →
So far, we have considered the cultural pressure for parents not to “be fruitful and multiply” (Gen 1:28), whether it comes from Malthusian theories of future scarcity, Paul Ehrlich’s theoretical “population bomb,” or Millennial and Gen Z fears about the state of . . . Continue reading →
These were the top five posts for the week of September 21–27, 2026. Continue reading →
In this episode of the Heidelcast, Rev. Scott McDermand joins Dr. Clark in studio to discuss pastoral ministry, particularly what Rev. McDermand has learned since graduating from seminary and then being called to shepherd God’s people at First Presbyterian Church in Bad Axe, Michigan. They discuss the character of a pastor and how Rev. McDermand’s perspective has changed and/or matured over the years. Continue reading →
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends discuss the nature of Christ’s humanity. Continue reading →
A few people at my high school really did not like me. One day in biology class, two students started throwing scissors at me. The teacher decided not to do anything, so they continued until class ended. You might imagine that this . . . Continue reading →
While it was a remark [about the Jehovah’s Witnesses] that illustrated how much the leadership of the SS understood that they were running a faith-based organization, it also brought to the surface a fundamental problem Himmler faced in constructing the mentality required . . . Continue reading →
The opening of smartphones to third-party apps led to fierce competition among companies large and small to create the most engaging mobile apps. The winners of this race were often those that adopted free-to-to-use, advertising-based business models because few consumers would pay . . . Continue reading →
Why do Reformed Christians get a reputation for being bad at evangelism? Dr. R. Scott Clark, who once taught Evangelism Explosion, joins Rev. Chris Gordon to talk honestly about the pressure tactics he learned as a young Southern Baptist, why he came . . . Continue reading →
I have spent my teaching career in classical Christian schools, where the language of “worldview” is nearly impossible to escape. It appears in mission statements and curriculum guides, in faculty meetings and lesson plans, and in conversations about everything from literature and . . . Continue reading →
But if we are absolutely no closer in 2026 to enacting anything resembling a Christian nationalist agenda, it is hard to see the conversation as little more than an unnecessary distraction at this point. Not that Christians engaging in politics is a . . . Continue reading →
In this episode, Dr. Clark reminds us that God’s answer to our sin is the “golden chain,” found in Romans 8:28 – 30. Continue reading →
In this episode, Dr. Clark says that free choice might not mean what you is does. He discusses three approaches on how the church has historically tried to explain free choice, and gives us a distinction between free choice and free will. Continue reading →
If this marriage be made up between Christ and you, then you have put away all lovers besides Christ; the right hand will be cut off, the right eye will be put out; you will be divorced from all other husbands, particularly . . . Continue reading →
Jesus says, “The kingdom of God is in the midst of you” (Luke 17:21). In his coming, living, dying, rising, and ascending, he inaugurated the kingdom in its new covenant form. By the power of his Spirit, those who are in him . . . Continue reading →
In this Heidelminicast, Dr. Clark continues the series, “How Did We Come to Faith?” considering how sons and daughters of Adam, dead in their sins and trespasses, come to believe in Jesus. In this episode, he discusses God’s predestinating, sovereign grace. Continue reading →
On a Thursday morning in Calvin’s Geneva, a person could be summoned to the Auditoire, the lecture hall beside St. Pierre Cathedral where the church court met and asked to account for a wedding feast with dancing that had run past midnight. . . . Continue reading →
