Should we regret marijuana legalization? By one recent count, 24 states have legalized marijuana for recreational use since 2012. Seven additional states have decriminalized it to varying degrees, and the Trump administration, in April, moved state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Rethinking The Crusades
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about the Crusades. Continue reading →
Review: God’s Purposes In Our Pain: 10 Ways God Uses Suffering For Our Good By Kenneth Berding and Keith R. Krell
“David sure seems to complain a lot.” These were the words of thirteen-year-old yours truly after reading through the Psalms for the first time. Even in my unsophisticated (and apparently unsympathetic) reading, it was obvious that many of the Psalms contained lament. . . . Continue reading →
Schism and the Redeemed Zoomer (Part 4): The Prophets and Institutional Faithfulness
Continuing our discussion on the recent debates over schism, we now turn to what the Old Testament has to say. Redeemed Zoomer’s (RZ) case against Protestant separation rests heavily on the Old Testament. In a debate with Douglas Wilson hosted by Reformation . . . Continue reading →
Samuel Davies (1723–61): Defender Of Religious Dissent Under The Established Pre-Revolutionary Church In America
Davies’ willingness to submit to the prevailing church-state arrangement should not be mistaken for passivity. He fought doggedly for the rights of non-conformists, arguing that the 1689 Act of Toleration, which protected dissenters in England, applied in the colonies. If dissenters like . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Who are the True Catholics (Part 3)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about catholicity. Continue reading →
Did The Missouri Presbytery PCA Properly Examine A Same-Sex Attracted Candidate?
On April 22, 2025, the Missouri Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) approved the ordination of a same sex attracted (SSA) man. A Ruling Elder present at the meeting filed a complaint arguing that the presbytery action violated the PCA’s . . . Continue reading →
Schism and the Redeemed Zoomer (Part 3): Does Heresy Justify Separation?
I always appreciate clarity and directness. These are not missing in the discussions of schism with Richard Ackerman, the Redeemed Zoomer. He has stated his position in the strongest possible terms in an X (formerly Twitter) post on July 20, 2026: “No . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Does The Westminster Confession Teach Baptismal Regeneration? (Part 1)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about conspiracy theories. Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of August 10–16, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of August 10–16, 2026. Continue reading →
Rutherford: When It Comes To Justification The Law And The Gospel Are In Mortal Combat
In the manner of justifying, the two covenants (law and gospel) are locked in frontal combat. This is because the gospel justifies through grace through faith, not works. Samuel Rutherford, The Works of Samuel Rutherford: Arminianism: A Systematic and Theological Response, ed. . . . Continue reading →
The National Gospel
In a recent episode of Presbycast, the host and three guests considered a letter written by J. Gresham Machen in 1925 to a missionary in the Southern Presbyterian Church. It did not take long for the conversation on the podcast to turn . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast for August 16, 2026: Rome, Constantinople, or Geneva (Part 9): The Sacramental System (3)
American Evangelical Christianity is in crisis. The story of how it got here is an important part of this series but there are several reasons so many evangelical Christians are discontent and looking for something else, something with historical roots, with a sense of tradition, with a sense of of transcendence, with reverent worship, and with a deeper view of the sacraments. Continue reading →
Psalm 103 and Commanding Your Heart (Part 2): Commanding Memory
In the first part of our look at Psalm 103, we considered its bookends, gleaning wise counsel from the instruction both at the beginning of the psalm and at the end to command our hearts to worship the Lord. Our hearts are . . . Continue reading →
Rutherford: Contra The Remonstrants, Rome Does Deny The Doctrine Of Salvation
They hold that the Roman Church does not teach fundamental errors but only errors conditionally and improperly so, which do not undermine the foundation. But our theologians, like Perkins and Whitaker, have demonstrated that the papal church as such does not teach . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Superfriends Saturday: Psalms Set to Modern Musical Interpretation and the Boundaries of the Regulative Principle of Worship
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends discuss musical interpretation. Continue reading →
Video: Communion with God in Scripture (Part 3)—New Covenant Methods
Harrison Perkins speaks at the IPC Catalyst Conference. The Christian’s Communion: Fellowship with the Triune God in Life and Ministry – Communion with God in Scripture. Continue reading →
Christians Need The Lord’s Supper
Christians need a robust sense of the Supper as a means of grace. Unfortunately, in reaction to Rome, many American Christians have lost something of the mystery of the Supper. They think of it solely in funereal terms. They see it principally . . . Continue reading →
Contra Noll & Livingstone: Warfield Did Not Become A Theistic Evolutionist
This study concludes that Warfield’s position is best understood as a principled openness to scientific inquiry governed by his commitment to the harmony of general and special revelation, coupled with a sustained critique of evolution’s scientific and theological adequacy. … According to . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: A Major Problem With Conspiracy Theories (Part 2)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about conspiracy theories. Continue reading →