“It’s a new storybook Bible for children!” as I looked to my wife from the kitchen table. She rolled her eyes in that familiar way and glanced over to the stack of similar books collecting dust. “Will it make the pile?” “Not . . . Continue reading →
Covenant Moralism
Of the three controversies surveyed briefly in this chapter, perhaps none of them better illustrates the diminished influence of the Reformed confession, and the rise of the QIRC in the conservative Reformed churches, than the thirty-year struggle over the doctrine of justification. . . . Continue reading →
Video: Is Roman Catholicism Right About Tradition?
What does the Bible actually mean when Paul tells the Thessalonians to hold fast to the traditions they were taught “either by spoken word or by letter”? Rome has long leaned on that verse to defend a body of unwritten apostolic teaching . . . Continue reading →
Review: Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, And Profits Are Hurting The Church By Katelyn Beaty
It is my opinion that one of the more detrimental developments in modern evangelicalism has been the rise of the celebrity pastor. While the church has always been tempted to elevate gifted and influential leaders beyond their proper place, our digital age . . . Continue reading →
Nebraska Sued For Pressuring Families To Attend Public School
As parents in Lincoln, Nebraska send their children back to school today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance is filing the Jacobsen v. Spellerberg lawsuit on behalf of two families in the District Court of Lancaster County, challenging the state’s K-12 education system’s . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: God’s Unexpected Arrow: Psalm 64
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about Psalm 64. Continue reading →
John Witherspoon: Presbyterian Pastor
John Witherspoon is most famous for being the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence. The most crucial part of that sentence is the recognition that Witherspoon was, from the age of 20 until his death at the age of 71, . . . Continue reading →
Schism and the Redeemed Zoomer (Part 6): Schism in the Early Church
Church division has troubled Christians from the earliest generations of the church. The New Testament repeatedly warns against factions, quarrels, false teachers, and those who disturb the unity of Christ’s body. Those warnings did not become less urgent after the death of . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: An Interesting Conversation At My Door
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about an interesting conversation at his door. Continue reading →
Schism and the Redeemed Zoomer (Part 5): The Apostles and Institutional Faithfulness
In a previous article, we considered the argument against schism in the Old Testament. Redeemed Zoomer’s (RZ) argument does not rest on the Old Testament alone. He also maintains that Jesus and the apostles remained within the temple and synagogue system until . . . Continue reading →
Advice From A Seasoned Pastor
I was ordained in 2000 and in the years since, I’ve learned some things about pastoral ministry. In what follows, I’ll share ten practical tips. These go beyond what should be understood by every pastor: keep your focus on the gospel, preach . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen: Are We Schismatics?
In this episode Dr. Clark reads an essay by J. Gresham Machen. Continue reading →
The Council Of Ephesus (AD 431) Contra Pelagius Et Al
When there had been read in the holy Synod what had been done touching the deposition of the most irreligious Pelagians and Coelestines, of Coelestius, and Pelagius, and Julian, and Praesidius, and Florus, and Marcellian, and Orontius, and those inclined to like . . . Continue reading →
CRCNA Synod 2026: From Reformation to Further Reformation
“Brothers, there is reformation happening in the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC). And that is something that we ought to be thankful for.” This statement was not made at the Synod of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. It . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of August 17–23, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of August 17–23, 2026. Continue reading →
Maltby: Fawkes Was A Terrorist
The child was nine years old. She was to be the oldest survivor of her murdered family: the terrorists planned to hold her prisoner, after an explosion had killed her father, mother, and 11-year-old brother. Her survival would depend on submitting to . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast for August 23, 2026: Rome, Constantinople, or Geneva (Part 10): The Sacramental System (4)
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 →
Stuart Robinson (1814–81) Defended The Disestablishment Of The Church
No logical Christian mind can avoid the suspicion that the first principles of the true doctrine touching the relation of the temporal and spiritual powers must have very generally fallen out of the consciousness of Christendom, as he contemplates the singular fact . . . Continue reading →
Thistles and Olive Trees: Psalm 52 (Part 1)
You have probably taken one. You can go online and find a bunch of them, and some jobs require them. What are they? They are personality tests. You take to learn more about yourself. But they are not all created equal. At . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Meeting God in His Means of Grace: How Word, Sacrament, and Prayer Help Us Encounter Christ
In this episode of the Heidelcast, Dr. Clark talks about the means of grace. Continue reading →