These were the top five posts for the week of July 6–12, 2026. Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of July 6–12, 2026
Bredenhof: A Must-Read For Heidel-lovers
It’s a strange thing that even though the Heidelberg Catechism is one of our confessions, so little has been written on it. Sure, we hear sermons on it each Sunday, but where are the commentaries digging deeper into some of the theological . . . Continue reading →
A Word To The Reconquistadores (Or Why The CRC Is Not The PCUSA) (Part 1)
There is a cadre of enthusiastic Gen-Z Presbyterians led by Richard Ackerman, a student at Dubuque Theological Seminary, who has announced plans to “reconquer” the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (PCUSA) as part of a broader plan to take control of the mainline churches . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For July 12, 2026: Canons of Dort: Second, Third, and Fourth Heads of Doctrine
In this episode, Dr. Clark discusses the Canons of Dort. Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Exodus 20:4 and Statues, Family Photos, and Art
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends discuss Exodus 20:4 and Statues, Family Photos, and Art. Continue reading →
Psalm 53: The Foolishness of Sin
Psalm 53 begins with one of the bluntest diagnoses of the human heart in all of Scripture: “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” This does not mean that every sinner becomes a formal atheist. It means something deeper . . . Continue reading →
One Of The Greatest Temptations Of AI
This is one of the greatest temptations of artificial intelligence—it can craft itself into whatever image we desire, and in fact it is designed to do so while minimizing our active participation. The underlying technology of predictive large language models utilizes weighted . . . Continue reading →
Heidelvideo #22—Covenant Theology (Part 4): Dispensationalism Is Bad Covenant Theology
Dr. R. Scott Clark continues the covenant theology series, tracing Exodus 6:5, Deuteronomy 5:1-3, and Jeremiah 31:31-34 to show how the new covenant fulfills, rather than replaces, God’s covenant of grace. Continue reading →
New Resource Page: On Kinism, Racism, And Nazism
If you have been following the Heidelblog you know that there has emerged a movement that has captured the attention and even the affections of some within the confessing Presbyterian and Reformed world. This movement has become significant enough that several denominations . . . Continue reading →
Ninth Circuit Defends Religious Liberty Against Alaska Airlines
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of two flight attendants, Lacey Smith and Marli Brown, who claim they were wrongfully terminated from their positions at Alaska Airlines, and discriminated against by the flight attendants’ union, because . . . Continue reading →
Review: Pastoral Confessions: The Healing Path to Faithful Ministry By Jamin Goggin
Pastors are sinners. This sentence is not overly pleasant to read or think about. But it is true that, like other people, pastors in Christ’s church are far from perfect. They stumble in many ways. Even the godliest pastor struggles with various . . . Continue reading →
What Is The “Woke Right”?
The phrase “woke right” has been around for several years. In a 2022 interview, U.S. representative Dan Crenshaw (R) criticized the “woke right,” which he described as a mostly “online phenomenon.” According to Crenshaw, people on the woke right portray themselves as . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Why Caution About Jonathan Edwards Is In Order (Part 3)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about Jonathan Edwards. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Why Caution About Jonathan Edwards Is In Order (Part 2)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about Jonathan Edwards. Continue reading →
Who Are The True Catholics? (Part 1)
There are truly important works that simply have been forgotten or unjustly ignored. One of these is William Ames’s Fresh Suit Against Human Ceremonies in defense of the Reformed theology and practice of worship. Another is William Perkins’s 1597 treatise A Reformed Catholic, subtitled Or . . . Continue reading →
The Nazi Books Did Not Drop Out Of The Blue In Ogden
In 1935, U.S. Ambassador To Germany William Dodd warned the State Department of the “virtually dictatorial powers over Protestant Church matters” the new Nazi Minister of Church Affairs possessed. Describing the ecclesiastical resistance to Adolf Hitler’s desperate grasp for the keys to . . . Continue reading →
As For Me And My House: Considering The Joyful Grace Of Family Worship (Part 1)
The subject of family worship is simultaneously one of the most frequently espoused, consistently cataloged, and thoroughly proffered topics in the history of Reformed and Presbyterian teaching, and (at least in our day) one of the most neglected practices in many Christian . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Why Caution About Jonathan Edwards Is In Order (Part 1)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about Jonathan Edwards. Continue reading →
We Would Have Done It Too
On September 27, 1933, the national synod of the German Evangelical Church met in Wittenberg, Germany. A parade of clerics in dark robes processed along the town’s main street, passing the Stadtkirche where Martin Luther used to preach. The metal crosses hanging . . . Continue reading →
Trueman: Murder Is What It Is
What is it that haunts the nightmares of parents of children with disabilities—with cerebral palsy, let’s say, or, given our psychologized times, perhaps even a propensity towards depression? I discovered the answer in a recent conversation with a friend who has a . . . Continue reading →