The 1619 Project, a product of the New York Times, now a television series on Hulu, is a deeply flawed re-telling of American history. It is not simply that one disagrees with the conclusions of the 1619 Project—historians often disagree about conclusions—what . . . Continue reading →
January 2023 Archive
Second Council Of Orange On The Love Of God
CANON 25. Concerning the love with which we love God. It is wholly a gift of God to love God. He who loves, even though he is not loved, allowed himself to be loved. We are loved, even when we displease him, . . . Continue reading →
How Not To Train Pastors (Part 2)
I wrote this and How Not To Train Pastors (Part 1) near the very beginning of the Heidelblog in 2007. As high-speed internet service was becoming more widespread, online education was beginning to catch on and many seminaries were beginning to adopt it. . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Strimple Contra Postmillennialism (1)
Bob Strimple critiques theonomic postmillennialism. Continue reading →
The Church As The Two Witnesses Of Revelation
The giving of authority and prophesying to the two witnesses in Revelation 11:3 matches John’s taking the scroll and call to prophesy in the previous chapter. Yet, the doubling of the witness is symbolic of the whole church. According to the Old . . . Continue reading →
“Do You Know Of A Good P&R Church Nearby?”
It happens often—a friend or listener sends a message with the question: “Do you know of a good confessional Presbyterian or Reformed church near X?” All too often, after searching online, consulting denominational websites, even asking other friends, the answer is no. . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Strimple Critiques Theonomy (2)
These are some of our favorite Heidelquotes. Something to think about from the Heidelcast. If you are subscribed to the Heidelcast or the Heidelblog (see below) you will receive these episodes automatically. All the Episodes of the Heidelcast How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Strimple Replies To Theonomy
Bob Strimple Replied to Theonomy in 1999. You should hear it. Continue reading →
Religious Freedom Watch: Board Member Asked To Resign After Voice Concerns Over “Inappropriate” Sign
Activists are calling for a New Jersey school board member to resign after she voiced opposition to a poster she said was inappropriate for schoolchildren, and criticized gender and sexual identity curriculum at large. “Last night, I attended an elementary ‘Math Night.’ My 7 . . . Continue reading →
How Not to Train Pastors (Part 1)
I wrote this near the very beginning of the Heidelblog in 2007. As high-speed internet service was becoming more widespread, online education was beginning to catch on and many seminaries were beginning to adopt it. The world has changed since then. The . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For January 22, 2023: Q&A
In this episode, Dr. Clark opens the phones for a Q&A session! He also calls and texts from Ernestine, Danett, David, Brennan, and Jackson on issues like controversial figures in the broader Christian community, the Ten Commandments, and which theological books are . . . Continue reading →
More Than The Sinner’s Prayer
If potential converts (children or adults) are so unfamiliar with basic Bible doctrine that they can understand nothing more than “asking Jesus into their heart,” they probably should wait to make a commitment, until they understand the gravity of sin, and Christ’s . . . Continue reading →
Saturday Psalm Series: Psalm 88 (Part 6): Light in the Midst of Darkness
And the Darkness Has Not Overcome It—Our Savior’s Soliloquy
In the previous articles, we have considered the immensity of darkness. First, we saw the importance of prayer in the Psalm 88’s opening. No matter what darkness we face, we can always call upon our Lord. Then, we focused on the intensity . . . Continue reading →
The Canons Of Dork #12 For January 21, 2023
Dad jokes abound. Continue reading →
A New Church Plant In Birmingham
Introduction: Why Another Church? As I began to announce and plan for a United Reformed Church plant in Birmingham Alabama, the question that kept coming up was some variation of, “Why another church?” or “Why another Reformed church?” In response to this, . . . Continue reading →
SCOTUS To Decide Whether Postal Service May Punish Carrier For Observing A Sunday Sabbath
The Supreme Court added eight new cases to its docket this afternoon. One of them, Groff v. DeJoy, raises issues of religious liberty and workplace accommodation. Gerald Groff claims that the U.S. Postal Service discriminated against him on the basis of his . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Our Undoubted, Holy Catholic Faith
These are some of our favorite Heidelquotes. Something to think about from the Heidelcast. If you are subscribed to the Heidelcast or the Heidelblog (see below) you will receive these episodes automatically. All the Episodes of the Heidelcast How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia . . . Continue reading →
Happy 460th Birthday To The Heidelberg Catechism!
This is the Heidelblog and we are all about the Heidelberg Catechism (1563). On this day, in 1563, the Catechism was published in German. If you are unfamiliar with the Catechism or catechisms generally you should know that a catechism is a . . . Continue reading →
Review: Doing Theology with The Reformers by Gerald Bray
It would take a sizable monograph to catalog all the books written about the Protestant Reformation. Many Reformed Christians undoubtedly have more than a few of these books on their shelves and could likely name at least a few more. Speaking of . . . Continue reading →
The Original Christian Nationalism
We desire all people, whom the benign influence of our clemency rules, to turn to the religion which tradition from Peter to the present day declares to have been delivered to the Romans by blessed Peter the Apostle, the religion which it . . . Continue reading →