The teenage version of me would be very shocked to find me in the Reformed faith. To be fair, my teenage self didn’t really understand what it meant to be a Reformed Christian. I grew up in a Christian home with two . . . Continue reading →
December 2024 Archive
Heidelminicast Q&A: Did Adam Need Jesus?
In this episode Dr Clark answers a listener question on Adam and Jesus. Continue reading →
Gone, But Not Forgotten: The Influence Of The Scots Confession Of 1560 In The Theological Life Of Presbyterianism (Part 1)
In Reformed and Presbyterian circles, a great deal of attention is given to the Three Forms of Unity and the Westminster Standards, and rightly so. Continue reading →
Colquhoun: The Great Use Of The Gospel
The gospel in its strict acceptation is, in the hand of the Holy Spirit, of special use…: To reveal Christ and God in Him as reconciled and as reconciling sinners of mankind to Himself. The great use of the gospel is to . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of December 9–15, 2024
These were the top five posts for the week of December 9–15, 2024. Continue reading →
POPLL: An Alternative To Christian Nationalism (And Theonomy, Christian Reconstruction, Theocracy, And Christendom) (Pt 8)
The fourth of our five points of Christian citizenship is Legislate. Last time we considered briefly what it means to legislate, i.e., to draft and pass a law, but how does it happen? How does one become a legislator and how does . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For December 15, 2024: The Comfort of the Covenant (16): God’s Providence
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Ordinary Means Ordinary (4): The American Evangelical Fall From the Means of Grace (Part 3)
Dr Clark continues the series “Ordinary Means Ordinary” Continue reading →
The God Worthy Of Psalming And Hymning: Psalm 113 (Part 1)
Yuri Gagarin is an unlikely candidate to make an appearance in our churches. The Russian cosmonaut died in 1968. Nevertheless, you may have heard of him. He was the first man in space. He is also becoming a favorite sermon illustration of some. Continue reading →
What We Can Learn From 1524
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Half a millennium ago, as Europeans entered the year 1524, they were gazing at the heavens in trepidation, fearful of a Grand Conjunction that was set to occur. Johann Stöffler, a professor . . . Continue reading →
Video: The Suffering King: Psalm 31:1-8 | Rev. Dan Borvan
God hears the lament of his people and preserves them unto salvation. Continue reading →
Another Win For Religious Freedom And Freedom Of Speech
A Virginia public school district has agreed to pay $575,000 to resolve a lawsuit brought by a Christian teacher who was fired for refusing to use the self-declared pronouns of a trans-identified student. The West Point School Board reached a settlement with . . . Continue reading →
And Now For The Rest Of The Story
Christianity Today Online has published a piece touting the virtues of online seminary education.1 I expected there to be, somewhere in the story, someone to present the other side opposing online seminary education, but I did not see it. Perhaps I missed it? . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: Did Calvin and Ursinus Teach Hypothetical Universalism?
In this episode Dr Clark answers a listener question on hypothetical universalism. Continue reading →
A Tale Of Two Kingdoms
Ranging from William Parry’s “Jerusalem” (popularized in the hit film Chariots of Fire) to the Social Gospel to Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven Is a Place on Earth”, modern history has witnessed a struggle to define the proper expression of the kingdom of God “on . . . Continue reading →
Review: To Change All Worlds: Critical Theory From Marx To Marcuse By Carl R. Trueman
Approaching the one-thousand-year-old Oxford Castle and Prison from the east, at the corner of Castle St. and New Rd., the entire crosswalk is emblazoned with rainbow colors, indicating the Oxford city council’s solidarity with the local LGBTQ+ community. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast Q&A: Did the Roman Catholic Church Move the Sabbath From Saturday to Sunday?
In this episode Dr Clark answers a listener question on the day of the Sabbath. Continue reading →
Swiss Evangelicals Banned From Using Lake Geneva For Baptisms
An evangelical church in Cologny, in the Swiss canton of Geneva, has decided to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the Federal Court’s decision against public baptisms on Lake Geneva. It has done so supported by the Swiss Evangelical Alliance (SEA-RES) and . . . Continue reading →
The Pastor And The Free Offer Of The Gospel Part 2: Personal Evangelism
In this two-part essay, we are considering the articulation between the pastoral ministry and the free offer of the gospel. In part 1, we took a look at the free offer of the gospel and how it impacts preaching. In this second . . . Continue reading →
The Pastor And The Free Offer Of The Gospel Part 1: The Pulpit
There has been much interest in recent years on the subject of the free offer of the gospel and several helpful books have been written on the subject.1 This research has helped further clarify that Calvinism is not the same thing as hyper-Calvinism, . . . Continue reading →