“Jesus, why are you being so insensitive? Why don’t you care more about the people? Don’t you realize that the people you just chased out of the Temple are good guys?” In our day, we wouldn’t be surprised if this was in . . . Continue reading →
2025 Archive
Heidelminicast: All Those and Only Those (7): What Happened to Amyraldianism?
In this episode Dr Clark continues a series on the good news of definite atonement, and why some have struggled with it, and how we should respond. Continue reading →
John Knox On The Lord’s Supper, Part 2: Treatise On The Sacrament
In our previous installment, we noted the possibility of a trend among modern-day Protestants in adopting a softer stance toward the Roman Mass than would have been held among previous generations. Though not as prolific in his theological writings as men like . . . Continue reading →
Luther On Bound Choice: Celebrating The Recovery Of The Doctrine Of Sola Gratia (Part 2)—Erasmus Of Rotterdam
When Desiderius Erasmus (1466–1536) was born, the printing press was about fifteen years old. Paul II was Pope. Frederick III was Holy Roman Emperor. What we think of today as the Netherlands was ruled by the House of Burgundy. Luther would not . . . Continue reading →
Vos On Adam’s Probation Before The Fall
Now, it is true that our moral goodness and our righteousness can be in the closest relationship, that someone good and holy is righteous per se. But still one must be careful to note that righteousness only stems from moral goodness by means of . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of July 7–13, 2025
These were the top five posts for the week of July 7–13. Continue reading →
Heidelcast For July 13, 2025: Nourish and Sustain (9): The Teaching of John Calvin on the Lord’s Supper from the Institutes (1559)
In this episode Dr Clark continues the current series, “Nourish and Sustain” Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Created For Communion With God: The Promise of Genesis 1 And 2
It’s a Superfriends Saturday on the Heidelcast! Continue reading →
The Literacy Crisis In America: English Majors Can’t Read
English professors often assume that students can read the novels and poetry assigned for their courses. However, like many of our colleagues, we have come to question that assumption. To gain some insight, we conducted a reading test from January to April . . . Continue reading →
The Psalm of Yahweh’s Seven Thunders: Psalm 29 (Part 2)
Psalm 29 has lifted up our eyes to the heavens to behold not weather but the glory of God in the storm and the ear-bleeding thunders of Yahweh’s voice. But you cannot really have thunder without lightning. The one necessarily comes with . . . Continue reading →
Video: Assurance In Luke 7
In this episode Pastor Mike Abendroth looks at Luke chapter 7 and what it teaches us about the assurance of faith. Continue reading →
How Recovering Traditional Reformed Categories Helps Us Understand What Civil Law Is
Few Christians today doubt that our relationship to our civil governments has gotten at least more complicated, if not outright harder, in recent years. Still, we often do not know how to navigate that challenge very effectively. We can be left thinking . . . Continue reading →
Interpreting Providence
Apparently a bizarre and unforeseen tornado struck Minneapolis. According to this post by John Piper, it hit an ELCA (mainline) Lutheran Church just as they were about to consider ecclesiastical policy regarding homosexuality. Continue reading →
Review: The God Who Judges and Saves: A Theology of 2 Peter and Jude By Matthew S. Harmon
Books on New Testament theology are often stale and lack depth of real theological analysis. I have regularly felt that when biblical studies attempt to do theology, the fruit is either obvious or seriously off track. Against this backdrop, Matthew Harmon’s exploration . . . Continue reading →
Turretin On Not Mixing Water In Communion Wine
Common “wine” is instituted, of indifferent color, undiluted with water because it is called simply the “fruit of the vine” (Mt. 26:29; Mk. 14:25). Thus the Romanists here without reason urge the mixture of water with the wine, which although according to . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: All Those and Only Those (6): What Did Amyraut Say the First Time That He Was Put on Trial?
In this episode Dr Clark continues a series on the good news of definite atonement, and why some have struggled with it, and how we should respond. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: All Those and Only Those (5): Who Was Moses Amyraut?
In this episode Dr Clark continues a series on the good news of definite atonement, and why some have struggled with it, and how we should respond. Continue reading →
Campus Ministry On The Last Frontier
Long, long ago, in a galaxy not so far away, I struggled through a great amount of insecurity as I studied for my undergraduate degree, as many college students do. I was not sure where I wanted to live, what career I . . . Continue reading →
Turretin On Unleavened Bread In Communion
V. Christ used bread because with the divine blessing it is of all the elements the most efficacious for nourishing and strengthening the body; the most common, the most familiar and to be found everywhere, easily prepared and the most pleasant. However, . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: All Those and Only Those (4): Scripture Teaches Both Definite Atonement and the Free Offer of the Gospel
In this episode Dr Clark continues a series on the good news of definite atonement, and why some have struggled with it, and how we should respond. Continue reading →