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 →
July 2025 Archive
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 →
John Knox On The Lord’s Supper, Part 1: Against The Roman Mass
Historically, Protestant views on the Roman Mass, particularly during the Reformation, were sharply critical. Reformers like Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Huldrych Zwingli rejected the Roman doctrine of transubstantiation. They viewed the Mass as unbiblical, often criticizing it as a “resacrifice” of . . . Continue reading →
Warfield Contra Biblicism
It must be observed, however, that the teachings and prescriptions of Scripture are not confined by the Confession to what is “expressly set down in Scripture.” Men are required to believe and to obey not only what is “expressly set down in . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of June 30–July 6, 2025
These were the top five posts for the week of June 30–July 6. Continue reading →
Owen Contra Baptismal Regeneration
Thus, some would have baptism to be regeneration itself, and that there is no other evangelical regeneration but that alone, with the profession which is made thereon. Every one who is baptized is thereby regenerated. The sign and figure of grace, they . . . Continue reading →
In Defense Of Female Seminarians
In the public sphere, for example in online publications and on social media, one sees two extremes regarding women in the church generally: let us call the first the “make me a sammich” crowd. Continue reading →
Heidelcast For July 6, 2025: Nourish and Sustain (8): The Teaching on the Lord’s Supper of John Calvin
In this episode Dr Clark continues the current series, “Nourish and Sustain” Continue reading →
Owen On Worship
In general, it is certain that God intended to declare hereby that the work which Moses had to do, —the tabernacle he was to erect, and the worship thereof, —was not, either in the whole, or in any part of it, or . . . Continue reading →
The Canons Of Dork #41 For July 5, 2025
Like watching paint dry. Continue reading →
The Psalm of Yahweh’s Seven Thunders: Psalm 29 (Part 1)
There is a basic assumption many of us share about our modern age, and this is that we have it better than any other age. We live in the best period of history. Strictly speaking, such an estimation is unprovable; it is . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Did Adam Have Any Knowledge of the Ten Commandments? | The Eucharist: Where Does the Changing of the Elements Come From?
It’s a Superfriends Saturday on the Heidelcast! Continue reading →
Brad Was Wrong Until He Was Right
Mr. Moderator, Brad Isbell, ruling elder, Tennessee Valley Presbytery. At the risk of sounding like a politician—or Mel Duncan, for that matter—I was against the study committee before I was for the study committee, but this is a speech in favor. Last . . . Continue reading →
Video: Discussion Of The 2025 State Of Theology Survey
Bob Godfrey, Chris Gordon, And Chris Larson discuss the 2025 State Of Theology Report Continue reading →
Lift Up Your Eyes: The PCA General Assembly 2025
The 52nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) met this year in Chattanooga, TN. Hosted by the Tennessee Valley Presbytery, a near-record number of commissioners (over 2300) descended upon the Scenic City from June 23–27. The PCA gathers annually . . . Continue reading →
Review: Ancient Wisdom for the Care of Souls: Learning the Art of Ministry from the Christian Fathers By Coleman M. Ford and Shawn J. Wilhite
The church has had pastors since our very beginning. Although that observation may seem obvious, we may yet overlook the important point that the pastoral craft is very ancient. We likely often envision the pastoral role only in terms of our modern . . . Continue reading →