Mid Vermont Christian School forfeited a girls’ playoff basketball game to avoid playing a team with a transgender athlete. The school believes that forcing girls to compete against biological males would affirm that those males are females, in violation of its religious . . . Continue reading →
October 2025 Archive
Review: Remember Death: The Surprising Path To Living Hope By Matthew McCullough
We are all going to die! It is not just a line from some movie script. It is a basic truth: No person will escape death. Unless Christ returns first, you will die, I will die, and everyone else will die as . . . Continue reading →
Whose Kingdom, Which Power?
The pressure is immense. Then, we open social media and see absolutely no uniformity of agreement on how this should be done. There is pastoral disarray, it seems. Some of the most popular social media pastors are calling us to war, yes, . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Can Baptists Be Catholic? (Part 2)
In this episode Dr Clark begins a new series, “Can Baptists be Catholic?” Continue reading →
Catholic-Protestant Differences (Part 2)
Many/most expressions of the visible church on earth have some central administrative office, an office that serves the various particular churches administratively. Rome goes beyond this, however, and its pope is not merely an administrative official; he has authority to settle matters of faith and practice . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Can Baptists Be Catholic? (Part 1)
In this episode Dr Clark begins a new series, “Can Baptists be Catholic?” Continue reading →
Berkhof: The Minute Examination Of The Soul Does Not Produce Assurance
In the eighteenth century the religious life of Europe suffered from the blight of Rationalism. Religion became a matter of the intellect only, and religious truth was made to depend on rational arguments. Religious certainty was identified with a rational insight into . . . Continue reading →
Nihilism And The American Middle
In recent years, a new form of terror has emerged: decentralized, digitally driven violence organized not around coherent ideologies but around memes, fantasies, and nihilistic impulses. The perpetrators of this low-grade terror campaign do not belong to hierarchical organizations or pursue concrete . . . Continue reading →
The Tender Love A Father Has: The Christian’s Comfort, Even In Death (Part 7)
We have been considering lately how the resurrection gives us hope right now and in the face of death. The resurrection, however, also affords the Christian a glorious hope for the future, and so today we want to give some attention to . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Grammar Guerrilla (30): “Pray for” And “Pray to”
In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on grammar. Continue reading →
A Reformation Anglican Response To The Appointment Of Dame Sarah Mullally As Archbishop Of Canterbury
The recent announcement that Dame Sarah Mullally will become the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury marks a watershed moment for the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion. While the British government hails this appointment as a historic milestone, many within the . . . Continue reading →
Calvin: Christ Is The Mirror Of Our Election
First, if we seek God’s fatherly mercy and kindly heart, we should turn our eyes to Christ, on whom alone God’s Spirit rests [cf. Matt. 3:17]. If we seek salvation, life, and the immortality of the Heavenly Kingdom, then there is no . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of October 6–12, 2025
These were the top five posts for the week of October 6–12. Continue reading →
Heidelcast For October 12, 2025: Nourish And Sustain (22): A Case for Weekly Communion
In this episode Dr Clark continues the current series, “Nourish and Sustain” Continue reading →
We’re Not The First Christians To Live In A Sexualized Culture
We’re not the first Christians to live in a highly sexualized culture. In fact, many of the first New Testament Christians lived in exactly that kind of culture. Over and over again the apostles warn against sexual immorality. They had to do . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Non-ordained Service in the Church
It’s a Superfriends Saturday on the Heidelcast! Continue reading →
Psalm 32 (Part 2): Confession Is Good For The Soul
In the first part of Psalm 32, we were treated to the guilt-ridden experience of David covering his sin and the life-giving restoration of the Lord’s sweet pardon. And now, from the knees of confession, David becomes our instructor, our encouragement. As . . . Continue reading →
Berkhof: Assurance Was A Tower Of Strength For The Reformers
The Reformers rejoiced in the assurance of salvation as a tower of strength. This Christian certitude made them irresistible in their attacks on the church of Rome and adamant in resisting the onslaughts of the enemy. They were the first to place . . . Continue reading →
Ventilator Blues
Most folk probably associate the Rolling Stones more with “Sympathy for the Devil,” than with historic Christianity, and few of us would expect to learn any theology from them, but I noticed recently that in “Ventilator Blues” Mick and the lads hit . . . Continue reading →
Video: Reformed Pastors Give A Primer on Covenant Theology
Host Rev. Chris Gordon and guest Rev. Michael Brown unpack the fundamentals of Covenant Theology. They explore how God consistently interacts with humanity through covenants, starting with the Covenant of Works with Adam. The episode meticulously traces the devastating consequences of Adam’s . . . Continue reading →