There are four classical attributes of the church found in the Creed and embraced in different forms/ways across various Christian traditions: These attributes are 1). Unity, 2). Holiness, 3). Catholicity, and 4). Apostolicity. The Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and the Reformation churches . . . Continue reading →
2026 Archive
Get Married, Have Children
In the tumultuous years of the late 1960s and early 70s, in the midst of the Vietnam War, it became a truism among the young people that the world was a too polluted, too violent, and too dangerous place in which to . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of September 14–20, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of September 7–13, 2026. Continue reading →
Heidelcast For September 20, 2026: Best of… God’s Holy Law (6)
That there is a Sabbath is evident in the first chapter in God’s Word. According to Scripture, Almighty God “worked” for six days, six mornings and evenings, and rested the seventh. Have you ever stopped to wonder why Scripture says that God “rested”? Was he tired? No. The God of Scripture is not a projection of human personality into the cosmos and he’s not a pagan Greco-Roman deity. Continue reading →
The Mountain Is Not Yet Ascended: The King And His People As The Nations Rage In Psalms 25–33 (Part 3)—Psalm 26 And Coming Before The King
When I was younger, a popular slogan people said when they were trying to get away with whatever they wanted was, “Only God can judge me.” They said it to make the point that other people do not get to weigh in . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Matthew Henry, James 2, and Neonomianism
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends discuss Matthew Henry, James 2, and Neonomianism. Continue reading →
C. Fitzsimmons Allison On The Anglo-Catholic Doctrine Of Justification
The irony is that the commendable concern by Anglo-Catholics for Christology and Trinity is creedally and coherently dependent upon justification by faith but that doctrine has largely been scorned. When I first arrived at Oxford, I was interviewed by the Anglo-Catholic Chaplain . . . Continue reading →
Kinism, Racism, And Ethnonationalism Is A Spiritual Problem
Conservatives spent sixty years arguing that the family and the local community, not the state, should decide what the good life looks like. The socialist left rejected that because it loves the collective. The postliberal right now rejects it because it is . . . Continue reading →
Video: Do vs. Done—The Law/Gospel Distinction with Dr. R. Scott Clark (Part 1)
A recent online critique of “law and gospel preaching” prompted this conversation between Pastor Chris Gordon and Dr. R. Scott Clark. Rather than dismissing the criticism, they take it seriously: yes, a preacher can force a grid onto a text, flatten every . . . Continue reading →
What We Can Learn From Luther About Overcoming Fear
On April 16, 1521, Martin Luther arrived in the city of Worms to appear before the imperial court of the Holy Roman Empire. The previous year, Pope Leo X issued a papal bull against the German monk for his writings. Now Luther . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: How Did We Come to Faith? (Part Two)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about faith. Continue reading →
Review: Letters from America By Cornelius Van Til
Cornelius Van Til (1895–1987) is among the most notable apologists of the twentieth century. Much ink has been spilled over his apologetic methodology often referred to as presuppositionalism. In Letters from America: A Dutch Reformed Perspective on the Struggle for Orthodoxy in . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: How Did We Come to Faith? (Part One)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about faith. Continue reading →
Looking For The Kingdom Of God (Part 1)
The kingdom of God is one of the central themes in Scripture, essential for the Christian faith and life. Consider that Mark’s gospel account opens with the announcement that “the kingdom of God is at hand” (1:15). Indeed, this is Jesus’s own . . . Continue reading →
Hart: The History Between The Reformation And Modernity Matters
To hear some people talk, you would think that the birth of freedom, democracy, and the modern world started with the Protestant Reformation. In fact, the coincidence of faith and modernity has less to do with Martin Luther than with John Calvin, . . . Continue reading →
Chicago Public Schools Forced By Lawsuit To Admit Moody Grads To Program
Four months after filing a religious discrimination lawsuit on behalf of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys reached a favorable settlement with the Chicago Board of Education. Chicago Public Schools had prevented Moody, a private Christian college, from . . . Continue reading →
Grieving Together: A Husband’s Call After Miscarriage
When my wife and I married, she was nineteen and I was twenty-one. “Young” and “foolish” were used more than once to describe our swift romance. We did not care. We were excited about our life together and especially the prospect of . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: To The Evangelical Nicodemites (Part Four)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about nicodemites. Continue reading →
A Concise Case For Covenant Baptism
Christian doctrine has never been determined by one or two proof texts. It’s always a matter not only of considering everything Scripture teaches on a subject, but then also using reason to collate and systematize all of that teaching. The classic example . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of September 7–13, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of September 7–13, 2026. Continue reading →