Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Do Humans Have Intrinsic Value Before God?

Heidelcast

on January 17, 2026 | Comment

In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends talk about snow etiquette, snowblowers, ritual foods, and the intrinsic value of humans as image bearers. Continue reading →

Why Study The Heidelberg Catechism?

Heidelblog

on January 17, 2026 | Comment

Growing up as a Dutch Presbyterian with parents from a Christian Reformed Church background, I was always familiar with the Heidelberg Catechism, but I did not have many opportunities to read and study it myself. And when I had the opportunity, I . . . Continue reading →

A Cure For Romanticism About the Second Century

R. Scott Clark

on January 16, 2026 | 7 Comments

Each fall I teach a course on the ancient church and a seminar on patristics. For the first half of the seminar, we use Michael Holmes’s third edition of the Apostolic Fathers, a collection of texts mainly from the second century. It did . . . Continue reading →

Heidelvideo #1—John Cleese Is Wrong: Christ Is In The Old Testament

Heidelblog

on January 16, 2026 | 5 Comments

Recently comedian John Cleese, of Monty Python fame, posted on X, “That’s why MAGA ‘Christians’ prefer the Old Testament to the New Testament. Christ isn’t in it.” He could not be more wrong. RESOURCES All the Heidelvideos Heidelvideo on YouTube Subscribe To . . . Continue reading →

When We Assent To The Faith We Are Agreeing That God Has Come To Us In Christ

Tony Phelps

on January 16, 2026 | Comment

True faith rests in God as he has revealed himself, in Christ the Word of God incarnate, and in Holy Scripture, the inspired, infallible word of God written. When we give assent to the Christian faith, we are giving assent to concrete . . . Continue reading →

Review: Scripture and Metaphysics: Aquinas and the Renewal of Trinitarian Theology By Matthew Levering

Harrison Perkins

on January 15, 2026 | 1 Comment

Biblicism is a tough drug to kick, as recent years in evangelical circles have demonstrated. Arguments have proliferated about traditional understandings of God, his attributes, how to formulate the Trinity, how the unchanging God—as at least classical theists assert—relates to the changing . . . Continue reading →

Luther: To The Contrite We Offer The Gospel

Tony Phelps

on January 15, 2026 | 5 Comments

Therefore when I see that a man is sufficiently contrite, oppressed by the Law, terrified by sin, and thirsting for comfort, then it is time for me to take the Law and active righteousness from his sight and to set forth before . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: Your AI Lover is an Idol

Heidelcast

on January 15, 2026 | Comment

In this episode Dr. Clark talks about AI. Continue reading →

What Does It Mean To Say “God inhabits the praises of his people”?

John Fonville

on January 14, 2026 | 1 Comment

Many Christians have heard the phrase, “God inhabits the praises of His people.” It is often used to suggest that when the church sings, God somehow enters the room or shows up in a special way. That idea is widespread and usually . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: The Scandal of Pagans Leading Worship

Heidelcast

on January 14, 2026 | Comment

In this episode Dr. Clark talks about “The Ventilator Blues” Continue reading →

A Letter To Recovering Pharisees: An Exposition Of Galatians (Part 1)

Tony Phelps

on January 14, 2026 | 3 Comments

Martin Luther called Paul’s letter to the Galatians his “Katie Von Bora,” the name of his dear wife. In God’s grace, Luther had a wonderful marriage; as a former monk, he had never expected to be married.1 So Luther meant that this . . . Continue reading →

Shapiro: Our Duty Is To The Truth Not To Insinuations Via “Questions”

Heidelblog

on January 13, 2026 | Comment

Our first duty is truth. We owe you the truth. That means we should not mislead you; it means we shouldn’t hide the ball; we shouldn’t be deliberately obscure about what we are telling you. We have an obligation to clarity and . . . Continue reading →

Is Nineveh A Model For National Repentance?—Reflections On Modern Political Expectations

Erik Warren O’Dell

on January 13, 2026 | 4 Comments

There are moments when the moral confusion of our age feels exhausting. As a Christian, I find it difficult not to grieve the normalization of abortion, the distortion of sex and gender, the redefinition of marriage, and the broader erosion of moral . . . Continue reading →

Heidelminicast: The Ventilator Blues

Heidelcast

on January 13, 2026 | Comment

In this episode Dr. Clark talks about “The Ventilator Blues” Continue reading →

Images Of Christ Diminish His Humanity

Harrison Perkins

on January 12, 2026 | Comment

Mrs. Smith: “But Jesus truly came in the flesh. Doesn’t forbidding images make Him seem less human?” Dr. Perkins: Not at all. For the disciples, seeing Jesus wasn’t sinful—it was God’s gift in history. But for us to recreate Him is presumption. . . . Continue reading →

What Is Reformed Theology? (Part 11)

R. Scott Clark

on January 12, 2026 | Comment

Under the types and shadows of the Old Testament, before the death of Christ, circumcision was the sign of God’s covenant promise to be a God to believers and to their children. That bloody sign and seal has been replaced by a . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast For January 11, 2026: Best of… God’s Holy Law (2)

Heidelcast

on January 11, 2026 | Comment

In this “Best of” episode, Dr. Clark discusses God’s holy law. Continue reading →

Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: The Theological Significance of Pets

Heidelcast

on January 10, 2026 | 4 Comments

In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends talk about pets. Continue reading →

The Road of No Good Versus the Path of Godliness: The Cosmic Struggle Between Transgression And The Servant Of The Lord In Psalm 36 (Part 1)

Zach Keele

on January 10, 2026 | Comment

Even though our scientific instruments cannot detect them, there are unseen realities in the cosmos. Angels and demons lurk and roam, but we do not hear them. God’s throne room in the heavenly dimension does not register on any radar or sonar. . . . Continue reading →

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