In this episode Dr. Clark talks about Jonathan Edwards. Continue reading →
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Heidelminicast: Why Caution About Jonathan Edwards Is In Order (Part 3)
July 2026 Archive
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Heidelminicast: Why Caution About Jonathan Edwards Is In Order (Part 2)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about Jonathan Edwards. Continue reading →
Article
Who Are The True Catholics? (Part 1)
There are truly important works that simply have been forgotten or unjustly ignored. One of these is William Ames’s Fresh Suit Against Human Ceremonies in defense of the Reformed theology and practice of worship. Another is William Perkins’s 1597 treatise A Reformed Catholic, subtitled Or . . . Continue reading →
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The Nazi Books Did Not Drop Out Of The Blue In Ogden
In 1935, U.S. Ambassador To Germany William Dodd warned the State Department of the “virtually dictatorial powers over Protestant Church matters” the new Nazi Minister of Church Affairs possessed. Describing the ecclesiastical resistance to Adolf Hitler’s desperate grasp for the keys to . . . Continue reading →
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The Struggle Of One Reformed Pastor Against The Nazis
At that time, tensions were also growing in society. The economic crisis following the Wall Street Crash of 1929 destabilized both Dutch and wider European society. While the economy in the Netherlands collapsed, in neighboring Germany the National Socialists assumed power and . . . Continue reading →
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As For Me And My House: Considering The Joyful Grace Of Family Worship (Part 1)
The subject of family worship is simultaneously one of the most frequently espoused, consistently cataloged, and thoroughly proffered topics in the history of Reformed and Presbyterian teaching, and (at least in our day) one of the most neglected practices in many Christian . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelminicast: Why Caution About Jonathan Edwards Is In Order (Part 1)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about Jonathan Edwards. Continue reading →
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We Would Have Done It Too
On September 27, 1933, the national synod of the German Evangelical Church met in Wittenberg, Germany. A parade of clerics in dark robes processed along the town’s main street, passing the Stadtkirche where Martin Luther used to preach. The metal crosses hanging . . . Continue reading →
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Trueman: Murder Is What It Is
What is it that haunts the nightmares of parents of children with disabilities—with cerebral palsy, let’s say, or, given our psychologized times, perhaps even a propensity towards depression? I discovered the answer in a recent conversation with a friend who has a . . . Continue reading →
News & Announcements
Top Five Posts For The Week Of June 29–July 5, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of June 29-July 5, 2026. Continue reading →
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EPC Departs From Its Historic Principles: Trajectory Of A Denomination’s Divide
Several articles1 have been written about the recent vote of the 46th Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) General Assembly (June 2026) approving a revised pastoral letter on human sexuality2 that allows congregations and presbyteries to consider the ordination of same-sex-attracted church officers. The . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelcast for July 5, 2026: Rome, Constantinople, or Geneva (Part 6): The Papacy of the Roman Catholic Church (Cont’d)
American Evangelical Christianity is in crisis. The story of how it got here is an important part of this series but there are several reasons so many evangelical Christians are discontent and looking for something else, something with historical roots, with a sense of tradition, with a sense of of transcendence, with reverent worship, and with a deeper view of the sacraments. Continue reading →
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Eighteenth Century Virginia Presbyterians Were Politically American
In The Case for Christian Nationalism, widely considered the strongest argument for this position, Stephen Wolfe contends that the “classical Protestant position is that the civil magistrate can punish external religion—e.g., heretical teaching, false rites, blasphemy, and Sabbath-breaking—because such actions can cause . . . Continue reading →
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On Independence From The Established Church
In preparing for its 250th anniversary, I reread the Declaration of Independence. What it says and does not say is fascinating. In between hot dogs, slices of apple pie, and before dusk falls and the fireworks commence in earnest, every American ought . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Acts 15 & The Jerusalem Council | Genesis 6:1-4, Sons of God, and the Nephilim
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends discuss Acts 15 & The Jerusalem Council Continue reading →
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The Canons Of Dork #53 For July 4, 2026
Happy 250th Birthday America! Continue reading →
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Heidelvideo #21—No Covenants, No Bible: Covenant Theology (Part 3)
Dr. R. Scott Clark continues his covenant theology series, walking through Genesis 15 and 17 to show how covenant is a central biblical category—not just Reformed jargon. Continue reading →
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Turretin Versus “Pure Nature”
V. However, we maintain that man was never created in a state of pure nature so called, nor do we think he could have been so created. The reasons are: (1) because man was made in the image of God (Gen. 1:26) . . . Continue reading →
Book Review
Review: Pandemic of Lunacy: How To Think Clearly When Everyone Around You Seems Crazy By J. Budziszewski
That’s crazy! We say these words when we see something strange and amazing. The ball hit the right fielder in the head and bounced over the fence for a home run. That’s crazy! My neighbor’s dog can get onto the garage roof . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelminicast: The Last Work Of A Student Or The First Of A Scholar?
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about the failure of the Antioch Declaration. Continue reading →