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August 2026 Archive
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Rutherford: When It Comes To Justification The Law And The Gospel Are In Mortal Combat
In the manner of justifying, the two covenants (law and gospel) are locked in frontal combat. This is because the gospel justifies through grace through faith, not works. Samuel Rutherford, The Works of Samuel Rutherford: Arminianism: A Systematic and Theological Response, ed. . . . Continue reading →
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The National Gospel
In a recent episode of Presbycast, the host and three guests considered a letter written by J. Gresham Machen in 1925 to a missionary in the Southern Presbyterian Church. It did not take long for the conversation on the podcast to turn . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelcast for August 16, 2026: Rome, Constantinople, or Geneva (Part 9): The Sacramental System (3)
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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Psalm 103 and Commanding Your Heart (Part 2): Commanding Memory
In the first part of our look at Psalm 103, we considered its bookends, gleaning wise counsel from the instruction both at the beginning of the psalm and at the end to command our hearts to worship the Lord. Our hearts are . . . Continue reading →
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Rutherford: Contra The Remonstrants, Rome Does Deny The Doctrine Of Salvation
They hold that the Roman Church does not teach fundamental errors but only errors conditionally and improperly so, which do not undermine the foundation. But our theologians, like Perkins and Whitaker, have demonstrated that the papal church as such does not teach . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Psalms Set to Modern Musical Interpretation and the Boundaries of the Regulative Principle of Worship
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends discuss musical interpretation. Continue reading →
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Video: Communion with God in Scripture (Part 3)—New Covenant Methods
Harrison Perkins speaks at the IPC Catalyst Conference. The Christian’s Communion: Fellowship with the Triune God in Life and Ministry – Communion with God in Scripture. Continue reading →
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Christians Need The Lord’s Supper
Christians need a robust sense of the Supper as a means of grace. Unfortunately, in reaction to Rome, many American Christians have lost something of the mystery of the Supper. They think of it solely in funereal terms. They see it principally . . . Continue reading →
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Contra Noll & Livingstone: Warfield Did Not Become A Theistic Evolutionist
This study concludes that Warfield’s position is best understood as a principled openness to scientific inquiry governed by his commitment to the harmony of general and special revelation, coupled with a sustained critique of evolution’s scientific and theological adequacy. … According to . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelminicast: A Major Problem With Conspiracy Theories (Part 2)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about conspiracy theories. Continue reading →
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Chasing A Feeling, Missing A Face: Why I Wrote A Christian’s Pocket Guide to the Presence of God
Too many Christians talk about the presence of God like the weather: “It was really saturated tonight.” “It felt dry this morning.” One person walks out of a Sunday service saying, “God really showed up,” while the person sitting right beside him . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelminicast: A Major Problem With Conspiracy Theories (Part 1)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about conspiracy theories. Continue reading →
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Lewis On The Law Of Undulation
Humans are amphibians—half spirit and half animal. (The Enemy’s determination to produce such a revolting hybrid was one of the things that determined Our Father to withdraw his support from Him.) As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals . . . Continue reading →
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Schism and the Redeemed Zoomer (Part 2): Examining Zoomer’s Claims
There is no denying that the visible church in our day is a mess. Some people hold a view of what has been called “Christless Christianity,” a watered-down, self-help version of the faith that uses Christian language but replaces the atoning, redemptive . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelminicast: How Should We View the Warning Passages? (Part 2)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about warning passages. Continue reading →
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Schism And The Redeemed Zoomer (Part 1): Protestant Retreatism?
On the internet, I am a nobody. I do not think of myself as anything more than a local pastor who is trying to be faithful in the discharge of his duty. I like to write, so I do that as well. . . . Continue reading →
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Did C. S. Lewis Warn Us About AI?
Nothing I can say will prevent some people from describing this lecture as an attack on science. I deny the charge, of course: and real Natural Philosophers (there are some now alive) will perceive that in defending value I defend inter alia . . . Continue reading →
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Top Five Posts For The Week Of August 3–9, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of August 3–9, 2026. Continue reading →
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Wilson’s Motte And Bailey
While the rest of us are drowning in the flood of information, trying to figure out what it all means, people like Wilson and Trump skim along the surface. Why? Because understanding and being understood are not necessarily the goal. Wilson does . . . Continue reading →