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In this episode Dr. Clark talks conspiracy theory and gnosticism. Continue reading →
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Richard Baxter ought to have recognized a friend in this book, but he opposed it and spoke of “The Marrow of Modern Divinity, which on pretence of Moderation is Antinomian or Libertine, and very injudicious and unsound”. Scripture Gospel Defended, “Breviate of . . . Continue reading →
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These were the top five posts for the week of January 12–18, 2026. Continue reading →
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Our older theologians used to say that we are justified in order that we might be sanctified.1 The order in that expression was intentional. Before the Reformation many in the church had come to reverse justification and sanctification. Continue reading →
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In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “Have This Mind” Continue reading →
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By recording an oracle of Mr. Transgression, Psalm 36 lays out the cosmic battle between the descendants of the serpent and the heir of Eve, the Servant of the Lord. Even though the action might be fierce, our Lord is not a . . . Continue reading →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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In this episode Dr. Clark talks about AI. Continue reading →
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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 →
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In this episode Dr. Clark talks about “The Ventilator Blues” Continue reading →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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In this episode Dr. Clark talks about “The Ventilator Blues” Continue reading →
