These were the top five posts for the week beginning October 23–29, 2023. Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of October 23–29, 2023
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Is All Of Life Worship?
Is all of life worship? That was the question set for Dr Clark at the Great Lakes Reformed Conference October 14, 2023. Audio RESOURCES Resources On The Rule Of Worship Subscribe To The Heidelblog! The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical . . . Continue reading →
Hodge Vs. Reader Reception On Confessional Subscription
The candidate has no right to put his own sense upon the words propounded to him. He has no right to select from all possible meanings which the words may bear, that particular sense which suits his purpose, or which, he thinks, . . . Continue reading →
Talking With Kids About Medieval Theology, Piety, And Practice
Almost a year ago we let you know about a new church history podcast for kids, Kids Talk Church History. Our own Dr. Clark recently appeared on this podcast to talk with Lucy, Linus, and Mina about how well the ancient Christian theology, . . . Continue reading →
With Presbycast On Their 500th Episode
Scott Clark joins D. G. Hart, HRA board member Brad Isbell, Wresbyterian, and a cast of characters (for 2 hours!) to celebrate the zaniness that is the Presbycast. Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of October 16–22, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning October 16–22, 2023. Continue reading →
Rosaria Butterfield Shows How Christian Citizens Can Speak Wisely Against The Spirit Of The Age
Rosaria Butterfield addresses the Durham School Board regarding parental rights. Continue reading →
With Chris Gordon and Chad Vegas On Slowly Reforming A Church (Pt 2)
Scott Clark talks with Chris Gordon and Chad Vegas about the journey of Sovereign Grace Bakersfield toward Reformed theology, piety, and practice. Continue reading →
Video: Godfrey On Preaching
Bob Godfrey and Chris Gordon talk openly about the challenges and blessings of preaching Continue reading →
Free Speech Watch: Harvard Fails
Harvard is consistently ranked one of the best universities in the United States. But FIRE frequently finds itself in the odd position of giving this all-star academic school failing grades. Simply put, Harvard has never performed well in FIRE’s College Free Speech Rankings, finishing below . . . Continue reading →
New! Complete Audio Version Of The Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession (1561) is one of the Three Forms of Unity (including the Heidelberg Catechism and the Canons of Dort) and is the confession of the Reformed churches. It was written by Guy de Bres (1522–67), a minister of the Reformed . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of October 9–15, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning October 9–15, 2023. Continue reading →
With Chris Gordon and Chad Vegas On Slowly Reforming A Church (Pt 1)
Scott Clark talks with Chris Gordon and Chad Vegas about the journey of Sovereign Grace Bakersfield toward Reformed theology, piety, and practice. Continue reading →
Ben Sasse: What Hamas Did Is Evil. There Is No Defense For Terrorism
I will not tiptoe around this simple fact: What Hamas did is evil and there is no defense for terrorism. This shouldn’t be hard. Sadly, too many people in elite academia have been so weakened by their moral confusion that, when they . . . Continue reading →
Fesko Critiques Piper’s Appeal to the Reformed Tradition
In his most recent response to Harrison Perkins’s TGC review of his book, Piper cites John Calvin as an example of someone who includes affections as a part of faith: “‘In a word, faith is . . . a warm embrace of Christ.’ . . . Continue reading →
Guy Waters Reviews & Critiques Piper on the Nature of Faith in the Act of Justification
But it must be also said that WSF’s thesis that saving faith is essentially affectional, and the arguments advanced in support of that thesis, are unable to sustain the weight of Piper’s Reformational convictions. We may see this dynamic by pursuing two . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (67)
This is part 67 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →
Johnson: The Relation Between Type And Fulfillment
Similarly, the Davidic lament of Psalm 22:1, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” belonged on Jesus’ lips (Matt. 27:46) not because the sufferings portrayed in the psalm had no referent in David’s own experience but because David himself—in his . . . Continue reading →
Luther On The Imputation Of Sin
And all the prophets saw this, that Christ was to become the greatest thief, murderer, adulterer, robber, desecrator, blasphemer, etc., there has ever been anywhere in the world. He is not acting in His own Person now. Now He is not the . . . Continue reading →
New! Complete Audio Version Of The Heidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism (1563) is one of the treasures of the Reformation. Synthesized from several pre-existing catechisms including Luther’s Small Catechism (1529), Theodore Beza’s Confession (1558), Calvin’s Institutes (1559), catechisms by Johannes Brenz (1499–1570), Johannes a Lasco (Jan Łaski, 1499–1560), and chiefly . . . Continue reading →