Augustine and the City of God Tuesday, August 11 – Friday, August 14 In Person and Online, With Dr. Michael Horton Please consider joining Westminster Seminary California in person or online this summer for an exciting audit opportunity with Dr. Michael Horton. . . . Continue reading →
Christian Education
Heidelminicast: Education, True and False (Part 4): One More Crack at Distance Education
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about education. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Education, True and False (Part 3): More Marks of a Good School
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about education. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Education, True and False (Part 2)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about education. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Education, True and False (Part 1)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about education. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Why Pastors Need a Seminary Education (Part 2)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about a seminary education. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Why Pastors Need a Seminary Education (Part 1)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about a seminary education. Continue reading →
James Talarico Is Not The Seminarian You’re Looking For
There is no more effective way to destroy an institution than to inhabit it, keep its vocabulary, and gut its definitions and convictions. Politicians have done a great job of this regardless of stripe or creed. State Rep. James Talarico (TX D-50) . . . Continue reading →
Providence Christian College To Close After This Semester
Earlier this month (Feb. 7), the board of trustees for Providence Christian College (PCC) in Pasadena, California, voted to close the Reformed liberal arts school at the end of the 2025–2026 school year. The president’s announcement cites declining enrollments, rising operational costs, . . . Continue reading →
Review: The Death Of Scripture And The Rise Of Biblical Studies By Michael C. Legaspi
Is the church’s Bible also the academy’s Bible? Although we might even ask what this question means, Michael Legaspi argues that the Bible as Scripture is different than the Bible of the academy. In this respect, he indicates a gap between uses . . . Continue reading →
In Person Is Best
But before one decides to avoid the alleged “ivory tower” of seminary, before one decides not to fight the battle of uprooting one’s self or family, we should count the costs. One of the benefits of in-person seminary education is that it . . . Continue reading →
Machen: Prophet Of School Choice
While Machen’s achievements are chiefly theological, he wrote and spoke extensively about education, where he observed some of the deteriorating effects of liberalism. One hundred years of policy and research have proven Machen prescient in his views on education policy, which can . . . Continue reading →
The Utility Of Education For Perspective
Perspective is important for all areas of life. In his book, A Non-Anxious Presence, Australian pastor Mark Sayers describes a strategic shift that took place during the Korean War when the US Air Force transitioned from propeller-powered aircraft to jet fighters. When flying . . . Continue reading →
Review: Reformed Scholasticism: Recovering the Tools of Reformed Theology By Ryan M. McGraw (Part Two)
McGraw’s advice about how to learn Latin has some useful and interesting aspects, but he seems to endorse a sort of inductive approach and uses the words “very little effort” (37). He seems to discourage memorization. Continue reading →
Review: Reformed Scholasticism: Recovering the Tools of Reformed Theology By Ryan M. McGraw (Part One)
Commendations In the wake of Richard Muller’s revolutionary work (he overturned a consensus of more than a century, grounded in the work of Alexander Schweizer [1808–1888] and Heinrich Heppe [1820–1879]), there are questions that remain to be addressed in the study and . . . Continue reading →
Van Asselt On Why Confessional Reformed Seminaries Matter
The Academy of Geneva was established in 1559 under politically difficult circumstances. Especially under Theodore Beza (1519–1605), who was also instrumental in the creation of two chairs of law in 1566 and a chair of medicine in 1567, the academy flourished and . . . Continue reading →
Three Myths About Public School
Myth #1: Public schools are equally open to all American kids. The vast majority of children are assigned to a public school by their district, based on geography. This means that coveted public schools are allowed to turn children away based on . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen On Two Reasons For Christian Schools
All the Episodes of the Heidelcast How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia On Twitter @Heidelcast How To Support Heidelmedia: use the donate button below Subscribe in Apple Podcast Subscribe directly via RSS New Way To Call The Heidelphone: Voice Memo On Your Phone . . . Continue reading →
The Catechism Was Meant To Be Heard More Than Read
This year on the Heidelcast the HRA has been releasing an audio version of one question and answer of the Heidelberg Catechism daily 6 days a week. The first reason that we are doing this is to get the catechism into peoples ears, heads, and . . . Continue reading →
Why It Is Important To Be Aware And Deliberate About Your Child’s Education
The Immediate Danger There is much to bemoan about Twitter as a social media platform. There is much to bewail about social media, which task your dutiful servant has performed in this space. Nevertheless, there are some benefits. One of them is that . . . Continue reading →






