The reputation of the world’s oldest Bible Society and one of the leading international polling organizations has been tarnished in the fallout from a survey that was said to rewrite understanding of Christianity in Britain — and has now been junked for . . . Continue reading →
Christian Life
Heidelminicast: Why Pastors Need a Seminary Education (Part 1)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about a seminary education. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: What it Means to Subscribe to a Confession of Faith (Part 6): What the Story of Jacob Arminius Teaches Us About Confessional Subscription
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about confessional membership. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: What it Means to Subscribe to a Confession of Faith (Part 5): From “Insofar As” to “Good Faith:” The Slope to the Mainline
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about confessional membership. Continue reading →
Long Prayers, Better Prayers? (Part 2)
Short Prayers: Christian Perspectives from the Past Notable Christians from the past have not always emphasized long prayers. Some of them highlighted the benefit of short prayers. For example, when he was discussing Jesus’s teaching on prayer, Augustine (d. AD 430) emphasized . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: What it Means to Subscribe to a Confession of Faith (Part 4): Confessions are a Measure of the Health of a Church
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about confessional membership. Continue reading →
Brakel’s Answers To Arguments For Gambling
It is thus also evident that the abuse of the lot in games, entertainment, and gambling is a dreadful abuse of the providence of God. There are games which are played solely with one’s skill or strength, and there are games played . . . Continue reading →
Luther: Gambling Is A Gross Sin Abandoned By Christians
Therefore St. John rejects a false and feigned faith; he demands a genuine faith which will openly confess before the world the two things it has learned, namely, that Christ is the Son of God and of Mary and that He became . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: What it Means to Subscribe to a Confession of Faith (Part 3): When Subscription Isn’t
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about confessional membership. Continue reading →
Long Prayers, Better Prayers? (Part 1)
The stronger the Christian, the longer his prayers. This concept seems to be an unspoken assumption in modern Christianity. It may be because of the notion that more is better. If prayer is a good thing, long prayers must be better than . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: What it Means to Subscribe to a Confession of Faith (Part 2): Good Guys, Bad Guys, and a Missing Category
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about confessional membership. Continue reading →
Luther Condemned Gambling
Besides such necessary concerns of the church, there are countless temporal matters that need reform. There is discord among princes and political estates. Usury and avarice have burst in like a deluge and have taken on the color of legality. Wantonness, lewdness, . . . Continue reading →
Heidelberg Church Order: Gamblers Not Admitted To The Table
We also see the turn to chance in the growth of gambling in the North America. Once the preserve of Atlantic City and Las Vegas, now casinos are seemingly everywhere. Our governments advertise gambling as a way of raising revenues. Against the . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: What it Means to Subscribe to a Confession of Faith (Part 1): A Case for Confessional Membership
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about confessional membership. Continue reading →
Westminster Divines: Gambling Is Theft
What are the sins forbidden in the eighth commandment? The sins forbidden in the eighth commandment, besides the neglect of the duties required, are, theft, robbery, man-stealing, and receiving anything that is stolen; fraudulent dealing, false weights and measures, removing landmarks, injustice . . . Continue reading →
Big Gambling Pushes Apps
Warhorse Casino is working in concert with at least three major gambling-app companies to sell Nebraskans on two separate but complementary ballot drives to put sportsbook gambling in the palm of the hand, framing the question as one of financing property tax . . . Continue reading →
Review: The Nazi Persecution of the Churches 1933–1945 By J. S. Conway
Because darkness hates the light, Christ’s church has always gone through times of oppression and persecution. The Bible says Christians should not be surprised when the world’s animosity is directed toward them (1 John 3:12). Even if persecution has not always been . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: We Are Not Polishing Brass on a Sinking Ship (Part 4)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about how ‘We Are Not Polishing Brass on a Sinking Ship’. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: We Are Not Polishing Brass on a Sinking Ship (Part 3)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about how ‘We Are Not Polishing Brass on a Sinking Ship’. Continue reading →
Biblical Womanhood And The Question Of Oppression (Part 1)
The role of women in society has been a topic of debate for centuries, and it continues into the twenty-first century. Critics of religion often claim that the biblical narrative promotes female oppression, patriarchy, and silence. Even within some corners of the . . . Continue reading →



