These were the top five posts for the week of June 8–14, 2026. Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of June 8–14, 2026
Christian Life
When the ARP Debates—A Report on the Proceedings of the 222nd ARP Synod
One of the many blessings of being a pastor or elder in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church is that you almost always know where the General Synod is going to be held, because since 1949, all but three of the ARP’s General . . . Continue reading →
A Retrospective of the 2026 OPC General Assembly
The 92nd General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church met at Geneva College from June 3–9, 2026. Geneva College, founded in 1848 and governed by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America—a sister NAPARC church—is a private Christian liberal arts college located . . . Continue reading →
Judah And Tamar And The Seed Of The Woman (Part Two)
At the end of the first part of this article, it appeared that the continuation of the seed of the woman God promised in Genesis 3:15 beyond Judah’s generation was at risk. Two of Judah’s three sons—Tamar’s husband, Er, and her brother-in-law . . . Continue reading →
Judah And Tamar And The Seed Of The Woman (Part One)
The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings. It recounts God’s inspired and authoritative record of the very good beginning of the heavens, earth, plants, creatures, Sabbath, and man as male and female; it also provides the miserable events of Satan’s . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of June 1–7, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of June 1–7, 2026. Continue reading →
Mike Horton And Kevin Vallier On Christian Nationalism And Catholic Integralism
Political philosopher Kevin Vallier joins Michael Horton to assess the case for and against Catholic integralism, Christian nationalism, and the postliberal challenge to a classical liberal political order. Continue reading →
Review: The Ministry of Small Things: Wisdom for Those Who Serve the Church By Reuben Michael Bredenhof
“Do little things with great love.” That statement has stuck with me ever since I heard it some years ago. Life is mostly made up of small choices and seemingly insignificant happenings. Although there is nothing wrong with pursuing and achieving big . . . Continue reading →
Thoughts on Capital Punishment (Part Two)
Justice is roughly equivalent to the lex talionis principle. It is why we see it arise within the theocracy of Israel under the law. The “eye for an eye” principle is what we might call, along with the Westminster Confession of Faith, . . . Continue reading →
Thoughts on Capital Punishment (Part One)
The matter of the death penalty in this country is highly debated. This was not always the case. Roman Catholicism opposes the death penalty, and with the increase of Roman Catholic immigration to the United States, capital punishment for capital crimes is no longer simply assumed. Roman Catholic opposition to the death penalty was not always the case. After all, Rome used to execute people for teaching or writing heresy. Continue reading →
The Surgeon’s Mercy: Christ And The Healing Of Lust
You have heard that it was said, “You shall not commit adultery.” But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell. (Matt (5:27–30) Jesus’s words in Matthew 5:27–30 confront us with an unsettling clarity. They are difficult not only because they speak so directly about sex and lust but because they expose realities that are . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of May 25–31, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of May 25–31, 2026. Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: What Exactly Was Adam and Eve’s Sin?
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends discuss, “What Exactly Was Adam and Eve’s Sin?” Continue reading →
Review: To Change The World: The Irony, Tragedy, And Possibility Of Christianity In The Late Modern World By James Davison Hunter
It’s all about politics. This statement is a generalization, but it is not an incorrect description of the United States cultural scene. Everything in our culture is politicized, from fast-food joints to wedding cakes to running shoes. I cannot even avoid politics . . . Continue reading →
Ben Sasse On Indoor Childhood
The digital revolution is remaking nearly every aspect of modern life. A top concern of parents, educators and sociologists is screen time. How much is too much? The question points to a larger problem: American children are weirdly held hostage indoors. In . . . Continue reading →
The Cost Of Affectional Justification: The Turn To The Subjective
In the previous articles, we observed the structural parallels between John Piper’s affectional model, what I have termed justification sola feels, and the errors of John MacArthur’s Lordship Salvation, as well as the historic Roman Catholic doctrine of faith formed by love. In . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of May 18–24, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of May 18–24, 2026. Continue reading →
What’s Wrong With Boys?
The attack perpetrated by two teen-agers upon a San Diego mosque, on May 18 of this year, is just the latest in a string of violent acts that include the assault on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (April 25, 2026), the murder . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: A Follow-Up on Advice for Couples Who are From Different Christian Traditions | Are Elder and Deacon Meetings on the Lord’s Day a Violation of the Fourth Commandment?
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends talk about Christian traditions and more. Continue reading →
Ben Sasse: Not Just Filling Time
Kevin Nelson and his family once received a print of Gustave Dore’s “Adam and Eve Driven Out of Eden” as a gift from a congregant. In the work, Adam and Eve stagger toward the viewer surrounded by thorns and thistles, while a . . . Continue reading →