Negotiating With Polyamory: A Snapshot Of Evangelicalism In 2020

by R. Scott Clark on February 22, 2020

H. Richard Niebuhr (1894–1962) is the slightly less famous younger brother of Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971). The latter was a favorite of two presidents, Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama. The former is most famous for his 1951 book, Christ and Culture, though his early work, The Social Sources of Denominationalism (1929) and The Kingdom of God in America (1937) remainfluential. In the latter he perfectly characterized liberal Christianity as that in which “A God without wrath brought men without sinto a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross.” In Christ and Culture he offered a taxonomy of Christian approaches Continue reading →

Talking With Unbelievers: Conversation Not Conversion

by Alan Giles on February 14, 2020

“Reformed evangelism.” I used to think this was an oxymoron, that Arminians ask people to choose, and that Calvinists let the Arminians do the work of the evangelists. I thought that the Calvinists would teach converts the doctrines of the faith once . . . Continue reading →

Grace Presbytery PCA Rejects So Called Side B Candidates For Ministry

by R. Scott Clark on February 12, 2020

Grace Presbytery believes the concept of “Celibate Gay Pastor” to be contrary to the teaching of Scripture and the constitutional standards of the Presbyterian Church in America, and that the churches of Grace Presbytery should not presume to think that candidates for . . . Continue reading →

Lowcountry Presbytery PCA Overtures GA To Prohibit Side B Pastors

by R. Scott Clark on February 4, 2020

THE OVERTURE from Lowcountry Presbytery “Amend BCO 17 by Adding a Clause Which Prohibits Ordination for Men Who Self-Identify as ‘Gay Christians,’ ‘Same-sex Attracted Christians,’ and/or ‘Homosexual Christians’.” …Whereas the application of the 7th Commandment forbids the sins of homosexuality, unnatural lusts, . . . Continue reading →

Savannah River Presbytery (PCA) Requests GA To Assume Jurisdiction In Revoice Case

by R. Scott Clark on January 28, 2020

Savannah River Presbytery requests that the 48th General Assembly assume original jurisdiction of the case of the investigation by Missouri Presbytery of Greg Johnson and the session of Memorial Presbyterian Church with regard to theological error and involvement in the 2018 Revoice . . . Continue reading →

Central Georgia Presbytery (PCA) Overtures GA To Assume Jurisdiction Of The Revoice Case

by R. Scott Clark on January 28, 2020

Whereas TE Greg Johnson has and continues to teach that Christians can be identified as homosexuals, and that those who experience same-sex temptations are not normally delivered from these, and are not normally changed in nature by the LORD; and Whereas Memorial . . . Continue reading →

The Corrosive Consequences Of Speech Codes

by R. Scott Clark on January 24, 2020

Here’s the column that got me fired from the Denver Post. I’ve been a regular columnist for the Denver Post since 2016. …Plain talk that doesn’t conform to the newspeak law of “use only the words mandated by the perpetually offended.” So, . . . Continue reading →

New HB Resource Page On LGBTQ And Revoice

by R. Scott Clark on January 11, 2020

In our never-ending quest to make the resources of the Heidelblog easily accessible we have created a new resource page devoted to LGBTQ issues, Revoice and so-called “Side-B” (Gay) Christianity. Here is the resource: Resources On LGBTQ And Revoice. The HB Resource Page contains . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 135: Calls About Bears, Corporate Repentance, Revoice, FV, And A Poll (UPDATED)

by Heidelcast on January 4, 2020

I am interrupting the series on the doctrine of God again to do the call-in show I have been promising. With this episode, you the listener get to vote on the Heidelblog. You tell me which call you liked best and I . . . Continue reading →

What Is At Stake In The “Gender” Debate?

Will Gnosticism Become The State Religion?

by R. Scott Clark on December 26, 2019

What is at stake here is much more than the right of an individual to free self-expression or an employer’s freedom of religion to hold and act on such “stereotypes.” Since everyone in the workplace of that individual employee will be asked . . . Continue reading →

With Presbycast On Same-Sex Attraction, Side B, And Concupiscence

by R. Scott Clark on September 10, 2019

We are in the midst of a large and important discussion, in the confessional Presbyterian and Reformed world, about nature, grace, sin, human sexuality, the doctrine of humanity (theological anthropology). The presenting issue, as the physicians say, is the claim that there . . . Continue reading →

On Jesus, Assumptions, Temptation, And Speculation

by R. Scott Clark on August 28, 2019

In a recent interview posted to the Australian edition of a very popular evangelical website, Ed Shaw, co-founder of the Living Out website, where it is argued that same-sex attraction (SSA) is “natural” and that SSA is not per sesinful—this is the . . . Continue reading →

AGR Conference Audio—Intersectionality: What It Is And Why It Matters

by R. Scott Clark on August 5, 2019

On July 26, 2019 AGR and the Escondido United Reformed Church were pleased to co-host the first-ever Abounding Grace Radio conference. Our speaker this year was Dr Rosaria Butterfield. She is a former tenured professor of English and women’s studies at Syracuse . . . Continue reading →

AGR Audio: Rosaria Butterfield—From Victim To Guest

by R. Scott Clark on July 27, 2019

Before last night’s conference, Rosaria Butterfield sat with Chris for an AGR interview about her life, the sexual-social revolution (especially after the 2015 Obergefell decision), and how Christians should respond. The audio and video from the conference were recorded and will be . . . Continue reading →

What The Gay Pride Movement Should Know About God’s Rainbow

by R. Scott Clark on July 16, 2019

Within the last twenty four hours, the rainbow has appeared everywhere. I’ve seen pictures of the White House painted with the colors of a rainbow. Silicon Valley companies are implementing all sorts of creative ways to use the rainbow as a sign of victory for the decision. Facebook has declared a celebration allowing members to add a rainbow filter to their profile picture to make clear those who support the decision. Twitter has added a rainbow heart icon with the hash tag: Love wins. From Google to Starbucks to AT&T, the rainbow has become the new flag for America, from sea to shining sea, America is now draped with the rainbow. Continue reading →

It Is Not Too Late To Register For The Conference

by R. Scott Clark on July 8, 2019

You know about Revoice but do you know about Rosaria? There is an alternative to Revoice and Rosaria Butterfield will be articulating that case, in conference, in Escondido on July 26, 7:00 PM in the Heritage Center at Calvin Christian School. The . . . Continue reading →

What Was A Comedy Sketch Is Now Daily Life In The USA

Time For Another American Revolution?

by R. Scott Clark on July 4, 2019

HT: Jack Miller

Revoice, Nashville, And The Therapeutic Revolution

by R. Scott Clark on July 2, 2019

More than 50 years ago Philip Rieff alerted us to what has been called the “therapeutic revolution.” The West did not pay attention and now our broader culture is awash in therapeutic categories and rhetoric. Anyone, on most any university campus, who . . . Continue reading →

Why You Should Not Let Hollywood Catechize Your Children

by R. Scott Clark on June 15, 2019

Had you told me that as a grown man with two adult children that I would, for any reason, write the words My Little Pony (MLP) in an article (or anywhere) I would have advised you to seek psychiatric care. Nevertheless, here we . . . Continue reading →

The Tyranny Of The New State-Religion: Incoherence

by R. Scott Clark on December 8, 2018

James Anderson is among many calling attention to the case of a teacher who has been fired by the West Point, Virginia school board for refusing to submit to their demand that he refer to students who belong biologically to one sex . . . Continue reading →