These were the top five posts for the week of April 13–19, 2026. Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of April 13–19, 2026
Luther: The Enemy Does Not Present To Us The Whole Christ
So far as the words are concerned, we know all this very well and can discourse on it. But in the struggle, when the devil tries to mar the image of Christ and to snatch the Word from our hearts, we discover . . . Continue reading →
Jesus And Trump
Garrison Keillor used to open his monologues about the fictional town of Lake Woebegon by saying, “It’s been a quiet week in Lake Woebegon” and then go on to explain how it had not actually been quiet. The way the news is . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For April 19, 2026: Have This Mind: Philippians (19)
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “Have This Mind” Continue reading →
Superfriends Saturday: Ministry, Evangelism, and the Second Commandment
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends discuss ministry & evangelism. Continue reading →
From Glory To Glory: The Story of Christ In Psalms 15–24 (Part 15): Psalm 24 And The King’s Exaltation
What is, at least in experience and emphasis, the pivotal moment in a wedding ceremony? When the bride enters and walks down the aisle. What is the most discussed aspect of our culture’s superficial awards ceremonies? The red carpet. What is the . . . Continue reading →
Pelikan: It Was The Heretics Who Hellenized The Faith
It is even more a distortion when the dogma formulated by the catholic tradition is described as “in its conception and development a work of the Greek spirit on the soil of the gospel.” Indeed, in some ways it is more accurate . . . Continue reading →
Heidelvideo #13—Gambling (Part 1)
Dr. R. Scott Clark discusses the growing crisis of gambling addiction among young men and explains why it is a serious concern for the Christian community. He explores psychological triggers, cultural influences, and the spiritual implications for those who fall prey to it. 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 →
Review: The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring Of Childhood Is Causing An Epidemic Of Mental Illness By Jonathan Haidt
Very few books, at least those that are uninspired, truly blow my mind and prompt immediate change in my lifestyle. Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation, however, sent me spinning almost every time I sat down with it. What I learned not only . . . 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 →
A Contemporary Reformed Defense Of Infant Baptism (Part 2)
What Are the Relations Between the Covenants? The Lord Jesus has fulfilled the bloody signs and types of circumcision and has replaced them with bloodless signs (Heb 9:11–10:1). Christ’s death was the reality to which the old signs and seals pointed. Now, Christ . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of April 6–12, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of April 6–12, 2026. 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 →