The point is that God has told us to worship him, giving us his Word to direct all our faith and practice. Everything we need is in the Word, including our songs. One fundamental reason—which should delight our hearts and practically grow . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Tracy McKenzie On The Real First Thanksgiving
Tracy McKenzie teaches history at Wheaton College. Today’s quotation comes from a 2017 essay, which, in turn, was drawn from his 2013 book, The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning from History. All the Episodes . . . Continue reading →
Warfield: Infants Who Belong To The Lord Have A Right To Be Baptized
Naturally, therefore, this sign and seal belongs only to those who are the Lord’s. Or, to put it rather in the positive form, this sign and seal belongs to all those who are the Lord’s. There are no distinctions of race or . . . Continue reading →
Review: Ben Franklin: Cultural Protestant by D. G. Hart
From the author of The Lost Soul of American Protestantism and From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin: Evangelicals and the Betrayal American Conservatism, comes Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant. Part of Oxford’s “Spiritual Lives” series, the host of the Paleo Protestant Pudcast (podcast) . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Venema Contra Postmillennialism (4)
This episode of the Heidelcast is brought to you by Westminster Seminary California, which is offering a course to the public in person and online January 10–13, 2023 (1:15PM– 4:30PM) by Dr Steve Baugh, The Millennium in Revelation (NT518). This course may . . . Continue reading →
Second Council Of Orange On Christian Courage
CANON 17. Concerning Christian courage. The courage of the Gentiles is produced by simple greed, but the courage of Christians by the love of God which “has been poured into our hearts” not by freedom of will from our own side but . . . Continue reading →
Remembering Meredith Kline
Princeton Theological Seminary was established with the intention of combining excellent scholarship with an intelligent, hearty commitment to the Reformed theology, piety, and practice summarized in the Reformed confessions. It has not always been easy to maintain that marriage. Princeton Seminary was . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: John Calvin Versus The Anabaptists
John Calvin refutes the Anabaptists from Genesis 9. Continue reading →
Christopher Yuan on Holy Sexuality and the Gospel
In September of this year HRA board member Chris Gordon, host of Abounding Grace Radio, sat down to talk to Christopher Yuan about the crisis precipitated in the West by the latest phase of the sexual revolution. Here are those discussions harvested for . . . Continue reading →
Is Faith Irrational?
Some years ago on one of his broadcasts, Bill Maher defined faith as “the purposeful suspension of critical thinking.”1 Similarly, Richard Dawkins, Neil deGrasse Tyson and others have defined faith as “believing something in the absence of evidence.”2 But are these definitions . . . Continue reading →
On Being Reformed 55% Off Through Nov 30, 2022
The hardcopy is only $19.40. The e-book is less. The book is normally $59.99. It is discounted automatically right now to $27.00 and with the discount code (CYB22) the price drops to $19.40, which is about as inexpensive as it has ever . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Alan Keyes Demonstrates How To Make A Natural Law Argument
These are some of our favorite Heidelquotes. Something to think about from the Heidelcast. If you are subscribed to the Heidelcast or the Heidelblog (see below) you will receive these episodes automatically. All the Episodes of the Heidelcast How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia . . . Continue reading →
Religious Freedom, The Right To Worship, And Premodern Thinking
To be honest, writing a critical review of Phillip Muñoz’s American Liberty and the American Founding was a painful task. It was painful in part because I sincerely admire Muñoz and his scholarship, and in part because within the prescribed word limits (which I . . . Continue reading →
A Q&A with the Heidelberg Catechism
Zacharias Ursinus, the chief architect of the Heidelberg Catechism, in the introduction of his commentary on the aforementioned, asked, “What is the doctrine of the church?” The doctrine of the church is the law and gospel, “the law and gospel are the . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For November 20, 2022: Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation (26): Fifth Head Of Doctrine (6)
In this episode, Dr. Clark continues his series on the Canons of Dort, looking at the Fifth Head of Doctrine and the Perseverance of the Saints. The Remonstrants were convinced that the Reformed faith did not produce sufficient godliness. They suggested that . . . Continue reading →
PCA News: Memorial Pres Leaves The PCA. Pastor To Follow
Friday evening 92% of the most controversial congregation in the Presbyterian Church in America, Memorial Presbyterian Church, voted to leave the PCA. In their statement the congregation cited the criticism they have received since they first hosted the Revoice Conference in 2018, in . . . Continue reading →
Berkhof On Legal And Spiritual Unity With Christ
The mystical union in the sense in which we are now speaking of it is not the judicial ground, on the basis of which we become partakers of the riches that are in Christ. It is sometimes said that the merits of . . . Continue reading →
Saturday Psalm Series: Psalm 88 (Part 2)—Light in the Midst of Darkness
Light from the Outset
In C. S. Lewis’ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, there is a moment when the ship is approaching the Dark Island and all aboard find themselves in fear and despair. As the darkness enfolds them, we are told that Lucy whispers, . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Venema Contra Postmillennialism (3)
These are some of our favorite Heidelquotes. Something to think about from the Heidelcast. If you are subscribed to the Heidelcast or the Heidelblog (see below) you will receive these episodes automatically. All the Episodes of the Heidelcast How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia . . . Continue reading →
“Tribulation” And The Lord’s Return
I am often asked whether or not the “tribulation” is a seven year period which immediately precedes the second coming of Jesus Christ, or is it the entire period of time between Christ’s first and second advent, the so-called “great tribulation?” This . . . Continue reading →