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With Presbycast On Cancel Culture And Calvinist Pirates

by Heidelblog on November 11, 2023

As always we had a good time on the old Presbycast Hayride, Jamboree, and Barn Dance. Chortles told us the story of the Huguenot Pirates—real pirates, not “piratical” pretenders hitting defense flower vases with baseball bats or setting harmless grass alight—and the . . . Continue reading →

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Riddlebarger: The Most Pernicious Arminian Error

by Kim Riddlebarger on November 10, 2023

This particular Arminian error may be the most pernicious, since at first glance. it appears to come close to the truth, but nevertheless bases the ground of our salvation upon an act of the creature, not in the decree of God and . . . Continue reading →

The Problems with Paraphrases and Continuing Revelation

by R. Scott Clark on November 10, 2023

My interest here is not so much paraphrastic Bible translations—though these may not be good for ecclesiastical use (e.g., worship) or close study, like a commentary, a paraphrase can put light on a passage or otherwise edify. My concern here is the . . . Continue reading →

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Audio: Selling Jesus—Dr. Clark On The White Horse Inn

by Heidelblog on November 10, 2023

R. Scott Clark joined the hosts of White Horse Inn to take a look at the ways in which consumerism and market values have influenced contemporary Christian thought and practice. Continue reading →

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Biden Admin Seeks To Deport German Homeschooling Family (Updated)

by Heidelblog on November 9, 2023

The Romeike family was forced to flee Germany in 2008, because they chose to homeschool. Germany does not recognize the fundamental right of parents to homeschool their children, and only permits the practice in very narrow circumstances. When Uwe and Hannelore Romeike . . . Continue reading →

Book Review

Review: Preaching the Whole Counsel of God By Julius Kim

by Shane Lems on November 9, 2023

Not all preaching is good preaching. Some preachers do not exposit the text when they preach on Sunday. Other preachers exposit the text in ways that fit their agendas. And some preachers simply do not have a Christ-centered approach to preaching. The . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (81)

by Heidelcast on November 9, 2023

This is part 81 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →

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Trueman: Our Humanity Matters to God

by Heidelblog on November 8, 2023

Given the chaotic and volatile nature of our culture, what should the church focus on in her teaching? This is one of the pressing questions of our day. The answer, of course, is “the whole counsel of God.” That is true but . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (80)

by Heidelcast on November 8, 2023

This is part 80 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →

What Happened To The University (And Is It A Safe Place For Rational People)?

by R. Scott Clark on November 8, 2023

As I was driving to Bakersfield last week, it occurred to me that it was thirty years ago this year that I began my academic career as a teacher. In 1993 I was serving as the pastor of what was then Walnut . . . Continue reading →

Who Was Thomas Reid and Why Does His “Common Sense” Philosophy Still Matter? (Part 1)

by Kim Riddlebarger on November 7, 2023

Thomas Reid (1710–1796) is best known as the founder and principal philosopher of “common sense,” or more properly, “Scottish Common Sense Realism” (SCSR). Reid was highly respected and quite influential in the days of the eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment, but the popularity of . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (79)

by Heidelcast on November 7, 2023

This is part 79 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →

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Luther: The Apostolic Way Of Reading Scripture

by Tony Phelps on November 7, 2023

Thus Paul treats this topic in a truly apostolic way, because no sophist or legalist or Jew or fanatic or anyone else speaks this way. Who would dare quote this passage from Moses, “Cursed be everyone who hangs on a tree,” and . . . Continue reading →

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Waters: What Is Ordination?

by Heidelblog on November 6, 2023

Most Presbyterians have attended an ordination service, but many Presbyterians don’t fully understand what they are witnessing. What exactly is (not) happening when men are ordained to office in the church? What are the benefits and blessings of ordination to the church’s . . . Continue reading →

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Audio: How Not to Be a Heretic

by Heidelblog on November 6, 2023

You and I are not the first ones to read the Bible. Christians as individuals and the church as a corporation has been hearing, meditating upon, and reading God’s Word for its entire history. One of the principal fruits of that corporate . . . Continue reading →

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The Gospel According To John (MacArthur)—Part 17

by R. Scott Clark on November 6, 2023

Dispensationalism is as much a theory of the church as it is of dispensations. Or rather, dispensationalism divides humanity into three distinct groups: Israel, the church, and the nations. The first two are in covenant with God. Israel has the starring role . . . Continue reading →

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Heidelcast For Nov 5, 2023: Sin, Salvation, & Service: The Threefold Truth Of Romans (41)

by Heidelcast on November 5, 2023

We are in part 3 of the book of Romans as Dr Clark works through Romans 12:1–2 and wrestles with what Paul means by “rational worship.” He takes two calls, one asking how it is that John MacArthur spends so much time . . . Continue reading →

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Luther: Christ Was Innocent For Us

by Tony Phelps on November 4, 2023

And so this text [Gal. 3:13] is clear, that all men, even the apostles or prophets or patriarchs, would have remained under the curse if Christ had not put Himself in opposition to sin, death, the curse of the Law, and the . . . Continue reading →

The Stains of Guilt: A Guide for Confession in Psalm 51 (Part 1)

by Zach Keele on November 4, 2023

When it comes to laundry, some of you have probably become master stain removers. Clothes are not cheap, and stains are inevitable. If you have kids or a dropsy husband, you fight grassy knees, drips of coffee, blots of ink, and those . . . Continue reading →