One of the most interesting bits of Oxford history is the story of the Oxford Martyrs and the statue by which they are remembered. The history of the monument itself is fascinating. In 1833, John Henry Newman (1801‑90), an Anglican priest, began . . . Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
John Calvin refutes the Anabaptists from Genesis 9. Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →