If someone Reformed is asked on what his perseverance in the state of grace rests, then he will not answer, “On something in me, on the power and the capacity for withstanding of the new life that I possess,” but, “Solely on . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: On Christian Liberty (1): Christian Liberty and Sola Scriptura
In this episode Dr Clark begins a new series on Christian Liberty. Continue reading →
The “New Christian Right” Mirrors YRR?
We are now1 supposed to call the Online, Sometimes-Somewhat-Reformed Christian Nationalists and their assorted adjacencies the “New Christian Right” rather than the opprobrious but apt denominator “Woke Right.” Well, that’s fine—movements have the risky right to attempt rebranding. Remember “New Coke”? Nomenclature aside, we’ve noticed . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of March 31–April 6, 2025
These were the top five posts for the week of March 31–April 6. Continue reading →
Christ Did Not Change But The Water Did
I was walking amidst the rows of desks as I was engaging the students in a discussion about the humanity of Christ. When I reached the end of the room, as I recall, I was leaning against the wall. Trying to drive . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For April 6, 2025: Comfort of the Covenant (31): Three Benefits of the Ascension of Christ
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” Continue reading →
Bavinck: We Baptize Infants On The Basis Of The Covenant
Not regeneration, faith, or repentance, much less our assumptions pertaining to them, but only the covenant of grace gave people, both adults and children, the right to baptism. Continue reading →
Remember Not My Sin, But Remember Me: Psalm 25 (Part 1)
Oh, to be a kid again! It is pretty safe to say that nearly everyone makes this wish at least once. You are full of adulting; the bills keep coming in, the diapers do not end; your body hurts for no discernible . . . Continue reading →
The Canons Of Dork #38 For April 5, 2025
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Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday—Luke 24:31 | Why Reformed Theology?
It’s a Superfriends Saturday on the Heidelcast! Continue reading →
So What? How Does Homosexual Marriage Affect Me?
Last Friday, KFI (AM 640 Los Angeles) afternoon talker John Kobylt made the argument that one reason Prop 8 was overturned is that proponents of Prop 8 could not show that homosexual marriage actually creates any adverse effects or bad outcomes. I . . . Continue reading →
The Rich Young Ruler: Law, Gospel, And Salvation
Join Chris Gordon and Dan Borvan as they dive into the story of the Rich Young Ruler from Mark 10:17-27. Continue reading →
Warfield: Covenant Theology Is Fundamental To Reformed Theology
The architectonic principle of the Westminster Confession is supplied by the schematization of the Federal theology, which had obtained by this time in Britain, as on the Continent, a dominant position as the most commodious mode of presenting the corpus of Reformed doctrine (so . . . Continue reading →
Review: Reformed Worship By Jonty Rhodes (Blessings Of The Faith Series)
Another book on worship? Well, yes. Though there seems to be a perennially voluminous output on the topic of worship (at least from among the Reformed and Presbyterian wing of Christendom), nevertheless, debates and disagreements on worship seem to persist. Beyond the . . . Continue reading →
Francis’ Playbook For Church Growth Should Not Be Ours
Unless Pope Francis has been praying to Martin Luther for five weeks before his release from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, an extension for his reform movement is unlikely to raise cheers from the faithful. To be sure, if he wants to host more . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: On Biblicism (6): Biblicism is a Trojan Horse Full of Rationalism
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series “On Biblicism” Continue reading →
When Pastors Do Not Pay Attention
Remarkably, after two decades of controversy over the self-described Federal Vision movement, there are pastors and teachers who do not seem to understand it.1 One can see why one might have been confused in the early days of the discussion, but now, . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: On Biblicism (5): Bavinck on Biblicism
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series “On Biblicism” Continue reading →
Where Are All The Women?
We are very reliably informed that a recent visitor to a PCA church circled all the names of the church’s officers in the printed worship bulletin and wrote, “Where are all the women?” on the page, which he or she duly folded and dropped in . . . Continue reading →
Parents, Spend Your Tuition Dollars Wisely
Davidson College officials have launched an investigation into a student, Cynthia Huang, the president of Davidson College’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom. In two separate incidents, Huang spoke out against Palestinian and transgender claims. In a disciplinary letter, Mak Tompkins, Davidson’s . . . Continue reading →