A Muslim Approaches The Truth About Global Islamism And Jihad

R. Scott Clark

on December 12, 2015 | 4 Comments

(HT: @muddygravel) It should be added that the Ft Hood and San Bernardino attacks and others suggest that the line between ideological Islamism and violent jihad is fluid and rapidly crossed. The high percentage of Islamic Study Centers (mosques) in the USA . . . Continue reading →

They Will Help You Overcome Facts

R. Scott Clark

on December 11, 2015 | 1 Comment

But every word on the front page is contradicted by the facts,” I objected. Edgar gave me a tolerant smile. “You still have the mechanistic outlook, he said, and then proceeded to give me the dialectical interpretation of the facts . . . . . Continue reading →

The Bible And The Qur’an

R. Scott Clark

on December 8, 2015 | 10 Comments

It has been a conviction of a certain segment of scholars since at least the middle period of the German Enlightenment that all religions are essentially the same. The current twin controversies in the West (chiefly Europe and the USA) over what . . . Continue reading →

Supreme Court In 1957: Academic Freedom Is Self-Evident

R. Scott Clark

on December 8, 2015 | 6 Comments

The State Supreme Court thus conceded without extended discussion that petitioner’s right to lecture and his right to associate with others were constitutionally protected freedoms which had been abridged through this investigation. These conclusions could not be seriously debated. Merely to summon . . . Continue reading →

2011 Study: 84% Of Mosques In America Advocate Study Of Texts Advocating Violence Against Non-Muslims

R. Scott Clark

on December 7, 2015 | 4 Comments

A random survey of 100 representative mosques in the U.S. was conducted to measure the correlation between Sharia adherence and dogma calling for violence against non-believers. Of the 100 mosques surveyed, 51% had texts on site rated as severely advocating violence; 30% . . . Continue reading →

Sen Sasse: This Is About Who We Are

R. Scott Clark

on December 7, 2015 | 17 Comments

The Abrahamic Covenant Unifies Redemptive History

R. Scott Clark

on December 6, 2015 | 12 Comments

During our senior year in high school (1978–79) three of us went to lunch. Our public high school had an open campus, meaning that we were permitted to come and go so long as we attended classes. We piled into a friend’s . . . Continue reading →

Audio: Sojourners And Exiles (1 Peter 2:11-12)

R. Scott Clark

on December 4, 2015

Here’s the audio of the sermon from last Lord’s Day evening (11-29-15) at the Escondido URC from 1 Peter 2:11-12, Sojourners And Exiles:

The Theodicy Of The State: A Primitive Religious Reaction

R. Scott Clark

on December 3, 2015 | 4 Comments

The theodicy of federal government seeks to defend the goodness of government in the face of tragedy. So just as some religious groups might blame a weather event on insufficient fealty to the relevant god, some progressives blame — before we actually . . . Continue reading →

Continual Evil, The Ark, And God’s Restraining Mercies

R. Scott Clark

on December 3, 2015 | 2 Comments

Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And Yahweh regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to . . . Continue reading →

Sibbes On The Sealing Of The Spirit

R. Scott Clark

on December 2, 2015

‘Who hath anointed us, and sealed us.’ Anointing and sealing go together. The same God anoints us doth also seal us. Both are to secure us of our happy condition. Now Christ is the first sealed: John 6:27, ‘Him hath the father . . . Continue reading →

Strangers And Aliens (12a): Servants Imitating The Suffering Savior (1 Peter 2:18–25)

R. Scott Clark

on December 1, 2015

There is a thread running through the book of Isaiah, which some have called the Gospel of Isaiah. It is that of the servant. The prophet himself is described as the servant (עבד) of Yahweh (Isa 20:3). David is also Yahweh’s servant . . . Continue reading →

Political Correctness At Work

R. Scott Clark

on December 1, 2015 | 1 Comment

Now, however, publicly supporting the entire LGBTQ movement’s agenda is mandatory. If employees refuse to participate in a company Gay Pride event, their behavior may be interpreted as discriminatory insubordination. If a female employee complains about a male using the women’s restroom, . . . Continue reading →

Resources On Prayer

R. Scott Clark

on November 30, 2015 | 1 Comment

D. C. McAllister’s excellent essay in The Federalist and a question from regular HB reader Clinton suggests that a resource post on prayer might be helpful: Audio Audio: The Role of Prayer in Sanctification Audio: The Pilgrim’s Prayer (1) Audio: The Pilgrim’s Prayer . . . Continue reading →

Office Hours: Preaching The Whole Counsel Of God

R. Scott Clark

on November 30, 2015

If you are a regular listener to Office Hours then you are probably a regular listener to sermons. If not, perhaps we should talk about that. You might be a preacher of sermons. Either way, at least 52 times a year, for . . . Continue reading →

Spiritual Weapons For A Spiritual Battle

R. Scott Clark

on November 30, 2015

The radicalization of the vulnerable is a sobering reality. Guilt, shame, and the longing for lost innocence can make people do the most terrible things—as long as salvation awaits on the other side. Whether it’s drinking Kool-Aid or strapping on a suicide . . . Continue reading →

Of Christian Plumbers, Unions, Meat Offered To Idols, And Tent-Making

R. Scott Clark

on November 28, 2015 | 32 Comments

Darryl Hart raises an interesting question about the adjectival use of “Christian” as applied to pursuits shared by Christians and non-Christians. This has been one of the most persistent and widespread questions facing believing Christians for the last century: how do Christians relate to . . . Continue reading →

Thanksgiving 1947 With Jack Benny

R. Scott Clark

on November 26, 2015 | 3 Comments

In the early 1930s, more than 60 years before Seinfeld, there was Jack Benny. His was the first show about nothing. He had wacky neighbors who showed up randomly. He had a a group of eccentric friends. He played a comedian but . . . Continue reading →

Owen On Thanksgiving And Our Communion With The Holy Spirit

R. Scott Clark

on November 26, 2015

Let us, then, lay weight on every effect of the Holy Ghost in any of the particulars before mentioned, on this account, that they are acts of his love and power towards us. This faith will do, that takes notice of his . . . Continue reading →

Theological Error Seeps In

R. Scott Clark

on November 25, 2015 | 24 Comments

Years ago, in the second house in which Mrs Heidelblog and I lived, water seeped into the basement every time it rained and it rained frequently. As the ground became soaked water would push in and up through the basement. We had . . . Continue reading →