First, if we seek God’s fatherly mercy and kindly heart, we should turn our eyes to Christ, on whom alone God’s Spirit rests [cf. Matt. 3:17]. If we seek salvation, life, and the immortality of the Heavenly Kingdom, then there is no . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of October 6–12, 2025
These were the top five posts for the week of October 6–12. Continue reading →
Heidelcast For October 12, 2025: Nourish And Sustain (22): A Case for Weekly Communion
In this episode Dr Clark continues the current series, “Nourish and Sustain” Continue reading →
We’re Not The First Christians To Live In A Sexualized Culture
We’re not the first Christians to live in a highly sexualized culture. In fact, many of the first New Testament Christians lived in exactly that kind of culture. Over and over again the apostles warn against sexual immorality. They had to do . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Non-ordained Service in the Church
It’s a Superfriends Saturday on the Heidelcast! Continue reading →
Psalm 32 (Part 2): Confession Is Good For The Soul
In the first part of Psalm 32, we were treated to the guilt-ridden experience of David covering his sin and the life-giving restoration of the Lord’s sweet pardon. And now, from the knees of confession, David becomes our instructor, our encouragement. As . . . Continue reading →
Berkhof: Assurance Was A Tower Of Strength For The Reformers
The Reformers rejoiced in the assurance of salvation as a tower of strength. This Christian certitude made them irresistible in their attacks on the church of Rome and adamant in resisting the onslaughts of the enemy. They were the first to place . . . Continue reading →
Ventilator Blues
Most folk probably associate the Rolling Stones more with “Sympathy for the Devil,” than with historic Christianity, and few of us would expect to learn any theology from them, but I noticed recently that in “Ventilator Blues” Mick and the lads hit . . . Continue reading →
Video: Reformed Pastors Give A Primer on Covenant Theology
Host Rev. Chris Gordon and guest Rev. Michael Brown unpack the fundamentals of Covenant Theology. They explore how God consistently interacts with humanity through covenants, starting with the Covenant of Works with Adam. The episode meticulously traces the devastating consequences of Adam’s . . . Continue reading →
Calvin On The Judgment Of Charity
It may be asked, how could this be found out, for the election of God is hid, and cannot be known without the special revelation of the Spirit; and as every one is made sure of his own election by the testimony . . . Continue reading →
Review: The Nicene Creed: Why You Need To Know About The Most Important Creed Ever Written By Kevin DeYoung
This year, 2025, marks the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed, which is the whole Christian church’s most foundational statement about the Trinity. Protestants (of the sound varieties), Roman Catholics, and the Eastern Orthodox all share agreement that the doctrines coming from . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Grammar Guerrilla (29): Wake, Woke, Woken, and Transitive & Intransitive Verbs
In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on grammar. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Grammar Guerrilla (28): Regardless And Irregardless
In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on grammar. Continue reading →
Ralph Erskine: Are You Worried That You Aren’t Elect?
Are you polluted? I offer him to you, as made unto you sanctification. Are you miserable and forlorn? I offer him to you, as made of God unto you complete redemption. Are you hard-hearted ? I offer him in that promise, I will take away . . . Continue reading →
Catholic-Protestant Differences (Part 1)
I began my teaching career at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Most of my students elected to attend that seminary; it was not the denominational seminary of any denomination, so choosing to attend there was a choice not to attend a particular denomination’s favored/sponsored . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Grammar Guerrilla (27): “Love on” & “Speak Into”
In this episode Dr Clark continues his series on grammar. Continue reading →
Continuing In Communion With God—The Sin Spiral (Part 3): Genesis 3:8–24 Paradise Lost
Although biased as a Birminghamian, I think that southerners have great skill for developing words that are most helpful and useful to get at realities of life. Y’all is perhaps our most famous. But another highly useful one is comeuppance. This word . . . Continue reading →
Hebrews Only Mentions Rahab
You would think that if God were going to raise up someone to lead his people to freedom from their bondage under the Pharaoh of Egypt, he would choose someone other than Moses–a man who didn’t speak well in public, and who . . . Continue reading →
Van Mastricht Taught Republication
It is asked, eighth, whether the covenant of grace was promulgated in the Decalogue. The famous Cameron, because he did not distinguish carefully enough between the use of the Decalogue and its nature, stated that the Decalogue was neither the covenant of . . . Continue reading →
Yes, We Forgive Our Enemies
It is well known that, at Charlie Kirk’s memorial, his widow, Erika, forgave the man who is charged with his murder. This has reignited a debate that I first became aware of perhaps 15 years ago. There are two sides to this . . . Continue reading →