We sit in church week after week and, if we are blessed, twice a week, for corporate worship. One of the most important elements of that holy assembly of the Christ-Confessing covenant people is the preaching of the Word. Yet, were we . . . Continue reading →
These were the top five posts for the week of June 23–29. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark continues the current series, “Nourish and Sustain” Continue reading →
The translation of the Greek word μονογενής in the New Testament is a subject of debate. The term appears nine times, with four occurrences referring to ordinary “only children,” and the other five occurrences in Christological contexts, all in the Johannine literature. These Christological . . . Continue reading →
It’s a Superfriends Saturday on the Heidelcast! Continue reading →
In the first segment on Psalm 28, we saw the psalmist lay out for us the urgency of his plight, as he has been lumped in with the society of wicked lawbreakers. This need aches for a solution, so with the depravity . . . Continue reading →
As the GA adjourned, similar to other denominations, the power struggle between high-level leaders and many other presbyters would continue. Both of those stake-holders felt significant ownership, and the clashes were not always pretty, much less resolved well. However, some leadership changes . . . Continue reading →
Americans love a comeback story. Americans also love magic. Sometimes the two converge, as they did in the Ted Williams story. He was a radio announcer with a great voice, who became a drunk and a drug addict. He was on the . . . Continue reading →
What are some of the differences between Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism? Why are there so many debates over Covenant Theology? Dr. Harrison Perkins joins Pastor Adriel Sanchez to discuss some of themes in his two recent books, Reformed Covenant Theology: A Systematic . . . Continue reading →
Wafting over the airwaves of the local Christian radio station came the predictable chord progressions of every modern worship song known to humanity. I had turned on the radio to quell the boys’ incessant bickering currently testing my patience, and after a . . . Continue reading →
Whenever someone introduces himself to me as a worship pastor, my standard response is, “Me too.” Inevitably, my reply prompts inquiry about how I lead worship. So, I explain that I call the church to worship, I pray a lot, I read . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark continues a series on fencing the Lord’s Table. Continue reading →
First, I am happy to recommend Crossway’s recent release of Kevin DeYoung’s The Nicene Creed: What You Need to Know about the Most Important Creed Ever Written. It is succinct and can be read quickly. Typical of KDY, he is mainstream, wonderfully averse . . . Continue reading →
The 2025 Synod of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC) met from June 13–19 at Redeemer University in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. The 49 Classes of the denomination sent 176 delegates to deliberate on important matters of the church. The headline . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark continues a series on fencing the Lord’s Table. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark continues a series on fencing the Lord’s Table. Continue reading →
Want of a due apprehension of the truth herein hath caused many, especially those of the Church of Rome, to follow after vain imaginations about the state of the souls of the faithful, departed under the Old Testament. Generally, they shut them . . . Continue reading →
2025 marks the fiftieth year since the death of John Murray, who was undoubtedly one of the most important Reformed theologians of the twentieth century. Murray contributed to Reformed theology in several significant ways, but one perhaps overlooked area is with respect . . . Continue reading →
Those of the church of Rome do hence fancy a limbus, a subterraneous receptacle of souls, wherein they say the spirits of believers under the old testament were detained until after the resurrection of Christ, so as that they without us were . . . Continue reading →
In the last month, we have witnessed the death of one pope and the election of another, and as typically happened, we saw reporters speaking in solemn tones about the unbroken line of succession from Peter to Leo XIV. Also, recent months . . . Continue reading →