In today’s age and culture, which eschews accountability in favor of the independent spirit, people often view the notion of church membership as constricting and constraining, an old-fashioned and passé practice of a more heavily institutional age. We often hear in contemporary . . . Continue reading →
Kevin Nelson and his family once received a print of Gustave Dore’s “Adam and Eve Driven Out of Eden” as a gift from a congregant. In the work, Adam and Eve stagger toward the viewer surrounded by thorns and thistles, while a . . . Continue reading →
Another well-known minister has resigned from his pastoral office due to a previously undisclosed inappropriate relationship. The twist in this grimly familiar tale is that he had largely built his ministry around his struggle with homosexual temptation and his advocacy for celibacy. . . . Continue reading →
Justification is by grace alone through faith alone because of Christ alone. This is the article by which the church stands or falls. Today this article is often ignored, distorted or sometimes even denied by leaders, scholars and pastors who claim to be evangelical. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about what not to do when visiting the dying. Continue reading →
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about Reformed Theology. Continue reading →
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a collection of five faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey, may challenge in federal court an unconstitutional, coercive subpoena issued by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. Alliance Defending . . . Continue reading →
In the previous article, I established that in his 2022 volume What Is Saving Faith?, John Piper is not merely interested in the fruits of faith. He is interested in the nature of faith. By insisting that affections like “treasuring” and “relishing” Christ are not . . . Continue reading →
Simply put, any idea that posits racial superiority as a basis for church or civil social order is to be seen as out of bounds with Christianity as a religion and as a source of truth, and is sin. The Synod is . . . Continue reading →
As the fifty-third General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America prepares to gather in June for the third time in Louisville, Kentucky, a record number of overtures have been tendered. Of the ninety (adding one holdover from last year), many of . . . Continue reading →
The Christian’s Communion: Fellowship with the Triune God in Life and Ministry June 9–11, 2026—International Presbyterian Church Ealing The 2026 IPC Catalyst Conference offers three days of rich and profound reflection together on the doctrine of communion with God. We will consider . . . Continue reading →
These were the top five posts for the week of May 11–17 2026. Continue reading →
In this “Best of” episode, Dr. Clark discusses God’s holy law. Continue reading →
When I was in high school, my family had a somewhat unorthodox Thanksgiving arrangement. My dad and I always had to work Black Friday, and since my mom’s folks were not getting any younger, Pops would insist that she and my brother . . . Continue reading →
The Reformed understanding of Scripture is that believers are as justified and saved now as we will be at the judgment. There are not two stages of justification, initial and final. Rather, we distinguish between justification and vindication. At the judgment it . . . Continue reading →
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends talk about home churches. Continue reading →
Dr. R. Scott Clark explains why the Reformed tradition opposes visual depictions of the Trinity, arguing that such images are products of human imagination rather than divine truth. He explores the biblical prohibitions against idols and provides a historical overview of how the early church universally rejected images until the 8th century. Continue reading →
For the past eight years, Nate Hanson served as the host of a podcast called Almost Heretical. The show generated millions of downloads and rose to become one of the most successful “deconstructionist” podcasts on the market. On Wikipedia, it’s listed among . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about Contra Webbon Et Al. Continue reading →
Every week, in both our morning and evening services, our congregation confesses or sings one of the historic creeds of the church before we receive the Lord’s Supper. Sometimes it is the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed or the Apostles’ Creed, and other times it . . . Continue reading →