As parents in Lincoln, Nebraska send their children back to school today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance is filing the Jacobsen v. Spellerberg lawsuit on behalf of two families in the District Court of Lancaster County, challenging the state’s K-12 education system’s . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: God’s Unexpected Arrow: Psalm 64
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about Psalm 64. Continue reading →
John Witherspoon: Presbyterian Pastor
John Witherspoon is most famous for being the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence. The most crucial part of that sentence is the recognition that Witherspoon was, from the age of 20 until his death at the age of 71, . . . Continue reading →
Schism and the Redeemed Zoomer (Part 6): Schism in the Early Church
Church division has troubled Christians from the earliest generations of the church. The New Testament repeatedly warns against factions, quarrels, false teachers, and those who disturb the unity of Christ’s body. Those warnings did not become less urgent after the death of . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: An Interesting Conversation At My Door
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about an interesting conversation at his door. Continue reading →
Schism and the Redeemed Zoomer (Part 5): The Apostles and Institutional Faithfulness
In a previous article, we considered the argument against schism in the Old Testament. Redeemed Zoomer’s (RZ) argument does not rest on the Old Testament alone. He also maintains that Jesus and the apostles remained within the temple and synagogue system until . . . Continue reading →
Advice From A Seasoned Pastor
I was ordained in 2000 and in the years since, I’ve learned some things about pastoral ministry. In what follows, I’ll share ten practical tips. These go beyond what should be understood by every pastor: keep your focus on the gospel, preach . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen: Are We Schismatics?
In this episode Dr. Clark reads an essay by J. Gresham Machen. Continue reading →
The Council Of Ephesus (AD 431) Contra Pelagius Et Al
When there had been read in the holy Synod what had been done touching the deposition of the most irreligious Pelagians and Coelestines, of Coelestius, and Pelagius, and Julian, and Praesidius, and Florus, and Marcellian, and Orontius, and those inclined to like . . . Continue reading →
CRCNA Synod 2026: From Reformation to Further Reformation
“Brothers, there is reformation happening in the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC). And that is something that we ought to be thankful for.” This statement was not made at the Synod of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. It . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of August 17–23, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of August 17–23, 2026. Continue reading →
Maltby: Fawkes Was A Terrorist
The child was nine years old. She was to be the oldest survivor of her murdered family: the terrorists planned to hold her prisoner, after an explosion had killed her father, mother, and 11-year-old brother. Her survival would depend on submitting to . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast for August 23, 2026: Rome, Constantinople, or Geneva (Part 10): The Sacramental System (4)
American Evangelical Christianity is in crisis. The story of how it got here is an important part of this series but there are several reasons so many evangelical Christians are discontent and looking for something else, something with historical roots, with a sense of tradition, with a sense of of transcendence, with reverent worship, and with a deeper view of the sacraments. Continue reading →
Stuart Robinson (1814–81) Defended The Disestablishment Of The Church
No logical Christian mind can avoid the suspicion that the first principles of the true doctrine touching the relation of the temporal and spiritual powers must have very generally fallen out of the consciousness of Christendom, as he contemplates the singular fact . . . Continue reading →
Thistles and Olive Trees: Psalm 52 (Part 1)
You have probably taken one. You can go online and find a bunch of them, and some jobs require them. What are they? They are personality tests. You take to learn more about yourself. But they are not all created equal. At . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Meeting God in His Means of Grace: How Word, Sacrament, and Prayer Help Us Encounter Christ
In this episode of the Heidelcast, Dr. Clark talks about the means of grace. Continue reading →
Tradition, Sola Scriptura, and Semper Reformanda
As the baby-boomer generation came of age in the 1960s and 1970s, it led a broad cultural and religious reaction to traditionalism in various spheres. This is the era that brought us Woodstock and post-Vatican II guitar masses. The evangelical version of . . . Continue reading →
Video: Israel, Antisemitism, Zionism, and the Church’s Response
In this episode of Abounding Grace Radio, Pastor Chad Vegas joins Chris Gordon to take up one of the most contested questions in American Christianity right now: how should Gentile Christians view Israel and the Jews? Chris and Chad walk through the . . . Continue reading →
Sibbes: The Answer To Spiritual Coldness Is To Flee to Christ The Sun Of Righteousness
If Christ is the Sun of Righteousness, we should, when we are spiritually cold and numb, retreat to him, and know that he has exactly what we need. Are we dark? He is light. Are we sick? He can heal us. Are . . . Continue reading →
Americans Are Re-Thinking Legalized Weed
Should we regret marijuana legalization? By one recent count, 24 states have legalized marijuana for recreational use since 2012. Seven additional states have decriminalized it to varying degrees, and the Trump administration, in April, moved state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to . . . Continue reading →