In this episode Dr. Clark talks about confessional membership. Continue reading →
Divine grace is a beautiful thing. Though it is not a thing that we can hold on to or put under a microscope, it is a disposition of an Almighty God. What makes this grace of God so beautiful is that we . . . Continue reading →
The sum of the gospel, or covenant of grace and reconciliation, is this: “If thou flee from deserved wrath to the true Redeemer Jesus Christ, (who is able to save to the uttermost all that come to God through him,) thou shalt . . . Continue reading →
In 1535 the Reformation was about fourteen years old. The Protestants had gained some legal status within the empire, but the existence of the movement was by no means secure. Internally, it was wracked with dissension over the moral and theological implications . . . Continue reading →
The covenant of grace, set down in the Old Testament before Christ came, and in the New since he came, is one and the same in substance, albeit different in outward administration: For the covenant in the Old Testament, being sealed with . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about confessional membership. Continue reading →
This same literal interpretation was a marked feature of Old Testament interpretation. Jerome, in rejecting the strict literal method of interpretation, “calls the literal interpretation ‘Jewish,’ implies that it may easily become heretical and repeatedly says it is inferior to the ‘spiritual.’”1 . . . Continue reading →
Short Prayers: Christian Perspectives from the Past Notable Christians from the past have not always emphasized long prayers. Some of them highlighted the benefit of short prayers. For example, when he was discussing Jesus’s teaching on prayer, Augustine (d. AD 430) emphasized . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about confessional membership. Continue reading →
Dr Clark’s latest essay, “Social Trinitarianism Is Not A Bonanza For Catholic Christians” in James P. Butler et al. ed. A Faithful Steward: Essays in Honor of Richard C. Barcellos (Broken Wharfe, 2026) appears in a new collection of essays in honor . . . Continue reading →
These were the top five posts for the week of April 13–19, 2026. Continue reading →
So far as the words are concerned, we know all this very well and can discourse on it. But in the struggle, when the devil tries to mar the image of Christ and to snatch the Word from our hearts, we discover . . . Continue reading →
Garrison Keillor used to open his monologues about the fictional town of Lake Woebegon by saying, “It’s been a quiet week in Lake Woebegon” and then go on to explain how it had not actually been quiet. The way the news is . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark continues the series, “Have This Mind” Continue reading →
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends discuss ministry & evangelism. Continue reading →
What is, at least in experience and emphasis, the pivotal moment in a wedding ceremony? When the bride enters and walks down the aisle. What is the most discussed aspect of our culture’s superficial awards ceremonies? The red carpet. What is the . . . Continue reading →
It is even more a distortion when the dogma formulated by the catholic tradition is described as “in its conception and development a work of the Greek spirit on the soil of the gospel.” Indeed, in some ways it is more accurate . . . Continue reading →
Dr. R. Scott Clark discusses the growing crisis of gambling addiction among young men and explains why it is a serious concern for the Christian community. He explores psychological triggers, cultural influences, and the spiritual implications for those who fall prey to it. Continue reading →
It is thus also evident that the abuse of the lot in games, entertainment, and gambling is a dreadful abuse of the providence of God. There are games which are played solely with one’s skill or strength, and there are games played . . . Continue reading →
Very few books, at least those that are uninspired, truly blow my mind and prompt immediate change in my lifestyle. Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation, however, sent me spinning almost every time I sat down with it. What I learned not only . . . Continue reading →