The Heidelblog

Search

Primary Menu

Skip to content
  • About
    • R. Scott Clark
    • Heidelmedia
    • Heidelblog Resources
    • Heidelblog Contributors
    • Categories
    • Subscribe
    • HeidelShop
  • Contact
  • The Heidelcast
  • Books & Essays

life

What is Your Only Comfort?

by
  • R. Scott Clark
on February 2, 2007

The Necessity Of Comfort Americans know in their heart of hearts they are going to die but they do not like to admit it. It is a mark of our post-Christianity that this culture is so obsessed with youth and beauty. Most . . . Continue reading →

Categorized Christian Life, Heidelberg Catechism | Tagged comfort, death, Gospel, Heidelberg Catechism, life

What is Your Only Comfort? (2)

by
  • R. Scott Clark
on February 5, 2007

The Heidelberg Catechism, building on the breakthrough of the first stage of the Reformation, is organized in three parts. Remarkably, as basic an insight as this is, it continues to elude nearly all evangelicals and many ostensibly Reformed folk. This should not . . . Continue reading →

Categorized Heidelberg Catechism | Tagged comfort, death, Gospel, Heidelberg Catechism, life

The Return of Eugenics

by
  • R. Scott Clark
on July 15, 2009 | 37 Comments

In 7 July interview published in the NY Times, Justice Ginsburg makes a stunning admission: JUSTICE GINSBURG: Yes, the ruling about that surprised me. [Harris v. McRae — in 1980 the court upheld the Hyde Amendment, which forbids the use of Medicaid . . . Continue reading →

Categorized Civil Life, Common Life | Tagged abortion, ethics, eugenics, life | 37 Comments

Ventilator Blues

by
  • R. Scott Clark
on October 8, 2012 | 3 Comments

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 →

Categorized Piety and Practice | Tagged comfort, death, Ecclesiastes, life, Qoheleth, Rolling Stones, Ventilator Blue | 3 Comments

Human Beings Conceive and Give Birth to Human Beings

by
  • R. Scott Clark
on January 22, 2013

Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image (Gen 9:6; ESV). I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it . . . Continue reading →

Kass: Children Are Not Merely A Product Of The Will

by
  • Heidelblog
on April 21, 2013 | 5 Comments

Consider abortion. After years of calling for abortions that are “safe, legal and rare,” the Democratic Party in its 2012 platform dropped such language altogether in an attempt to appeal to its feminist base. But viewing childbearing solely as a matter of . . . Continue reading →

2009: No Federal Dollars For Abortion

by
  • R. Scott Clark
on September 16, 2014 | 3 Comments

(HT: Daily Signal)

Heidelberg 105–107: You Shall Not Murder (2)

by
  • R. Scott Clark
on August 6, 2015

Imagine four American states utterly vacant. Since 1973 Americans have killed as many people as were killed during World War II. Continue reading →

Categorized Abortion, Heidelberg Catechism, Moral Law, Natural Law | Tagged abortion, Heidelberg Catechism 106, Heidelberg Catechism 107, Heidelberg Catechism Catechism 105, image of God, life, murder, Planned Parenthood

Your Tax Dollars Are Still Being Used To Abort Legally Innocent Humans

by
  • R. Scott Clark
on June 2, 2016

Whether you’re a painter, pastor, lawyer, or laborer (pro-life or pro-abortion), you work for Planned Parenthood. A portion of every paycheck goes to the world’s leading abortion business through the federal and state taxes allocated by your elected representatives and the unelected . . . Continue reading →

Subscribe to the Heidelblog today!

Recent Comments

  • Xavier on New Edition of Ursinus’ On The Catechism
  • R. Scott Clark on Concerning Scandals And Scandalizers
  • Richard Lindberg on The Ascension Of Christ: A Primer
  • Gil Garcia on Church Planting In Phoenix’s West Valley: Inheritance United Reformed Church
  • Carmen on Calvin: We Baptize The Children Of Believers In Recognition Of Their Membership In The Covenant Of Grace

Resources

  • Welcome to the Heidelblog!
  • Books and Essays
  • R. Scott Clark
  • Contact
  • Archives
  • Categories
  • Using the HB Effectively
  • What Must A Christian Believe?
  • Heidelblog Resources
  • Discovering The Reformed Confession
  • Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
  • Top HB Posts Through The Years
  • The Ecumenical Creeds
  • The Reformed Confessions
  • Heidelberg Reformation Association
  • The Heidelcast
  • The Heidelberg Catechism Podcast
  • The Canons Of Dork
  • Subscribe To The Heidelblog!
  • Covenant Theology And Infant Baptism
  • Heidelmedia Archive
  • Feathers And All (Or Why The Scriptures Are Enough)
  • Heidelberg Reformation Association Privacy Policy
  • Heidelblog Contributors
  • Heidelcast Series: The Comfort Of The Covenant
  • How To Read The Bible
  • Recursos Reformados Em Português
  • Resources On The Internal/External Distinction In The Covenant Of Grace
  • Resources On The Spirituality Of The Church
  • Resources On The Doctrine Of The Church (Ecclesiology)
  • Heidelcast Series: Ordinary Means
  • Resources On Confessional Subscription
  • Resources On Weddings And Funerals
  • Heidelcast: Saturday Superfriends!
  • POPLL: An Alternative To Christian Nationalism (And Theonomy, Christian Reconstruction, Theocracy, And Christendom)
  • Resources On Lent
  • Resources On Instruments In Worship
  • Featley: The Sweet Dipper
  • Resources On Richard Baxter
  • The Cradle Of Christian Truth: The Apostles’ Creed
  • The Fruit Of The Spirit Series
  • Heidelcast Series: To Nourish And Sustain
  • Heidelminicast Series: Calvin’s Short Treatise On The Lord’s Supper

The “Ruformation” Continues: Heideldog 2

Heidelshop

Proudly powered by WordPress


Copyright © 2025 R. Scott Clark. All Rights Reserved. The Heidelberg Reformation Association is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Federal ID number available upon request. The Heidelblog® and Heidelcast® are registered trademarks. Hosted by Kinsta.