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Fifty-Two Lord's Days: How Congregations Still Preach Through Heidelberg Every Year
The Heidelberg Catechism was deliberately divided into 52 sections, one for each Sunday of the year -- a preaching practice many Reformed congregations still follow today.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 24, 2026
One of Three Forms: Why Heidelberg Belongs in the Reformed Confessional Family
The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the Three Forms of Unity, formally bound together with the Belgic Confession and the Canons of Dort. Here's why that grouping matters.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 17, 2026
Comfort: The Word the Heidelberg Catechism Builds Everything Around
The Heidelberg Catechism's famous opening question asks about our 'only comfort' -- a word carrying far more theological weight than its casual modern meaning.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 10, 2026
A Prince Without Legal Protection: Frederick III and the Heidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism of 1563 was commissioned by a prince whose Reformed faith had no legal protection under the Peace of Augsburg -- discover the risk behind its creation.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 3, 2026
The Heidelberg Catechism Across the World: Five Centuries of Global Reception
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 27, 2026
The Heidelberg Catechism and Reformed Worship: Shaping Sunday Services
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 20, 2026
The Belgic Confession and the Heidelberg Catechism: Partners in Reformed Theology
The Belgic Confession and the Heidelberg Catechism were written within two years of each other and have been used together in Dutch and German Reformed churches ever since. Understanding how they complement each other illuminates the depth of the Reformed tradition.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 13, 2026
Lord's Day 32: Good Works and Why They Don't Save Us
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 6, 2026
Lord's Days 5–7: The Mediator and Why Only Christ Could Save Us
After establishing human misery in Lord's Day 2, the Heidelberg Catechism asks who can save us. Lord's Days 5 through 7 answer: only a Mediator who is both truly God and truly human.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
June 29, 2026