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Jerusalem and Athens
from Tim Challies Sep 28, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
"What hath Jerusalem to do with Athens?" asks R.C. Sproul Jr. in his article from the September issue of Tabletalk. "Much in every way" he insists. He points to the negative and to the positive, saying that both cities are filled with sinners, but that both are ruled by the same Lord. However, "That Jesus is Lord of Athens does not mean that all is well with Athens. We cannot safely assume the city to be safe because our Lord rules over it." Keep Reading -
To Be Deep in History
from Tim Challies Sep 24, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
In the nineteenth century two prominent Anglican clergymen converted to Roman Catholicism: John Henry Newman and Henry Edward Manning. Keith Mathison writes, "What I find most interesting about these two men is their approach to history and what it tells us about the Roman Catholic Church." Keep Reading -
Across the Great Divide
from Tim Challies Sep 23, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
Dr. Rod Mays is the national coordinator for Reformed University Ministries, the campus ministry of the Presbyterian Church in America. While serving in that role he has learned a thing or two about ministering across generational divides. Keep Reading -
Columns from Tabletalk Magazine, September 2010
from Tim Challies Sep 01, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
The September edition of Tabletalk is out. This month's issue focuses on how the triune God is the foundation for all things good, true, and beautiful. It thoughtfully engages discussions revolving around Christian worship, art, truth, epistemology, Scripture, and the character of God. Contributors include R.C. Sproul, Harry Reeder, John Lennox, Frank Cavalli, Rod Mays, Keith Mathison and R.C. Sproul Jr. Keep Reading -
The Frozen Chosen
from Tim Challies Aug 26, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
Reformed Christians are sometimes accused of being cold and callous, people who are Christian stoics or even fatalists. We are, to some, "the frozen chosen." In this article from the August issue of Tabletalk, Keith Mathison suggests that we may have earned this unfortunate nickname. He takes grief as an example of an area in which we may lack biblical balance, unintentionally offending others as we allow our sense of God's sovereignty to trump our understanding of the reality that death is an unnatural state. He goes on to encourage Christians to grieve well. "Here and now, we grieve with those who grieve, not as unbelievers with no hope of the resurrection, but as believers who know death cannot defeat us, but who still hate this enemy of God and the pain and loneliness it causes to our brothers and sisters. We grieve as those who cannot wait to see death destroyed once and for all." Keep Reading -
Daily Confession, Enduring Reform
from Tim Challies Aug 03, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
In this introductory article to the August edition of Tabletalk, Burk Parsons writes about confession and the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance. "Although historically Rome has taught the necessity of both private and public confession of sin, many Catholics have been persuaded that only when they confess their sins to their priests, are absolved, and do penance that they really possess the forgiveness of God." Parsons then introduces us to Simeon, a tenth-century Christian who called the church to more than mere outward performance. "Through the centuries the Lord has continued to sustain and reform His church by raising up faithful men to proclaim His gospel and to call His people to live coram Deo, before His face, in genuine repentance, humble confession, and authentic faith leading to a life wholeheartedly devoted to God." Keep Reading -
Columns from Tabletalk Magazine, August 2010
from Tim Challies Aug 02, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
The August edition of Tabletalk is out. This month's issue continues our ongoing series on the history of the church by presenting highlights from the tenth century, including its historical, theological, and practical ramifications. Contributors include C. Fitzsimmons Allison, Chris Donato, Collin Hansen, Keith Mathison, Burk Parsons, R.C. Sproul, and R.C. Sproul Jr. Keep Reading -
Columns from Tabletalk Magazine, July 2010
from Tim Challies Jul 01, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
The July edition of Tabletalk is out. This month's issue focuses on the concept of adiaphora within the practices and worship of Christ’s body and aims to provide biblical principles regarding adiaphora. Contributors include R.C. Sproul, Nicholas Batzig, Jon Bloom, Terry Yount, Joel Belz, Burk Parsons and Keith Mathison. Keep Reading -
Who Is Using Whom?
from Tim Challies Jun 22, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
There must have been a day, many thousands of years ago, when a particularly enterprising individual invented the wheel. It is such a simple thing but one that completely revolutionized the world. It is an invention none of us would wish to be without. But transport yourself back to the moment the wheel was unveiled and you will no doubt see that some Luddite nearby was shaking his head, clucking his tongue, and mumbling, “There goes the neighborhood.” Keep Reading -
2010 Ligonier National Conference - Derek Thomas (II)
from Tim Challies Jun 19, 2010 Category: Events
For the third session today we came to another difficult question and it fell to Derek Thomas to answer it: If God is good (or since God is good), how could he command holy war? Keep Reading
