The Dance of Life by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | February 2004

The fall of Adam and Eve is one of the stickiest theological wickets we encounter in the Bible. How could both of them, whom God had declared good, do bad? But there is a stickier wicket still, perhaps made so …Read More

Don’t Look Back by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | January 2004

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I’ll admit I got taken in the first time. As a grade school child my conception of cool included too tight silk shirts and blue jeans with …Read More

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | April 1999

YESTERDAY I WAS IN CALIFORNIA once, Georgia once, Tennessee three times, and Virginia three times. It was a long day but not an unusual one. The great historian Paul Johnson, in his book Birth of the Modern, devotes a rather …Read More

One Day More? by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | April 1999

I’ve never been a great science student. My interest in science is a byproduct of my interest in philosophy. I’ve noticed that the two often intersect, however unintentionally. Newton, with his fixed laws of motion, fueled, much to …Read More

Taking Thought for Tomorrow by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | April 1999

“I’m too busy enjoying summer to think about winer,” the grasshopper told the the ant. —from the Grasshopper and the Ant, by Aseop MY FATHER’S FAVORITE BIBLE VERSE was Jesus’ admonition in the Sermon on the Mount, “Take …Read More

Inside Islam by Abdul Saleeb

FROM TABLETALK | April 1998

Although the religion of Islam is more characterized by its focus on the law, or shari’a, Islam also offers a comprehensive system of theology. Muslims often proudly point out that their doctrinal system is internally consistent, simple to understand …Read More

Bubble Gum and the Trinity by Douglas Wilson

FROM TABLETALK | April 1998

I recently told a class of tenth-graders that what our culture needed was a return to Trinitarian bubble-gum commercials. They were a little nonplussed, and so I hastened to explain that as individuals with one set of ultimate commitments, we …Read More

A Bad Moon Rising: The Growth of Islam in the U.S. by Mark Horne

FROM TABLETALK | April 1998

Islam is the second largest religion in the world. In 1995 about 1,122,661,000 Muslims inhabited this planet. Count the commas, folks—that’s a billion plus a hundred million. That means of every living person, one in …Read More

Drifting into Heresy by Michael Beates

FROM TABLETALK | April 1994

More than 120 years before the American Revolution, the charter of Harvard College was established. But the “Rules and Precepts” of the college adopted in 1646 show that the leaders saw education (and all of life) as an arena in …Read More

Error and Our Era by Ken Myers

FROM TABLETALK | April 1994

“Truth is great and will prevail, if left to itself.” Thus asserted Thomas Jefferson, champion of free speech and enemy of established religion. I’m not sure that Jefferson entirely believed that. Jefferson did believe that only an educated, well-informed …Read More

The Present Hope of the Church by Harry Reeder

FROM TABLETALK | May 1992

Is there any HOPE for the church in general? What about your church in particular? While realizing the Scriptures promise a triumphant hope at the return of Christ, is there any present hope for the church as we anticipate the …Read More

Adam & Eve Go to College by Stan Oakes

Few understand the unique influence of the university; few understand that the university is in a grave crisis. Few understand that the consequence of ignoring this crisis is the demise of America as we know it.

—S.E. Kao

Ten …Read More

Church Growth—First Things First by Os Guinness

FROM TABLETALK | March 1992

When all is said and done, the church-growth movement will stand or fall by one question: In implementing its vision of church growth, is the church of Christ primarily guided and shaped by its own character and calling—or by …Read More

The Politization of Truth: The New Sophism by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | March 1992

In October of 1991, the American people were riveted to the drama of the Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas. Then, a twist of biting irony took place when Anita Hill emerged with allegations of sexual harassment. After Professor Hill …Read More

Church Growth—Weaknesses to Watch by Os Guinness

FROM TABLETALK | February 1992

Like many movements, the church-growth movement is a grand mixture of things good, bad, and in-between. After stressing its significance last month, I will not comment further on its good parts—except to say that anything that “goes without saying …Read More