The Gospel-Driven Life: An Interview with Michael Horton by Michael Horton

FROM TABLETALK | February 2013

Tabletalk: Please tell us how you became a Christian. Michael Horton: My parents were faithful Baptist believers, although my mom was really the spiritual leader in the home when it came to daily devotions together and encouraging me to pursue …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

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

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

Between Two Worlds: An Interview With Justin Taylor by Justin Taylor

FROM TABLETALK | April 2012

Tabletalk: What led you to start a blog? Justin Taylor: One of my favorite parts of elementary school was “show and tell.” I’ve always enjoyed sharing with others those things that I find fascinating. Eight years ago, I would …Read More

The Challenge of Christian Journalism by Collin Hansen

FROM TABLETALK | May 2012

I am trained as a journalist. And I’m trained as a preacher. You might be surprised to learn there’s significant overlap between these callings. Both teach by distilling complicated concepts about how the world works. Both herald news …Read More

Principle Vs. Pragmatism by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | January 2009

Some years ago, I drove along the Pennsylvania Turnpike about two o’clock in the morning with a friend after having spent all day at a steel corporation in eastern Pennsylvania dealing with labor management issues. My companion was a …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

Why Are Eastern Religions So Attractive to So Many? by Winfried Corduan

FROM TABLETALK | August 2012

Recently, I was talking to a Buddhist nun. Originally from Hanover, Germany, she had studied Buddhism in a course on religions, read a few more books, and left home and family to join an order in Taiwan. I asked her …Read More

The Christian’s GPS by Anthony Selvaggio

FROM TABLETALK | September 2012

One of the great inventions of the modern world is the global positioning system (GPS). The devices that use this satellite system make travel easier and enhance marital bliss by eliminating disputes between husbands and wives regarding the need to …Read More

Proclaiming Life to Captives by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | April 2013

I am writing this on the twenty-fifth anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s release of the “Personhood Proclamation.” On January 14, 1988, Reagan released the following declaration: “America has given a great gift to the world, a gift that drew …Read More

Abortion by Randy Alcorn

FROM TABLETALK | April 2013

Some “pro-choice” advocates claim to base their beliefs on the Bible. They maintain that Scripture does not prohibit abortion. They are wrong. The Bible does, in fact, emphatically prohibit the killing of innocent people (Ex. 20:13) and clearly considers …Read More

Blood in the Streets by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | April 2013

How prone we are to miss the drama. The tyranny of the urgent, the plainness of our patterns, and our propensity to look inward rather than outward all push us to regard our callings, our surroundings, and our souls as …Read More

Advice for the Pop Culturally Perplexed by Ted Turnau

FROM TABLETALK | April 2013

We live in a world that is saturated with non-Christian popular culture, and many Christians don’t know how to respond. Some just enjoy it without giving it another thought. Some try to withdraw into a “holy huddle,” avoiding it …Read More

The Son Rising in the East by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | August 2012

The early church faced at least two distinct and competing enemies. While Jesus walked the earth and after, the great challenge to the kingdom of God was found both in the Roman Empire and in Judaism. An armed force that …Read More