Your Church and Your Life Planning by Jonathan Leeman

FROM TABLETALK | March 2012

A friend recently emailed me asking how he should weigh leaving his church to take a job in another city. I told him that he was “free in Christ” to stay or go but that I loved his factoring his …Read More

For Glory and Beauty by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | February 2012

The week before Christmas, when I was in third grade, my grandmother took me to downtown Pittsburgh so that I could buy gifts for my family and, for the first time in my life, my girlfriend. I wanted to buy …Read More

The Gates of Hell by Kevin DeYoung

FROM TABLETALK | November 2011

I hope I don’t ruin one of your favorite verses. Ok, I kind of hope I do, but only so it can be one of your favorite verses in a better way. In Matthew 16, Jesus takes his disciples …Read More

What Kind of Unity? by William W. Goligher

FROM TABLETALK | November 2011

Thomas Manton, a seventeenth century minister, once wrote, “Divisions in the church breed atheism in the world.” Certainly the lack of unity in the church distracts minds, breaks hearts, squanders energy, and inhibits evangelism. Unity in the church is important …Read More

Nothing Like the Church by Robert Rayburn

FROM TABLETALK | October 2011

It should come as no surprise that in Western culture, triumphantly individualistic as it is, institutions tend to suffer in people’s estimations. Christians, shaped too much by this culture, predictably have a diminished appreciation even for their very own …Read More

Apostolic Anxiety by Kevin DeYoung

FROM TABLETALK | August 2011

Second Corinthians 11:28 always seemed like a strange verse to me — until I became a pastor. Here’s Paul, rattling off all the ways he’s been beat up for Jesus — imprisonments, lashes, rods, stonings, shipwrecks, drifting at sea …Read More

Love for the Big and the Small by Kevin DeYoung

FROM TABLETALK | July 2011

Scripture says the human race should be fruitful and multiply (Gen. 1:28; Mal. 2:15). Children are always seen as a blessing from the Lord (PsS. 127:3–5; 128:3–4). Church growth happens evangelistically and covenantally. So …Read More

All Out of Whack by Kevin DeYoung

FROM TABLETALK | June 2011

I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that the average reader of this fine periodical is a fan of theology. I’m thinking most Tabletalk subscribers are thoughtful, doctrinally attuned Christians. I also imagi ne a …Read More

Schism and the Local Church by Michael G. Brown

FROM TABLETALK | May 2011

Although the Great Schism occurred in the eleventh century, dealing with schismatic people in the local church has been a problem since the days of the apostles. Writing to the church at Corinth around AD 55, Paul said, “I appeal …Read More

Holding the Line: An Interview with R. Albert Mohler Jr. by Albert Mohler

FROM TABLETALK | April 2011

TT: In 1993, shortly after your appointment as president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, there was substantial faculty fallout and a sharp move in an orthodox direction. Would you give us a glimpse into that time for you and …Read More

Preaching Christ by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | April 2011

The church of the twenty-first century faces many crises. One of the most serious is the crisis of preaching. Widely diverse philosophies of preaching vie for acceptance among contemporary clergy. Some see the sermon as a fireside chat; others, as …Read More

Division by Keith Mathison

FROM TABLETALK | February 2011

Our Dear Volac, We have finished our review of your trainee evaluations. We congratulate you on your efficiency. Considering how many minions you have to supervise, it is quite a task to complete this much paperwork on top of your …Read More

Church Shopping by Carl Trueman

FROM TABLETALK | February 2011

Dear Stolas, You ask in your letter about the key to undermining the church as quickly as possible. This is scarcely rocket science, but, as you ask, we will try to enlighten you. At the heart of Christianity is the …Read More

Writing Checks Your Faith Can’t Cash by R.C. Sproul Jr.

We, these United States are in what is, for us, hard times. Foreclosures abound. Unemployment is high. And inflation may well be warming up in the bullpen.  That said, I remain somewhat surprised at the news today that a particular …Read More

Is the model for the church’s worship today the temple or the Jewish synagogue? by R.C. Sproul Jr.

Is the model for the church’s worship today the temple or the Jewish synagogue? What an excellent question. There are those who would suggest that the Bible doesn’t give us a model at all, and we are therefore …Read More