Castles in the Sand by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | July 2012

There are, when we disagree, almost always two disagreements. Most of the time the smaller disagreement is the bigger one. Consider election. There are some in the church who believe that God chooses who will believe His gospel. There are …Read More

Why Do We Draw the Line? by Carl Trueman

FROM TABLETALK | July 2012

In recent years, talk of uniting around the center has been very popular in conservative evangelical quarters. One obvious reason for this is that many regard such a center as reflecting the fact that there is a solid core of …Read More

Consider Yourself by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | May 2012

Controversy exists because God’s truth exists in a world of lies. Controversy is the plight of sinners in a fallen world, who were originally created by God to know the truth, love the truth, and proclaim the truth. We …Read More

Consider the Glory of God by Sinclair Ferguson

FROM TABLETALK | May 2012

John Newton (1725–1807) is best known today for his great hymns (including “Amazing Grace” and “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken”). But in his own day, he was perhaps more highly prized as a letter writer — “the great director …Read More

Why Controversy is Sometimes Necessary by Albert Mohler

FROM TABLETALK | May 2012

I recently watched as a young mother acted quickly and decisively to end a squabble among two preschool boys. She acted righteously and quite effectively, and then she turned to her two charges and set down the law: “It is …Read More

Through Many Toils by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | May 2012

John Newton (1725–1807) is perhaps best known for his hymn “Amazing Grace,” but what many do not know is that Newton was also a faithful churchman who served as a pastor in England from 1764 until a month before …Read More

Consider Your Opponent by Keith Mathison

FROM TABLETALK | May 2012

I became convinced of the truth of Reformed theology while attending Dallas Theological Seminary — the flagship institution of dispensational theology. Some of my fellow students accused me of being apostate when they discovered that I had rejected dispensationalism. Having donned …Read More

Consider the Public by Robert Rothwell

FROM TABLETALK | May 2012

Unbelievers, even though their hearts and minds are opposed to God’s truth, sometimes have more spiritual insight than we give them credit for. At least that is what I learned as a junior in college. As a religion major …Read More

The Perpetuity and Change of the Sabbath by James Dennison Jr.

The title of this essay is borrowed from a sermon bearing the heading by the esteemed American Puritan, Jonathan Edwards (1703-58).1 We borrow the title as a tribute to the scholar, teacher, and friend for whom this essay is …Read More

Repairing the Ruins: An Interview with Cal Thomas by Cal Thomas

FROM TABLETALK | February 2012

Tabletalk: Evangelical Christians took center stage in American politics during the years when the Moral Majority was prominent. Was that a good thing or a bad thing for the Church? Why? Cal Thomas: As Ed Dobson and I wrote in …Read More

Being Black and Reformed: An Interview with Anthony Carter by Anthony Carter

FROM TABLETALK | December 2011

Tabletalk: Why did you write the book On Being Black and Reformed? Anthony Carter: When I first came into the knowledge of Reformed theology, I was excited and invigorated to share this truth with others. However, I quickly discovered that …Read More

The Gospel and Stewardship by Donald Whitney

FROM TABLETALK | July 2011

Stewardship is the care and management of that which belongs to another. while we often speak of things as “ours,” the reality is that all that we have and all we are belongs to another — God. As the Apostle Paul …Read More

The Seventh-day Sabbath by Skip MacCarty

FROM TABLETALK | June 2011

Rightly understood and observed, the seventh-day Sabbath (Saturday) is a precious gift from God. Millions of Christians in my faith community experience it as such. At creation, “God blessed the seventh day and made it holy” (Gen. 2:3; italics …Read More

Defining the Debate by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | June 2011

The question of Sabbath observation, historically, has provoked many debates and controversies involving separate issues. The first great debate about the Sabbath is whether, as an Old Testament ordinance particularly emphasized in the Mosaic covenant, it is still obligatory in …Read More

The Rest of the Story by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | June 2011

Obedience is a rather narrow road. Disobedience, on the other hand, has a great, sweeping plain of options. Because we are like the Pharisees, we find it easy to convert the law of God into sundry sins of omission. We …Read More