The Royal Genealogy of Jesus by T.D. Alexander

FROM TABLETALK | April 2011

The five books from Genesis to Deuteronomy form the first section of the Hebrew Bible known as the Torah. Unfortunately, the Hebrew term torah is often misleadingly translated into English as “law.” Torah is better understood as meaning “instruction.” As …Read More

Christmas According to the Angels (Part 3 of 3) by R. Fowler White

In this final part of our three-part series on Christmas according to the Angels, we contemplate the truth that the birth announcements of the angels celebrated “glory to God” and “peace for man.” Consider first that the angels celebrated “glory …Read More

Christmas According to the Apostle Paul - Gal 4:4-5 (Part 2 of 3) by R. Fowler White

In our first installment in this series on Christmas according to Paul, we learned that, for the Apostle, Jesus is the Child for whom all of time had waited and who was born of a woman. In the second part …Read More

Our Only Mediator by Kim Riddlebarger

FROM TABLETALK | May 2009

Q. But who now is that Mediator, who in one person is true God and also a true and righteous man? A. Our Lord Jesus Christ, who is freely given unto us for complete redemption and righteousness. (Heidelberg Catechism, Q …Read More

Not One Of, but the One by Kevin DeYoung

FROM TABLETALK | April 2011

There is one foundational question each of us must face. By “foundational,” I don’t mean it is the only question we must answer. What I mean is that this question is so important that if you get this one …Read More

Home to Glory by John Sartelle

FROM TABLETALK | June 2009

“He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory” (1 Tim. 3:16). If you had been a follower of Christ in first-century …Read More

A Life of Blessing and Rest by Nicholas Batzig

FROM TABLETALK | January 2011

“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us — for it is writt en, ‘Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree’ — so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come …Read More

Pardoned and Glorified by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | December 2009

  If you’ve read Victor Hugo’s classic work Les Miserables, or if you’ve seen the stage production or film, you’ll recall the scene wherein the bitter criminal Jean Valjean has been released from prison and finds safe …Read More

Name Above All Names by Greg Barolet

FROM TABLETALK | July 2004

Before I was regenerate, I was degenerate. I never looked into names and their meanings. I was looking with the eye but not through the eye, and hearing with the ear but not through the ear. My mind was disengaged …Read More

The Christ of the Three Appearings by Sinclair Ferguson

FROM TABLETALK | July 2004

Many pastors, perhaps most, take a very deep breath before they commit themselves to preaching through Hebrews! Understandably so, for it brings most Christians into a world that is alien and distant: Melchizedek and Aaron, temple and furniture, blood and …Read More

Our Great High Priest by Robert Rothwell

FROM TABLETALK | January 2004

As a former resource consultant for Ligonier Ministries, I had the opportunity to speak with many people on the telephone. Most of them were Christians eager to find materials to help them learn more about apologetics, the Bible, theology, Christian …Read More

Unqualified Supremacy by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | January 2004

A few years ago I heard a sermon by the eminent Swiss theologian Dr. Roger Nicole. Prior to the sermon, I read the bulletin for the service which noted Dr. Nicole’s sermon title. I recall that I became somewhat …Read More

I Need a Priest!

FROM TABLETALK | January 2004

We are attacked from every side. We have been besieged by sin and driven to desperation. We recognize our need and cry out for a priest — we don’t want someone who will tell us what to do, we don …Read More

Awaiting His Return by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | December 2005

There is a widespread fascination with the end of the world. Throughout history, we have witnessed the bold assertions of soothsayers, naysayers, and doomsdayers. Every day, self-proclaimed prophets of the end times make whimsical predictions about the future. Claiming to …Read More

Christ Forsaken by Joel Beeke

FROM TABLETALK | December 2008

“Ay, ay, d’ye know what it was—dying on the cross,
forsaken by His Father — d’ye know what it was?…
It was damnation — and damnation taken lovingly.”
      — John “Rabbi” Duncan (1796–1870)
“And about the ninth hour Jesus …Read More