Teach Your Children by L. Michael Morales

FROM TABLETALK | May 2013

Bernard of Clairvaux, the twelfth-century doctor of the church who penned the hymn “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded,” opens his devotional classic On Loving God with the following words: “You wish for me to tell you why and how God …Read More

In the School of Christ by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | May 2013

It is not hard to complain about the government’s schools. The government, at least during every election cycle, seems less than satisfied with its own product, ever promising us that it will improve. Atheists complain about prayers before football …Read More

Relevant, Old Paths by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | March 2013

My dad was fifty-two years old when I was born. When I was thirteen, he asked me if I was embarrassed that he was so much older than my friends’ dads. I told him I wasn’t embarrassed but that …Read More

Listening at Home by Tedd Tripp

FROM TABLETALK | January 2013

How well do you communicate? Most of us will answer in light of our ability to present our thoughts and ideas in cogent ways. But I would suggest that the finest art of communication in our family life is not …Read More

Hope for Prodigal Children by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | December 2012

As a pastor, I am often faced with the difficulty of counseling deeply saddened fathers and mothers with prodigal sons and daughters. Parents who enter my study for counsel and prayer are usually trying to come to grips with the …Read More

Sinners in a Fishbowl by Barnabas Piper

FROM TABLETALK | July 2012

Being a pastor’s kid (PK) is the only life I know. I was born one, and though I am no longer a child, I am still a PK. The greatest advantages and blessings in my life are products or …Read More

Christian Parenting by Elyse Fitzpatrick

FROM TABLETALK | March 2012

Allie was having a rough night. She had already been disciplined once for slapping one of the pastor’s sons across the face, and she had just done it again, this time to his brother. Her mother was humiliated and …Read More

A Child’s (Mis)understanding by Keith Mathison

FROM TABLETALK | February 2012

Like many, I have watched my fair share of films over the years, and the vast majority have been quite forgettable. There are a small number that I enjoyed enough to purchase in order to watch them again. But there …Read More

A Community for Broken Homes by James Coffield

FROM TABLETALK | December 2011

It’s 10:30 a.m. on Sunday morning and a monumental battle is being waged. Margi wants to go to church, but is it really worth the trouble? Her disabled son is more difficult to deal with in the …Read More

It Takes a Church to Raise a Child by Mark Bates

FROM TABLETALK | March 2011

I have often heard parents of college students lament that their children return home from school, drop off the laundry, and immediately go out with friends without spending any time with the family. I remember hearing that complaint and thinking …Read More

The Covenant Way by Susan Hunt

FROM TABLETALK | December 2010

“Even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation” (Ps. 71:18). One of the things I feel an urgency to proclaim to our covenant sons and daughters …Read More

A Free Education by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | November 2010

“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” Such is the wisdom one can expect to find on a car’s bumper. Wisdom, however, is found in God’s Word, which, surprisingly …Read More

By Faith, Not Fear by Scotty Smith

FROM TABLETALK | November 2010

“Lions and tigers and bears, O my!” That’s not only one of the more memorable lines from cinematic history, it’s one of the more recognizable themes in contemporary discipleship. Sometimes fear of the enemies to our faith seems …Read More

Evangelizing Our Children by E. Calvin Beisner

FROM TABLETALK | January 2010

God tells us to command our children to keep the way of the Lord (Gen. 18:19), which includes faith in Jesus Christ. We are to command our children to trust in Jesus for their salvation. We are to teach …Read More

Future Hope by David Eby

FROM TABLETALK | August 2009