A Pastor’s Love for Christ by Nicholas Batzig

FROM TABLETALK | May 2013

Dr. John H. Skilton was professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia for almost fifty-eight years (1939–1998). He was one of the most scholarly men in the church. Rumors have circulated over the years that he …Read More

Desiring God: An Interview with John Piper by John Piper

FROM TABLETALK | May 2013

Tabletalk: How did you become a Christian? John Piper: God wakened me from spiritual death when I was a child under the faith-filled instruction and example of my happy, Spirit-filled, mentally healthy, fundamentalist parents. I am told I professed faith …Read More

One Family Under God by Tom Ascol

FROM TABLETALK | March 2013

He was asking a question that I had heard multiple times during my years as a pastor: “Do you have children’s church?” This time, instead of giving an extensive explanation for our practice of not segregating our church worship …Read More

Listening and the Pastor by Matthew Miller

FROM TABLETALK | January 2013

Pastors sense deeply the frustration of trying to get our message through to our people. Almost daily, our mailboxes are filled with flyers offering seminars on how we can tailor our sermons and use social media more effectively to “break …Read More

A Great Inheritance: An Interview with Conrad Mbewe by Conrad Mbewe

FROM TABLETALK | November 2012

Tabletalk: How did you come to faith in Christ, and when were you called to pastoral ministry? Conrad Mbewe: I was brought up in a church-going family. Upon finishing high school at the end of 1978 (I was in boarding …Read More

The Call to Ministry by Geoffrey Thomas

FROM TABLETALK | November 2012

Who will possibly stay in a relationship with a girlfriend or boyfriend “until death us do part” unless there is a deep devotion to that one person above all others, a commitment that is based on comprehensive knowledge and respect …Read More

A Hopeful Offense by John Starke

FROM TABLETALK | October 2012

In my neighborhood, there are almost thirty Jewish synagogues. These congregations include Reformed, Orthodox, and Hasidic Judaism. And, of course, our city is full of secular Jews who have long left any traditional form of their faith. So, on any …Read More

Faith of Our Founders: An Interview with Tom Ascol by Tom Ascol

FROM TABLETALK | July 2012

TT: How did you first hear the call to ministry, and how long have you been a pastor? TA: I was sixteen years old when I first sensed God calling me to pastoral ministry. It was through the preaching of …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

The Pastor’s Example of Evangelism by Steven Lawson

FROM TABLETALK | June 2012

In his final letter, Paul charges Timothy, his son in the faith, to “do the work of an evangelist” (2 Tim. 4:5). By these words, the aged Apostle establishes the timeless standard for pastoral ministry, not only for young …Read More

Grace to You: An Interview with John MacArthur by John MacArthur

FROM TABLETALK | June 2012

TT: How did the Grace to You radio program begin, and how many people does it reach today? John MacArthur: It began in kind of a roundabout fashion. Sometime in the early 1970s, we began to get letters from Baltimore …Read More

The Church and Idolatry by Jared Wilson

FROM TABLETALK | June 2012

“Now set your mind and heart to seek the LORD your God” (1 Chron. 22:19). All sin is idolatry because every sin is an exercise in trust of something or someone other than the one true God to satisfy …Read More

The Bible, the Whole Bible, and Nothing but the Bible: An Interview with Eric J. Alexander by Eric Alexander

FROM TABLETALK | May 2012

Tabletalk: Describe how God first called you to ministry. Eric Alexander: From as early as I can remember, if anyone had asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would not have hesitated to answer, “I …Read More

God-Centered Preaching by Bernie van Eyk

FROM TABLETALK | April 2012

“People are starving for the greatness of God,” observes John Piper, “but most of them would not give this diagnosis of their troubled lives. The majesty of God is an unknown cure. There are far more popular prescriptions on the …Read More

Beauty and the Princeton Piety by Andrew Hoffecker

The Princeton Theology was an attempt to maintain Reformed theology and experience in America during the nineteenth and the opening decades of the twentieth centuries. The men at Princeton staunchly defended the objective elements in the Christian faith against the …Read More