Christians Aren’t Perfect… by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | December 2006

“By this,” Jesus said, “all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). Here Jesus gives us an apologetic we seem to have lost sight of. One of the blessings …Read More

Unregrettable, Hard Words by Burk Parsons

2 Corinthians 7:8–9 “For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while. As it …Read More

Letting Us Off Easy? by Douglas Wilson

FROM TABLETALK | April 1999

Whatever happens with Y2K, Christians should use the occasion, in the midst of their sober practical preparations, to reflect on a series of spiritual what ifs. This should not be done as an aid to panic, or as an artificial …Read More

Take Heed by Nicholas Batzig

FROM TABLETALK | December 2011

Bernard of Clairvaux once mentioned an old man who, upon hearing about any professing Christian who fell into sin, would say to himself: “He fell today; I may fall tomorrow.” The apostle Paul commended the same mindset when he wrote …Read More

The Witness of Love and Forgiveness by Geoff Stevens

FROM TABLETALK | October 2007

As Christians, how we treat other people speaks louder to the world regarding the authenticity and validity of our beliefs than the doctrines we teach, the creeds we confess, or even the moral and good lives we try to …Read More

Can God Bless America? by John MacArthur

FROM TABLETALK | September 2011

In this era of terrorism, poverty, oppression and a few less-distinct enemies, waves of patriotism occasionally revive the slogan “God Bless America.” Sadly, though, the sentiment long ago became a cliché to which people rarely give serious thought. The phrase …Read More

Definitions of Faith and Repentance

FROM TABLETALK | June 2013

HEIDELBERG CATECHISM, Question & Answer 21 “What is true faith?” “It is not only a certain knowledge, whereby I hold for truth all that God has revealed to us in His Word; but also a hearty trust, which the Holy Ghost …Read More

A Life of Faith and Forgiveness by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | June 2013

If you travel to Wittenberg, Germany, the birthplace of the Protestant Reformation, you may find yourself scratching your head wondering how Martin Luther managed to nail his 95 theses to the solid-bronze door of the 500-year-old castle church. It wouldn …Read More

The Gift of Repentance by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | December 2006

If you travel to Wittenberg, Germany, the birthplace of the Protestant Reformation, you may find yourself scratching your head wondering how Martin Luther managed to nail his 95 theses to the solid-bronze door of the 500 year old castle church …Read More

The Prodigal Father by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | December 2012

When I served as editor in chief of Tabletalk magazine, I committed my share of gaffes. I received more than my share of sweet-natured but school-marmish notes about why this semicolon should have been a colon, or why further was …Read More

Faith and Repentance by Sinclair Ferguson

FROM TABLETALK | June 2013

When the gospel is proclaimed, it seems at first sight that two different, even alternative, responses are called for. Sometimes the summons is, “Repent!” Thus, “John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, ‘Repent for the kingdom of …Read More