Resolved Tensions by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | August 2004

We live in a world of tensions. We are a holy people who have been set apart from the world and yet called to live in the world as a light to the world. We are strangers in a strange …Read More

The Christian Club by W. Robert Godfrey

FROM TABLETALK | March 2010

Many American churches are in a mess. Theologically they are indifferent, confused, or dangerously wrong. Liturgically they are the captives of superficial fads. Morally they live lives indistinguishable from the world. They often have a lot of people, money, and …Read More

Former Things by Scotty Smith

FROM TABLETALK | December 2007

Having read this incredible collage of articles on God’s kingdom in this Advent season edition of Tabletalk, hopefully you’re beginning to wonder how to “bring home” all this rich theology to your context and community. What are some …Read More

Knowing the Enemy by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | September 2007

There are, no matter what may be happening around the globe, at least three wars going on at the same time. There is from the garden of Eden to the consummation of the kingdom of God the battle between …Read More

Pruned to Perfection by Robert Rothwell

FROM TABLETALK | October 2004

A newborn baby is such a wonderful example of the beauty of God’s creation. When a newborn is in the room, anyone present is awestruck by how small, cute, and innocent the infant is. At the same time, however …Read More

Beauty and the Best by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | April 2009

There is a tension among the people of God that reflects a delicate balance to which the Bible calls us. Paul, you will recall, argued that in his passion for the gospel, he wished to be all things to all …Read More

The Gospel Is for the Broken by Rod Rosenbladt

FROM TABLETALK | November 2009

  In this article I want to address a particular problem: What we might do as Christians with those who see themselves as “alumni” of the Christian faith. By that I mean those who once professed that Christ shed His blood …Read More

Total Surrender by Kevin Smith

FROM TABLETALK | February 2009

Gary Thomas, in his book Seeking the Face of God, makes this statement: “Christian health is not defined by how happy we are, how prosperous or healthy we are, or even by how many people we have led to the …Read More

With Malice Aforethought by Kris Lundgaard

FROM TABLETALK | January 2007

When Genevieve told Liz she was wearing her blouse inside-out, Liz was mortified. The verb mortify comes from a Latin word for death, so it fits Liz: she wanted to die. Nowadays we rarely use the word in any other …Read More

Set Free to Die by Joseph Pipa Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | January 2007

Central to the practice of mortification is the believer’s union with Christ Jesus. In Romans 6:1–13, Paul shows the relationship of union with Christ to mortification. In Romans 6, the apostle is answering the objection that justification …Read More

Grand Delusions by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | June 2005

A couple of years ago I met the pastor of an “evangelical“ church in our area. As he told me about the church where he served, he became overwhelmingly excited when he explained that, as a matter of principle, his …Read More

New Life in Christ by Steve Dornan

FROM TABLETALK | May 2005

“Therefore, since Christ has suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time …Read More

The Thorns by Robert Rothwell

FROM TABLETALK | June 2009

The greater Miami area, where I was born and raised, is one of the most developed regions in the entire state of Florida. There are hardly any wilderness areas left in the midst of the urban sprawl, but every so …Read More

Wily Jacob by Derek Thomas

FROM TABLETALK | February 2007

Sell me your birthright now,” Jacob demanded of his twin brother, Esau (Gen. 25:31). Thus begins the sorry tale of Abraham’s grandson. From the start, Jacob challenges us to dislike him: a self-willed, pampered child with ruthless skills …Read More

Sober Minded by R.C. Sproul Jr.

All of us, I presume, change our minds from time to time. We know that we err, and we know that we grow in grace. At least part of that growth happens when we no longer believe the errors we …Read More