Living in the Tension by Daniel Dunlap

FROM TABLETALK | May 1992

“The Church is full of hypocrites!” Sadly, this statement is all too often true. Sometimes our actions betray our profession, leaving the spotless bride open to such charges. The presumptuous attitude of self-righteousness that we often convey to the world …Read More

Theological Narcissism by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | March 2012

According to Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespia renowned for his beauty. His enemy, Nemesis, lured the arrogant Narcissus to a pool of water where he gazed at his own reflection and became utterly infatuated with the image …Read More

The Secret of Sanctification by Nicholas Batzig

FROM TABLETALK | September 2011

One of the most beneficial things I learned from my professors during my seminary days was that ministers must continually preach the message of the cross to the people of God for their growth in grace. One professor in particular …Read More

Encourage One Another by Kevin DeYoung

There are a lot of interesting conclusions to be gleaned from the laundry list of names in Romans 16. But the one I appreciate the most is Paul’s example of offering divinely inspired encouragement . According to my biblically informed …Read More

What If or If God? by J.R. Vassar

FROM TABLETALK | September 2011

I love the Lord of the Rings. I remember sitting in a hotel room in Seattle, Washington, in December of 2003, reading the last book of the trilogy, The Return of the King. I had just spent the previous few …Read More

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

The Gospel and Solitude by Donald S. Whitney

FROM TABLETALK | September 2011

When my grandparents married in 1919 and began farming, solitude was a way of life. my grandfather spent most of his days alone in the fields, and my grandmother spent her time alone (until the children came along) in the …Read More

Rekindling the Flame by Starr Meade

FROM TABLETALK | July 2012

“You never know what depths of sin and wickedness of hell are in your nature till you turn and start to walk the path that leads to God and Christ, the path that is paved with righteousness and truth, but …Read More

Pain: God’s Megaphone by Alistair Begg

FROM TABLETALK | January 2008

For sixty years, successive generations have been helped by what C.S. Lewis wrote on the subject of pain and suffering. The sustained benefit is due in large measure to the fact that he brought to the “problem” a solid …Read More

The Inner Ring by Nicholas Batzig

FROM TABLETALK | October 2011

Standing before the student body of King’s College, University of London, in 1944, C.S. Lewis delivered one of his most profound speeches. Intent on calling his listeners to give serious consideration to the dangers of what he labeled …Read More

He Loves Me, He Really Loves Me by Tim Challies

FROM TABLETALK | August 2011

I have had the privilege of attending a series of Ligonier Ministries National Conferences, and along the way I have noticed a little phenomenon or tradition that takes place at the beginning of these events. For many of the people …Read More

Godly Boasting by John Piper

FROM TABLETALK | August 2011

God loves it when man boasts in God, and God hates it when man boasts in man. “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord” (2 Cor. 10:17). “Far be it from me to boast except in the …Read More

Where Is Your Hope? by Marva Dawn

FROM TABLETALK | September 2011

The story is told that a financially comfortable North American went to visit a mission church that was located in the village dump in a city in Africa. Wondering, he shadowed the pastor for much of the day until he …Read More

The Price of Our Redemption by Anthony Carter

FROM TABLETALK | November 2011

The story is told of Abraham Lincoln, who went down to the slave block and there noticed a young black girl up for auction. Moved with compassion, he bid and won her. Upon purchasing her, Lincoln told the disbelieving young …Read More

The Gospel & Journaling by Donald S. Whitney

FROM TABLETALK | October 2011

Many of the godliest, most influential Christians in the history of the church have made it a practice to keep a spiritual journal. Also known in older writings as a “diary,” a journal is a document where people record information …Read More