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Tevje Needed to Know
from Joel Belz Jul 16, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
An eery discomfort links the two famous questions. Tevje, in Fiddler on the Roof, bluntly asks his wife: “Do you love me?” How can it not remind you of Jesus, in John 21, using the very same words to put Peter on the spot: “Do you love me?” It’s easy to identify with both Tevje’s wife Golde and with Peter. Golde memorably — and self-righteously — responds: “For twentyfive years I’ve washed your clothes, cooked your meals, cleaned your house, given you children, milked the cow. After twenty-five years, why talk about love right now?” Keep Reading -
Give Without Pay
from Jon Bloom Jul 14, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
When it comes to the mixing of gospel ministry and money, we who are leaders of churches or their ancillary ministries must have the fear of God struck into us. Heaven and hell are at stake in how we raise, spend, and reserve money — because the way we handle money either adorns or obscures the gospel. Keep Reading -
Worship Matters: Resources to Assist Your July Tabletalk Study
from Karisa Schlehr Jul 07, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
The July 2010 issue of Tabletalk focuses on the concept of adiaphora within the practices and worship of Christ’s body and aims to provide biblical principles regarding adiaphora. Here is a list of helpful resources that will complement your study through Tabletalk this month. Keep Reading -
When to Stop, When to Go, When to Slow Down
from R.C. Sproul Jul 07, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
The college I attended was situated in a small western Pennsylvania town in an area heavily populated by one of the largest gatherings of Amish people found in the United States. The Amish are a delightful group totally committed to separation from this world. They go out of their way to avoid any social mixing with the non-Amish, or the “Gentiles,” who are present among them. They are easy to discern, as the clothing they wear is a clearly defined uniform, commonly consisting of blue denim. The men wear beards. Their clothes are never adorned with buttons but are gathered together with hooks and eyes. Keep Reading -
Life and Worship Matters
from Burk Parsons Jul 05, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
As I write this article I’m in Louisville, Kentucky, attending a conference called “Together for the Gospel.” Pastors, elders, and seminarians have gathered together for fellowship and worship around the theme: The Unadjusted Gospel. More than seven thousand men from various evangelical (gospel-preaching) churches with various liturgical traditions are standing together as we sing some of the greatest hymns (from both the seventeenth and twenty-first centuries). Keep Reading -
Columns from Tabletalk Magazine, July 2010
from Tim Challies Jul 01, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
The July edition of Tabletalk is out. This month's issue focuses on the concept of adiaphora within the practices and worship of Christ’s body and aims to provide biblical principles regarding adiaphora. Contributors include R.C. Sproul, Nicholas Batzig, Jon Bloom, Terry Yount, Joel Belz, Burk Parsons and Keith Mathison. Keep Reading -
Prayer: A Warrior’s Weapon
from John Piper Jun 29, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
In Daniel 10, the prophet receives a word from the Lord (v. 1) — a vision of conflict that stunned him with its greatness. So Daniel set himself with tears and fasting and prayer to seek the meaning of the vision, and for three weeks he wrestled in prayer over this vision and sought to know God’s will. Keep Reading -
Get Real
from Keith Mathison Jun 25, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
I do not care for shopping malls. I have not reflected on the reasons for my dislike for any significant amount of time. It’s just a gut-level, visceral reaction I have when I enter one of these buildings. I like the main streets in small towns with local shops that have their own unique atmosphere. Malls seem to want to mimic small-town main streets in some ways, but with their cookiecutter franchises that are like the stores in every other mall in every other city, they are the exact opposite of small-town main streets. In fact, they have contributed to the gradual extinction of small-town main streets. Keep Reading -
The Blessings of the New Media
from Ed Stetzer Jun 23, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
Popular and emerging forms of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and blogging are all around us. Yet many pastors and church leaders have been reluctant to embrace them. These new forms of media have become a very present part of our culture, and while abuses and misuses are often pointed out, I would like to suggest that when used in the best ways, the new media are a blessing and aid to our churches, pastors, and church planters. Keep Reading -
Who Is Using Whom?
from Tim Challies Jun 22, 2010 Category: Tabletalk Magazine
There must have been a day, many thousands of years ago, when a particularly enterprising individual invented the wheel. It is such a simple thing but one that completely revolutionized the world. It is an invention none of us would wish to be without. But transport yourself back to the moment the wheel was unveiled and you will no doubt see that some Luddite nearby was shaking his head, clucking his tongue, and mumbling, “There goes the neighborhood.” Keep Reading