Whom to Fear

Whom to Fear

Whom to Fear From TABLETALK   Luke 12:4–7 “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I...
Holiness Strengthens Unity

Holiness Strengthens Unity

​Holiness Strengthens Unity From TableTalk by Matthias Lohmann What does the pursuit of holiness have to do with church unity? More than many Christians might think. Church unity will grow if we are serious about the pursuit of holiness. Or to put it the other way...
Persecution in the Early Church

Persecution in the Early Church

​Persecution in the Early Church From TableTalk by Nicholas R. Needham The apostolic faith was born into a society—the Roman Empire—that was religiously very diverse. Alongside Greek and Roman paganism and the new official cult of emperor worship, a variety of ethnic...
Seizing the Moment in Conversation

Seizing the Moment in Conversation

Seizing the Moment in Conversation by Joe Holland From TABLETALK We kind of knew each other. We worked in the same coffee shop several times a week. I was a pastor, and he was the kind of coffee-shop customer who drank multiple espressos in front of a laptop while...
Ingratitude

Ingratitude

Ingratitude From TableTalk by Guy M. Richard   In 1 Thessalonians 5:18, the Apostle Paul challenges Christians to “give thanks in all circumstances” and then reinforces the importance of that command by declaring that “this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for...