Unchanging Truth in a Changing World

Unchanging Truth in a Changing World

Unchanging Truth in a Changing World by W. Robert Godfrey A television advertisement shows a cartoonish person walking with his head in a cloud or a fog or a ball of cotton. The tagline reads “The joy of certainty” as the cloud lifts and the figure walks on happily....
True Repentance unto Life

True Repentance unto Life

True Repentance unto Life by Aaron L. Garriott   The concept of repentance is per­vasive in Scripture, yet it can be difficult to define. On the one hand, repentance is the most natural thing sinners can do; on the other hand, repentance is a most spiritual thing. On...
Rejoicing in Suffering

Rejoicing in Suffering

Rejoicing in Suffering From TABLETALK Acts 5:41–42 “[The Apostles] left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and...
We Are Not Our Own

We Are Not Our Own

We Are Not Our Own by R. Carlton Wynne From TABLETALK Picture a gemologist holding up a large diamond pulled from a mountain of precious gems. John Calvin’s articulation of the essence of Christian living is like that. Deep in his Institutes of the Christian Religion,...
The Fruit of the Holy Spirit

The Fruit of the Holy Spirit

The Fruit of the Holy Spirit by Jeremy Walker From TABLETALK It sounds good. “The fruit of the Spirit.” So lively, so positive. We may speak of it, wish for it, even pray for it. Tragically, though, we might overlook or neglect it, perhaps deceived by a shallow...