Category: Table Talk

December 7, 2023

Comfort and Joy?

by Mathew Block December can be a confusing time, as far as church seasons go. We begin the month in the season of Advent—looking forward to the coming of Christ—and yet we can’t seem to help but anticipate the next season on the church calendar:…

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October 11, 2023

More than Mindfulness

by Mathew Block In recent years, there has been a growing focus on “mindfulness” as a way of managing stress, anxiety, and other mental health concerns. The practice, which is derived from Eastern religions, encourages people to engage in a sort of self-aware meditation on…

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August 10, 2023

The Power of God

by Mathew Block In the beginning, God created the universe. Then He stepped back and let things unfold as they would, without any further interference… These two sentences summarize in brief what we might call classical deism. On the basis of reason, deists are willing…

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June 5, 2023

Set Apart

by Mathew Block When God established Israel, He warned the people that they must not act like the nations around them. “You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in…

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April 5, 2023

One Story

by Mathew Block Early in the history of the church a heresy arose called Marcionism. Marcion (for whom this error is named) believed that Jesus was the revelation of a more merciful God than the one we see in the Old Testament. He didn’t deny…

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February 6, 2023

Walk in the Light

by Mathew Block “Whoever says he abides in [Jesus] ought to walk in the same way in which He walked.” So writes St. John in his first epistle (1 John 2:6). We follow after Jesus on the way because He is the Way (John 14:6)….

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