Culture Wars

Culture Wars has some of the most insightful analyses on culture of any magazine out there. But be warned; editor and chief writer, E. Michael Jones, is no respecter of taboos. Jones' search for why-things-are-the-way-they-are is like peeling an onion. He takes off one layer after another to get to the core of the matter.

Presently, Culture Wars seems to be focusing on the "the revolutionary Jew" and the relationship of the Church with the Jewish establishment. In the past, the magazine looked into things like a) the root causes of the 1960s sexual revolution, b) the role the WASP elite played in the post-WWII destructions of American ethnic urban neighborhoods, c) the Enlightment, d) etc.

Culture Wars is ideal for those with a deep interest in the culture and are not afraid of intellectual challenges. Even when you not agree with the magazine, it will make you think.

By the way, Culture Wars approach to culture is from a traditional Catholic perspective -which I personally like.

Culture Wars is one of the most interesting and thought provoking magazines that is published today. Editor E. Michael Jones is one of those rare gems that is willing to say what is on his mind whatever the consequences may be. In the 8+ years that I have been a subscriber, I have never had the displeasure of reading an article awash in politically correct rhetoric. Culture wars is NOT a conservative magazine in the modern sense of the word neither is it liberal or moderate. Culture Wars seeks to find the truth and is not controlled by current idealogical boundaries. In its search for the truth, Culture Wars clearly identifies the looming battles within the culture war long before others have even begun to take notice. Culture Wars truely is the advanced scout for the front line battles of the culture war.

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One of the best magazines on the market.

It has a perenial perspective that is lost on most modern minds.

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Abitare

Abitare magazine is an essential for those who want to keep up with the world of architecture and design, especially if they live in a locale where it may be hard to do so. Buying individual copies may be impossible in many places, so the subscription, while not inexpensive is one means among several to help you stay current. It is well produced and has a wide scope. It does not as get as bogged down in the theoretical or outright pretentious as other European design magazines do. It is helpful to open you up to new areas in architecture and design what you may not be familiar with. It's the one magzine in the field that is really an essential, in my opinion.

Virginia Quarterly Review

The VQR is high quality magazine for serious readers and those with a sense of humor. Ted Genoways, the current editor, has brought a new breath of fresh air into an old Southern (very traditional) magazine. Now, the VQR has lots of pictures, cartoons, political commentries--beyond just the routine poems, essays, and short fiction. The magazine is very relevant in today's world because it dares to go below the surface. For instance, the current Winter 2008 centers around the moral/political issue of torturing prisoners of war and terrorists.

To those who want something to laugh about, there's always an installment of "graphic fiction" -essentially short fiction in a comic book form. But those comics are not your average Superman stories. They talk about issues of idenity, growing up, and even visiting the South Pole! The Dead Eye comics at the end of each issue addresses politcal issues with same cutting wit and humor.

Over all, the VQR is definitely worth the money. It doesn't have the same snobbery like the New Yorker, but it will definitely make you look and sound smarter.

This is my favorite "literary" review. Although it seems to verge on a current affairs publication, it's much more in depth than most newspapers and, head over hills, better than TIME and NEWSWEEK. There seems to be a theme to each issue--mostly connected to a region or special issue. The current issue is about "Outcasts" and covers a civil rights era kidnaping, the post Katrina Gulf states, and much more. I couldn't stop reading on a recent plane trip.

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Rarely does a university-based journal attempt to engage readers as potential intellectuals and not merely as academics. VQR is such a publication. VQR is striking for its blend of poetry, fiction, political commentary, art reviews, author interviews, book reviews, and--perhaps its most distinctive feature--stunning color photography. Unlike mass-market literary magazines, it does not use poetry as filler in between articles. Poetry, like all VQR material, is given equal time with fiction and non-fiction pieces. When most Americans cannot even name ten living poets, VQR features ten or eleven poets in every issue. That said, I also really enjoyed reading a supposedly lost Robert Frost poem with commentary from Glynn Maxwell. I especially liked the feature on Canadian writer Alice Monroe, including perspectives on Monroe from various authors and friends, in the summer 2006 issue. Of late, VQR has examined post-Milosevic Serbia and the political upheaval in East Timor. If you like bonuses, VQR decided to treat its subscribers to an extra fiction issue in celebration of its winning two national magazine awards. And, again, VQR is visually interesting. You'll find full-page color photographs and art work-a rarity in this type of publication. If you are bright and curious and interested in arts and politics, it would be in your best interest to subscribe to VQR.

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To be absolutely clear, I am a fan of VQR and if I were only rating them here, I'd give them 4 or 5 stars. My beef is with Amazon's advertising "up to 75% off" for subscriptions. I've checked the rates for VQR, Poetry, Writer's Digest, and Poets & writers, and I'm four for four: Amazon's rates are either exactly the same as those posted on these journals' websites, or (in the case of Writer's Digest and P&W) more expensive. It's nice, I guess, that Amazon is providing more exposure for these journals; nonetheless, for them to claim they're offering a discount, while not exactly a lie (since they're offering a discount over the per-copy price), is deceiving, as they don't seem to be offering a cheaper rate than that already offered by the journals. Caveat, as always, emptor.

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I had high hopes for this subscription. So far I have gotten 3 issues and have decided not to resubscribe. Each issue has a portion of a graphic novel inside. If I wanted that I'd buy a comic book. There are also academics writing short stories about academics. The other thing that bothers me is that it has a political slant, in this case left. I don't care left or right, what I do care is that I don't need propaganda.

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Yachting (1-year auto-renewal)

Yachting Magazine is a publication dedicated to the acquisition of large sea going vessels and the enjoyment that spending time on a yacht can bring. This publication is all about big boats, with an emphasis that is divided between buying a yacht, comparing yacht performance, evaluating new models of yachts, and enjoying life to the fullest as the owner/operator of your own home on the water.

Yachting Magazine is a magazine about luxury and it compares favorably to other, similar publications. Magazines about yachts are intended for an elite group of people for whom money is no object and Yachting Magazine is no different. The big boats talked about, tested, and offered for sale in the classified section usually sell for a minimum price of around half a million dollars and many of them sell for multiple millions of dollars, placing the bulk of the magazine's promoted material out of the reach of most individuals.

Even though yachting magazine is impractical for most people, there are a few nice features with Yachting Magazine and at the top of the list is the photography. Not only do you get to gaze in awe at these incredible aquatic machines, you also get to enjoy great photographs of beautiful lakes, oceans, and rivers where yachts of different sizes can often be found. These photographs set the imagination soaring and they rank as the magazine's number one asset. Second to the photographs are the travel articles. Again, they usually feature some nice photography, not to mention a few travel secrets from coastal and/or riverfront cities around the world.

As for the writing in Yachting Magazine, it is generally good, but other than the articles mentioned above, most of the material in this publication is too simplistic and/or irrelevant to the bulk of the population. For example, the evaluations of new make/model of yachts are often very lacking, offering only a one page summary, which isn't nearly enough to make an informed buying decision. Worse from a practical standpoint, the vessels the magazine features are usually in the one million+ dollar price range. This is fantasy material for most people. The yachts are nice to look at and fantasize about, but unless I receive a pay raise in the onethousand percent range, there is practically no chance that I will be purchasing a multimillion dollar yacht any time soon.

Taken as a whole, Yachting Magazine is an acceptable publication that I will continue to read solely for its eyecandy properties. I really like the photography and the magazine can sometimes impress with a few of its travel articles. But other than that, Yachting Magazine is a fantasy read, pure and simple. Even though the photographs are great and they can set your imagination on fire, the magazine is an impractical read for most with more fantasy material than your favorite adult movie.

I agree with the 2009 reviewer in reqard to the content. It's a great magazine to read and view and dream about having the money to own such boats. I had the subscription for 5 years. I must say that in the last year, the magazine has gotten about 20% thinner. Such is the way of print. Like my subject line said, it used to be better (more stuff). Hence, I didn't renew my subscription. Just don't have the time to read it and with the reduction in the quantity, figured not renewing was the thing to do.

Still a great buy at less than $1.50 per issue when you get to see parts of the world and a lifestyle that most of us will never see. Sometimes it's good to dream a little dream.

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Martha Stewart Living (1-year auto-renewal)

This is a fine magazine with truly scrumptious recipes if you're into the kitchen/food thing, home ideas that one can actually use (or that will inspire one to do something similar), and exquisite photography, usually quite stark and simple, of ways to enhance the aesthetic beauty of one's life.

One can serve a plain meal of soup and bread, and make it look like a feast, if you get into Martha's way of looking at things, and it does not take a spending spree to have a "Martha Look". Her basic table settings tend to be white china (one can use mix and match white plates from the local thrift store), clear glass, and colorful fabric...add some well shaped twigs in a glass vase for a centerpiece, and voila ! you have a table that could be shown in this lovely magazine; a rule for "The Look" seems to be the absence of clutter.

Of the regular monthly articles, I like "Ask Martha", which solves problems posed by readers, from health issues to how best to clean your eyeglasses, to "How can I get the coating on my chicken to stay in place when I am frying it ?".

"Clip-Art Craft" is another I appreciate, where in the August '04 edition for example, there are attractive templates for postcards, which one can copy onto card stock, glue a 4 x 6 photo to, and send to your friends. It's another grand idea from Martha !

You'll find articles on antiques, pets, gardening, seasonal fruits and vegetables, and much more, and on the last page, the yummy "Cookie of the Month".

Martha Stewart has brought style and good merchandise at affordable prices for those of us who are budget conscious, but like nice things. I have bought her bedding, and her bathroom accessories have graceful shapes and are an excellent value, and this magazine is one of my favorite aspects of the "Martha industry". The Patricians I know are not usually kind to Martha, but Proles & Plebes like me tend to greatly appreciate her.

Martha, we're going to stick by you through thick and thin !

I have been subscribing to Martha Stewart for ages. I love her TV show...and while I think she is a mildly obsessed person to take on all her tasks, I have learned many valuable tips from her magazines. I consider myself a pretty crafty person and I owe alot of great ideas to the Great One.

These past two years however, I have noticed a huge change in the quality of her magazine subscription. In the beginning, she devoted many pages to crafting and collecting, a few pages to great recipes and gardening...but now all I see anymore are expensive ads. Literally, her magazine has grown into a very hefty 40% ad content. I give her credit for choosing elegant and high style ads as sponsers, but as I flip through the pages ALL I notice now are designer, perfume, clothing, and bedding ads. I sometimes wonder if amidst all the new crafty and quickly blooming Martha-style versions of her own creation, if she needs more and more money from these sponsers to support the turn-out of her subscriptions. And yes, I have begun to leaf through some of these new "good things" take-offs. Many are great and do not have all the clutter of unwanted ads. I think, for myself, this might be my last year with Martha...it's time to try something new(and a lot less expensive). As a true fan though, I still highly recommend her fabulous TV show and her published books on cooking, gardening, and crafting. You will find no annoying fillers in her beautiful, harcover books.

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Martha Stewart Living magazine--one of many of Martha's current projects--is a magazine that traverses all levels of domestic life, attempting to ameliorate household problems and enhance every day urban and suburban living. In its glossy pages, helpful ideas, recipes, tips, and steps for everything from upholstering furniture to planting those trees you never seem to have the time to plant, abound. Special features like "Ask Martha" cover ideas and topics the magazine would never have time to cover through its highly structured articles. While, many of these articles feature things we'd never attempt to complete, "The Guide" offers ways to procure the various elements and ingredients required to accomplish these creations and feats of ingenuity. "Special" themed issues, focus on everything from gardening to decorating, and are great reference sources when remodeling your house or planting a burgeoning bush of roses.

Still, Martha Stewart Living is not without its faults. Copious amounts of advertisements abound, and easily annoy when trying to locate a certain article or feature. Martha's pretentious style and language, which seems to transcend her television show, subtracts and adds to the content of the articles, depending on the subject matter. But the greatest foible of this magazine is the fact that Martha has very little hand in the writing, composition, and photography of the articles. Perhaps her three television shows, commitment to her stock on the New York Stock Exchange, her other magazines (including "Baby," "Kids," and "Weddings"), books, and various K-mart "Everyday" lines take away a majority of Martha's time, but one would think that she'd attempt to include more self-penned articles than simply "A Letter from Martha" and "Remembering" features within the magazine, considering she slaps her name almost everywhere else in the magazine. To compound matters, Martha has over-saturated the market, causing less time to be spent on the magazine, and consequent quality irregularities and size differences (ranging from one hundred and fifty pages to three hundred pages per issue) within the magazine.

Despite some glaring negative points of the magazine, one cannot help but indulge in a subscription and the brief peek into the life of the social elite and well-connected, even just for a few pages.

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It seems that in the past six months, Living has gone the way of two other of my once-favorite magazines, Gourmet and Bon Appetit. Whether this is a result of new editors/staff or a sign that Martha (and her "people") are finally running out of new things to do, I cannot be sure. What I can say is that this is not the Living I first fell in love with years ago.

For one, the projects (and some recipes) have become overwrought, in that many of them require materials and/or tools which are either difficult or expensive to acquire. My best example of this is December 2008's issue, which featured Christmas cookies made using vintage Springerle molds. (I believe that in the same issue, an ornament project also featured the use of these molds, not to mention special clay AND paints.) My point is, at one time you could turn to Living for Christmas cookie recipes and find new and inventive ways to make your ordinary kitchen ingredients into veritable visual and gustatory masterpieces. Now the same task requires that you have vintage tools, specialty ingredients, and an aesthetic for all things faux-boix. Could it be that Martha's people are scraping the bottom of the rare, flea-market-find inspiration barrel? I fear so.

I ought to note at this point that, where projects/recipes are NOT overwrought, they seem to be little more than recycled ideas from isssues past, with a few tweaks here and there (insert stand-up table place markers in the shape of _________ here, fabric-covered corkboards and shoeboxes there, the ubiquitous fruit-liquor gelatins and drab, stale-looking cookies of the month everywhere...)

No less disheartening are the pages and pages of glossy ads I find myself ripping from the magazine each month, an act which literally reduces the issue to half its original size. The two most recent issues went from my mailbox to my couch to the recycling bin within two or three hours. March's gardening issue focused less on actual gardening tips and techniques than it did on the landscaping/garden design of a few notable (and no doubt stinking rich) individuals, and the requisite familiar, tiring features on cut flower arrangements and houseplants. April's "Easter/Passover Issue" was not really that at all, save for a few passover recipes and easter crafting projects.

All in all, aside from the occasional gem I might mine from "Good Things" or craft project which does NOT require a Swiss bank account, I am increasingly underwhelmed by each issue of Living that slinks its way into my mailbox each month. It's kind of like the sibling who visits monthly and who can never seem to quite pull his life together: each month you search for a subtle shift, a brightening, any change whatsoever, desperate to find your loved one in some way redeemed, only to be disappointed by the same patterns, the same dismal staleness once again.

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There is a reason that people place ads on Craigslist looking for old Martha Stewart magazines, and why they sell for a pretty penny on Ebay. Martha Stewart Living is a great magazine for those who really like to try their hand at creation of all sorts.Being a thirty-something gal who is learning to cook, bake, garden, can, decorate and entertain, I am in love with this magazine. Not only is it beautiful from cover to cover with stunning photography and eye-catching layouts, it is filled with ideas and inspiration for young women like myself who are coming into their adult lives who want to make a house feel like a home and who want to host signature events.

Having grown up fed processed foods and taking weekly family grocery trips to the Costco, I never knew the power of tending a garden or making jam. Now,I feel empowered when I create pizza dough from scratch, or make my home beautiful for a party, or create that special greeting card with help from this magazine. Martha Stewart Living is a reminder to all of us that we can do things for ourselves.

Some reviewers have said that ideas in the magazine are out-of-touch, or too costly due to specialized equipment, and that is true. Some of the ideas in this magazine are not five and dime craft time with baby projects some are very sophisticated and I appreciate that, even if I cannot participate myself just yet. Most the ideas in this magazine are very accessible to anyone who can afford the subscription. SO much so that for Christmas I bought a gift subscription for my best friend who lives far away from me. Each month, we call each other the day our magazines arrive and get excited about the new ideas together.

My Martha Stewart Living magazines are craft/entertainment library treasures. I look at them time and time again and cannot imagine ever not wanting to keep each issue now isn't that saying something about the quality of the product? I think so.

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Embroidery

I saw this magazine advertised in a magazine along with several other magazines on sewing and embroidery, etc. As I live in a small town, I asked my son who lived in a large city to see if he could find any individual copies for me so I could see if they were the type of magazines I was interested. Embroidery magazine in particular didn't have much of a blurb with it to know what to expect. Well he bought me a subscription as a Mother's Day gift and as you can see it is a fairly pricey magazine. When I got my first issue from the UK I wanted to cry. Instead of projects, stitches to learn, etc. It was full of news stories and not even particularly about embroidery. It was more a needlecraft news magazine, sort of. It wasn't even about good news stories but more avant-garde type It was hard to really figure out what it was. I did find out that they published a sister magazine that I had seen called Stitches and I emailed the company asking if my subscription could be transferred to the other magazine or please refund the money back to my son as the Embroidery magazine was of no interest to me at all. I love sewing, quilting, embroidery magazines of all types, so say I didn't like one means to me it is pretty bad. My recommendation is find a copy to see first before paying the big bucks for the subscription. You may thank me later.

I don't usually write reviews but I must put in one for the defense of this title! While I understand the last reviewer's disappointment that this magazine does not include instructions, projects and patterns I want to offer my viewpoint on what I see as its merits. I am currently unable to subscribe to this journal at home because of budget restrictions but it is carried at my local art & design library and I've been reading it there. I hope to have a subscription at home eventually and I don't imagine I will ever toss the older issues out once I do! The price seems more reasonable once you consider that this title comes all the way from the UK and I think it will prove well worth the cost for anyone interested in historical textiles and/or contemporary textile art. The eloquent articles are illustrated with high-quality photographs that make it a pleasure both visually and textually. I ADORE this magazine for the way it weaves together past and present. The work included comes in a variety of styles but across the board I am always impressed with the craft of the maker and their unique use of needlework and embroidery skills. As an artist, a crafter and a generally curious person I have found every issue of this journal inspiring. Often I even return to re-read the back issues that the library has archived while I wait for the new issue to arrive. Please do not dismiss it before you have had a chance to hold an issue in your hands and investigate for yourself! Sample articles can be found on the guild's website at the address below. You can also view a table of contents for the current issue. However be warned the images do not appear as nice in the PDFs as they are in real life.

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This is primarily a 'trade' publication, with news articles, along with art show evaluations, and product reviews on things pertaining to the art of sewing. If you're looking for embroidery patterns and ideas, this is not the magazine to offer those things... I was very disappointed when I received my first issue, I should have read the review/s... I won't be renewing my subscription.

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Has no embroidery in it, the magazine was about the history of embroidery from a couple of countries. Wish I had never ordered

it.

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Sew News (1-year auto-renewal)

I have been sewing on and off for about 20 years and am always looking for ways to improve my sewing. I really like this magazine. Each issue contains instructions for several projects, but what I really like about this magazine is that it is full of tips and tricks that I can really use. Just as an example, my current issue (April/May 2011) contains articles on adjusting tension, working with knits, draping principles, pant fitting tips, fashion sketching and much, much more.

This is a great all-around sewing resource that covers all aspects of sewing. This magazine seems to be mainly geared towards the beginner or intermediate sewer, but I think even an advanced sewer may find it useful.

I bought this magazine via Amazon Mag Subs and have loved every issue. As a beginner sewist (sewer? seamstress?) I value their easy instructions, terrific photos, fun projects, and user-friendly layout. I give the magazine five yummly stars! I would happily subscribe to this magazine for years to come!

However, what seriously bugs me is the number of "renew your subscription" letters I receive in almost every issue, practically from the start of my subscription! Minus two stars. :(

Today I received yet ANOTHER letter that says (and I quote directly from the letter):

"This is the 4th time we've written with no word from you. We're concerned that you haven't responded."

They go on to state (again quoted directly from the letter, capitals are theirs):

"THE SHORT OF IT IS THIS... Service interruption is pending so we need to hear from you by 05/30/12"

Firstly, my subscription only expires in October 2012!!! Seriously???

Secondly, I subscribe via Amazon because I LOVE their customer service. I will NOT change and subscribe direct.

SewNews, consider this my "response": quit the subs requests before I quit my subscription! I don't appreciate being harassed!

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I have been buying this magazine for years! I keep the old issues for students and also for reference. What a great source of inspiration in every issue! I highly recommend it for anyone who sews or is interested in learning how to sew.

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Sew News is one of my favorite magazines. I like the auto renewal feature because it allows me to not have to remember when to re-new. What I did not like is that the auto renew waits till the very end of the subsciption and the last magazine is sent before it renews. This causes an interuption in the magazine and 1 or 2 magazines are dropped until the renewal kicks in.. :(

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One of the best magazines for looking and planning. It has many great tips. I read it cover to cover.

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J-14

This magazine is pretty good for younger girls, like preteen ages, who want to read about celebrities, new movies, and new music. It's also good for older girls who are bored and want to read about their favorite pop artists. It's mainly gossip, but it's got some great pictures in it. So, check it out.

That's what J-14 stands for. It's for teens pretty much yes. If you like gossip, posters, and info on your favorite celebs, music,and movies. I just started collecting them last September and I think their good. I don't care abou the gossip that much but I like the rest of it. I'm sick of seeing those kids off of High School Musical though. I wish they would take them out of the magazine. Especially Zac Efron...blech. Their good magazines though.

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it was okay if u love pop music.but definately dont come here if u in here for the posters unless u want britney spears.They do though have good gossip and embaressing momments lots of stuff to read but its not my fav magazine

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I got a subscription to this magazine, but they only sent me a copy every other month! I ended up getting only 6 issues when I paid for 12! I am sure of this because I saved every issue I got just to make sure. Also, in the September issue, on page 14, you can clearly see that MaryKate's lower back isn't real. It was edited. This magazine doesn't focus on anything interesting and it isn't good for older teens. I would never recommend this magazine to anyone!

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I ordered this magazine for my granddaughter last summer. No issues ever arrived. I learned this many months later when I asked my granddaughter how she liked it. When I called the magazine, I was told they would sent one or two replacements. They never arrived either. I would not order from them again.

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Tathaastu

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This magazine is amazing. It brings gentle enlightenment without religious connotations. At first I was disappointed because the magazine comes only every other month. But after reading it I realized that to full digest these articles and practice the suggestion, the timing is just right.

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Love this magazine! The articles bring me back to what really is important in life. The photography and artwork are absolutely beautiful; full of rich, vibrant colors and backgrounds.

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Tabletalk

This magazine is a great. It is in a small format so that it is easy to carry and read. It comes out monthly about mid-month, so that you have time before the devotionals start for the next month.

The theology is Reformed and fits in with our Christian Reformed Church (CRC) theology. I do not recall anything that I have objected to, hardly anything that even raised an eyebrow. That is not to say that it is sugar-coated! On the contrary, it challenges us to live godly lives.

Typically, there are several articles ranging from about one to three pages. Those are written well. So are the daily devotions which are a full-page for each weekday and a page or two for the weekends. The devotional topics vary over time, sometimes being parts of Bible books, other times being topical.

I really like this magazine and plan to keep subscribing.

Tabletalk is a truly excellent little publication that is produced by Ligonier Ministries (which was founded by pastor and theologian Dr. R.C. Sproul). Each edition is built upon a collection of essays and articles dealing with a particular subject matter (The Prophetic Books of the Old Testament; C.S. Lewis; The Kingdom of God; etc). The articles are written by many of today's best teachers, pastors and theologians, yet they are written for average people like you and me. Each edition also comes with a month's worth of devotionals that are suitable for personal or family worship.

Tabletalk is always interesting and always practical. Subscribe to it and I can pretty well guarantee that you'll start to look forward to its arrival each month.

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The story is told of the Christian Reformer Martin Luther that he habitually gathered his large family and a collection of personal disciples together around his table for nourishing food and pious conversation. So was born the tradition of 'table talk', a form of Christian teaching that is anchored to the daily rhythms of family and community life.

Ligonier Ministries, an outgrowth of the ministry of theologian and teacher R.C. Sproul, takes the concept to a new dimension with its monthly publication 'Tabletalk'. It's a pity that the Amazon page contains no visual image of Tabletalk, for the people at Ligonier have managed to produce month after month an image-rich publication that is pleasing to the eye as well as potentially nourshing for the soul.

I have used Tabletalk for years, principally as a guide that facilitates the personal discipline of daily Bible Reading. I've observed and appreciated the steady rise in quality, both of the publication itself and of the delivery system that used to bring the product to my door after its sell-by date but now routinely arrives a month in advance.

Compared with other 'devotional guides', Tabletalk prioritizes Bible reading itself. Each weekday presents a biblical text according to a thematic scheme, followed by four or five paragraphs of comment. In addition, Tabletalk's 'read-through-the-Bible-in-a-year' methodology invites the reader to two readings, one from the Old Testament and another from the New.

A small section called 'Coram Deo' ('before the face of God') facilitates reflection and prayer on matters that arise in the biblical text(s).

A separate section presents theological reflection by academics, teachers, and pastors identified with the Reformed movement, which self-consciously reverences its roots in Geneva and the teachings of the Reformer John Calvin. Within their genre and theological context, these reflections are of a generally high calibre, though some readers will find their sustained fascination with the doctrines of election and particular or limited atonement obsessive.

In spite of some personal reservations about the narrow version of the Reformed tradition that is practiced and presented by Ligonier and Tabletalk, I have stuck with this fine devotional guide year after year, principally for the way it guides and facilitates systematic Bible reading.

You're unlikely to go wrong if you do the same.

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The devotional is great, but I really get a great deal out of the extended articles. They are in keeping with the monthly theme, but carry with them a depth that support and expand upon the single page devotionals. I live overseas where English magazines are non-existent so I think of this one as being like water on a dry tongue.

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As a pastor I have found Tabletalk to be a tremendous resource. Whether for the new Christian who is just beginning to get a handle on theology or for the 'experienced' Christian who is looking for theological meat and thought provoking articles, Tabletalk is up to the task.

Between the topical articles and the exegetical Bible Studies there is more than enough to encourage a deeper walk with the Lord in a nicely sized booklet that fits in your Bible.

Tabletalk also provides information on additional resources through Ligonier Ministries, a sound Reformed ministry of R. C. Sproul. You will find the staff at Ligonier professional, courteous and informative.

I highly recommend this resource!!

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Urbanology

Its about time that an independent magazine shows us that there are other artists out there and other artists we should look for. If you havent picked up the magazine, get it. It's based out of toronto but has worldwide appeal because its not a toronto or canadian content based magazine. They of course shine light on their own but it has appeal to all thats why they have US and Europe distribution now.. congrats and I look forward to more issues for more!!