Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

Abusing Matthew 18...

Todd Pruitt
May 4, 2011
And the abuses abound! Don Carson has written a helpful article for the latest issue of Themelios . Carson writes: Several years ago I wrote a fairly restrained critique of the emerging church movement as it then existed, before it morphed into its present diverse configurations.1 That little book...

Osama Round-up

Todd Pruitt
May 4, 2011
The following are the posts/articles that I found most helpful in considering how Christians can think biblically about the death of Osama Bin Laden: John Piper Kevin DeYoung 1 Kevin DeYoung 2 Christopher Morgan Michael Horton Carl Trueman

Should you join a church?

Todd Pruitt
May 3, 2011
The short answer is "Yes!" Take time to check out the latest 9Marks ejournal . The theme this month is church membership. Is it biblical? What does membership mean? What are the costs of meaningless membership? Is Church Membership Biblical by Matt Chandler Joining a Church the Ancient Way by...

Submitting both our hopes and imaginations to Scripture

Todd Pruitt
May 2, 2011
Obviously, universalism has been getting quite a lot of attention lately. This is largely a good thing. It is why some orthodox theologians speak about our "debt to heresy." Heresy tends to rally the orthodox. It prompts the faithful to reexamine their doctrine and recover neglected points of truth...

Sunday's Sermon

Todd Pruitt
May 2, 2011
On Sunday I preached part 12 in our current series: God's Great Story . It is entitled "The Nation Building God" and deals with the birth of the church. You can listen to or download the sermon HERE .

Thnking about Osama...

Todd Pruitt
May 2, 2011
Christians are offering up various opinions on the assassination of Osama Bin Laden. Some are rejoicing as they point to such texts as Romans 13:3-4. Others are appealing to such texts as Ezekiel 33:11 to mourn his death. Are these contradictory positions? How do we rightly rejoice in the justice...

The appeal of churches who know what they believe...

Todd Pruitt
May 2, 2011
The growth of theologically conservative churches and the corresponding decline of liberal churches has been the occasion of a lot of speculation over the years. Even sociologists have offered opinions. The findings usually suggest that people can't deal with the thoughtful subtleties and...

"The Path of No Resistance"

Todd Pruitt
Apr 29, 2011
The deadly combination of unchallenged liberal presumptions and casual intimidation of dissenters is probably at its worst in the most prestigious universities, which set the tone for the rest of the country, on this issue as on many others. But in all except the most resolutely religious colleges...

Why We Love the Church

Todd Pruitt
Apr 28, 2011
I'm loving this book !

Sunday's Sermon

Todd Pruitt
Apr 27, 2011
On Easter Sunday I preached part 11 in our series God's Great Story . It is entitled "The Death-Defying God" and can be listened to or downloaded HERE .