Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

Prayer and the Name of Jesus

Todd Pruitt
Jul 11, 2009
That we approach God in the name and by the merit of Jesus is good news for sinners. As for me, a cheif among sinners it is profoundly good news. I have no merits to plead. My name is wholly unimpressive. Even my best works bear the stink of selfish motives. If not for the active obedience, atoning...

Calvin as Preacher and Teacher

Todd Pruitt
Jul 10, 2009
Check out THIS Audio of Al Mohler on John Calvin as a preacher and teacher.

Patriotism and the Pulpit

Todd Pruitt
Jul 10, 2009
Check out THIS edition of the Albert Mohler radio program.

No Comfort Apart from a Sovereign God

Todd Pruitt
Jul 10, 2009
From Tim Challies : On September 28, 2008, I was shocked to read these words on the blog of Terry Stauffer , a man I had met at a couple of conferences and who has long been a reader and commenter at my blog: “Last night at about 4:45 our precious 14 year-old daughter Emily was attacked and killed...

What Calvin can teach us about relevance

Todd Pruitt
Jul 10, 2009
Kevin Deyoung has posted some great thoughts on what we can learn from John Calvin about being relevant. Since the contemporary American church has been obsessed with relevance for some time now it would be good reflect on DeYoung's words. Whatever lasting impact John Calvin has had on the church...

Calvin's 500th

Todd Pruitt
Jul 10, 2009
Today, July 10, 2009 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin. Allow me to suggest a little reading to mark the occassion: The Institutes of the Christian Religion - Simply the most beautiful, the finest, and most important theological text ever written outside the Holy Spirit's...

What if Starbucks was like the church?

Todd Pruitt
Jul 10, 2009
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Thinking rightly about God

Todd Pruitt
Jul 9, 2009
Martin Downes over at Against Heresies posted a link to a helpful response from Douglas Kelley to the book "The Openness of God." Dr. Kelly writes: The reason the five authors of The Openness of God deny the infinitude of nearly all the attributes of God is their failure to have heard what Hilary (...

"I'm going to hurt you."

Todd Pruitt
Jul 9, 2009
Carl Trueman has written a predictably insightful post over at Ref21 on the ease with which our feelings are hurt in the process of debating important issues. Years ago, I tried (and by general consent failed) to develop as my party trick an impersonation of the Hollywood actor, Christopher Walken...

The Deification of Celebrity

Todd Pruitt
Jul 8, 2009
The more shallow a culture, the more trivial are its objects of worship. Ours is a culture that worships celebrity. The onslaught of reality TV has awakended the possibility that I too can be famous. As Nicole Kidman's character in To Die For said, "Being on TV makes you a better person." The Paris...