Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

How to Criticize

Todd Pruitt
Mar 19, 2009
Justin Taylor has posted a link to a very helpful article by Alfred Poirier a PCA pastor and Board Chairman for Peacemakers. The title of the article is "The Cross and Criticism." It originally appeared ten years ago in the Journal of Biblical Counseling. I live and pastor in a culture of confident...

"Three Strands to Mission"

Todd Pruitt
Mar 19, 2009
The illustration above can be found in the excellent book Total Church by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. Tim has posted three very helpful articles on mission strategy. His thesis is that God, not us, is the ultimate mission strategist. In his third post he reasons that mission is not simply an...

Our Common Temptation

Todd Pruitt
Mar 18, 2009
Dr. Russell Moore of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY recently delivered an outstanding chapel message that needs to be heard. The message I link to in this post is the third in a series of messages dealing with Jesus' wilderness temptation. It deals with Satan's offer to...

Seen Jesus?

Todd Pruitt
Mar 18, 2009
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More on Time Magazine and the "New Calvinism"

Todd Pruitt
Mar 18, 2009
Thabiti over at Pure Church has some helpful thoughts about why Time Magazine's recognition of the "New Calvinism" is not necessarily a good thing. Check it out HERE .

Preparing Our Sons for Marriage

Todd Pruitt
Mar 17, 2009
In his book What He Must Be (If he wants to marry my daughter) Voddie Baucham speaks to the problem of young men not being prepared for marriage. Imagine a family who did not prepare their children for college. This would be unthinkable in today’s world. Everyone prepares their child for an...

Take and Read

Todd Pruitt
Mar 17, 2009
The latest edition of the 9 Marks eJournal is now available to read or download. I love 9 Marks Ministries and the eJournal - Excellent resources for pastors and church leaders.

Reducing Abortion or Making Things Worse?

Todd Pruitt
Mar 17, 2009
A helpful editorial in Christianity Today suggests that the actions of pro-abortion politicians who say they want to "reduce abortion" are actually making things worse. Recently 15 Democratic Senators reintroduced the Prevention First Act ( s. 21 ), a bill ostensibly "to reduce unintended pregnancy...

The New Testament's Use of the Old

Todd Pruitt
Mar 16, 2009
There has been controversy for generations surrounding the various ways that the New Testament makes use of the Old. For biblical errantists the solution is clear: the New Testament simply gets it wrong. Paul gets it wrong. The writer of Hebrews gets it wrong. Jesus gets it wrong. Of course this...

Upcoming Sermons

Todd Pruitt
Mar 15, 2009
I am grateful to have had two Sundays in a row without pulpit responsibilities. Although I get a bit antsy when I don't preach for over a week, this break could not have come at a better time with our moving into a new home. Thanks to Tom Walsh and his leadership during COSMOS and to Dave Darwin...