Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

Theological Cover for Pro-Abortion Politicians

Todd Pruitt
Jan 10, 2009
Anne Hendershott at the Wall Street Journal has written a fascinating article on the Kennedy family's transformation from pro-life to pro-abortion. She reports on a meeting at the Kennedy compound in 1964 where several Roman Catholic theologians and leaders provided a theological rationale for...

Praying Through the Son

Todd Pruitt
Jan 10, 2009
Before the throne of God above I have a strong and perfect plea; A Great High Priest whose name is Love, Who ever lives and pleads for me. - Charitie Lees de Chenez What does it mean when Christians end their prayer with, “in Jesus’ name”? Too often those words are treated as little more than a...

Praying to The Father

Todd Pruitt
Jan 9, 2009
“Pray then like this: ‘Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Your name.’” - Matthew 6:9 “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children then heirs – heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ.” - Romans 8:15 We generally begin prayers by addressing the...

Gene Veith on our cult of celebrity

Todd Pruitt
Jan 7, 2009
Gene Edward Veith coins a new word: CELEBRITOCRACY Reports are that Barack Obama is appointing as Surgeon General that doctor guy on CNN, Sanjay Gupta. By that logic, Michelle Malkin suggests Judge Judy for the next Supreme Court opening. Comedian Al Franken will likely be the Senator from...

Our Father in Heaven

Todd Pruitt
Jan 7, 2009
Next week Church of the Saviour launches Prayer Week 2009 . With that in mind I will be posting some essays dealing with prayer, particularly The Lord's Prayer. Michael Horton, always worth reading, wrote a series of articles on the Lord's Prayer for Modern Reformation . Here is a portion of an...

Scott McKnight gets a little snotty

Todd Pruitt
Jan 6, 2009
N.T. Wright needs to be a little more discerning about who endorses his books. The following is Scott McKnight's endorsement of Wright's latest offering which is a response to John Piper's book on the doctrine of justification . "Tom Wright has out-Reformed America's newest religious zealots--the...

The God to Whom We Pray

Todd Pruitt
Jan 6, 2009
“I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.” - Jeremiah 24:7 “And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” - John 17:3 “You...

Prayer Week 2009

Todd Pruitt
Jan 5, 2009
We are looking forward to Prayer Week this year. The theme is "The God to Whom We Pray." Our guest speaker on Monday evening will be Philip Graham Ryken of 10th Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. If you attend Church of the Saviour or live in the Philadelphia area plan on being with us. Each...

Cows - The new environmental criminals

Todd Pruitt
Jan 5, 2009
Having no idea what it takes to run a business, meet a payroll, or deal with the consequences of their own actions government beuarocrats decide to tax cows for crimes against the environment. Check out THIS STORY from Business and Media Institute . Are we next? Will the EPA ban Mexican food and...

How much is 50 million?

Todd Pruitt
Jan 5, 2009
Thanks to Justin Taylor for posting on the Mississippi Baptist Convention's effort to help us better understand the enormity of the 50 million babies aborted in the U.S. Check out the post at "Between Two Worlds" HERE .