Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

Rowan Williams gets God off the hook

Todd Pruitt
Nov 13, 2008
Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of the Church of England was in New York on September 11, 2001 not far from the World Trade Center. This article tells of Williams' experience that fateful day and the days that followed. What is revealed is a man whose concept of God is quite small. “When [Rowan] got...

Just for fun

Todd Pruitt
Nov 13, 2008
Check out 50 Strange Buildings of the World . Do you have a favorite?

Disrupting Church

Todd Pruitt
Nov 13, 2008
I am very curious to get your take on a recent event at a Lansing, Michigan church where homosexual protestors disrupted a service. Read the story HERE . How should a church respond to such an event? Is the body of Christ called to "welcome" homosexuals? If yes then what does it mean to welcome? If...

How Not to Raise a Pagan

Todd Pruitt
Nov 12, 2008
Check out this excellent message by Al Mohler. Dr. Mohler delivered this message at a chapel service at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Al Mohler is one of the outstanding scholars / leaders / communicators in evangelicalism. He is the President of the Southern Baptist Theological...

Challenging Atheism

Todd Pruitt
Nov 12, 2008
Writing for Christianity Today , William Lane Craig reports some encouraging news concerning college philosophy departments and atheism. He writes: Back in the 1940s and '50s, many philosophers believed that talk about God, since it is not verifiable by the five senses, is meaningless—actual...

Southern Baptists and Calvinism (cont.)

Todd Pruitt
Nov 10, 2008
Michael Spencer had the following to say about the recent John 3:16 Conference: The fundamentalists who run the Southern Baptist Convention are after the Calvinists again. Obviously despairing that the “Building Bridges Conference” didn’t give the right preachers the opportunity to call Calvinists...

Martin Luther's Birthday

Todd Pruitt
Nov 10, 2008
Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1483. Young Martin was brought up in a typically faithful Catholic family. Planning to become a lawyer he suddenly changed his vocational goals during a horrific thunderstorm. He became an Augustinian monk in Erfurt. He would later be ordained as a priest. In...

Unpacking

Todd Pruitt
Nov 10, 2008
Today is all about unpacking my library. It is not an unpleasant task but it is time consuming. I am a little particular about my books so there is a very specific order in which I like them to be. I know this is opening me up to all kinds of pranks. Karen has been valiantly trying to get our house...

Why Pro-Life?

Todd Pruitt
Nov 6, 2008
Randy Alcorn's indespensable book "Why Pro-Life? is available in pdf format HERE . A few endorsements: “Why ProLife is an invaluable resource for anyone trying to help a friend or family member understand the pro-life perspective.With clear, compelling language, Randy Alcorn lays out the case for...

Should pastors be allowed to discuss politics?

Todd Pruitt
Nov 6, 2008
There are some pastors on the left and the right who seem to do little else than rant about politics. I am one of those who has strong opinions about politics but will not publically endorse any candidates. I also do not "do politics" from the pulpit. For some, abortion and the sanctity of marriage...