Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

"The megachurch story is not really about growth"

Todd Pruitt
Sep 9, 2008
Check out this interesting article from USA Today. The unchurched remain untouched. While the number of people who say they attend at least once a week hovers around 30% year after year, the number who say they "never" go to church climbs. The tally of "Nevers" varies from 16% in Gallup surveys to...

Just when you think you've seen it all...

Todd Pruitt
Sep 9, 2008
Can anyone explain to me the appeal of this junk? Are people truly this gullible? Why is he oinking?

Neighbor Love

Todd Pruitt
Sep 9, 2008
This Sunday I am preaching on Jesus' parable of "The Good Samaritan". It can be a tricky text because of the ease with which we can make it a law unto salvation by which we justify ourselves before God. This was the same error the expert in the law was making. At the same time, if we are thinking...

Redefining the Church?

Todd Pruitt
Sep 9, 2008
There are a chorus of voices within evangelicalism that call for the redefining, rethinking, or reimagining of the church. I first became aware of this in the late 1980's as a student in Bible college. For a young guy who thought he knew everything it sounded right. "Everything must change!" I was...

Tabletalk Online

Todd Pruitt
Sep 6, 2008
One of my favorite magazines is Tabletalk which is published by Ligonier Ministries . You can read the latest issue online HERE . Each issue is filled with great articles and a month's worth of daily Bible readings and commentary. I highly recommend Tabletalk as a resource for sharpening your...

Sarah Palin and Clashing Worldviews

Todd Pruitt
Sep 4, 2008
I read two very helpful articles today that I thought I would pass along to you. The first is from Charles Colson who invites us to be somewhat introspective about the choices we would make if faced with similar circumstances as the Palins. Colson speculates as to why the selection of Sarah Palin...

The "Culture War" is getting interesting again

Todd Pruitt
Sep 3, 2008
From Peggy Noonan's article in the Wall Street Journal : I'll tell you how powerful Mrs. Palin already is: she reignited the culture wars just by showing up. She scrambled the battle lines, too. The crustiest old Republican men are shouting "Sexism!" when she's slammed. Pro-woman Democrats are...

Contemporary Preaching's Infatuation with Technology

Todd Pruitt
Sep 3, 2008
Yesterday I received from a friend a copy of Al Mohler's new book on preaching - He Is Not Silent . If you are a preacher then do yourself and your congregation a favor and read this book. I have been devouring it. In the opening chapter Mohler makes a point about a current trend in preaching that...

Violence against Christians in India

Todd Pruitt
Sep 3, 2008
Phil Johnson over at Pyromaniacs has posted two important articles about recent anti-Christian violence in India ( Here & Here ). One particularly moving passage is Johnson's retelling of the martyrdom of Graham Staines and his two sons in 1999. "Jungle Camp" was an annual event in Manoharpur;...

Finally! A book on sanctification

Todd Pruitt
Sep 2, 2008
Tim Chester's new book, You Can Change , promises to be well worth the reading. I am a fan of Chester's writing. His books Total Church , Delighting in the Trinity , and From Creation to New Creation are outstanding. Of You Can Change Tim Keller of Redeemer Presbyterian Church writes, "A book about...