Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

What Price Relevance?

Todd Pruitt
Sep 1, 2008
The August 31st edition of the Washington Post featured a front page article on the preaching of pastor Robert Seagears of Christ Chapel Mountaintop in Virginia. Here is an exerpt: "Good morning, Mountaintop!" he growled to the congregation before launching into his Sunday sermon based on the R-...

Michael Moore finds reason to believe in God

Todd Pruitt
Aug 31, 2008
I believe people like this are referred to as "useful idiots."

Trig Paxson Palin

Todd Pruitt
Aug 30, 2008
I posted a link to this article back in May but considering current events I thought it was worth posting again. The Palins never considered aborting the baby. That means that Trig Palin is now is a very rare group of very special children, because it is now believed that the vast majority of...

When Prayer Becomes Political

Todd Pruitt
Aug 29, 2008
Any Thoughts? Is it appropriate for a Christian to invite people "of other faith traditions" to pray to their own god? Is it appropriate for a Christian to refer to false doctrines and idolatries as "other faith traditions?"

The Pastor's Regrets

Todd Pruitt
Aug 28, 2008
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0VJt7-aZco&hl=en&fs=1]

The Catholic Church rebukes one of its own

Todd Pruitt
Aug 28, 2008
Nancy Pelosi probably wishes she had not publically commented on the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and its history and teaching regarding abortion. She has been receiving a steady stream of rebukes from various officers in the Church since her ill-informed foray into theology and church...

The Providence of God in Sickness and Suffering

Todd Pruitt
Aug 28, 2008
Those of you who know me know my affection for Charles Spurgeon. His life and ministry is a worthy subject of study for any Christian but especially for those serving in full-time service to the Gospel. Gordon Cheng has posted some excellent reflections on Spurgeon's life, particularly his daily...

Is Protestantism Dead?

Todd Pruitt
Aug 27, 2008
As a regular reader of First Things I was quite interested in Joseph Bottum's article in the August/September issue - "The Death of Protestant America." Check out this helpful commentary by Al Mohler on Bottum's observations. In the course of his article, Bottum offers a sophisticated and...

Indicatives & Imperatives

Todd Pruitt
Aug 27, 2008
Imperative - "Indicating authority or command; urgent, necessary" (Webster's). An imperative is a statement of what one must do. Indicative - "Designating that mood of a verb used to express an act" (Webster's). An indicative explains what is true. It is not a command but expresses the rationale...

A Splendid Theater

Todd Pruitt
Aug 27, 2008
“In the cross of Christ, as in a splendid theater, the incomparable goodness of God is set before the whole world. The glory of God shines, indeed, in all creatures on high and below, but never more brightly than in the cross, in which there was a wonderful change of things—the condemnation of all...