Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

Talking back to my inner Nimrod

Todd Pruitt
Mar 30, 2008
Tomorrow I am preaching from Genesis 11:1-9. It’s the account of Nimrod, the people of Shinar, and their quest to build a great city with a tower reaching into heaven. They were building, we are told, in order to make a name for themselves. They were seeking to bridge the gap between man and God by...

Jeremiah Wright and The Good Life

Todd Pruitt
Mar 29, 2008
For an advocate of liberation theology Jeremiah Wright knows how to live in high style. As one who regularly decried the materialism of "rich white folks" Reverend Wright has certainly cashed in. Timmy Brister posts this report on the recently retired pastor's new digs. As Timmy points out, this...

Redmond on Wright

Todd Pruitt
Mar 29, 2008
Recently Al Mohler aired an interview he did with Eric Redmond, pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church . The topic is black liberation theology and the state of theology among African American Christians. It is worth listening to.

One of my favorite writers

Todd Pruitt
Mar 29, 2008
Sinclair Ferguson writes for the academy, the laity, and even children. He is also one of my favorite preachers .

Easter at Granger

Todd Pruitt
Mar 29, 2008
http://youtube.com/v/Rb6N9_lKL4Y This scene from Easter Sunday at Granger Community Church raises some interesting questions about the purpose of our corporate gatherings. Any thoughts?

Jesus and History

Todd Pruitt
Mar 28, 2008
Craig Blomberg, one of our most important New Testament scholars, has written an excellent article entitled "Jesus of Nazareth: How Historians Can Know Him and Why It Matters." The article was posted by The Gospel Coalition . If you would like to read more by Dr. Blomberg, here are just a few of...

Measuring Up

Todd Pruitt
Mar 27, 2008
This was posted over at Pure Church. I so identify with these words that I had to post them. This is an excerpt are from Don Carson's excellent book Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor (pp. 92-93). "So many aspects of ministry demand excellence, and there are not enough hours in the day to be excellent...

T4G Highlights

Todd Pruitt
Mar 27, 2008
God willing, in a few weeks the MEBC pastoral staff will pack up and go to Together For The Gospel . Here are some highlights from the 2006 conference. What a blessed time that was!

Soul Winning for Dummies

Todd Pruitt
Mar 26, 2008
I found this posted over at Paleoevangelical. Mark Dever read this same passage at the Gospel Growth conference in October. It’s from C.S. Lovett’s little book “Soul Winning Made Easy.” It represents so much of what was wrong in evangelism training in the past. It also raises some important...

Eldredge and The Voice of God

Todd Pruitt
Mar 25, 2008
Tim Challies offers this helpful review of John Eldredge's new book. If you would like to learn more about the biblical teachings regarding God's guidance check out: Discovering God's Will by Sinclair Ferguson Finding The Will of God by Bruce Waltke