Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

Keep attending church

Todd Pruitt
Nov 11, 2013
Gloria Furman has written a terrific piece over at the Gospel Coalition on the importance of attending the church's corporate worship. This is a timely correction to the hyper-individualism characterizing much of evangelicalism and the "I like Jesus but not religion" mantra. Miss Furman offers ten...

Did Jesus Really Say?

Todd Pruitt
Nov 11, 2013
I keep hoping that the fascination with Sarah Young's bestseller Jesus Calling will fade away. If you are not familiar with Jesus Calling , it is a book of 365 daily devotions that the author claims are messages from Jesus spoken directly to her. In fact the book is written in the first person from...

Why we go to church...

Todd Pruitt
Nov 11, 2013
Gloria Furman has written a wonderful piece over at the Gospel Coalition on the importance of attending public worship. If you are a pastor, Gloria's words would serve as a great encouragement to your congregation as to why we must not forsake the assembling together of the church. Watch for a...

The University and the Death of Dissent

Todd Pruitt
Nov 8, 2013
It has become clear that the university is no longer a place to think much less dissent from the wisdom of our cultural and academic betters. Do so and you may find yourself investigated by the BIRT (that's the Bias Incident Response Team for the uninitiated). The next scene of our story occurred...

On Preaching and Preachers

Todd Pruitt
Nov 8, 2013
Recently Westminster Seminary in Philadelphia hosted their annual preaching conference . The guest speaker was Harry Reeder of Briarwood Presbyterian Church. The following are two of the addresses delivered; one from Dr. Reeder and the other from Carl Trueman. //player.vimeo.com/video/78173183?...

Big Time Pastors and Unaccountable Elders

Todd Pruitt
Nov 7, 2013
The latest Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit is now online. Aimee Byrd and I talk about rich pastors of their great big houses. Specifically we talk about the dangers of pastors being treated as rock stars and elders unaccountable to the congregations they serve.

John Frame's Systematic Theology

Todd Pruitt
Nov 6, 2013
The long awaited Systematic Theology from John Frame has just been released and it is currently 50% off at wtsbooks .

Sunday's Sermon

Todd Pruitt
Nov 4, 2013
On Sunday I began a series of messages through the book of Ruth. The first message, entitled "The Road to Nowhere" is available HERE .

I am a single issue voter

Todd Pruitt
Nov 4, 2013
To be a single-issue voter is often sneered at as being too simplistic or overly confined to an ideology. However, I would suggest that all of us are single-issue voters. Each of us have a line, that if crossed by a politician renders them unworthy of our vote. For some that may be tax policy. For...

Take heed lest you fall

Todd Pruitt
Nov 4, 2013
Sad news has come from Vision Forum in recent days. But, as David Murray points out , the resignation of Doug Phillips carries with it a sobering lesson for all of us.