Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

Reza Aslan - Giving History a Bad Name

Todd Pruitt
Aug 11, 2013
John Dickson is an Australian pastor, historian, and evangelist. Denny Burk has called Dickson's review of Reza Aslan's book on Jesus "the most devastating" he has read. After reading it myself, I must agree. In fact, if you read only one review of Aslan's best-seller, Dickson is the one to read...

Coming up on Mortification...

Todd Pruitt
Aug 11, 2013
Later this week Carl and I will be recording some more installments of the Mortification of Spin . We received so much feedback from our recent edition on spousal abuse and divorce that we decided to record a follow-up. We will also be welcoming back the delightful Aimee Byrd . On the docket as...

Pornography and the loss of shame

Todd Pruitt
Aug 11, 2013
Helpful observations from Carl Trueman: I have never been convinced by the Madonna-Paglia argument that pornography liberates and empowers women; but one does not have to agree with that argument to see that pornography has been normalized in society. When one reflects on this, it is hardly...

Mortification of Spin

Todd Pruitt
Aug 7, 2013
The latest Mortification of Spin is up and running: Your favorite comedian/theologians, Todd Pruitt and Carl Trueman, team up yet again - this time to answer some important questions about how the church should be run and who should be running it. We'll learn that faithful teaching, a willingness...

The Gospel For Japan

Todd Pruitt
Aug 3, 2013
Michael Oh is chairman and founder of CBI Japan ( cbijapan.org ), which includes a graduate level theological seminary ( Christ Bible Seminary ), church planting efforts ( All Nations Fellowship ), and various outreach ministries, including Heart & Soul Café . Dr. Oh is the executive director...

Be relevant: Stop listening to the squeeky wheels

Todd Pruitt
Aug 2, 2013
Rachel Held-Evans made the news again for a piece she wrote for CNN's Belief Blog. In it she argues that the church must begin listening to the concerns of Millenials if it is to survive. She asserts that the church is losing the younger generation because it is too conservative, opposes gay...

Spurgeon on Conversion

Todd Pruitt
Aug 2, 2013
From Charles Spurgeon : “One week-night, when I was sitting in the house of God, I was not thinking much about the preacher’s sermon, for I did not believe it. The thought struck me, How did you come to be a Christian? I sought the Lord. But how did you come to seek the Lord? The truth flashed...

Questions Christians Ask

Todd Pruitt
Aug 2, 2013
The Good Book Company (an excellent publisher) has released a new series of books with the enticing title Questions Christians Ask . Titles in this series include: Is God Anti-Gay? And other questions about homosexuality, the Bible and same-sex attraction by Sam Allberry Did the Devil Make Me Do It...

Credo Magazine

Todd Pruitt
Aug 1, 2013
The latest issue of Credo Magazine is now available online. If you are not familiar with Credo I encourage you to check it out. It is an excellent resource and the entire website has a wealth of helpful articles. The theme of the latest issue is God's sovereignty in regeneration.

An Adult Faith

Todd Pruitt
Aug 1, 2013
"I was asked last week why some evangelicals convert to Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism. Reasons vary, I am sure, but I commented that one theme I have noticed over the years is the fact that evangelicalism lacks historical roots. That is not to say that it has no history; rather it is to...