Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

The outward proclamation and the inner scream

Todd Pruitt
Aug 1, 2013
From God's Prophet, God's Servant by John Goldingay I have heard many people whispering – There is terror on all sides. “Report him, let’s report Him!” All my friends are watching for my downfall. “Perhaps he can be persuaded and prevailed over, then we can catch him and take vengeance on him. -...

The Pastor As Chief Sinner

Todd Pruitt
Jul 31, 2013
I have been thinking lately about how difficult it must be to serve actively in a church as a layperson. It isn’t the demand on one’s time that is the hardest thing but the more challenging demand on one’s heart. To serve a local body of believers is to inevitably be exposed to both the best and...

The only skill required of church leaders...

Todd Pruitt
Jul 31, 2013
“In the church the risen Christ rules through His word. This is why the only skill required of church leaders is that they can teach, rightly handling and applying the word of God. Their authority is a mediated authority. They have no authority in and of themselves. Instead they exercise Christ’s...

Speaking Truth to Ehrman

Todd Pruitt
Jul 31, 2013
It's no surprise that the media love Bart Ehrman. Through his highly promoted books, he mounts a seemingly endless attack on the reliability of the Bible and historic Christianity. Ehrman is a man on a mission. His disdain for the faith in which he was raised is, at times, palpable in his writing...

The Future of Mortification

Todd Pruitt
Jul 29, 2013
Now that I am moving from Philadelphia to Harrisonburg, VA (more on that later) I am being asked if the humble little podcast I record with Carl Trueman will continue. And since most of the evangelical world seems to be holding its collective breath over this vital issue I want to assure you that...

Mortification of Spin

Todd Pruitt
Jul 24, 2013
Here is the latest: Today's episode of The Mortification of Spin takes on a more serious tone as Todd and Carl offer a pastoral approach to the sensitive topic of spousal abuse. In tragic cases of abuse within the church, where does the dividing line between church discipline and civil law exist?...

A Dwindling Consensus?

Todd Pruitt
Jul 23, 2013
From Patrick Chan at Triablogue : In the prologue of his recent book Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design , Stephen Meyer cites several books and articles from scholars in relevant scientific fields which "express[...] doubt about various aspects...

A Shout Out From Carl

Todd Pruitt
Jul 22, 2013
Well, as my friend Carl Trueman points out , I have crossed over Lake Geneva. It is great to announce that the congregation of Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Harrisonburg, Va., has voted to call Todd Pruitt, co-host of Mortification of Spin as pastor. A salutary lesson to all: if you hang...

Kruger on the Canon

Todd Pruitt
Jul 22, 2013
If you are not familiar with the work of Michael Kruger then I encourage you to check him out. Dr. Kruger is President and Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary , Charlotte, NC. He is the author of the EXCELLENT Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the...

9 Marks Journal

Todd Pruitt
Jul 22, 2013
The new 9 Marks Journal is focused on the topic of the sufficiency of Scripture. Specifically the writers deal with whether or not the Scriptures are sufficient to govern the polity and worship of the church. Why New Testament Polity is Prescriptive by Bobby Jamieson Contextualizing Ecclesiology by...