Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

When the definitive history of 20th century evangelicalism is finally written it may well point to pragmatism as the defining characteristic. Results mattered more than truth. Experience mattered more than faithfulness. Ref21 has posted an article by James Torrens on the self-defeating reality of...
In the style of Lewis' Screwtape, Jared Wilson offers the following uncomfortably accurate account of the spiritual battle in which every pastor finds himself: Dearest Grubnat, my poppet, my pigsnie, The reports of your progress warm my blackened heart. When you were assigned to one of the Enemy’s...
Al Mohler recently interviewed Don Carson on his new book The Intolerance of Tolerance . It is a fascinating discussion on a timely topic. Check it out HERE .
WTSBooks is running a special on Paul Tripp's outstanding book and DVD series on marriage: What Did You Expect? [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/32466539 w=400&h=225] What Did You Expect? Promo from Crossway on Vimeo .
"What is the nature of petitionary prayer? It is in essence rebellion - rebellion against the world in its fallenness, the absolute and undying refusal to accept as normal what is pervasively abnormal...Petitionary prayer only flourishes where there is a two-fold belief: first, that God's name is...
From a letter by John Newton to a young man considering a call into the ordained ministry You have, doubtless, often anticipated in your own mind the nature of the service to which you are now called, and made it the subject of much consideration and prayer. But a distant view of the ministry is...
Great stuff HERE on how to speak the truth into the lives of people we care about.
It belongs to the very essence of the type of Christianity propagated by the Reformation that the believer should feel himself continuously unworthy of the grace by which he lives. At the center of this type of Christianity lies the contrast of sin and grace; and about this center everything else...
From Paul McCain : "Here is a beautiful YouTube video of the reading of the Nicene Creed which dates back over a 1,000 years in the the Christian church. This recitation was done at Trinity Lutheran Church, Klein, TX during the March 4, 2012 church services by three members of Trinity as part of...
We pastors are being killed by the professionalizing of the pastoral ministry. The mentality of the professional is not the mentality of the prophet. It is not the mentality of the slave of Christ. Professionalism has nothing to do with the essence and heart of the Christian ministry. The more...