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Sometimes it's how you say it

Todd Pruitt
Jan 29, 2009
That's a lesson I still find myself learning. I know that I can be sarcastic at times. I also know that some folks hate sarcasm and often times for good reason. As someone who has a gift for gab it is not that unusual for me to sin with my tongue (or keyboard). Anyway, I just wanted you all to know...

Truth is never in fashion

Todd Pruitt
Jan 28, 2009
I like Mark Driscoll even though some of his words and methods drive me a bit crazy. Nevertheless I rejoice in his commitment to Scripture and sound doctrine. I am also reminded of the fact that as much as I would like to be liked by everyone, as preacher I know this is not possible. I know what it...

30 Days of Nothing

Todd Pruitt
Jan 28, 2009
My wife pointed out this site to me this evening. I started reading it and was deeply challenged. Let me know what you think. Anyone up for it?

Total Church

Todd Pruitt
Jan 28, 2009
One of the most significant book I have read on the church is Total Church by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. It has helped shaped my thinking about how the Gospel functions as the center of the church. It truly is an important book by two men who are not only theologians but church planters as well...

John Updike

Todd Pruitt
Jan 28, 2009
John Updike , one the most acclaimed American novelists of the 20th century died yesterday at the age of 76. Updike was a fascinating man. He was a lifelong church member. Having grown up Lutheran, he later became an Episcopalian. It seems to me that Updike was a pretty good embodiment of a...

Good Movies

Todd Pruitt
Jan 28, 2009
Now for something a little less controversial. Justin Taylor links to a list of "The Ten Most Redeeming Films of 2008." You can check out the list HERE . Any thoughts? Any you would add to or take off the list?

How to speak truth to power

Todd Pruitt
Jan 27, 2009
I know that some will not like that I posted this video. But everything Dr. Piper says here is true. I know that some want me to shut up about abortion, particularly the political connections. I have been asked to stop. But I trust you will understand that I cannot do this. We as a people must not...

Take and Read

Todd Pruitt
Jan 26, 2009
I love this book. "The Great Work of the Gospel" by John Ensor is one of the best explanations and celebrations of the Gospel I have ever read. Ensor first establishes the need for the cross then goes on to discuss what the cross accomplished. It is readable, biblically faithful, devotional, and...

These People Scare Me

Todd Pruitt
Jan 26, 2009
When Nancy Pelosi (or any pro-abortion politician) says "family planning" they really mean abortion.

Sunday's Sermon

Todd Pruitt
Jan 25, 2009
Click HERE to listen to part two in the current series The Gospel-Driven Church . The name of the message is "The Centrality of the Gospel."

You are now paying for abortions

Todd Pruitt
Jan 23, 2009
“America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has sown violence and discord at the heart of the most intimate human relationships. It has...

The Tragic Legacy of Roe Vs. Wade

Todd Pruitt
Jan 23, 2009
Dr. Robert George of Princeton has written an important article for Public Discourse on the moral implications of Roe Vs. Wade. Dr. George writes: ‘The Roe justices were also wrong to imagine that legal abortion would prove to be enlightened or in the slightest respect humane. On the contrary, the...

You might be aborted if...

Todd Pruitt
Jan 23, 2009
Check out THIS post from The Confabulum .

Take and Read

Todd Pruitt
Jan 22, 2009
Check out this new book on offering biblical counsel to teens. If you are the parent of a teen or will be the parent of the teen then this promises to be a very helpful resource. Also, right now you can get a copy from Westminster Bookstore for only $4.88 (65% off). * Update - The copies of "Get...

Presidential Promises

Todd Pruitt
Jan 22, 2009
President Barack Obama has kept his promise to put an end to the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. Today he signed an executive order that the prison for terrorist combatants be closed within a year. Naive? Certainly. The men held at Gitmo are not nice fellas and no country in the world wants them...

What happens to rich preachers in a recession?

Todd Pruitt
Jan 21, 2009
"First of all, we don't have two Rolls-Royces. And secondly, the one Rolls-Royce that was purchased was purchased by the donors, or the members of the church, and it was a surprise to me. I had no idea they were doing it." - Creflo Dollar Christianity Today reports on a real tear jerker: Prosperity...

Sunday's Sermon

Todd Pruitt
Jan 20, 2009
Click HERE to listen to the first message ("The Matter of First Importance") in our new series of messages The Gospel-Driven Church .

Take and Read

Todd Pruitt
Jan 20, 2009
One of my favorite books on the cross is Cross Words by Paul Wells. Dr. Wells is a professor of systematic theology and a pastor. As a result his book is theologically rigorous and highly accessible. The doctrine of the atonement is under constant threat. The church is never in short supply of...

A Prayer for President Obama

Todd Pruitt
Jan 20, 2009
Check out this prayer offered by Al Mohler for our new President. Don't simply read it but make it your prayer.

Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009)

Todd Pruitt
Jan 19, 2009
Andrew Wyeth , the greatest American Artist of the 20th century (along with Edward Hopper) died on January 16 at the age of 91. His watercolors are peerless. He captured the beautiful landscapes of the northeast, particularly near his home in Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania. His realism was a refreshing...

A Heretic Chatters to the Wind

Todd Pruitt
Jan 19, 2009
Bishop Gene Robinson offers his blasphemous "prayer" to his own personal god.

Total Church

Todd Pruitt
Jan 19, 2009
Beginning this week the pastoral leadership of COS will be discussing the book Total Church by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. I have found Total Church to be one of the most helpful and challenging books I have read on the church. The authors are not reinventing the church. Rather they are seeking...

A Good Day

Todd Pruitt
Jan 18, 2009
Thanks to Church of the Saviour for a terrific day. They formally installed me as their Senior Pastor/Teacher. They brought my parents and in-laws out for the occassion. It was a very generous thing to do. The kindness shown by the congregation was encouraging beyond words. I was also happy to...

Were you born after 1973?

Todd Pruitt
Jan 16, 2009
Check out THIS thought provoking video.

Exponential Change

Todd Pruitt
Jan 15, 2009
I would interested to know how you would answer the closing question of this video.

Prayer Week Sermons

Todd Pruitt
Jan 15, 2009
Click HERE for the sermon audio from Prayer Week 2009. The theme was "The God to Whom We Pray." Messages in the series: 1a. Praying in Light of Eternity 1b. Praying in Light of Eternity (The Vine) 2. Praying To the Father - (Philip Ryken) 3. Praying Through the Son 4. Praying By the Holy Spirit

More on Bishop Robinson

Todd Pruitt
Jan 14, 2009
Of Bishop Robinson's inclusion in the inaugural festivities Al Mohler writes: One interesting facet of the controversies over Warren and Robinson is the fact that the inclusion of the one does not placate the critics of the other. Homosexual activists are still angry over the choice of Warren to...

Heretic to Pray at Inaugural Event

Todd Pruitt
Jan 14, 2009
Mike Allen at Politico.com reports on the invitation to the openly homosexual Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire to pray at an inaugural event. ‘The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, who was elected the Episcopal Church’s first openly gay bishop in 2003, will deliver the invocation for...

Westminster Seminary and Scripture

Todd Pruitt
Jan 13, 2009
Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia has recently released a document consisting of affirmations and denials regarding the nature of the Bible and biblical interpretation. Those familiar with the issues surrounding professor Pete Enns' departure know the controversy that WTS has been...

Prayer Week Message 1

Todd Pruitt
Jan 13, 2009
You can listen to or download my first message from Prayer Week ( Praying in Light of Eternity ) by clicking HERE .

Praying By the Holy Spirit

Todd Pruitt
Jan 13, 2009
“I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life; who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spake by the prophets.” In Scripture it is made clear that the Father is the object of our praying. But it is equally...

Learning From Our Past

Todd Pruitt
Jan 12, 2009
Through the generosity of a friend I am a subcriber to World Magazine . If you do not subscribe I highly recommend that you do. In the latest issue includes an important article on the history of abortion by Marvin Olasky. Professor Olasky writes: To save the lives of more unborn Americans we...

When we pray...

Todd Pruitt
Jan 12, 2009
“When we pray we make our request known to God by the help of the Holy Spirit; in the name, authority, and mediation of our Lord Jesus Christ; with faith, fervency, and submission to the will of God; and with sole reference to his honor and glory.” - Walt Kaiser

Measuring "NOOMA"

Todd Pruitt
Jan 11, 2009
Greg Gilbert over at IV Marks offers three very helpful reviews of Rob Bell's popular video series Nooma .

Theological Cover for Pro-Abortion Politicians

Todd Pruitt
Jan 10, 2009
Anne Hendershott at the Wall Street Journal has written a fascinating article on the Kennedy family's transformation from pro-life to pro-abortion. She reports on a meeting at the Kennedy compound in 1964 where several Roman Catholic theologians and leaders provided a theological rationale for...

Praying Through the Son

Todd Pruitt
Jan 10, 2009
Before the throne of God above I have a strong and perfect plea; A Great High Priest whose name is Love, Who ever lives and pleads for me. - Charitie Lees de Chenez What does it mean when Christians end their prayer with, “in Jesus’ name”? Too often those words are treated as little more than a...

Praying to The Father

Todd Pruitt
Jan 8, 2009
“Pray then like this: ‘Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Your name.’” - Matthew 6:9 “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children then heirs – heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ.” - Romans 8:15 We generally begin prayers by addressing the...

Gene Veith on our cult of celebrity

Todd Pruitt
Jan 7, 2009
Gene Edward Veith coins a new word: CELEBRITOCRACY Reports are that Barack Obama is appointing as Surgeon General that doctor guy on CNN, Sanjay Gupta. By that logic, Michelle Malkin suggests Judge Judy for the next Supreme Court opening. Comedian Al Franken will likely be the Senator from...

Our Father in Heaven

Todd Pruitt
Jan 7, 2009
Next week Church of the Saviour launches Prayer Week 2009 . With that in mind I will be posting some essays dealing with prayer, particularly The Lord's Prayer. Michael Horton, always worth reading, wrote a series of articles on the Lord's Prayer for Modern Reformation . Here is a portion of an...

Scott McKnight gets a little snotty

Todd Pruitt
Jan 6, 2009
N.T. Wright needs to be a little more discerning about who endorses his books. The following is Scott McKnight's endorsement of Wright's latest offering which is a response to John Piper's book on the doctrine of justification . "Tom Wright has out-Reformed America's newest religious zealots--the...

The God to Whom We Pray

Todd Pruitt
Jan 6, 2009
“I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.” - Jeremiah 24:7 “And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” - John 17:3 “You...

Prayer Week 2009

Todd Pruitt
Jan 5, 2009
We are looking forward to Prayer Week this year. The theme is "The God to Whom We Pray." Our guest speaker on Monday evening will be Philip Graham Ryken of 10th Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. If you attend Church of the Saviour or live in the Philadelphia area plan on being with us. Each...

Cows - The new environmental criminals

Todd Pruitt
Jan 5, 2009
Having no idea what it takes to run a business, meet a payroll, or deal with the consequences of their own actions government beuarocrats decide to tax cows for crimes against the environment. Check out THIS STORY from Business and Media Institute . Are we next? Will the EPA ban Mexican food and...

How much is 50 million?

Todd Pruitt
Jan 4, 2009
Thanks to Justin Taylor for posting on the Mississippi Baptist Convention's effort to help us better understand the enormity of the 50 million babies aborted in the U.S. Check out the post at "Between Two Worlds" HERE .

Sunday's Sermon

Todd Pruitt
Jan 4, 2009
My sermon from Sunday, The Two Ways, can be downloaded HERE .

Africa needs more God, not more money

Todd Pruitt
Jan 3, 2009
So says an atheist in the Times Online: Now a confirmed atheist, I've become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism makes in Africa: sharply distinct from the work of secular NGOs, government projects and international aid efforts. These alone will not do. Education and...

The Limits of Politeness

Todd Pruitt
Jan 3, 2009
Are Christians too polite? Perhaps that sounds like a stupid question. Is it possible to be too polite? I'm not talking about saying "Yes sir" and "thank you." I am thinking about our interaction with those in error. In our pluralistic culture it is not popular to identify error or to say something...

Does grace discourage obedience?

Todd Pruitt
Jan 2, 2009
Check out this great message by Dominic Smart from Galatians 6.

VDH on the latest in Gaza

Todd Pruitt
Jan 2, 2009
Of the latest round of violence in Gaza, Victor Davis Hansen writes: Hamas with its serial rocket attacks on Israel interprets all of the above not as an opportunity for prosperity, but as a stage one for the great accomplishment of its generation — the absolute destruction of the Jewish state. Its...

Glory in its infancy

Todd Pruitt
Jan 2, 2009
You will never find Jesus so precious as when the world is one vast howling wilderness. Then He is like a rose blooming in the midst of the desolation,--a rock rising above the storm. - Robert Murray M'Cheyne Grace tried is better than grace, and it is more than grace; it is glory in its infancy...