“The megachurch story is not really about growth”
Check out this interesting article from USA Today. The unchurched remain untouched. While the number of people who say they attend at least once a week hovers around 30% year…
Todd Pruitt
Todd Pruitt (MDiv, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) currently serves as lead pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, VA. He is also co-host with Carl Trueman for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals’ podcast Mortification of Spin. Todd and his wife, Karen, have been married since 1990 and have three children: Kate, Ryan, and Matthew.
Just when you think you’ve seen it all…
Can anyone explain to me the appeal of this junk? Are people truly this gullible? Why is he oinking?
Neighbor Love
This Sunday I am preaching on Jesus’ parable of “The Good Samaritan”. It can be a tricky text because of the ease with which we can make it a law…
Redefining the Church?
There are a chorus of voices within evangelicalism that call for the redefining, rethinking, or reimagining of the church. I first became aware of this in the late 1980’s as…
Tabletalk Online
One of my favorite magazines is Tabletalk which is published by Ligonier Ministries. You can read the latest issue online HERE. Each issue is filled with great articles and a…
Sarah Palin and Clashing Worldviews
I read two very helpful articles today that I thought I would pass along to you.The first is from Charles Colson who invites us to be somewhat introspective about the…
The “Culture War” is getting interesting again
From Peggy Noonan’s article in the Wall Street Journal: I’ll tell you how powerful Mrs. Palin already is: she reignited the culture wars just by showing up. She scrambled the…
Contemporary Preaching’s Infatuation with Technology
Yesterday I received from a friend a copy of Al Mohler’s new book on preaching – He Is Not Silent. If you are a preacher then do yourself and your…
Violence against Christians in India
Phil Johnson over at Pyromaniacs has posted two important articles about recent anti-Christian violence in India (Here & Here). One particularly moving passage is Johnson’s retelling of the martyrdom of…
Finally! A book on sanctification
Tim Chester’s new book, You Can Change, promises to be well worth the reading. I am a fan of Chester’s writing. His books Total Church, Delighting in the Trinity, and…