Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

John Piper on suffering and God's sovereignty

Todd Pruitt
Jul 16, 2007
This is a great messagae on God's sovereignty in suffering ( The Suffering of Christ and the Sovereignty of God :: Desiring God ). It was a message delivered by John Piper at the 2005 Desiring God National Conference. The text, audio, and video of the message are available by following the link. Be...

Meet the Puritans

Todd Pruitt
Jul 14, 2007
Here is a great resource for information on and writings by some of the great Puritans ( Monergism :: Puritans ). Enjoy!

Horton on Grace (2)

Todd Pruitt
Jul 12, 2007
More good stuff from Michael Horton’s article in the most recent issue of Modern Reformation Magazine: “We work very hard today to make grace normal rather than utterly disorienting. We bend over backward backwards to show how Christianity is ‘practical,’ how it conforms to our common sense and...

Being Gospel-Centered

Todd Pruitt
Jul 11, 2007
The Strategic Ministry Planning Team at Metro East has spent time during our work talking about what it means to be a Gospel-Centered or Gospel-Driven church. I found this article ( GospelDrivenLife: The Gospel must be everything ) today on Mark Lauterbach's blog that says it quite well. Please...

Confessions of a 'Numbers' Pastor

Todd Pruitt
Jul 11, 2007
Jim over at Old Truth has an interesting article ( Confessions of a 'Numbers' Pastor ) on the modern church's obsession with numeric success. Check it out.

Horton on Grace (1)

Todd Pruitt
Jul 11, 2007
Michael Horton has written an excellent article in the July/August edition of “Modern Reformation” magazine ( http://www.modernreformation.org/ ). The title of the article is “Grace: How Strange the Sound.” As I read it I was reminded once again how easy it is for Christians to have shallow or...

What Revival Looks Like

Todd Pruitt
Jul 9, 2007
George Whitefield knew a thing or two about revival although, I suppose, no man is an expert. Under his preaching untold numbers of men and women were moved to repentance and faith by the power of the Holy Spirit. His ministry had taken him on the long journey to the American colonies more than...

Toys 'R' Us and the Destruction of Manhood

Todd Pruitt
Jul 6, 2007
Okay, the title might be a bit of an exaggeration but stick with me. My experience today was confirmation that Western society as we know it is changing for the worse. Just a few hours ago I took my two sons (ages 9 and 7) to the famous supplier of toys with one goal: to buy two cap guns. I love...

Signs of Life

Todd Pruitt
Jul 2, 2007
One of the best books I have read on the Gospel and the nature of salvation is John Ensor’s The Great Work of the Gospel. In a chapter entitled “The Great Work Enjoyed” Ensor writes: Those whom God declares righteous, he makes righteous: “You shall be clean from all your uncleanness…and I will give...

The Crook in the Lot

Todd Pruitt
Jun 28, 2007
Thomas Boston is remembered as one of the great Puritan pastors in 16th century Scotland. He was a champion of sound doctrine at a time when it was under attack. His book The Fourfold State of Man is still one of the most important books ever on the doctrine of man. But in 1737 a smaller book was...