Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

Read the Psalms

Todd Pruitt
Jan 1, 2009
I love the Psalms in part because they provide us with the images, names, and terminology with which to understand God and how we are to relate to Him. They teach us how to speak to God. The Psalms give us the language of praise, confession, sorrow, complaint, thanksgiving, and ultimately trust...

The Eternal King

Todd Pruitt
Jan 1, 2009
No matter how many strong enemies plot to overthrow the church, they do not have sufficient strength to prevail over God's immutable decree by which he appointed his Son eternal King. - John Calvin

The Color of Money

Todd Pruitt
Dec 31, 2008
Al Gore knows a good deal when he sees one. He has parlayed his environmental activism into a multi-million (billion?) dollar enterprise. Now the hapless Church of England is giving him over 150 million dollars. The former Vice President is flush in green . The Church of England’s Church...

An important test for an important law

Todd Pruitt
Dec 31, 2008
The Associated Press reports on a New Mexico man who beat to death his pregnant girlfriend which resulted in the death of her unborn son. The report reads: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New Mexico believe they may be the first to use a 2004 law to charge someone with killing a...

Take and Read

Todd Pruitt
Dec 31, 2008
There are some history books that are important but not very readable. Others are quite readable but not very important. When a book comes along that provides both an important contribution to our understanding of the world and is also a page-turner then something special has come our way. Such is...

The Messiah in Philly

Todd Pruitt
Dec 30, 2008
Pretty cool: From the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, WHYY and NPR present Handel's holiday masterpiece performed by the "Fabulous Philadelphians" — one of the world's great orchestras, joined by the nationally-renowned Philadelphia Singers Chorale. Acclaimed British choral master Richard Hickox...

Good Conversation 3

Todd Pruitt
Dec 28, 2008
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi88yQ0ckS0&hl=en&fs=1]

Good Conversation 2

Todd Pruitt
Dec 28, 2008
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRRVKu-huQM&hl=en&fs=1]

Good Conversation 1

Todd Pruitt
Dec 28, 2008
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDT9dz7aSB4&hl=en&fs=1]

Be Home Soon

Todd Pruitt
Dec 28, 2008
I trust your Christmas was a joyous one. We spent time at both sets of grandparents (Pattonsburg, MO & Springfield, MO). The kids seemed to have a good time playing with cousins, etc. On the way out we ran into some nasty weather in Illinois. But the forcasts for Tomorrow and Tuesday call for...