Mortification of Spin

Carl Trueman, Todd Pruitt, and Aimee Byrd are back at it! In this edition of Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit they discuss the importance of accountability specifically in church leadership. Leaders must accept and embrace the right to free speech, even when that speech is critical or unwanted. No one can be above accountability, even high-profile church leaders who bring in lots of money. Listen in as they discuss this important and timely issue! Visit this page and fill out the form to receive the free MP3 set Parables of Wisdom and Folly.If you appreciate the podcast please make a donation.

How sufficient is God's Word? Do the charismatic gifts have a place in the church today? Carl Trueman and Todd Pruitt are joined via satellite by the Pyromaniacs themselves - Dan Phillips and Frank Turk. The group discusses the cessationism of the charismatic gifts. God has given us all we need in his own, true, infallible word. Listen to the Mortification of Spin to hear their insights on this hotly debated topic... Free resource from the Alliance of Confessing EvangelicalsDo you ever stop to think about why God used such extraordinary miracles when he freed his people out of slavery in Egypt?  Not only did he demonstrate his power, but in doing the miracles, he honored his covenant promises.Download the free message Wonders and Signs by Philip Ryken.

In this issue of Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit, Carl Trueman and Todd Pruitt discuss the importance of the church fathers to modern Christianity. How can men who lived thousands of years ago speak to today's issues with any relevance? Learn more about some of the important fathers of our faith from Carl and Todd... Winners of Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church.C. Turer - Evansville, IND. Box - Monroe, GAJ. Anderson - Jupiter, FLL. O'Neil - Linville, VAJ. Brick - Bellevue, NE Heard on Bully Pulpit: Church FathersAugustine of Hippo by Simonetta Carr  Athanasius by Simonetta Carr  A Public Faith: From Constantine to the Medieval World AD 312-600 by Ivor Davidson   The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity by Robert Wilken    Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church by Michael Haykin   Confessions by Augustine    City of God by Augustine

What is the meaning of sex? It's all we talk about today. But why did God create sex in the first place? On this episode of the Mortification of Spin we are joined by a special guest who will help us uncover the meaning of sex. Listen now as our hosts discuss sex, not in a salacious way as some may be inclined to do and in a respectful God honoring manner.  Free resource from the Alliance of Confessing EvangelicalsDownload the free message Pagan Sexuality by Peter Jones.   What is the Meaning of Sex? by Denny Burk

How do pastors and church leaders keep themselves accountable to their congregations? What happens when a church is treated more like a business than a house of worship? Listen in to the Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit to hear Todd Pruitt and Aimee Byrd as they discuss the dangerous cult of personality that has taken hold of some aspects of the church at large. They give what everyone's come to expect from the Mortification of Spin - stepping on toes and taking the big guys down a few notches!The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals would like to offer you a free download of the audio message, A Fool and His Money. It seems to be ingrained in us to always want more. We want to get ahead, to make our lives pleasant and comfortable. We want to secure our future, so we prepare for retirement. It’s easy for us to be busy storing up our wealth, forgetting that we are told not to gain treasure here on earth, but rather in heaven

Aimee Byrd makes another appearance with Carl Trueman and Todd Pruitt, this time her first as co-host. Listen in as the trio discuss Halloween and its impact on the Christian life. Is it problematic for a Christian family to trick-or-treat on Halloween? To what lengths does Christian liberty extend? Listen to the Mortification of Spin to hear the insight of Carl, Todd, and Aimee. Enjoy this free resource from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals - The Use and Abuse of Christian Liberty by D.G. Hart

Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit gives hosts Carl Trueman and Todd Pruitt a chance to briefly discuss timely issues. Listen as they discuss some criticism and lashback they have gotten because of the podcast, and some of the reasons behind their perceived "harshness" toward prominent Christian leaders. How does the Bible guide our critiques of public figures with popular books and speaking tours? Do we need to sit down over a "no-foam, non-fat latte" in order to be able to speak out against these very public ministers? Carl and Todd take a stab at some of these questions. The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals would like to offer you a free download of the audio message, Persevering in the Face of Criticism by Joel Beeke, from the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology.

Author and blogger Aimee Byrd joins your regular hosts Carl Trueman and Todd Pruitt to talk about a perrennial issue throughout the life of the church: abuse. Though Carl and Todd have discussed this issue before, they seek Aimee's wisdom in confronting a more subtle form of abuse that happens more often than it ought within the church. What role should pastors, elders, deacons and their wives play in unveiling marital abuse and reconciling husbands and wives? How can the church better prepare women to deal with these things biblically and theologically? Listen in to the conversation on the Mortification of Spin. Enjoy this free resource from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals!Betrayed by a Close Friend by Jame M. BoiceDo you ever find yourself wanting to run away?  It’s not that you expected life to be easy, exactly.  But maybe you’re worn out from facing the same problems over and over again, year after year.  Job pressures, bills, taxes, marriage or family problems –  Housewife Theologian: How the Gospel Interrupts the Ordinary by Aimee ByrdAlso check out Aimee's blog, Housewife Theologian.

What has become of marriage in our society? When the rules are as bent as they are now, even something as absurd as "marrying" oneself is no longer seen as laughable as it would have once been, but is praised and even endorsed. Listen to Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit and hear Carl Trueman and Todd Pruitt discuss the state of marriage, and God's clear words about it in Scripture. Enjoy this free resources from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals!Click here to download the free message "The First Wedding" by Dr. James Boice.God establishes marriage as the first and most basic of all human institutions. From this institution, all other human institutions came: government, education, health care. One cannot think of a contemporary social or cultural organization that does not have a derivative relationship to the home and marriage.Download it for free.

Carl and Todd are at it again! Join them as they discuss Todd's "journey" to his new Presbyterian "tribe" from his Southern Baptist roots. Listen in and learn more about the distintives of church governmental structures between denominations. Call them "elitist" if you must, but our hosts unashamedly assert the importance of getting the right men in the pulpit, as those men are to care for peoples' souls according to God's standard laid out in his Word. This topic is becoming more and more explosive as churches continue to seek the coolest and hippest men to be pastors, instead of choosing the educated and qualified men. Listen to the Mortification of Spin and join the discussion! Enjoy this free resources from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals! The Westminster Doctrine of Baptism and Current Reformed Trajectories by Sinclair Ferguson