Mourn with Those Who Mourn

Mortification of Spin

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 853 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The recent horrific murders at a Nashville Christian school compel Carl and Todd to discuss how believers should respond in the face of such inexplicable tragedy. It’s safe to say that most people—believers included—don’t consider in advance what they might say or do when answers are few. Our hosts offer precious biblical insight and pastoral experience to help us understand how we might represent Christ to others in such painful circumstances. Recent guest Mark Talbot knows well what it means to suffer loss. Crossway provided a copy of Mark’s landmark book When the Stars Disappear as a giveaway, and the winner was Melody P. from Matthews, NC. Congratulations!

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0:00.0	This podcast is sponsored by Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Biblically grounded,
0:05.5	pastorally focused, and confessionally faithful.
0:08.4	Hear more at the conclusion of today's program. Welcome to Mortification of Spin, a casual conversation about things that count with Carl Truman and Todd Pruitt.
0:35.9	Mortification of Spin is a podcast from the Alliance of Confessing
0:39.5	Evangelicals. Let's join this week's conversation.
0:57.9	You are listening to Mortification of Spin.
0:59.1	My name is Todd Pruitt.
1:06.5	I'm the pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and I'm joined, as always, by Carl Truman.
1:15.1	And Carl, I hope I'm not spilling the beans here or anything, but can I now refer to you as an American?
1:20.4	Technically, yes. I guess that that would be a technically true statement.
1:25.0	So, so spiritually and emotionally less true, it has to be said.
1:30.3	Since it's technically true, it's true. Well, in a technical sense, yes.
1:38.3	The real problem is I now have a vote. Good grief. Who wants a vote in the current climate? Well, that's true. It's challenging. But I have a feeling this hasn't become widely known, and I want it announced here.
1:46.3	I want the official coming out party for you to be here.
1:50.0	All three of our listeners know that I'm an American citizen.
1:54.4	Carl Truman, my fellow American, there's something just really satisfying about that.
2:00.3	Yeah, it's odd in class.
2:02.0	I keep referring to you Americans and having to adjust and say, well, I suppose I'm sort of involved now, but I'm talking culturally, not in terms of passport.
2:10.2	Well, can you enlighten us as to what finally pushed you over the cliff?
2:14.2	Were they getting ready to kick you out?
2:16.1	Well, we were coming up to have to renew my green card to get my third green card.
2:21.5	And the issue really is there are two for. One, it costs as much to get a new green card
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