Franklin Sciutto

[Midwestern Seminary @MBTS]

📚 GIVEAWAY!

Did you know you can meet our faculty at Preview Day on November 6? Get to know them a little early with this great giveaway!

📚"Breath of the Soul: Devotions for Powerful Prayer" edited by Dr. @geoffchang
📚"Theology for Life" by Dr. @RonniKurtz
📚"The Sermon on the Mount" by Dr. Tyler Sykora
📚"Every Perfect Gift" by Drs. Joseph Lanier and @travisjmont
📚"The Death of Religion?" by Drs. Byron Johnson and Thomas Kidd
📚"American History" by Dr. @ThomasSKidd

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[Midwestern Seminary @MBTS]

📚 GIVEAWAY!

To celebrate the launch of the Faculty Lounge podcast, we're giving away a bundle of books from our host and guests on episode 1 including:

📚 "The Four Senses of Scripture" by Dr. @pj_schreiner
📚 "The Law, the Prophets, and the Writings" by Drs. @drandrewmking, William Osborne, and Joshua Philpot
📚 "Theology for Life" by Dr. @RonniKurtz
📚 "The Unvarnished Jesus" by Dr. @samuel_parkison
📚 "Scribes & Scripture" by Drs. @drjohnmeade and @pjgurry

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[Midwestern Seminary @MBTS]

Congratulations to Dr. @RonniKurtz on the release of his new book, "Theology for Life" with @ReadBakerBooks!

To celebrate, we're giving away a free copy!

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[Franklin Sciutto @sciuttonym]

@matthenryyoung @JMyersen Either High Violet or Trouble Will Find Me, which I had the awesome experience of seeing played live in 2023.
Absolutely! Secret South is great as is Sackcloth. I’ve been revisiting his work since 16HP had been touring again. Haven’t listened to his latest 2 solo albums though

[Franklin Sciutto @sciuttonym]

@matthenryyoung @JMyersen Stranger here. The National and Wovenhand would be in top 4 too. Would’ve chosen either Consider the Birds or The Laughing Stalk

[Franklin Sciutto @sciuttonym]

@echppll Little typo ha https://t.co/VhXv73PXRk

[Franklin Sciutto @sciuttonym]

@oblatenate FYI https://t.co/bOcOzYZxbZ

[Franklin Sciutto @sciuttonym]

@WASPmexicano Just an FYI, @wipfandstock sells them for a bit less than that: https://t.co/Ku6cRzzaP7

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

After seeing the photograph of Cormac McCarthy's living room (containing around 1000 books, 5% of his total personal library), I'm reminded of what Umberto Eco once said:

"It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones.

There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion.

If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the 'medicine closet' and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That's why you should always have a nutrition choice!

Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity."

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[Credo @CredoMagazine]

📣GIVEAWAY📣
To celebrate the Credo Conference, we are giving away four @mike_reeves books, including Rejoice and Tremble, w/ @crossway
Like, Follow, & Retweet to win!

You can now watch Mike's Conference message here: https://t.co/48EmGYaaly

[Credo @CredoMagazine]

💥Book Giveaway💥

Like, Repost, and Follow for a chance to win a copy of @MattMBarrett "Reformation as Renewal" and @gavinortlund "What it Means to be Protestant" from @ZonderAcademic

These are a couple of the books available at the Credo Conference this week!

[Theopolis Institute @_Theopolis]

Serpents slither and writhe their way into hiding places. They use camouflage to look like solid ground or a healthy tree. A snake does this to prolong life and kill his victims.

Christians in our day need to pair serpentine traits with the warnings in Proverbs about the dangerous woman.

The adulteress of Proverbs is a forbidden woman, and men are to keep their way far from her, lest they go down into death. What is she like?

She is beautiful. Her lips drip honey as she speaks smooth words (5:3, 2:16). She wanders to and fro on the earth leading many to death. This paradigmatic dangerous woman is always on the prowl, and while proverbial threats in Solomon’s day were mostly external, with modern technology this lady is now potentially sitting in the palms of our hands for many hours of the day. She's omnipresent on screens and in modern music's idols.

She lurks on social media, as porn bots and seductresses slither into the feeds of countless men. Many a pop songstress slink around on stages and screens with her smooth words. Their music, like their lips, is like honey. The songs are delicious; there's "talent"; the music sounds good - but it leads to death. The snake has found his way into our ears and hands, and he’s ready to strike 24/7. 

This is not a call to abandon the glories of modern technical life, but rather a proverbial reminder of the enemy at the gate.

Don’t be a fool. Be vigilant, both you and your progeny. Defeat the serpent by walking in the Spirit of the Serpent Crusher. Flee temptation.

Be patient and delight in the wife of your youth. Give yourself to lady wisdom, found in the bride of Christ and her holy book.

Let not your heart turn aside to her ways;
do not stray into her paths,
for many a victim has she laid low,
and all her slain are a mighty throng.
Her house is the way to Sheol,
going down to the chambers of death.
Proverbs 7:25-27

- Brian Moats

[Franklin Sciutto @sciuttonym]

@Protestantongue Hello! It looks like older episodes from Pilgrim Faith are missing from iTunes. Do you know if they’ll be back soon? Thanks!

[Franklin Sciutto @sciuttonym]

@bjgingerich Good to know. For some reason, it isn’t playing the Apple Podcasts app

[Franklin Sciutto @sciuttonym]

@bjgingerich Good afternoon. Is the podcast down for the time being?

[Franklin Sciutto @sciuttonym]

@dk1188 @WVPitt Recently been republished: https://t.co/wyOXNX2FxV

[Brian Moats @brianpmoats]

Every sunrise is a reminder that the Light is always on the move, pushing back the darkness.

[Franklin Sciutto @sciuttonym]

@matthewsmithUS Do you think they have anymore good albums in them?

[Franklin Sciutto @sciuttonym]

@EdwardLHamilton Thankfully that color correction was removed from the more recent Blu-ray and 4K LOTR releases

[Franklin Sciutto @sciuttonym]

@NoJesuitTricks Hello. Will the Foolishness of God be back in stock anytime soon?