I remember a phrase from my Bible College days - “The Preacher Preached but nobody came”. It was emphasized to remind all of us Bible College “wanna be preachers” that preaching and teaching God’s Word can lead to feelings of isolation, inadequacy and failure. I am thinking about now as I have the privilege to mentor seven fabulous future church teachers and leaders. It goes something like this: A teacher spends quality time praying, studying and preparing to teach. Th

John Stott wrote the following on page 159 of his book, "The Cross of Christ". Please read it no less than 3 times and reply with your answer to the 2 questions that follow. “The essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man. Man asserts himself against God and puts himself where only God deserves to be; God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man deserves to be. Man claims prerogativ

My second oldest grandson, Lincoln’s favorite pretend superhero is Spiderman. He was thrilled to meet him at Disneyland. This opened the door for a little grandpa - grandson education, so we spent some time learning about spiders. Spiders are experts at staying connected to their web. A spider’s first connection is called the “bridging contact”. This is a long fine thread that is connected to a first anchor point. As the spider unwinds the thread it ultimately reaches a