Monthly Archives: November 2022

On October 15 I began my discussion of the last chapter of John Stott’s The Cross of Christ. In that post I quoted Stott regarding human suffering: “The fact of suffering constitutes the single greatest challenge to the Christian faith….Its … Continue reading →

As I finish discussing John Stott’s connection between the sufferings of Jesus on the cross to our suffering [Chapter 13 in The Cross of Christ], I am not surprised that number five of his final six examples of connection is … Continue reading →

As I finish commenting on Chapter 13 of The Cross of Christ, I am faced with having to explain the fourth way that Christ’s suffering relates to ordinary human suffering.  John Stott is ending his book trying to answer the … Continue reading →

“The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.” [John 12: 25].  This Biblical scripture has always confused me.  Why would anyone who loves … Continue reading →