Eugene H Peterson

Posted on June 8, 2022April 8, 2022 by Kath Walden

There is nothing we need more teaching and training in than simply living—living to the glory of God, living for Jesus, living in love and faith and hope, living in patience and gentleness, living sacrificially and hospitably, living with our children and our parents, living with dignity and in joy. And there is no one more accessible and present and skilled at teaching us than Jesus. That’s why we keep coming back… to sit at Jesus’s feet and listen to his Word. We’re learning how to live all the details of our lives in the company of Jesus.

Ed Stetzer

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 by Kath Walden

I am certainly not against impactful pastors. Many do have important and insightful contributions in theology and leadership that the church desperately needs to hear. However, only those leaders who consistently make much of Jesus are worthy of following.

Ed Silvoso

Posted on June 16, 2018August 13, 2020 by Kath Walden

Jesus did not write a book or a manual for His followers so that they could learn His teachings. Instead, He modeled His teachings and imparted them to His disciples. His words were far more powerful than ink and paper; they are spirit and life (see John 6:63).

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Posted on May 2, 2003November 28, 2020 by Kath Walden

I heard one say the other day that a certain preacher had no more gifts for the ministry than an oyster, and in my own judgment this was a slander on the oyster, for that worthy bivalve shows great discretion in his openings, and knows when to close. If some men were sentenced to hear their own sermons, it would be a righteous judgement upon them, and they would soon cry out with Cain, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.”