Under Christ Our Lord

"I keep returning to this simple question: is Jesus Christ the Lord of the church, so that it submits to his teaching however unpalatable, or is the church the lord of Jesus Christ so that it manipulates his teaching in order to make it palatable? Will the church listen humbly and obediently to Jesus Christ, or will it behave like the brash adolescent it often seems to be, contradicting its master and putting him right where he has gone wrong? Is the church "over" or "under" Christ?

- John Stott, Life in Christ: A Guide for Daily Living

John Stott Retiring!

John Stott announced last month that he will be retiring from All Souls Church in Central London. Now I know this is late but I just found out today and thought I should post it on my blog. John Stott is a tremendous author who has shaped and impacted my thinking time and time again. In fact, as we study the "sermon on the mount" in Matthew, I have been reading, and have suggested to you many times, that you should read "Christian Counter Culture: The Message of the Sermon on the Mount" by John Stott. You can read about his plans for retirement here.