Isaac Newton is reputed to have uttered, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulder of giants.” That was a humble and wise statement from a genius. He knew that even he needed to be grateful.

The portrait above is of one of my heroes, Jonathan Edwards. I read a great deal of church history, but no one quite hits my intellectual and spiritual bells like Edwards does, except perhaps R.C. Sproul. Both men were brilliant and consumed by the greatness of God.

As I sit tonight with Bibles on my lap and all around my feet, with volumes of church history’s best minds at my side, I am absorbed in the text from Matthew 14:22-36 that others and I will explore Sunday in class.

Grateful for the lineage of faithful stewards of the faith. We have so many to whom we owe gratitude and honor–deep men and women of the Book of all books.

I’m reading John Gill, Calvin, Ryle, Spurgeon, Charles Simeon, Matthew Henry, and of course, Jonathan Edwards–all of whom wrote masterfully on Scripture.

My cup is full.