Who was John Cotton, and why was he such an influential Puritan pastor? Today, Stephen Nichols welcomes Stephen Yuille to discuss several key facts about Cotton's life, ministry, and legacy. Read the transcript: <a href= "https://ligonier.org/podcasts/5-minutes-in-church-history-with-stephen-nichols/5-things-everyone-should-know-about-john-cotton-a-pastors-heart" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://ligonier.org/podcasts/5-minutes-in-church-history-with-stephen-nichols/5-things-everyone-should-know-about-john-cotton-a-pastors-heart/</a> A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: <a href="https://donate.ligonier.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener payment">https://donate.ligonier.org/</a> Explore all of our podcasts: <a href= "https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts</a>

This weekly podcast provides an informal and informative look at church history. Join us each week as we take a brief break from the present to go exploring the past. Travel back in time as we look at the people, events, and even the places that have shaped the story of Christianity. Each episode offers an easily digestible glimpse of how the eternal, unchangeable God has worked in the church over prior generations and how this can encourage us today. This is our story—our family history.