My name is Sam Shin and I am pastor of Wellspring Church in San Ramon, CA. You are welcome to check out our church's website. As to why this blog is called Royal Road, the title comes from Charles Spurgeon which reads: "Your Redeemer traverses the rugged path of suffering, along which He went with heaving heart and heavy footsteps, that He might pave a royal road of mercy for His enemies." I love that image because I know that's me. I was once an enemy of God, completely undeserving of any favor from God. But because God is a merciful God, He didn't just save me, He put me on His royal road to be called His son (Gal 4:4-7). And so I want to spend my life telling others about this wondrous mercy of God. I want to point them to this royal road.