by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Feb 25, 2020 | Sermon Illustrations
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always enjoyed the public nature of Ash Wednesday. That is to say, what happens when we leave an Ash Wednesday service and there is the sign of the cross, for all who cross our paths to see. Recently I began to ask why is it that I...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Francis of Assisi was riding a horse down the road that went by a leper hospital situated far from Assisi, for then, as in biblical times, lepers were a rejected lot. Francis was not yet the saint of history; he was still caught between the lure of wealth and glory...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Feb 13, 2020 | Book Reviews
While there are no shortage of books on the subject of distraction in our media-saturated, dizzying world, Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age by Tony Reinke stands out as a lucid, balanced approach to this important conversation that has emerged...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Feb 11, 2020 | Creation, Sermon Illustrations
This seven-day week is not something that can, or should, be tinkered with, although some have tried to. In 1793, France, in an effort to increase human productivity, de-Christianized the calendar by modifying the seven-day week to a ten-day week. New clocks were even...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Feb 11, 2020 | Book Reviews
Tony Reinke’s Competing Spectacles provides a well-thought out argument for a more intentional, nuanced approach to our often all-consuming digital world. The following quotes provide a decent overview of the major areas covered by the book. I highly recommend...
