by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Oct 24, 2022 | Identity, The Founder's Desk
There’s a refrain in one of the songs we sing at our church that goes like this “I am who you say I am.” It’s a rather simple line, but a lesson that takes a lifetime to live out. Most of us begin with: “I am who my parents say I...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Oct 24, 2022 | Crisis, Peace, The Founder's Desk
Like many of you, I have been praying for those affected by Hurricane Ian along the Eastern shore of the United States. I’ve also continued to pray for Ukraine and for Russia, that peace would come sooner rather than later. I want to take some time this morning...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Oct 24, 2022 | Scripture, The Founder's Desk
This week our lectionary text (This article was published a few weeks late!) is on 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, that well-known passage that describes scripture as “θεόπνευστος,” or “God-breathed.” Our lectionary author, Charles Teixeira rightly points...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Oct 24, 2022 | All Saints' Day
VOICE ONE: To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: Grace to you and peace from God our...