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...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Feb 5, 2020 | Sermon Illustrations, The Wilderness
In the wilderness, life is stripped of distractions. It is quiet. The topography demands discipline, simplicity, and fierce attention. Solitude in the wilderness makes irrelevant all the people-pleasing habits that have become interwoven into your personality. “What...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jan 28, 2020 | Sermon Illustrations
Tennis superstar Andre Agassi was only nineteen years old when he starred in a television commercial for Canon cameras. The spot featured him in all sorts of eye-grabbing poses, a spectacle on display before the viewer’s clicking shutter. As the ad closes, he steps...
