by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Mar 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
I know we are already underway in Lent, but I want to share a devotional resource that might be helpful to you in this season. The Title is The Art of Lent by Sister Wendy Beckett. If you are not a secret art history fan such as myself, her name might not be familiar...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Mar 12, 2019 | Justice
W.H. Auden is one of the greatest poets of the 20th Century. Auden grew up in England but spent some of his adult years in the United States. In November 1939, he found himself in a German-language movie theater in New York City, which was showing an official German...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Mar 5, 2019 | Sermon Illustrations
Sofia Cavalletti is a researcher who has pioneered the study of spirituality in young children. She finds that children often have an amazing perception that far surpasses what they’ve already been taught. One three-year-old girl, raised in an atheistic family with no...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Feb 26, 2019 | Sermon Illustrations, Uncategorized
In their excellent book, Mending the Divides, Jon Huckins and Jer Swigart describe a Japanese Pottery tradition that articulates the power of peace and reconciliation: When we speak of peace, we can call to mind the ancient Japanese pottery tradition called Kintsugi....
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Feb 5, 2019 | Sermon Illustrations
Alfred Hitchcock said movies are “life with the dull bits cut out.” Car chases and first kisses, interesting plot lines and good conversations. We don’t want to watch our lead character going on a walk, stuck in traffic, or brushing his teeth—at least not for long,...
