by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jul 11, 2018 | Pastor Search Process
Searching for a pastor is a long and tedious process. It is filled with ups and downs, disagreements and moments of unanimity and excitement. On the other side, the process is also considerably long and difficult for pastors. In fact, most pastors probably wince just...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jul 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Clarity vs. Trust When John Kavanaugh, who was a noted and famous ethicist, went to Calcutta, he was seeking Mother Teresa … and more. He went for three months to work at “the house of the dying” to find out how best he could spend the rest of his life. When he met...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jul 6, 2018 | Practical Advice
What your guest preacher needs to know to be successful. JUNE 2018 ‘Tis the season for guest preachers isn’t it? Especially as we head into the fourth of July. I had the great opportunity to preach for a congregation on a recent Sunday and thoroughly enjoyed it, even...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jul 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Overwhelmed by Vision On the effect of seeing for the first time after Cataract Surgery: The mental effort involved in these reasonings proves overwhelming for many patients. It oppresses them to realize, if they ever do at all, the tremendous size of the world,...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jun 26, 2018 | Justice
One night I went to church One night I went to church. They had a mass meeting. And I went to church, and they talked about how it was our right, that we could register and vote. They were talking about [how] we could vote out people that we didn’t want in office…that...
