by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Nov 16, 2022 | Advent
“God is doing a new thing.” – Isaiah 43 I have heard this scripture passage quoted multiple times in the last three years and it still stirs something within me. Do you feel it too? God is doing something new in this cultural moment. But how do we receive it? As...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Nov 2, 2022 | Preaching, Sermon Illustrations, The Founder's Desk
Something I’ve noticed over time is that, while we Protestants try to live “sola scriptura (by scripture alone),” a large number of traditions have crept into our theology and praxis over time. One of those areas is in the realm of preaching. When I was in seminary,...
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...
