by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jan 25, 2022 | Economics, The Founder's Desk
The economy has probably been on a lot of people’s minds lately as the COVID pandemic and rapid inflation continue to grab headlines and dampen enthusiasm in the markets. Many folks are worried about their retirement accounts or their ability to simply keep up...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Dec 30, 2021 | The Founder's Desk
I’ve often found it a bit difficult to preach on the subject of the New Year. Yes, of course there are themes of newness of life and the new creation, and these seem appropriate connection points to a time when we say goodbye to one year and hello to to a new...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Dec 16, 2021 | Christmas
I have a friend who teaches in the upper peninsula in Michigan. He has one of those schools that run from kindergarten all the way up through eighth grade, including special ed. One of his students was intellectually slow, couldn’t do very well in classes. And when...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Dec 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Just yesterday, while filming our Advent Sermon Series video, it struck me just how important hope is as a Christian virtue. And not just the kind of starry-eyed hope of childhood, but rather something different, something that exists between the poles of naïveté and...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Nov 26, 2021 | Advent
It is a strange thing. At the beginning of our preparation for Christmas, the gospel is about the end of the world. And yet, it is not surprising. For what is already contained in a small beginning is most easily recognized in its great ending. What is truly meant by...
