by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Aug 29, 2022 | The Founder's Desk, Work
I mentioned last week that I spent time recently with friends from college, and this group loves asking deep questions about life and faith. During our time together, we had some assigned reading by Parker Palmer (Let your Life Speak) on the topic of vocation.I find...
by Sam Orris | Aug 9, 2022 | Ministry, Pain, The Founder's Desk, Work
This past week I have been at a reunion with college friends (this is the main reason I missed last week’s update). It’s been significant for a number of reasons. I hope to unpack a few other ideas from the trip in the future, but I thought I would begin...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jul 29, 2022 | Marriage, The Founder's Desk, Weddings
A few weeks ago, our family celebrated a very special occasion: my mom’s remarriage after being widowed several years ago when my father died of a rare disease. The ceremony was Catholic, and I found myself deeply encouraged by the priest’s wedding homily...
by Sam Orris | Jul 27, 2022 | Culture, The Founder's Desk
This past Sunday was the first time I’ve been in worship at our local church in some time, and it was a wonderful service. The liturgy was inspiring, the praise music was impassioned, and the sermon was also quite excellent. But there was one takeaway that I...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jul 13, 2022 | Routines, The Founder's Desk
For the past two weeks, the Strachan family has been living, working, and playing in Southern California, primarily at the beach thanks to a close friend (yes, I know how ridiculously blessed we are). Overall it was really a great experience for all of us, including...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Apr 12, 2022 | Easter, Holy Week, The Founder's Desk
.Some time back I had the thought that life, the Christian life, can be looked at through the two poles of Good Friday and Easter. While of course we would prefer to always be living an “Easter” existence, there are times when the best we can do is look to...
