by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Dec 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Why do we make Resolutions at the Start of a New Year? Take the prevalence of New Year’s resolutions. The Wharton professor Katherine Milkman said she found it striking that “at the start of a new year, we feel like we have a clean slate. It’s the ‘fresh start effect’...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Dec 18, 2018 | Mistakes, Sermon Illustrations
Have you ever mistaken a person for someone else? I remember being at a party with my best friend in high school. We had just arrived when we saw our friend Nicole standing in the corner having a good time. We had spent time with Nicole and her pregnant friend the day...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Dec 11, 2018 | Insanity
My Chicken Brother A man goes to see a psychiatrist. He says, “Doctor, my brother’s crazy—he thinks he’s a chicken.” The psychiatrist says, “Well, why don’t you bring him in?” And the fellow replies, “Oh, I would, but we need him out there laying the eggs.” From Kwame...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Dec 4, 2018 | Sermon Illustrations, Wealth
This Week’s Sermon Illustration Tuesday provides some interesting data on wealth in America, compiled by the author Daniel Pink. Enjoy! Signs of Wealth in America During much of the twentieth century, the aspiration of most middle-class Americans was to own a...
