by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jun 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Brennan Manning’s relapse with alcohol left him in a gutter. The best-selling Christian author and retreat leader hit bottom again. His clothes were in tatters. His face was unshaven and his eyes were bloodshot. His belly was bloated. His body reeked with rancid odor....
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jun 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
The following article was originally written for the author’s denominational newsletter as part of the celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. It is meant to provide some insights into the current rise in Anti-Asian American racism—what it feels like,...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jun 10, 2021 | Happiness, Life
The word happiness has a fascinating etymology. Its root, hap-, appears in such words as perhaps and haply, but principally in happen. In some peculiar way, therefore, happiness has been seen as having something to do with the way things happen—or to give the matter...
by Bill Gaultiere | Jun 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
One Sunday morning Argentinian Pastor Juan Carlos Ortiz stood up to preach and looked out at his congregation of about a thousand people. He smiled, “Love one another… Love one another…” (John 13:34-35, 15:12) The best-selling author of Disciple made eye contact with...
