by Stuart | 18 Mar 2026 | Blog
When Paul wrote to Philemon, he did something easy to overlook. He did not address the letter to Philemon alone. He addressed it to Philemon, Apphia, Archippus, and—pointedly—to the church that met in Philemon’s home. This was not a private note slipped discreetly...
by Stuart | 17 Mar 2026 | Blog
One of the most important clarifications a Christian can make when navigating the aftermath of being wronged is the conviction that forgiveness and reconciliation, while deeply related, are not the same thing. Conflating them causes real harm. It leads some people to...
by Stuart | 16 Mar 2026 | Blog
There is a confusion that potentially does a great deal of damage to Christian discipleship. It is the assumption that forgiveness and reconciliation are the same thing—that if reconciliation has not happened, forgiveness has not been extended. This misunderstanding...
by Stuart | 11 Jun 2025 | Reviews
How much is too much? How much suffering can a person take before it overwhelms? This questions stares the reader of Walking through the Fire in the face. After contracting polio as an infant and being misdiagnosed, Vaneetha Risner spent days on end in hospital for...
by Stuart | 11 Jun 2025 | Blog
When Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel was released in 2013, one reviewer critiqued its closing act as “violence porn.” Bryan Singer’s 2006 Superman Returns had been criticised as light on action. Snyder overcorrected with Man of Steel. The excessive action included a final...
