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 | 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...
by Stuart | 9 Jun 2025 | Blog
Paul’s concern in Romans 12:10–13 centres on authentic love within the body of Christ—love that is genuine and without hypocrisy. Christian love must necessarily be genuine, for, as Martin Luther observes, “Love is never more defiled than when it is tinged with...
by Stuart | 3 Jun 2025 | Blog
The term “fair-weather friend” describes a person who is supportive and friendly in good times but who disappears in difficulties. Tragically, many churches know the reality of fair-weather Christians, who profess Christ when things are going smoothly but who, as...
