Wow, it’s been fifty years. Sure doesn’t seem like it. December 9th will be the 50th anniversary of the first showing of Charlie Brown Christmas. And while most of us grew up watching the animated special there were a number of hesitations about the show when it was aired. As a matter of fact, for…
They are going to the chapel
Who would have thunk? After living together for thirty years they are finally tying the knot. And I don’t know what was more of a shock, reading about the wedding or seeing the picture of the happy couple. She doesn’t look much different than she did when I had a crush on her when I…
I hear singing!
So, the other day I was strolling through Walmart when I heard it. At first I thought I had just imagined what they were singing about, but when I stopped and paid closer attention I confirmed that was what they were singing. And nobody seemed outraged, as a matter of fact I don’t think anyone…
The Scandal of Grace
They held his hands firmly against the un-planed timber and placed the rough iron spikes over the junction of his wrists. The roman centurion lifted the mall and drove the first spike home with one swing. The man bucked and twisted in agony as the metal pierced his wrist like white hot fire, pinning his…
Something I didn’t know
I stumbled across something the other day that I didn’t know. Unlike our neighbours to the south, our leaders very rarely talk about their faith publically. We all seem to know that Stephen Harper was an Evangelical Christian, but I never actually heard him mention it. Maybe everyone learned a lesson from Stockwell Day. But…
Grace in an Awkward Situation
Grace in an Awkward Situation I knew something changed between us, all the talk we made was small, but what do you say to someone when they’ve heard you say it all. It’s an awkward conversation in a most peculiar way. How did we get from saying I love you to I’ll see you around…
Christmas Projects
It’s November, the days are getting shorter and as much as we might try to ignore it, thoughts of Christmas start creeping up. At Cornerstone we promote “Christmas” projects, not projects that have will have an impact on Cornerstone but on people who we will never meet. Operation Christmas Child will put gift boxes in…
Grace at the Table
It was the summer of 1980. I had just completed my first year of university and for the summer I volunteered with an organization called the Shantymen Christian Association, now referred to simply as SCA. In an article written for the Toronto Star in the 1970s the author wrote: “If you have the zeal of…