The words of Matthew 7:1 are not so much a command as they are a warning.  A warning that seems to be relevant to the debacle of last week’s U.S. election.  Jesus warned people and nations, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” For years the United States has stood in judgement of countries around…

Nobody likes change.  Well actually, some people thrive on change, but most people don’t.  Robert Kriegel wrote, “Nobody likes change, except busy cashiers and babies with wet diapers” and he was mostly right.  We like the routine and we like the familiar, but the reality is that change in life is inevitable. Cornerstone is in a constant state…

I reposted a meme the other day that said, “Someone asked me if I had plans for the fall. It took me a moment to realize they meant autumn and not the collapse of civilization.”Some days as we look around, we wonder if we are witnessing the collapse of civilization as we know it.  Unfolding around…

I took an active part in democracy last week. Not only did I vote, but I also worked on Election Day as a supervisory deputy returning officer. Which isn't nearly as important as it sounds.Through the day, as I made sure things were running smoothly, and that the voters were being served, I was able…

August 1, 1994. January 8, 1995.  April 9, 1995, November 27, 2005 and October 18, 2020.  On each of those days, a new chapter in the story of Cornerstone began.On August 1, 1994, Angela and I and our two children moved to Bedford to begin the story of a church, that up to that point had only…

So, do you have plans for Thanksgiving?  Perhaps travelling to be with family or having family travel to be with you.  Regardless of your plans, health authorities are cautioning us to be careful this year.  We are told that we should limit the size of family gatherings, and of course we need to maintain the sanctity of the…

We are told that we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover and I was guilty of doing just that.  Last week I saw an older man, by older I mean older than me, and he was well groomed and well dressed.  I immediately thought of him as a gentleman but then he opened his…

I call it: The scandal of history.  And society is struggling with that scandal today.  People are convinced that if they had done it, that they’d have done it right, or at least better.  They truly believe that with them in charge there would have been no abuses and they wouldn’t have made any mistakes. Because they believe…

I found out the other day that I have less than a year to live.  It was quite a shock when I found out.  It wasn’t my doctor who told me but an article that I read.   The thesis was that when you subtract the time sleeping, working, tending to personal matters, hygiene, odd chores, medical matters,…

I’m discovering, yet again, that a church building is not necessarily one thing, instead it is a compilation of many different things.  There’s electrical, heating and ventilation, not to mention plumbing, floor coverings, paint, sound systems and a thousand other details that all have to come together so that people will see not a whole pile…