Is there anything in your past you’d rather remain in your past? Were there things you did or said as an 18-year-old that don’t necessarily reflect who you are today?There are any number of things I said and did as a teenager that aren’t indicative of my character today. At least, I hope they aren’t.…
Lessons from the High Places
Have you ever been high? I mean, really high. I have, and I have discovered that it adds a certain clarity to your vision. There is very little like the experience of standing high above the crowd and being able to see for miles. What did you think I meant? I was an army brat,…
Don’t Quit
It was so cool. Angela and I won tickets to see Boney M in concert in December. We were delivering a meal to a church family on Friday, and we had the radio on when they announced the contest. All we had to do was wait for the next Boney M song to be played…
Lessons from the Pit
He looked up, and all he could see was a circle of blue. He looked down and watched the mud squish between his toes. And he wondered how he had ended up at the bottom of a pit hated by the very people he wanted to save. His name was Jeremiah, and he was not…
The Public Purse
Imagine if you were renovating your home, and your budget was $3,300.00 per square foot. That would translate into a little under three-quarters of a million dollars to spend renovating my 200 sq foot office, or 8 million for a 2500 sq foot home.The National Capital Commission has recently released a report saying that in…
Political Advice
In a time of political chaos, in a culture that is hostile to Christians and what we believe, how is the church to respond? That’s a good question and a question that is answered in many ways. And nobody can seem to agree on what the church should take a stand for or against and…
Love Each Other. . .
It’s been a rough few months at Cornerstone with fires, floods and funerals. We have had families who have lost homes, possessions and loved ones. And through it all, I’ve seen our cornerstone family step up to support one another physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We are called to minister to the world and to show Christ’s…
The Kingdom is like a Landowner
Have you ever had to work with someone who just doesn’t get it? Whatever it is? Maybe you’re trying to explain how a particular program works, or perhaps you’re trying to get them to understand the ethos of your company. Why and how you do what you do. But you have to keep coming back…
End Thinkism
Building on last week’s Penn, I hope I’m not a thinkist. If you missed last week’s Penn, you might be asking, “What is a thinkist?” Well, the short answer is someone who suffers from thinkism. I discovered the concept of thinkism in a novel by James Grippando, and I am now committed to avoiding being…
Don’t be a Thinkist!
It happens to all of us. We read something online that we really enjoy, a post, a news story or just a picture that brightens our day. And then we read the comments that people post. What is it with people? I understand that not everyone will agree with everything. But do folks really need…