I’ve told the story before, in 2013 I was leading a teaching trip in West Africa. We flew into the capital of Ghana, Accra and then drove 16 hours to where we were teaching. Now I love the people of Ghana, and there are many things about West Africa I enjoy, but the traffic is…
What to do When You’re Nailed to a Cross
So, this is how it would end. Not being crowned a king but dying a criminal. Executed as a traitor to both his country and his faith. This weekend we are tying up our Worst-Case Scenario series. Through January and February and then again in April we’ve been looking at various Worst-Case scenarios from the…
When I’m afraid . . .
It seems like a lifetime ago, but it been less than a month since that I read an article about travellers cancelling their trips and vacation plans because of fear over COVID-19. The gist of the article was that travellers were discovering the limitations of their travel insurance. In most cases, the discovery wasn’t a…
What to Do When Hope is Lost
Through January and February, our sermon series was Worst-Case Scenarios. Who would have believed that a month later the world would be living through a worst-case scenario? We could write a new chapter to the book: What to do if you are living in a pandemic. 1. Wash your hands 2. Don’t touch your face…
Looking to the Future
Twenty-Five years ago this week I was stressing about our first worship service as a church. Would there be someone there to unlock the LeBrun Centre? Would anyone show up for the service? Would I remember my message? Seems like minor worries today. The day we launched, phrases like social distancing and self-isolation were unheard…
After the Lock Down
Everyday things change. Each day more things close and more directives are issued on how we are to behave, or not behave. And while it seems that most people have taken it in stride, for the most part, there has been some public shaming, when people don’t act the way others think they should.…
Oops. I Forgot
Sometimes, time gets away from us and we forget things. Have you ever forgotten to renew your licence or cancel a subscription? We don’t even want to bring up the forgotten MVI on Angela’s car in 2005. Seriously, I was a little busy building a church. Recently a man in Louisiana was pulled over for…
Jesus Has This
Everything was fine, and then it wasn’t. That is the reality in our world today. Everything was fine, and then it wasn’t. Do you remember when you heard about the Coronavirus? Maybe it was the result of a funny meme on Facebook, or an obscure news story about a city in china that you had…
And Just Like That. . .
And just like that, everything changed. We are living in a very different world then we were a month ago. Over the weekend we noticed how quiet the streets were, and only a third of our usual church family were out on Sunday. On Monday, as is my habit, I worked at A & W…
Blessed # 2
So here we are. Week two of Money Month! In case you weren’t here last week or if you are new to Cornerstone, I made a decision a number of years ago that instead of responding to various financial crisis in the church by preaching on them that I would take one month each year…