I saw a headline awhile back that said, “The Global eradication of Polio” and my first thought was, “I didn’t know there was a movement to eradiation Polo. Maybe it has something to do with the way they treat the ponies.” Seriously, I am not making this up. And then I realized the article was…
Enough with the Selfies
Enough with the selfies. And you thought that selfies were harmless. When selfies first came out I thought taking pictures of yourself with a cell phone was a passing fad. But no, it seems that they are here to stay. All kinds of people are taking pictures of themselves, from the famous to the unknown. …
The Blame Game
Selfies are nothing new and certainly nothing out of the ordinary. But what about a selfie taken at 182 Kilometers per hour? Last summer, Christal McGee of Georgia was involved in an accident while taking a selfie using the Snapchat speed filter, which posts your speed in your selfie. While trying to drive and take…
Mother’s Day
The Way of Holiness
For far too many people when they think about a life of walking in obedience to God that would be how they would picture it, a monotonous, dreary forced march. Nothing pleasurable about it, but if you want to get to heaven, it’s the way you have to go. All the colour and all the…
Who are you?
They want to know who we are and they aren’t content to simply asking Google or Facebook they are asking, or telling, us to give them the details. Did you take the time to fill out your census form this past week? Ours was relatively short, thus why it was called the short form &…
Kinfolk
--> --> I love the history of the Wesleyan church. Born out of the abolitionist movement of the early 1800’s, our founders saw a distinct connection between holiness and social justice. That desire for equality and justice carried over into the suffragette and women’s rights movement and continues today as Wesleyans around fight the battle…
Called to Be Holy
For those of you who have kids, do you remember when your children were little, and you envisioned all they could be? You never pictured them as being average, normal yes, average no. You had high expectations for what your child could be and would be. If they played hockey they’d be the next Gretzky,…
Paid in Full
“Canada does not and will not pay ransom to terrorist, directly or indirectly.” Those were the words of Prime Minister Trudeau after Canadian John Ridsdel was murdered in the Philippines this week. Ridsdel was kidnapped in September and the Islamic terrorist group Abu Sayyaf demanded a ransom for his safe release, a ransom the Canadian…
The Legacy of the Tenth
Here we are, week four of money month 2016, you still doing alright? We having fun? For those who are visiting with us or new to Cornerstone this is an annual event. Each April I take the opportunity to teach the theology of stewardship, which is a fancy way of saying we look at what…