There are denominations that seem to obsess on the end times but I wouldn’t have guessed the Russian Orthodox Church to be one of those. And yet the church’s head, Patriarch Kirill, is warning that the Antichrist might be closer than we think. Recently he speculated that smartphones might be leading us one step closer…

I read an article a while back that said that we will spend 5 years of our life waiting in line!  There have been times that I’ve felt like I waited 5 years in one line.   That doesn’t even start to include the time we spend waiting on the phone, waiting at red lights…

Seriously?  I mean, really?  It’s pretty obvious that common sense was a little lacking in this man’s repertoire. Last week a man in his sixties from New Zealand blew up his boat and himself.  The explosion was caused when he checked for a gas leak by lighting a match.  I kid you not, with a…

At first, I thought it was just my imagination, but then Angela mentioned it and I started paying more attention. And I’m not sure what to make of it. Maybe you noticed it as well. This year it seemed that more people were wishing me Merry Christmas, in stores and on the phone. On Christmas…

What could God do with Cornerstone if we let Him?  You know, if we just got out of His way. As I’ve been working on the recommendations in the Maximizing Impact report, I’ve been asking myself that question.  And not just that question either.  I’ve been asking, “How can we be the church that God…

Do you hear what I hear? Actually, the question should be, do they hear what I hear? The other day while strolling through Walmart I heard a traditional Christmas Carol being played and if people had listened they would have heard of a virgin birth, celestial choirs and the birth of Jesus. But how many…

Is it my imagination or are there more Christmas lights up this year then there were last year? Angela and I were commenting on it the other night, it seems like every street is trying to outdo the other, at least in Kingswood. The displays range from the understated and tasteful right up to, good…

This year will mark the 24th year that I’ve preached the Christmas story at Cornerstone.  And every year the challenge is; how to make the same old story new and fresh.  Well, the reality is, the story doesn’t have to become new and fresh, the story is fine, it’s just the presentation that has to…

It’s not that far away, as a matter of fact, it could almost be described as just around the corner. You know what I’m talking about even though you are trying to deny it. That’s right, Christmas. It’s just a month away and let’s not even talk about shopping days. Now I want to take…

Earlier this week I was in Indianapolis for a meeting to help re-envision a ministry that I am passionate about. Fifteen of us gathered for a day to begin what will be a multi-year task of plotting the future course for an organization that has existed for over a hundred years.  And some might ask:…