Here’s something you probably won’t hear in the news. Last week, Churches of all stripes and denominations came together to love on the Atlantic Provinces. There were Wesleyans, Baptists, Pentecostals, Catholics, and everything in between.The collective efforts of these churches represented hundreds of thousands of dollars and thousands of volunteer hours. Coffee was poured, schools…
Cast the first Stone
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.…
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…
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…
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…
You Did What?
I didn’t know whether to be flattered or offended. A while back, I received an e-mail from a preacher asking for my forgiveness. And I wasn’t sure that he had done anything to me that I could forgive him for. Apparently, he had preached some of my messages and had passed them off as his…
The Gift that Keeps on Giving
When Albert Einstein was employed at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, his princely salary of $10.000.00 a year made him the highest-paid scientist in the United States and perhaps the world. However, what he made while alive pales compared to what he has made since he died in 1955. In Einstein’s will, he…