Wow, it’s 2021. I don’t know that there has ever been a new year as anticipated as this one. Considering the year we just came through not sure that that says a lot about 2021, or 2020. Kind of like the guy who was banging his head against a wall and someone asked him why…
Even Though. . .
Have you ever argued with God? Or complained to God? Have you ever wanted to know why He did what He did and why He didn’t do what he didn’t do? Perhaps you were simply offering him advice on how to run the world. Not necessarily the entire universe but the world, or at least…
The Christmas Story
I was sitting by the fire thinking about all that Jesus had been teaching us. Some of what he said made complete sense, but there were still things that baffled me, and other things that I outright disagreed with. We were on our way to Nain and there was the usual group tagging along. “Peter…
Advent. . . Hope
I can think of nothing sadder than a life lived without hope. A hope that regardless of how bad things might seem, that things could get better. That ultimately every night has a dawn, every storm has an end, and every mountain has a peak. Author and preacher Max Lucado writes, “We need hope. There's…
A Step of Commitment
Every once in a while, I will hear that someone has been inducted into this hall of fame or that hall of fame. Maybe the Country Music or Rock-and-roll Hall of Fame, and I think “Seriously, what took them so long?” I would have assumed that they would have been there long ago. But then…
The Danger of Judging
The words of Matthew 7:1 are not so much a command as they are a warning. A warning that seems to be relevant to the debacle of last week’s U.S. election. Jesus warned people and nations, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” For years the United States has stood in judgement of countries around…
A Step of Obedience
Choosing between a good decision and a bad decision is usually pretty simple. It’s not always easy, but It’s usually simple. The choice is usual clear. Good. Bad. But what about when you think you are making a good decision and you’re asked to do something different? Not something bad, just something different, perhaps something…
Change. . . Love it or hate it.
Nobody likes change. Well actually, some people thrive on change, but most people don’t. Robert Kriegel wrote, “Nobody likes change, except busy cashiers and babies with wet diapers” and he was mostly right. We like the routine and we like the familiar, but the reality is that change in life is inevitable. Cornerstone is in a constant state…
Step out . . . In Faith
He was their entire life. And they were incredibly thankful. They knew people who had never been able to have children, and even those they only had one, he meant the world to them. It wasn’t that they couldn’t conceive, that they were able to do, but some cruel twist of fate made his…
Enjoy the Fall?
I reposted a meme the other day that said, “Someone asked me if I had plans for the fall. It took me a moment to realize they meant autumn and not the collapse of civilization.”Some days as we look around, we wonder if we are witnessing the collapse of civilization as we know it. Unfolding around…