It was supposed to be a day marked with celebration, but it was a day defined by tragedy. It was supposed to be a day friends gathered together, but it was a day that friends scattered. It was supposed to be a day when people paused to remember what God had done for man, but…
But, Even Now
Where is he? Where? Where is he? How many times had she asked that question over the past four days? Her only brother had come down with some mysterious virus and nobody could do anything for him. Well nobody except for their friend Jesus. How many times had he reached out his hand and the…
After the But . . . Here, Near and Far
It’s a small word, only 3 letters, however when I looked up its definition in Collins English Dictionary, I found not one, but eight different ways the word could be used. It can be a conjunction, a preposition, an adverb, a pronoun and a noun. The word of course is “But” and if you have…
Act Your Age
Emile Ratelband doesn’t feel that who he is lines up with what his birth certificate says about him. And so last year he set out to have his birth certificate changed to reflect his reality of who he actually was. And the courts denied his request. Ratelband didn’t want his birth certificate changed to reflect his preferred gender,…
A Required Exchange
This is week four of our Foreign Exchange series. If you haven’t been with us during March or if you are new to Cornerstone, I will bring you up to speed. I decided that instead of preaching about money when we were behind or there was a financial crunch or crisis in the church, which…
Justice or . . .
Sixteen lives were lost and other lives were changed forever. Families were shattered, a nation was heartbroken and now justice has been served. Or has it? That afternoon sixteen members of the Humboldt Broncos died because twenty-nine-year-old Jaskirat Singh Sidhu failed to stop. There was a stop sign and a flashing light, apparently Sidhu didn’t…
Using Foreign Currency
Peter just shook his head. All they wanted was money. Couldn’t they see the bigger picture? That there was more at stake than just money. They had just arrived back in town and before they could even get settled the church was there with its hand out. Well, it wasn’t actually the church, but close…
The Forgotten Ones
It was a tragedy. Fifty people killed because of the faith they practiced. You would think that would be a newsworthy event. Apparently not. You’d think maybe such actions would be condemned by political and religious leaders. Again, apparently not. The silence around the event has been deafening. And you are thinking: Oh no Denn, there…
Just be on Time
I have a confession to make, this might shock you, but I hate when things start late. Hate might be a little strong. Nope, that’s pretty much spot on. While we were on vacation, we went on an excursion that was late from the beginning. Two ladies were late getting to the starting place, so we…
Foreign Exchange: A Better Exchange
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…