For most of us, sometime over the next two days we will celebrate the Feast of the Dead Bird, better known by many as Thanksgiving Dinner. And as a part of that tradition at some point before we actually begin to consume food someone will ask “Uncle Bob would you return thanks?” or “Aunt Martha…
Vote, you must!
Well, have you made up your mind yet? You’ve had eleven weeks to decide but I’d be willing to wager that you had your mind made up long before then. As a matter of fact I would suspect that there hasn’t been much done or said over the past eleven weeks that has had much…
The Pain of Growth
The Pain of Growth You ever have growing pains? If you didn’t you probably know someone who did, maybe your own kids. You know when you were around 8 or 9 you’d wake up with your legs aching. Growing pains are kind of a generic diagnosis that covers a variety of aches and pains when…
Chase the . . .
Thousands of people have been descending on the small Cape Breton village of Inverness, all seeking the chance to turn over a single card and win a fortune. The game is Chase the Ace and it’s a fund raiser for the local legion. You play by purchasing 5 tickets for 5 dollars and if one…
How We Grow
You ever think about Church Growth? You ever wonder about whether or not Cornerstone is growing? Does it every cross or mind, is it even relevant in your life? There are some folks at Cornerstone who honestly never think about church growth, they attend, they enjoy the services but whether the church is growing…
You Can Check in Now
I thought I was booked, I was planning on going and never doubted for a minute that I wouldn’t make the trip. Back in June, I booked my trip to represent the Atlantic District at a conference in Michigan. I even paid for it, and then I tried to check in online only to have…
Just wait. . .
I read an article a while ago that said that we will spend 5 years of our life waiting in line! I was probably reading it while I was waiting. There have been times that I’ve felt like I waited 5 years in one line, usually behind someone checking lottery tickets. That doesn’t even…
The End of the Story, The Story of the Book #11
When I was a teen one of my favourite singers was folk singer Harry Chapin, you probably know that from my many references to different songs that I’ve used in messages through the years. And one of my favourite Harry Chapin songs is a song called 30,000 pounds of bananas. And it based on an…
Bad parenting or bad choices?
I have never watched 19 Kids and Counting, I didn’t watch 18 Kids and Counting or 17 Kids and Counting. I have never had the slightest desire to peek into the lives of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their brood. If reality TV had to rely on me, then television would look very different. …
Walking With God, Story of the Book # 10
Walking with God Every once in a while I will hear that someone has been elected to this hall of fame or that hall of fame. Maybe the Country Music or Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and I will think “Seriously, what took them so long?” I would have assumed that they would have…