Isolation Issues // How to Survive a Christmas Movie

All Kevin McAllister wanted for Christmas was to be left alone—until he got his wish. Faced with the true nature of isolation, Kevin started to change his tune…all he wanted now? His family back with him. But unfortunately for many of us, Christmas is a time of crippling loneliness and isolation that we can’t wish our way out of. How do we handle it?

Jordan SanchezDecember 10, 2023Christian, Akron Ohio, Local Church, Non-Denominational, Loving, Kind, Faith, Jesus, relationships, holiness, saved, Father, family, future, Advent, Christmas, At the movies, pop culture, traditions, music, nostalgic, magical, Classic, favorites, craziness, reality, struggle, identity, purpose, entertainment, holidays, heart, story, Buddy, travel, New York City, search, father, sound, familiar, moments, lives, wondering, truly are, good news, answered, spoken, truth, Home Alone, wish, isolation, tune, unfortunately, crippling, loneliness, handleComment

Identity Crisis // How to Survive a Christmas Movie

“Who am I?” That’s the question at the heart of the movie “Elf.” It’s a story about an elf named Buddy who travels to New York City in search of his father. Sound a little familiar? Of course! We all have moments of identity crisis in our lives…wondering who we truly are. And the good news is that God has already answered our question! He’s spoken the truth of who we are in Him.

Jordan SanchezDecember 3, 2023Christian, Akron Ohio, Local Church, Non-Denominational, Loving, Kind, Faith, Jesus, relationships, holiness, saved, Father, family, future, Advent, Christmas, At the movies, pop culture, traditions, music, nostalgic, magical, Classic, favorites, craziness, reality, struggle, identity, purpose, entertainment, holidays, Elf, heart, story, Buddy, travel, New York City, search, father, sound, familiar, moments, lives, wondering, truly are, good news, answered, spoken, truthComment

Fail-osophy 101 // The Upside of Down // Read

We’ve all taken classes at the School of Hard Knocks. Life has a way of knocking us down a peg or two...or ten. We fail and we fail often. And one of the worst aspects about that failure is how final it feels. Like this letdown is going to mark you for life. So how do we handle it when failure leaves us hopeless? By clinging to the foundational truth that our failure isn’t fatal. Our failings don’t surprise or scare God. In fact, God knew and has already made a way through.

Taylor PoeNovember 7, 2021Christians, Cornerstone Church, Akron, Ohio, Jesus, Love, millennials, Gen Z, 2021, Now, God, Bible, Nondenominational, Created, creation, hate, positivity, negativity, positive, negative, worship, allow, suffering, prayers, pray, praying, hope, LGBTQ+, welcome, Pastor, ministry, ministries, evil, question, questions, return, returned, disappointment, disappointed, disappointing, forgotten, traditional, tradition, modern, religious, create, made, heaven, hell, surprise, onsite, online, failure, feels, fine, fear, knows, story, cut, off, the, end, Mark, Called, Peter, name, belong, not, finale, last, word, bounce, back, Good Friday, resurrection Sunday, EasterComment

Fail-osophy 101 // The Upside of Down

We’ve all taken classes at the School of Hard Knocks. Life has a way of knocking us down a peg or two...or ten. We fail and we fail often. And one of the worst aspects about that failure is how final it feels. Like this letdown is going to mark you for life. So how do we handle it when failure leaves us hopeless? By clinging to the foundational truth that our failure isn’t fatal. Our failings don’t surprise or scare God. In fact, God knew and has already made a way through.

Taylor PoeNovember 7, 2021Christians, Cornerstone Church, Akron, Ohio, Jesus, Love, millennials, Gen Z, 2021, Now, God, Bible, Nondenominational, Created, creation, hate, positivity, negativity, positive, negative, worship, allow, suffering, prayers, pray, praying, hope, LGBTQ+, welcome, Pastor, ministry, ministries, evil, question, questions, return, returned, disappointment, disappointed, disappointing, forgotten, traditional, tradition, modern, religious, create, made, heaven, hell, surprise, onsite, online, failure, feels, fine, fear, knows, story, cut, off, the, end, Mark, Called, Peter, name, belong, not, finale, last, word, bounce, back, Good Friday, resurrection Sunday, EasterComment