On a cold February morning I had traveled to spend a few hours with Dad. By the end of the first week of September, he would be in heaven. Dad was in a reflective mood that morning about deeply spiritual moments of his past. He shared with me this memory I had never heard before.
Read MoreThe truth is, God doesn't need my money. He wants my heart. All of it! And once I finally gave it to Him a major paradigm shift took place that astonished me. I blew right past being a cheerful giver. (I read somewhere how God likes that.) I was suddenly downright GIDDY in a way that I cannot explain even now!
Read MoreGod held on to us and we held on to each other, and for that we are so grateful. God made a way to turn our biggest problem into our biggest gift and blessing. We celebrate every single day for all that we have and we thank Jesus for meeting our every single need. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
Read MoreJesus’ challenge to trust him beyond reserves and retreats with no regrets wasn’t a one and done deal for me. It’s a decision I have had to make over and over again over the last 10 plus years. It’s one I am sure to face repeatedly until I am face to face with the Lord – and certainly throughout the unknown of this year ahead. I want to be confident in Him no matter what comes my way. Without fear, without worry; with love and with joy to offer abundantly.
Read MoreThe reality is, though we may differ in some or many ways, at the end of the day, we really aren’t that different at all. We all fall short, but still find ourselves as children of an incredible Father who extends more love, grace, and mercy than we could ever deserve.
Read MoreI am living, breathing proof that faith happens in circles, not rows. We DO NOT have to do life alone!
Read MoreBe vulnerable. It is because of Jesus we have everything to gain and nothing to lose. For we know we find His strength in our weakness. We know He uses pain to make us more like Him. For these reasons I ask that we’d give up control and choose this more narrow path.
Read MoreGod had his hand in our situation all along. I say He put the butterflies in my life long ago, knowing they’d flutter again many years later. I believe that with Jesus Christ at the center of our lives, we will overcome any obstacles that enter our path.
Read MoreFor me, I am not perfectly healed. I am not perfect. I am constantly failing. But I'm growing. I am learning what it means to trust your church. I am becoming open again. God is providing me with joy, a new community, a renewed hope in the world. All through my community at Cornerstone. And I hope you will open your heart to this same community that is waiting for you!
Read MoreThrough Jesus, You Are Going to Make It in a jar of clay that has chips and cracks. We are beings of flesh with weaknesses. We are prone to failure and brokenness. Our Lord, however, has overcome the shortcomings of flesh which means, in Him, You Are Going to Make It
Read MoreThis Christmas, I invite you to make time to come and see what God is up to. He’s doing incredible things in our community—in our church family and through our church family.
Read MoreFrom where I sit, I have a real vantage point. I see so much. Cornerstone's vision of passing on a relevant faith to new generations is alive and thriving! Helping people find the Father, a family, and a fulfilling future is more than a mission statement - it is who we are.
Read MoreI deeply desire to be right. And I don’t mean somewhat. To the core of my being, I want to know that what I am saying is correct and communicate it in the right way. Now, this isn’t entirely bad. It can be good in some circumstances. For instance, I try to do my very best to ensure that I have knowledge about what I teach our cKidz and our cStudents. To the core of my being, I want to be communicating the whole Gospel.
Read MoreWe all want to know what God has in mind for us.
And we’re worried we’ll miss it.
We’re in an incredibly divided time...a time of frustration, a time of worry, a time of anger. Why, oh why, did COVID-19 fall during an election year? Isn’t the election hard enough on its own?
Read Morewe kept the faith. We believed God had a property in mind for us. A place where we could put down our roots. Land where we could build a facility that would help us with our mission to reach our community for Jesus.
Read MoreIt is with deep sorrow that we had to say goodbye to our beloved friend, Pastor Charles Young. He walked healthy and whole into the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Charlie was well loved and will be dearly missed by all who knew him. We are all grieving through this time of great loss, but we rejoice knowing that he is finally at home where he belongs and is singing over us with the angels.
Read MoreIt's happened again. Our community is rocking with the pain of another young death from suicide. For whatever reason, he couldn't push past the despair he felt in that moment to get to the place where he felt hope. All of us are hurting.
Words fail.
Read MoreWe have been a denominational church for many years. It is a good denomination, and we stand with them in all our foundational beliefs. However, over the last few years, the denominational priorities have made it increasingly difficult and financially unfeasible to fulfill our mission and responsibility to the local area and needs to which God has called us.
Read More“Vision & Victory” is an opportunity to foster deeper love and investment in Jesus, in our city, and in His Church! Check it out and see what God can do through you in 2025!
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