Fixing Our Gaze: Beginning the Year with Prayer and Fasting Where We Place Our Attention The start of a new year invites reflection. We think about goals, habits, and the direction we hope our lives will take. Yet beneath all of that lies a simpler, deeper question: Where is our attention going? Scripture reminds us… Read More »
Finding Connection in Seasons of Loneliness
Finding Connection in Seasons of Loneliness One in five Americans feels lonely. And that’s just those who will admit it to a study. Yet the heart of the Christmas story, and even our entire theology as Christ-followers, is not about self-sufficiency. It’s about belonging. Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem reminds us that God meets… Read More »
Be Genuine This Christmas
Be Genuine This Christmas A Suspicious World We live in a suspicious world. Some of that suspicion is earned. Spam calls, online scams, and ads about things that are just way too good to be true have trained us to keep our guard up. Jesus even tells his followers to be “wise as serpents and… Read More »
Trusting God in a Season of Uncertainty
Trusting God in a Season of Uncertainty When Worry Feels Real When we talk about trusting God, many of us imagine a calm, settled confidence. That we would be untouched by fear or worry. But real life rarely feels that steady. In fact, trust often grows in the same soil where uncertainty lives. I learned… Read More »
Finding God in the Grief of the Holidays
Holding Grief and Hope at Christmas The holiday season arrives with lights, music, and constant reminders that this is “the most wonderful time of the year.” For many, it is joyful. But for others, Christmas carries both beauty and heaviness. Grief often resurfaces during the holidays—sometimes quietly, sometimes not so subtly. We miss people who… Read More »
God and a Dishwasher
God and a Dishwasher Last week, Caitlin and I made the decision to purchase a dishwasher. Ours was starting to rust and get some of that on the dishes, and a store was running a sale on them. We found the dishwasher we wanted, and I went in ready to purchase. When I arrived, I… Read More »
A Quick Q & A: Kelly McClendon
Kelly McClendon, a long-time church member and recent elder, answered some questions about following Jesus and serving our church community. How did you come to Cornerstone? The church we were attending was getting so big that we felt we could not serve and participate in the community anymore. Our friends tried Cornerstone, so we tried… Read More »
Awake My Soul
Worship songs don’t usually hit me hard. For those of you who know me, I’m pretty staid with my emotions, but I’ve been listening a song this week that has been extremely meaningful. The song Awake My Soul (Psalm 57) by The Worship Initiative & Writers Well is drawn from Psalm 57. In Psalm 57,… Read More »
Step by Step – Yvonne Dalke
Step by Step Written by Yvonne Dalke Elder Board Member from 2017-2020 After my niece sent a video of her first grandchild learning to walk around the house, I was reminded how exciting those first steps can be. It is a new adventure for both the toddler and the parents. It is much the same… Read More »
A Space to Encourage
Welcome to our church blog! This is a place where our church family can encourage each other as we journey together following Jesus. We recognize that God has equipped our whole body for ministry, not just our pastors or our church leadership. This blog is going to be a place where that happens, where we… Read More »
