Good vs. Bad Fruit If a false teacher is known by their bad fruit, then it makes sense that true disciples of Jesus would be known by our good fruit—but what is this good fruit? Obviously, the first p...  Read More

Mr. and Mrs. Arrington were old when I was a kid. Although physically they were slight people, they are still some of the mightiest people I’ve known. Shortly before my family went to Ecuador as missi...  Read More

I grew up in church. I am quite confident that I had been taught the Golden Rule or at least had heard of it, but it wasn’t until the 5th grade that it started taking shape in my life. My teacher, Mrs...  Read More

I have a confession to make: I'm a closet worrier, and the thing that causes me to worry most is car accidents. Yes, I know. We're not supposed to worry. I know that if (or when) something happens, Go...  Read More

“How is being hungry going to make me any closer to Jesus?” You cannot always tell why someone asks a question. Maybe this person felt her pastor asked his church to engage in a senseless task. Perhap...  Read More

I was 13 months old when my mother, my older brother, my twin sister, and I were out on our daily walk. It was an average, unassuming morning until we were struck by a negligent driver carrying a trac...  Read More

Prayer is something that can often be overly complicated and intimidating. Which method do I use? What words do I say? What if I forget something? If God already knows it all, what’s the point in pray...  Read More

A while ago, someone stole our dog, Crash. They entered the yard and unclipped him from his lead at the barn. He was a beautiful dog, friendly, cheerful, and excellent with children.  In the days and ...  Read More

“This changed my marriage and my life,” my future brother-in-law said, as he handed me and my fiancé, Joel, a book: The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. We had been engaged for just a few weeks an...  Read More

Every time I open my email lately, I am offered the opportunity to opt out of Mother's Day emails.Will it be too hard to see Mothers being celebrated? It makes me think - should I be sad on Mother's D...  Read More

Good Friday to You, You would have thought him shy and an introvert. In most situations, he was the quietest person in the room. You might have often wondered what he was thinking. He simply chose lis...  Read More

Good Friday to You, There is a fun story told of a mother who taught her daughter to cut off the end of the ham before cooking it for Thanksgiving dinner. Year after year, the end was cut off and disc...  Read More

Good Friday to You, Tom confidently told me, “I don’t have the spiritual gift of mercy.” It was the first time I had ever heard him make this declaration. He made the statement so assertively that I w...  Read More

Good Friday to You, Adam is a good friend of mine. He is one of our Elders at Cornerstone. He is a husband and father of four (William recently adopted from the Philippines). Professionally, Adam is a...  Read More

Good Friday to You, “What are you doing?” When casually asked, this question functions as a great conversation starter. Asked a little more seriously, it gets to the heart of motivation. And when firm...  Read More

Good Friday to You, Team or Individual… which do you prefer? Life can be busy. Schedules are often difficult to coordinate. So, when I added running to my life (about a year ago), it soon became somet...  Read More

Good Friday to You, After 25 years of ministry, this story of transformation may still be my favorite: His metamorphosis happened early in my ministry. Before I headed off to seminary. Before I figure...  Read More

Good Friday to You, In one word, how would you like to be remembered? Think, ______ + insert your name. Loving Lauren. Courageous Carl. Spiritual Seth. Caring Corrine. I’ll go with Integritous Michael...  Read More

Good Friday to You, The things my kids sometimes say… I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. There have been TV shows built around those “darndest” nuggets coming out of their mouths. Trinae has a new favo...  Read More

Good Friday to You, This weekend, I have the privilege of teaching what might be my favorite Old Testament story. I hesitate making this statement because of the countless stories of God working in th...  Read More

Good Friday to You, Carol Ann is very neat and organized. Messiness bothers her. She was also raised by a father who has always kept his vehicles meticulously clean. So, when our vehicles are dirty… s...  Read More

Happy Friday Everyone! I’ll be honest. One of my biggest struggles as a young Christian revolved around the issue of prayer. Specifically, I had a hard time believing that it really had much of an imp...  Read More

Good Friday to You, That day seems like both a “lifetime ago” and “not that long ago” all at the same time. A lifetime ago, because in 2005 I was preaching in a suit and tie in front of a stained glas...  Read More

Good Friday to You, This image represents my favorite personal illustration of “it.” Though you may be a little troubled by my thoughts, you have had related experiences. It happened most frequently b...  Read More